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     Forecast Categories for Nepal
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Nepal -
Population - Million People - -
     2023: 29.67
     2030: 33.00
     2060: 38.76
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2023: 1.753
     2030: 1.100
     2060: 0.143
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 19.39
     2030: 17.99
     2060: 12.05
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2023: 5.955
     2030: 6.140
     2060: 8.867
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2023: 19.88
     2030: 14.84
     2060: 5.620
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2023: 72.71
     2030: 74.06
     2060: 77.53
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2023: 71.18
     2030: 72.37
     2060: 75.40
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2023: 74.03
     2030: 75.55
     2060: 79.55
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2023: 1.873
     2030: 1.900
     2060: 1.900
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2023: 0.103
     2030: 0.089
     2060: 0.026
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2023: 2.696
     2030: 2.949
     2060: 2.361
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2023: 8.380
     2030: 8.478
     2060: 7.149
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2023: 19.38
     2030: 22.16
     2060: 26.28
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2023: 1.904
     2030: 2.363
     2060: 5.332
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2023: 6.417
     2030: 7.871
     2060: 15.43
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2023: 0.569
     2030: 0.566
     2060: 0.530
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2023: 56.04
     2030: 56.04
     2060: 56.04

Health Forecast for Nepal -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2023: 0.390
     2030: 0.402
     2060: 0.693
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2023: 24.06
     2030: 24.03
     2060: 24.62
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2023: 21.40
     2030: 17.56
     2060: 8.323
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 24.18
     2030: 23.88
     2060: 19.26
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2023: 3.082
     2030: 2.487
     2060: 0.566

Education Forecast for Nepal -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2023: 112.6
     2030: 106.4
     2060: 100.0
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2023: 98.25
     2030: 98.99
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 99.09
     2030: 91.53
     2060: 91.64
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 63.55
     2030: 66.48
     2060: 77.97
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2023: 16.63
     2030: 24.85
     2060: 43.00
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2023: 5.584
     2030: 6.657
     2060: 9.116
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2023: 72.26
     2030: 78.96
     2060: 99.29

Social/Human Forecast for Nepal
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 6.610
     2030: 5.064
     2060: 0.161
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation (using 2005 ICP based survey data) - Million People - -
     2023: 11.47
     2030: 9.700
     2060: 0.679
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 0.701
     2030: 0.737
     2060: 0.864
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2023: 20.04
     2030: 15.26
     2060: 3.121
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2023: 2,954
     2030: 3,014
     2060: 3,259
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2023: -0.123
     2030: -0.093
     2060: 0.029
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2023: -0.408
     2030: -0.372
     2060: -0.272

Economy Forecast for Nepal
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 98.40
     2030: 123.3
     2060: 297.4
Gross domestic product - Billion 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 35.96
     2030: 47.98
     2060: 159.7
GDP per capita at PPP (2011 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2011 Dollars - -
     2023: 3.317
     2030: 3.737
     2060: 7.673
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2023: 0.322
     2030: 0.319
     2060: 0.290
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2023: 40.06
     2030: 40.29
     2060: 42.68
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2023: 18.87
     2030: 22.35
     2060: 33.21

Energy Forecast for Nepal
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2023: 0.006
     2030: 0.004
     2060: 0.000

Environment Forecast for Nepal
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2023: 0.005
     2030: 0.007
     2060: 0.013

International Politics Forecast for Nepal
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2023: 0.081
     2030: 0.086
     2060: 0.116

Domestic Government Forecast for Nepal
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2023: 9.634
     2030: 10.27
     2060: 12.26
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2023: 16.07
     2030: 17.39
     2060: 19.93
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2023: 3.180
     2030: 3.461
     2060: 4.581
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2023: 1.741
     2030: 1.904
     2060: 2.634
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2023: 6.782
     2030: 6.897
     2060: 7.399