Nepal's population structure and fertility rate reflect the changing social scenario. According to the report, Nepal's birth rate is 1.76, which is lower than Bangladesh and this fertility rate is continuously decreasing.

These days the atmosphere in Nepal is quite tense due to the protests. However, if we talk about the population and birth rate of Nepal apart from its current situation, then a lot of information related to it is available. Nepal is a Hindu country, where the population of Hindus is 2 crore 36 lakh according to the 2021 census. At the same time, the total population of the country is 2.97 crores. Apart from this, 0.36 percent of the total population of the world lives in Nepal. The second largest religion of Nepal's population is Buddhism. The Muslim community is a small part of the population.

Talking about Nepal's birth rate, its birth rate is less than Bangladesh. According to the Macrotrends report, Nepal's birth rate is 1.76, while Bangladesh's is 2.16. The surprising thing is that Nepal's fertility rate is declining year after year. According to the Macrotrends report, Nepal's fertility rate was 1.78 in 2024. Nepal's fertility rate was 1.98 in 2023. Nepal's fertility rate was 2.00 in 2022, which was 1.14% less than in 2021.

Growing Muslim population in Nepal  

Nepal is traditionally considered a Hindu-majority country, but census data in recent years show that the religious structure is gradually changing here. The 2021 census report shows that while the population of Hindus and Buddhists has declined marginally, the population of Muslims and Christians has increased. In the year 2021, the total Muslim population was around 15 lakhs, which was 5.09 percent of the total population. At the same time, in the year 2011, Muslims were 4.39 percent of the total population of Nepal. This means that in the last 10 years, the population of Muslims has increased by 0.69 percent. With this increase, Islam has become the third largest religion in Nepal. The Muslim community is mainly concentrated in the Terai region and urban areas.