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People
28,951,852 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
42
0-14 years: 36.6% (male 5,327,484/female 5,127,178)
15-64 years: 59.2% (male 8,094,494/female 8,812,675)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 566,666/female 634,880) (2010 est.)
total: 21.2 years
male: 20.2 years
female: 22.1 years (2010 est.)
1.419% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
22.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
6.89 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
-1.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
urban population: 17% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 46 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 56
male: 45.97 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 46.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 65.81 years
country comparison to the world: 163
male: 64.62 years
female: 67.05 years (2010 est.)
2.53 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
0.5% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
70,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
5,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: Japanese encephalitis, malaria, and dengue fever (2009)
noun: Nepalese (singular and plural)
adjective: Nepalese
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% (2001 census)
Hindu 80.6%, Buddhist 10.7%, Muslim 4.2%, Kirant 3.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
Nepali (official) 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% (2001 census)
note: many in government and business also speak English (2001 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48.6%
male: 62.7%
female: 34.9% (2001 census)
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 8 years (2003)
3.8% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 116
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