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Population in India compared to Nepal: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 50 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 18.2% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

India vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Nepal
2100 1,515,897,176 31,902,377
2099 1,523,583,618 32,090,762
2098 1,531,281,096 32,277,789
2097 1,538,914,978 32,464,318
2096 1,546,515,506 32,647,891
2095 1,554,100,337 32,828,594
2094 1,561,632,624 33,009,460
2093 1,569,112,481 33,186,290
2092 1,576,470,228 33,361,327
2091 1,583,793,450 33,532,505
2090 1,591,038,578 33,699,660
2089 1,598,165,996 33,863,636
2088 1,605,169,643 34,022,597
2087 1,612,023,916 34,175,457
2086 1,618,795,931 34,322,945
2085 1,625,424,591 34,468,441
2084 1,631,854,605 34,605,513
2083 1,638,132,423 34,735,114
2082 1,644,206,476 34,856,938
2081 1,650,106,942 34,972,075
2080 1,655,799,569 35,080,783
2079 1,661,261,962 35,183,584
2078 1,666,477,951 35,277,254
2077 1,671,444,317 35,362,658
2076 1,676,151,275 35,440,746
2075 1,680,606,119 35,510,291
2074 1,684,743,082 35,573,094
2073 1,688,579,113 35,627,375
2072 1,692,138,648 35,670,886
2071 1,695,351,098 35,709,979
2070 1,698,255,829 35,739,580
2069 1,700,813,392 35,759,193
2068 1,703,025,450 35,770,405
2067 1,704,872,725 35,774,081
2066 1,706,347,017 35,770,220
2065 1,707,540,131 35,758,824
2064 1,708,362,011 35,737,661
2063 1,708,845,280 35,709,945
2062 1,709,011,618 35,669,839
2061 1,708,866,368 35,623,365
2060 1,708,344,645 35,567,728
2059 1,707,488,768 35,503,043
2058 1,706,314,224 35,427,419
2057 1,704,805,210 35,345,633
2056 1,703,013,988 35,253,644
2055 1,700,890,479 35,155,433
2054 1,698,473,703 35,050,330
2053 1,695,661,388 34,936,594
2052 1,692,531,993 34,816,009
2051 1,689,057,795 34,684,328
2050 1,685,236,057 34,546,267
2049 1,681,083,344 34,400,898
2048 1,676,576,931 34,250,249
2047 1,671,678,054 34,091,495
2046 1,666,371,707 33,921,975
2045 1,660,667,112 33,747,892
2044 1,654,556,840 33,566,784
2043 1,648,067,988 33,380,395
2042 1,641,136,901 33,186,321
2041 1,633,771,970 32,987,097
2040 1,625,990,392 32,781,189
2039 1,617,818,911 32,569,731
2038 1,609,238,166 32,349,742
2037 1,600,212,760 32,125,036
2036 1,590,731,970 31,892,962
2035 1,580,864,963 31,653,976
2034 1,570,629,033 31,407,460
2033 1,560,043,145 31,152,292
2032 1,549,098,676 30,890,627
2031 1,537,810,507 30,623,706
2030 1,526,192,552 30,349,201
2029 1,514,274,850 30,068,368
2028 1,502,102,657 29,780,585
2027 1,489,628,314 29,627,864
2026 1,476,911,618 29,585,230
2025 1,463,993,377 29,605,298
2024 1,450,935,791 29,651,054
2023 1,438,069,596 29,694,614
2022 1,425,423,212 29,715,436
2021 1,414,203,896 29,475,010
2020 1,402,617,695 28,966,574
2019 1,389,030,312 28,414,064
2018 1,374,659,064 28,079,689
2017 1,359,657,400 28,011,258
2016 1,343,944,296 27,955,462
2015 1,328,024,498 27,823,629
2014 1,312,277,191 27,672,370
2013 1,295,829,511 27,589,996
2012 1,278,674,502 27,534,915
2011 1,261,224,954 27,464,494
2010 1,243,481,564 27,341,952
2009 1,225,524,753 27,173,035
2008 1,207,930,964 26,990,037
2007 1,190,676,021 26,788,492
2006 1,172,878,890 26,565,425
2005 1,154,676,322 26,309,458
2004 1,135,991,513 26,016,656
2003 1,116,803,006 25,688,758
2002 1,097,600,380 25,328,981
2001 1,077,898,575 24,946,748
2000 1,057,922,733 24,546,509
1999 1,038,225,823 24,125,199
1998 1,018,665,080 23,680,357
1997 999,133,762 23,219,463
1996 979,678,458 22,741,862
1995 960,301,044 22,245,439
1994 941,163,767 21,717,479
1993 922,118,387 21,180,159
1992 902,957,070 20,609,707
1991 883,927,600 20,036,500
1990 864,972,221 19,524,573
1989 846,039,529 19,057,807
1988 827,342,990 18,638,661
1987 808,931,270 18,250,505
1986 790,689,978 17,868,124
1985 772,647,793 17,477,692
1984 754,875,449 17,085,242
1983 737,372,681 16,689,119
1982 720,313,473 16,297,987
1981 703,696,250 15,922,423
1980 687,354,025 15,553,105
1979 671,155,747 15,190,590
1978 655,728,229 14,839,695
1977 640,801,103 14,499,175
1976 625,861,883 14,177,649
1975 611,309,535 13,870,695
1974 597,041,391 13,568,435
1973 583,465,598 13,275,239
1972 570,482,142 12,989,099
1971 558,096,387 12,710,061
1970 545,864,268 12,436,190
1969 533,880,544 12,167,036
1968 522,716,889 11,906,266
1967 511,606,372 11,652,716
1966 500,740,247 11,408,710
1965 490,140,146 11,173,411
1964 479,229,598 10,946,392
1963 468,138,575 10,729,818
1962 457,283,090 10,521,116
1961 446,564,729 10,318,396
1960 435,990,338 10,123,658

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Nepal
2100 -0.5% -0.59%
2099 -0.5% -0.58%
2098 -0.5% -0.57%
2097 -0.49% -0.56%
2096 -0.49% -0.55%
2095 -0.48% -0.55%
2094 -0.48% -0.53%
2093 -0.47% -0.52%
2092 -0.46% -0.51%
2091 -0.46% -0.5%
2090 -0.45% -0.48%
2089 -0.44% -0.47%
2088 -0.43% -0.45%
2087 -0.42% -0.43%
2086 -0.41% -0.42%
2085 -0.39% -0.4%
2084 -0.38% -0.37%
2083 -0.37% -0.35%
2082 -0.36% -0.33%
2081 -0.34% -0.31%
2080 -0.33% -0.29%
2079 -0.31% -0.27%
2078 -0.3% -0.24%
2077 -0.28% -0.22%
2076 -0.27% -0.2%
2075 -0.25% -0.18%
2074 -0.23% -0.15%
2073 -0.21% -0.12%
2072 -0.19% -0.11%
2071 -0.17% -0.08%
2070 -0.15% -0.05%
2069 -0.13% -0.03%
2068 -0.11% -0.01%
2067 -0.09% 0.01%
2066 -0.07% 0.03%
2065 -0.05% 0.06%
2064 -0.03% 0.08%
2063 -0.01% 0.11%
2062 0.008% 0.13%
2061 0.03% 0.16%
2060 0.05% 0.18%
2059 0.07% 0.21%
2058 0.09% 0.23%
2057 0.11% 0.26%
2056 0.12% 0.28%
2055 0.14% 0.3%
2054 0.17% 0.33%
2053 0.18% 0.35%
2052 0.21% 0.38%
2051 0.23% 0.4%
2050 0.25% 0.42%
2049 0.27% 0.44%
2048 0.29% 0.47%
2047 0.32% 0.5%
2046 0.34% 0.52%
2045 0.37% 0.54%
2044 0.39% 0.56%
2043 0.42% 0.58%
2042 0.45% 0.6%
2041 0.48% 0.63%
2040 0.51% 0.65%
2039 0.53% 0.68%
2038 0.56% 0.7%
2037 0.6% 0.73%
2036 0.62% 0.75%
2035 0.65% 0.78%
2034 0.68% 0.82%
2033 0.71% 0.85%
2032 0.73% 0.87%
2031 0.76% 0.9%
2030 0.79% 0.93%
2029 0.81% 0.97%
2028 0.84% 0.52%
2027 0.86% 0.14%
2026 0.88% -0.07%
2025 0.9% -0.15%
2024 0.89% -0.15%
2023 0.89% -0.07%
2022 0.79% 0.82%
2021 0.83% 1.76%
2020 0.98% 1.94%
2019 1.05% 1.19%
2018 1.1% 0.24%
2017 1.17% 0.2%
2016 1.2% 0.47%
2015 1.2% 0.55%
2014 1.27% 0.3%
2013 1.34% 0.2%
2012 1.38% 0.26%
2011 1.43% 0.45%
2010 1.47% 0.62%
2009 1.46% 0.68%
2008 1.45% 0.75%
2007 1.52% 0.84%
2006 1.58% 0.97%
2005 1.64% 1.13%
2004 1.72% 1.28%
2003 1.75% 1.42%
2002 1.83% 1.53%
2001 1.89% 1.63%
2000 1.9% 1.75%
1999 1.92% 1.88%
1998 1.95% 1.98%
1997 1.99% 2.1%
1996 2.02% 2.23%
1995 2.03% 2.43%
1994 2.07% 2.54%
1993 2.12% 2.77%
1992 2.15% 2.86%
1991 2.19% 2.62%
1990 2.24% 2.45%
1989 2.26% 2.25%
1988 2.28% 2.13%
1987 2.31% 2.14%
1986 2.34% 2.23%
1985 2.35% 2.3%
1984 2.37% 2.37%
1983 2.37% 2.4%
1982 2.36% 2.36%
1981 2.38% 2.37%
1980 2.41% 2.39%
1979 2.35% 2.36%
1978 2.33% 2.35%
1977 2.39% 2.27%
1976 2.38% 2.21%
1975 2.39% 2.23%
1974 2.33% 2.21%
1973 2.28% 2.2%
1972 2.22% 2.2%
1971 2.24% 2.2%
1970 2.24% 2.21%
1969 2.14% 2.19%
1968 2.17% 2.18%
1967 2.17% 2.14%
1966 2.16% 2.11%
1965 2.28% 2.07%
1964 2.37% 2.02%
1963 2.37% 1.98%
1962 2.4% 1.96%
1961 2.43% 1.92%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

India Nepal
Current population
1480351380
29596762
Population rank 1/197 52/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.36%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
12.1 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
54.9 seconds
One death every
3.32 seconds
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 -119
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 174/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -364,699
Net migration rank 195/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -364,699
2024 - -630,830 - -401,282
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 368,450 -409,782
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 379,021 -379,321
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 351,165 130,001
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 373,553 162,139
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 387,113 182,203
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 394,576 -295,151
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 406,219 -368,787
2016 16,202,593 81,248 415,921 -341,748
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 410,565 -221,062
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 423,166 -310,156
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 424,804 -373,064
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 430,151 -371,707
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 429,957 -347,552
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 432,631 -269,963
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 441,290 -266,144
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 452,353 -261,540
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 464,780 -252,526
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 475,335 -241,455
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 489,093 -211,024
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 504,853 -197,336
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 516,575 -168,314
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 525,045 -153,730
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 542,118 -148,973
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 554,506 -147,193
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 557,847 -122,551
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 562,787 -108,400
1997 19,494,098 880 565,882 -98,454
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 580,099 -92,307
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 591,283 -86,232
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 578,293 -27,415
1993 19,152,399 2,364 561,549 -37,782
1992 19,132,757 35,155 533,029 84,113
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 512,233 17,056
1990 18,893,588 125,514 495,202 -640
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 478,771 -39,808
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 463,581 -64,246
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 449,400 -72,437
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 434,802 -47,017
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 423,240 -30,154
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 411,122 -19,300
1983 17,219,127 119,694 399,103 1,304
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 385,741 -3,898
1981 16,422,159 33,243 374,145 -4,855
1980 16,018,786 210,914 364,254 5,084
1979 15,392,957 774,094 355,597 88
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 345,765 346
1977 14,575,662 590,626 332,843 2,108
1976 14,435,504 275,984 323,222 -15,119
1975 13,958,642 434,205 312,479 -6,686
1974 13,795,836 347,869 303,078 -4,361
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 288,750 -1,076
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 286,708 -2,107
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 280,752 -7,284
1970 12,417,866 233,782 272,439 1,847
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 264,560 -527
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 258,259 -746
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 249,240 347
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 241,716 -3,306
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 233,726 -1,551
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 227,948 -6,087
1963 11,016,705 21,640 219,586 -8,303
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 215,368 -9,249
1961 10,468,816 295,177 209,917 -10,601
1960 10,237,489 146,955 203,374 -13,223

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people). In Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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