Life Expectancy at Birth in Nepal
Nepal: Life Expectancy at Birth was 70.64 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Nepal, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 70.64 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Nepal peaked at 70.64 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.65, in 1960.
That places Nepal 150th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.53 | 38.65 | 42.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.33 | 43.15 | 47.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.81 | 48.33 | 54.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.71 | 54.77 | 62.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.88 | 62.64 | 66.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.96 | 66.77 | 69.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.71 | 68.39 | 70.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More gender data for Nepal
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 264,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 273,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 265,882 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 274,092 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 268,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 277,470 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 269,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 278,739 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 268,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 278,096 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Nepal?
- Life expectancy at birth in Nepal was 70.64 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.64 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.65 in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Nepal ranks 150th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.