Most of Nepal lives in villages or suburban areas.  The population of Nepal is  29,033,914. The population of Kathmandu is 985,000.  The median age for the population is 23.6 years, for males: 22.4 years, for females: 24.8 years (2016 est.)  Population growth rate is 1.24% (2016 est.)  Birth rate is 19.9 births/1,000 population.  Death rate is 5.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)