@Nepal:People
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.)