Total dependency ratio fell 0.620% to 53.7% in Nepal in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Nepal reached an all time high of 82.4% in 1990 and an all time low of 53.7% in 2024. When compared to Nepal's main peers, total dependency ratio in Bangladesh amounted to 52.6%, 37.7% in Bhutan, 44.2% in China and 46.6% in India in 2024.
Nepal has been ranked 104th within the group of 178 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 48 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Bangladesh | % | 40.2% | 40.7% | 41.6% | 42.5% | 43.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | % | 38.1% | 38.9% | 40.2% | 41.5% | 42.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 56.0% | 56.5% | 57.3% | 58.1% | 59.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 40.5% | 40.6% | 40.9% | 41.2% | 41.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 92.0% | 93.7% | 94.8% | 95.9% | 97.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 40.4% | 41.0% | 41.8% | 42.5% | 43.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | % | 39.7% | 39.8% | 40.1% | 40.3% | 40.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 38.6% | 38.4% | 38.5% | 38.6% | 38.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 50.1% | 50.8% | 51.8% | 52.9% | 53.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 55.3% | 56.1% | 56.8% | 57.5% | 58.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 61.6% | 61.7% | 61.9% | 62.1% | 62.3% |
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