Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Nepal

Population aged 65 and over in Nepal in 2025 — 1,961,960 people. Ranked 52 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 550.6%.

2025 1.96M people +1.74% vs 2024
World rank 52of 217
Period maximum 1.96M people2025
Period minimum 301,541 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Nepal, 1960–20250500,0001M1.5M2M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 301,541 people1962: 319,248 people1964: 338,508 people1966: 359,935 people1968: 383,000 people1970: 407,441 people1972: 432,688 people1974: 458,831 people1976: 485,806 people1978: 514,926 people1980: 546,482 people1982: 579,048 people1984: 611,657 people1986: 643,478 people1988: 675,561 people1990: 711,690 people1992: 754,046 people1994: 797,996 people1996: 841,783 people1998: 888,063 people2000: 936,627 people2002: 989,147 people2004: 1,049,593 people2006: 1,123,888 people2008: 1,209,138 people2010: 1,293,409 people2012: 1,379,872 people2014: 1,478,580 people2016: 1,572,727 people2018: 1,669,827 people2020: 1,763,637 people2022: 1,841,620 people2024: 1,928,344 people2025: 1,961,960 people
Change over the period: +1.66M (+550.64%) Average annual rate: 2.92 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal

Nepal 1.96M people
World 855M people
South Asia 124M people
Southern Asia computed 145M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.96M +33,616 +1.74%
2024 1.93M +39,592 +2.1%
2023 1.89M +47,132 +2.56%
2022 1.84M +40,440 +2.25%
2021 1.8M +37,543 +2.13%
2020 1.76M +45,097 +2.62%
2019 1.72M +48,713 +2.92%
2018 1.67M +48,684 +3%
2017 1.62M +48,416 +3.08%
2016 1.57M +47,268 +3.1%
2015 1.53M +46,879 +3.17%
2014 1.48M +49,488 +3.46%
2013 1.43M +49,220 +3.57%
2012 1.38M +44,814 +3.36%
2011 1.34M +41,649 +3.22%
2010 1.29M +41,467 +3.31%
2009 1.25M +42,804 +3.54%
2008 1.21M +43,112 +3.7%
2007 1.17M +42,138 +3.75%
2006 1.12M +39,806 +3.67%
2005 1.08M +34,489 +3.29%
2004 1.05M +30,486 +2.99%
2003 1.02M +29,960 +3.03%
2002 989,147 +27,556 +2.87%
2001 961,591 +24,964 +2.67%
2000 936,627 +24,425 +2.68%
1999 912,202 +24,139 +2.72%
1998 888,063 +23,544 +2.72%
1997 864,519 +22,736 +2.7%
1996 841,783 +21,887 +2.67%
1995 819,896 +21,900 +2.74%
1994 797,996 +21,713 +2.8%
1993 776,283 +22,237 +2.95%
1992 754,046 +22,125 +3.02%
1991 731,921 +20,231 +2.84%
1990 711,690 +18,815 +2.72%
1989 692,875 +17,314 +2.56%
1988 675,561 +16,233 +2.46%
1987 659,328 +15,850 +2.46%
1986 643,478 +15,891 +2.53%
1985 627,587 +15,930 +2.6%
1984 611,657 +16,206 +2.72%
1983 595,451 +16,403 +2.83%
1982 579,048 +16,258 +2.89%
1981 562,790 +16,308 +2.98%
1980 546,482 +16,085 +3.03%
1979 530,397 +15,471 +3%
1978 514,926 +14,948 +2.99%
1977 499,978 +14,172 +2.92%
1976 485,806 +13,603 +2.88%
1975 472,203 +13,372 +2.91%
1974 458,831 +13,136 +2.95%
1973 445,695 +13,007 +3.01%
1972 432,688 +12,724 +3.03%
1971 419,964 +12,523 +3.07%
1970 407,441 +12,385 +3.13%
1969 395,056 +12,056 +3.15%
1968 383,000 +11,708 +3.15%
1967 371,292 +11,357 +3.16%
1966 359,935 +10,950 +3.14%
1965 348,985 +10,477 +3.1%
1964 338,508 +9,878 +3.01%
1963 328,630 +9,382 +2.94%
1962 319,248 +9,029 +2.91%
1961 310,219 +8,678 +2.88%
1960 301,541

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.