Nepal: housing

How much does a house cost in Nepal?

No official house price or land price index is published for Nepal. Prices quoted by property websites and agents are asking prices, not official statistics, and land prices in particular vary widely between the Kathmandu Valley and other areas.

No official rent index was found either. Nepal Rastra Bank's macroeconomic report gives wholesale prices of construction materials, which rose 5.08% in the year to mid-September 2026, but not property values. The Ministry of Urban Development's website could not be reached on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: Nepal Rastra Bank: Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation, two months of 2026/27 (PDF)

How many people in Nepal have electricity?

97.9% of Nepal's population had access to electricity in 2024, up from 94.0% in 2023, according to the World Bank.

Installed generating capacity reached 4,105 MW in March 2026, up from 1,578 MW in 2020/21, according to the NSO's Nepal in Figures 2026, citing the Nepal Electricity Authority. 67.0% of people lived in areas classed as urban in 2025.

Official sources: World Bank: Access to electricity, Nepal · NSO: Nepal in Figures 2026 (PDF) · World Bank: Urban population, Nepal

How many people in Nepal live in cities?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2025, is 67.0%. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 1st highest of 6 in South Asia, where the median is 39.1%. World rank, highest first: 82nd of 193.

How many people in Nepal live in slums?

40.1%: that is the share of city dwellers living in slums in Nepal for 2022, according to UN-Habitat. No year since 2006 has been lower. South Asia median: 44.7%; Nepal is 4th highest of 5. Worldwide: 55th of 170.

What is the electricity access rate in Nepal?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2024, is 97.9%. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across South Asia the middle value was 100.0%, and Nepal placed 6th highest of 6. World rank, highest first: 120th of 193.

How many people in Nepal have clean water?

According to WHO and UNICEF, the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Nepal was 16.5% in 2024. The peak was 29.8% in 2012 and the low 16.1% in 2021. South Asia median: 59.1%; Nepal is 5th highest of 5. World rank, highest first: 127th of 134.

What share of people in Nepal have safe sanitation?

WHO and UNICEF puts the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Nepal at 53.4% in 2024. That is the highest since at least 2005. Worldwide: 75th of 134.

What share of homes in Nepal cook with clean fuels?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2024, is 45.0%. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across South Asia the middle value was 63.0%, and Nepal placed 4th highest of 6. World rank, highest first: 146th of 192.