Share of the population that is female in Nepal
Nepal: Share of the population that is female was 52.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in Nepal, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 52.3% for share of the population that is female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Nepal peaked at 52.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1985.
That places Nepal 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.7% | 49.5% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.4% | 49.2% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 49.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.2% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 49.6% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 51.0% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 51.7% | 52.3% | 6 |
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 share of the population that is female in Nepal?
- Share of the population that is female in Nepal was 52.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1985.
- How does Nepal rank for share of the population that is female?
- Nepal ranks 24th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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