Median age rose 1.96% to 27.9 years in Nepal in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, median age in Nepal reached an all time high of 27.9 years in 2024 and an all time low of 18.8 years in 1990. When compared to Nepal's main peers, median age in Bangladesh amounted to 30.5 years, 31.8 years in Bhutan, 40.4 years in China and 30.7 years in India in 2024.
Nepal has been ranked 112th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of median age, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Median Age | Unit | 2080 | 2081 | 2082 | 2083 | 2084 | 2085 | 2086 | 2087 | 2088 | 2089 | 2090 | 2091 | 2092 | 2093 | 2094 | 2095 | 2096 | 2097 | 2098 | 2099 | 2100 |
| Bangladesh | years | 47.8 | 48.0 | 48.1 | 48.2 | 48.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | years | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | years | 61.0 | 60.9 | 60.8 | 60.8 | 60.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | years | 47.3 | 47.4 | 47.4 | 47.5 | 47.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | years | 52.6 | 52.7 | 52.7 | 52.8 | 52.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | years | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.3 | 43.4 | 43.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | years | 46.7 | 46.8 | 47.0 | 47.1 | 47.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | years | 36.1 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 36.7 | 36.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | years | 44.4 | 44.6 | 44.7 | 44.8 | 44.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | years | 49.2 | 49.3 | 49.5 | 49.6 | 49.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | years | 45.1 | 45.1 | 45.2 | 45.2 | 45.3 |
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