Population of Nepal

Population:    29,519,114 (July 2008 est.)
Age structure:    0-14 years: 38.7% (male 5,648,959/female 5,291,447)
15-64 years: 57.6% (male 8,365,526/female 7,925,941)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 513,777/female 541,497)
Median age:    20.3 years
Growth rate:    2.17%
Infant mortality:    65.32 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 60.18 years
male: 60.43 years
female: 59.91 years
Fertility rate:    4.1 children born/woman
Nationality:    noun: Nepalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Nepalese
Ethnic groups:    Chhettri 15.5%, Brahman-Hill 12.5%, Magar 7%, Tharu 6.6%, Tamang 5.5%, Newar 5.4%, Muslim 4.2%, Kami 3.9%, Yadav 3.9%, other 32.7%, unspecified 2.8%
Religions:    Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9%
Languages:    Nepali 47.8%, Maithali 12.1%, Bhojpuri 7.4%, Tharu (Dagaura/Rana) 5.8%, Tamang 5.1%, Newar 3.6%, Magar 3.3%, Awadhi 2.4%, other 10%, unspecified 2.5%
Literacy:    definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 62.7%
female: 34.9%