Nepal Population: 23 698 421 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 42% (male 5 087 855; female 4 779 941) 15-64 years: 55% (male 6 655 865; female 6 387 255) 65 years and over: 3% (male 392 141; female 395 364) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 2.52% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 35.66 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 10.44 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 75.98 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 57.89 years male: 58.04 years female: 57.74 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 4.87 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Nepalese (singular and plural) adjective: Nepalese Ethnic groups: Newars Indians Tibetans Gurungs Magars Tamangs Bhotias Rais Limbus Sherpas Religions: Hindu 90% Buddhist 5% Muslim 3% other 2% (1981) note: only official Hindu state in the world although no sharp distinction between many Hindu and Buddhist groups Languages: Nepali (official) 20 other languages divided into numerous dialects Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 27.5% male: 40.9% female: 14% (1995 est.) People—note: refugee issue over the presence in Nepal of approximately 91 000 Bhutanese refugees 90% of whom are in seven United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) camps
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