Nepal - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Nepal
34 616 000 EUR
92 494 000 EUR
167.20 %
Bekleidung
Nepal
33 000 EUR
1 000 EUR
-96.97 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Nepal
4 629 000 EUR
3 893 000 EUR
-15.90 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Nepal
11 991 000 EUR
18 071 000 EUR
50.70 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Nepal
1 515 000 EUR
1 737 000 EUR
14.65 %
Energieversorgung
Nepal
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Nepal
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Nepal
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Nepal
393 000 EUR
307 000 EUR
-21.88 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Nepal
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Nepal
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Nepal
159 000 EUR
269 000 EUR
69.18 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Nepal
318 000 EUR
50 000 EUR
-84.28 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Nepal
1 256 000 EUR
1 109 000 EUR
-11.70 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Nepal
34 000 EUR
36 000 EUR
5.88 %
Kohle
Nepal
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Nepal
163 000 EUR
29 000 EUR
-82.21 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Nepal
57 000 EUR
367 000 EUR
543.86 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Nepal
6 000 EUR
4 000 EUR
-33.33 %
Maschinen
Nepal
3 292 000 EUR
5 154 000 EUR
56.56 %
Metalle
Nepal
81 000 EUR
187 000 EUR
130.86 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Nepal
385 000 EUR
898 000 EUR
133.25 %
Möbel
Nepal
99 000 EUR
30 000 EUR
-69.70 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Nepal
1 078 000 EUR
531 000 EUR
-50.74 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Nepal
74 000 EUR
53 000 EUR
-28.38 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Nepal
3 249 000 EUR
50 967 000 EUR
1 468.70 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Nepal
241 000 EUR
469 000 EUR
94.61 %
Sonstige Waren
Nepal
5 439 000 EUR
8 205 000 EUR
50.85 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Nepal
22 000 EUR
47 000 EUR
113.64 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Nepal
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Textilien
Nepal
102 000 EUR
80 000 EUR
-21.57 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Nepal Nepal
Capital
name: Kathmandu

geographic coordinates: 27 43 N, 85 19 E

time difference: UTC+5.75 (10.75 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: name derives from the Kasthamandap temple that stood in Durbar Square; in Sanskrit, kastha means "wood" and mandapa means "pavilion"; the three-story structure was made entirely of wood, without iron nails or supports, and dated to the late 16th century; it collapsed during a 2015 earthquake
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 15 years
Legal system
English common law and Hindu legal concepts; note - new criminal and civil codes came into effect on 17 August 2018
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 147,181 sq km

land: 143,351 sq km

water: 3,830 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 28.8% (2018 est.)

arable land: 15.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 1.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 12.5% (2018 est.)

forest: 25.4% (2018 est.)

other: 45.8% (2018 est.)
Location
Southern Asia, between China and India
Age structure
0-14 years: 26.32% (male 4,175,742/female 3,956,153)

15-64 years: 67.52% (male 10,016,748/female 10,846,101)

65 years and over: 6.16% (2023 est.) (male 930,510/female 974,189)
Birth rate
17.3 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Nepali (official) 44.9%, Maithali 11.1%, Bhojpuri 6.2%, Tharu 5.9%, Tamang 4.9%, Bajjika 3.9%, Avadhi 3%, Nepalbhasha (Newari) 3%, Magar Dhut 2.8%, Doteli 1.7%, Urdu 1.4%, Yakthung/Limbu 1.2%, Gurung 1.1%, other 8.9%; note - 123 languages reported as mother tongue in 2021 national census; many in government and business also speak English (2021 est.)

major-language sample(s):
विश्व तथ्य पुस्तक,आधारभूत जानकारीको लागि अपरिहार्य स्रोत (Nepali)

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Life expectancy at birth
total population: 72.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 72 years

female: 73.4 years
Major urban areas - population
1.571 million KATHMANDU (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 27.1 years (2023 est.)

male: 26 years

female: 28.1 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
20.4 years (2016 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49
Net migration rate
-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
most of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is quite low
Population growth rate
0.74% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.88 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 21.9% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 3.09% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
4.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2020)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
-0.1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
4.51% (2021 est.)
Labor force
16.884 million (2021 est.)

note: severe lack of skilled labor
Population below poverty line
25.2% (2011 est.)
Unemployment rate
5.05% (2021 est.)

4.72% (2020 est.)

3.1% (2019 est.)
Public debt
39.05% of GDP (2020 est.)

31.78% of GDP (2019 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
4.09% (2021 est.)

5.05% (2020 est.)

5.57% (2019 est.)
Exports
$2.52 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$1.771 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$2.726 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
India 68%, United States 10% (2019)
Imports
$16.993 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$10.694 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$13.836 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
India 70%, China 15% (2019)
Airports
47 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 1.27 million (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 15.6 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 52% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 59 km (2018)

narrow gauge: 59 km (2018) 0.762-m gauge
Roadways
total: 27,990 km (2016)

paved: 11,890 km (2016)

unpaved: 16,100 km (2016)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 730,000 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 2 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 38 million (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 130 (2021 est.)
Disputes - international

Nepal-China: China may have constructed 11 buildings in Nepal’s Humla region in 2021

Nepal-India: joint border commission continues to work on contested sections of boundary with India, including the 400 sq km dispute over the source of the Kalapani River; the Kalapani issue resurfaced in November 2019 when India issued a new map showing the contested area within India’s borders and then built a new road in the region through Lipulekh pass, an area controlled by India but claimed by Nepal; Nepal countered by amending its constitution and issuing its own map showing the disputed area within its borders; the countries prime ministers briefly discussed the border dispute in April 2022; India has instituted a stricter border regime to restrict transit of illegal cross-border activities