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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nauru was 11,947 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nauru's population is 12,088 people compared to 29,627,185 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 2,451 times bigger than Nauru's.
  • Nauru is ranked the 195th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.0001% for Nauru vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Nauru has had an average growth rate of +1.17% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2005, the population of Nauru has increased from 10K people to 12.1K (20.3% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.3M to 29.6M (12.6% growth).
  • Nauru is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.6K people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.

Nauru vs Nepal: live population counter

Nauru Nepal
Current population
12088
29627185
Population rank 195/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.0001% 0.36%
One net population change
5.07 days
12.1 minutes
One birth every
1.21 days
54.9 seconds
One death every
4.1 days
2.55 minutes
One migration net change every
3.02 days
1.31 minutes
Annual migration change -121 -401,282
Daily growth/decline +0 -119
Annual growth/decline +72 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate +0.61% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 127/197 174/197

Nauru and Nepal: population history and growth rate by year chart

Nauru
Population

Growth rate
Nepal
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Nauru Nepal Nauru Nepal
1960 4,607 10,123,658 - -
1961 4,774 10,318,396 3.62% 1.92%
1962 4,979 10,521,116 4.29% 1.96%
1963 5,226 10,729,818 4.96% 1.98%
1964 5,515 10,946,392 5.53% 2.02%
1965 5,832 11,173,411 5.75% 2.07%
1966 6,043 11,408,710 3.62% 2.11%
1967 6,135 11,652,716 1.52% 2.14%
1968 6,328 11,906,266 3.15% 2.18%
1969 6,581 12,167,036 4% 2.19%
1970 6,710 12,436,190 1.96% 2.21%
1971 6,762 12,710,061 0.77% 2.2%
1972 6,812 12,989,099 0.74% 2.2%
1973 6,866 13,275,239 0.79% 2.2%
1974 6,923 13,568,435 0.83% 2.21%
1975 6,987 13,870,695 0.92% 2.23%
1976 7,064 14,177,649 1.1% 2.21%
1977 7,163 14,499,175 1.4% 2.27%
1978 7,298 14,839,695 1.88% 2.35%
1979 7,468 15,190,590 2.33% 2.36%
1980 7,649 15,553,105 2.42% 2.39%
1981 7,839 15,922,423 2.48% 2.37%
1982 8,040 16,297,987 2.56% 2.36%
1983 8,216 16,689,119 2.19% 2.4%
1984 8,377 17,085,242 1.96% 2.37%
1985 8,551 17,477,692 2.08% 2.3%
1986 8,742 17,868,124 2.23% 2.23%
1987 8,946 18,250,505 2.33% 2.14%
1988 9,165 18,638,661 2.45% 2.13%
1989 9,390 19,057,807 2.45% 2.25%
1990 9,622 19,524,573 2.47% 2.45%
1991 9,850 20,036,500 2.37% 2.62%
1992 10,021 20,609,707 1.74% 2.86%
1993 10,102 21,180,159 0.81% 2.77%
1994 10,137 21,717,479 0.35% 2.54%
1995 10,165 22,245,439 0.28% 2.43%
1996 10,183 22,741,862 0.18% 2.23%
1997 10,197 23,219,463 0.14% 2.1%
1998 10,198 23,680,357 0.01% 1.98%
1999 10,187 24,125,199 -0.11% 1.88%
2000 10,168 24,546,509 -0.19% 1.75%
2001 10,130 24,946,748 -0.37% 1.63%
2002 10,082 25,328,981 -0.47% 1.53%
2003 10,059 25,688,758 -0.23% 1.42%
2004 10,060 26,016,656 0.01% 1.28%
2005 10,049 26,309,458 -0.11% 1.13%
2006 10,034 26,565,425 -0.15% 0.97%
2007 10,020 26,788,492 -0.14% 0.84%
2008 10,009 26,990,037 -0.11% 0.75%
2009 10,016 27,173,035 0.07% 0.68%
2010 10,043 27,341,952 0.27% 0.62%
2011 10,098 27,464,494 0.55% 0.45%
2012 10,267 27,534,915 1.67% 0.26%
2013 10,517 27,589,996 2.43% 0.2%
2014 10,742 27,672,370 2.14% 0.3%
2015 10,954 27,823,629 1.97% 0.55%
2016 11,150 27,955,462 1.79% 0.47%
2017 11,324 28,011,258 1.56% 0.2%
2018 11,477 28,079,689 1.35% 0.24%
2019 11,587 28,414,064 0.96% 1.19%
2020 11,643 28,966,574 0.48% 1.94%
2021 11,709 29,475,010 0.57% 1.76%
2022 11,801 29,715,436 0.79% 0.82%
2023 11,875 29,694,614 0.63% -0.07%
2024 11,947 29,651,054 0.61% -0.15%
2025 12,030 29,618,120 0.7% -0.11%
2026 12,103 29,629,406 0.61% 0.04%
2027 12,196 29,727,164 0.77% 0.33%
2028 12,296 29,947,588 0.82% 0.74%
2029 12,403 30,232,115 0.87% 0.95%
2030 12,519 30,509,999 0.94% 0.92%
2031 12,645 30,780,916 1% 0.89%
2032 12,785 31,045,411 1.11% 0.86%
2033 12,921 31,304,035 1.06% 0.83%
2034 13,071 31,555,068 1.16% 0.8%
2035 13,230 31,798,003 1.22% 0.77%
2036 13,391 32,033,714 1.21% 0.74%
2037 13,541 32,262,286 1.12% 0.71%
2038 13,697 32,484,801 1.16% 0.69%
2039 13,857 32,700,695 1.17% 0.66%
2040 14,041 32,909,540 1.33% 0.64%
2041 14,220 33,112,254 1.27% 0.62%
2042 14,402 33,309,062 1.28% 0.59%
2043 14,579 33,499,440 1.23% 0.57%
2044 14,754 33,683,331 1.2% 0.55%
2045 14,920 33,861,058 1.13% 0.53%
2046 15,098 34,032,994 1.19% 0.51%
2047 15,268 34,197,261 1.12% 0.48%
2048 15,431 34,352,077 1.07% 0.45%
2049 15,595 34,500,201 1.06% 0.43%
2050 15,751 34,642,021 1% 0.41%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nauru increased by 905 people (a 9.01% growth), while Nepal gained 1,514,171 people (a 5.76% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nauru gained 1,134 (a 10.4% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,803,556 (a 6.48% growth).

Nauru was ranked 195th most populous country in 2005 and is still 195th in 2025. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2005 and ranked 52nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Nauru's population will grow by 30.3% to 15,751 people with a rank change from 195th to 194th. The population of Nepal will increase by 16.9% to 34,642,021 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

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