Nepal Average Dependency Ratio 1960–2024
74.75
65 data points
Ratio of dependents (people younger than 15 or older than 64) to the working-age population (15-64). Higher ratios imply greater economic burden on workers. · World Bank
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
| 2024 |
53.69 |
−0.34 |
96th |
| 2023 |
54.02 |
−0.14 |
103rd |
| 2022 |
54.17 |
−0.81 |
102nd |
| 2021 |
54.97 |
−1.68 |
111th |
| 2020 |
56.65 |
−2.05 |
124th |
| 2019 |
58.70 |
−1.48 |
140th |
| 2018 |
60.18 |
−0.71 |
148th |
| 2017 |
60.89 |
−0.73 |
152nd |
| 2016 |
61.62 |
−1.05 |
153rd |
| 2015 |
62.68 |
−1.20 |
154th |
| 2014 |
63.87 |
−1.02 |
154th |
| 2013 |
64.89 |
−1.00 |
157th |
| 2012 |
65.88 |
−1.23 |
158th |
| 2011 |
67.11 |
−1.61 |
161st |
| 2010 |
68.72 |
−1.79 |
162nd |
| 2009 |
70.51 |
−1.70 |
163rd |
| 2008 |
72.21 |
−1.53 |
165th |
| 2007 |
73.74 |
−1.36 |
165th |
| 2006 |
75.10 |
−1.26 |
165th |
| 2005 |
76.36 |
−1.17 |
165th |
| 2004 |
77.53 |
−1.08 |
165th |
| 2003 |
78.61 |
−0.97 |
164th |
| 2002 |
79.59 |
−0.82 |
162nd |
| 2001 |
80.41 |
−0.64 |
161st |
| 2000 |
81.04 |
−0.51 |
160th |
| 1999 |
81.55 |
−0.43 |
159th |
| 1998 |
81.98 |
−0.28 |
158th |
| 1997 |
82.26 |
−0.06 |
155th |
| 1996 |
82.33 |
+0.20 |
153rd |
| 1995 |
82.13 |
+0.19 |
150th |
| 1994 |
81.94 |
+0.11 |
148th |
| 1993 |
81.83 |
−0.16 |
148th |
| 1992 |
81.98 |
−0.33 |
147th |
| 1991 |
82.31 |
−0.10 |
147th |
| 1990 |
82.41 |
+0.09 |
142nd |
| 1989 |
82.32 |
+0.35 |
140th |
| 1988 |
81.97 |
+0.49 |
139th |
| 1987 |
81.48 |
+0.42 |
137th |
| 1986 |
81.06 |
+0.31 |
133rd |
| 1985 |
80.75 |
+0.28 |
129th |
| 1984 |
80.47 |
+0.20 |
127th |
| 1983 |
80.27 |
+0.15 |
124th |
| 1982 |
80.12 |
+0.19 |
121st |
| 1981 |
79.93 |
+0.17 |
118th |
| 1980 |
79.77 |
+0.17 |
112th |
| 1979 |
79.60 |
+0.21 |
111th |
| 1978 |
79.39 |
+0.20 |
103rd |
| 1977 |
79.19 |
+0.26 |
100th |
| 1976 |
78.92 |
+0.32 |
96th |
| 1975 |
78.60 |
+0.32 |
89th |
| 1974 |
78.29 |
+0.27 |
86th |
| 1973 |
78.02 |
+0.23 |
86th |
| 1972 |
77.79 |
+0.27 |
83rd |
| 1971 |
77.53 |
+0.22 |
81st |
| 1970 |
77.31 |
+0.13 |
79th |
| 1969 |
77.18 |
+0.10 |
75th |
| 1968 |
77.08 |
+0.06 |
74th |
| 1967 |
77.02 |
+0.02 |
75th |
| 1966 |
77.01 |
−0.02 |
76th |
| 1965 |
77.02 |
−0.05 |
77th |
| 1964 |
77.08 |
−0.18 |
77th |
| 1963 |
77.26 |
−0.23 |
80th |
| 1962 |
77.49 |
−0.06 |
80th |
| 1961 |
77.54 |
+0.05 |
80th |
| 1960 |
77.50 |
– |
84th |
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