Median age estimates and projections in Nepal

The median age in Nepal was 24.7 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Nepal, 2023 (latest estimate) 24.7 Years
Change from 2022 +1.3% 2022: 24.4 years
Projection for 2030 27.1 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 35.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 47.4 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 146th of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Nepal over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Nepal
2100 47.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 46.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 46.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 45.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 44.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 43.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 41.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 40.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 38.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 36.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 35.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 33.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 31.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 29.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 27.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 25.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 24.7 years
2022 24.4 years
2021 24.0 years
2020 23.5 years
2019 22.7 years
2018 22.1 years
2017 21.8 years
2016 21.5 years
2015 21.2 years
2014 21.0 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3% from 24.4 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 20.8 years, the figure has changed by +18.8%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Nepal has the 146th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Nepal
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024