The current population of Nepal is 29,627,185 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 29,651,054 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Nepal is projected to reach 35.8M people in 2067.
- For the last 20 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of 0.63% per year.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 26.3M people to 29.6M (12.6% growth in 20 years).
- Nepal is ranked 52/197 by population and was ranked 43rd in 2005.
- Nepal accounts for 0.36% of the world's population.
Nepal population clock
Nepal
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
29627185
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 52/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.36% | N/A |
| One net population change |
12.1 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
54.9 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.55 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | -119 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | -43,560 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.15% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 174/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.31 minutes
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -401,282 | N/A |
Nepal population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10,123,658 | - |
| 1961 | 10,318,396 | 1.92% |
| 1962 | 10,521,116 | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 10,729,818 | 1.98% |
| 1964 | 10,946,392 | 2.02% |
| 1965 | 11,173,411 | 2.07% |
| 1966 | 11,408,710 | 2.11% |
| 1967 | 11,652,716 | 2.14% |
| 1968 | 11,906,266 | 2.18% |
| 1969 | 12,167,036 | 2.19% |
| 1970 | 12,436,190 | 2.21% |
| 1971 | 12,710,061 | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 12,989,099 | 2.2% |
| 1973 | 13,275,239 | 2.2% |
| 1974 | 13,568,435 | 2.21% |
| 1975 | 13,870,695 | 2.23% |
| 1976 | 14,177,649 | 2.21% |
| 1977 | 14,499,175 | 2.27% |
| 1978 | 14,839,695 | 2.35% |
| 1979 | 15,190,590 | 2.36% |
| 1980 | 15,553,105 | 2.39% |
| 1981 | 15,922,423 | 2.37% |
| 1982 | 16,297,987 | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 16,689,119 | 2.4% |
| 1984 | 17,085,242 | 2.37% |
| 1985 | 17,477,692 | 2.3% |
| 1986 | 17,868,124 | 2.23% |
| 1987 | 18,250,505 | 2.14% |
| 1988 | 18,638,661 | 2.13% |
| 1989 | 19,057,807 | 2.25% |
| 1990 | 19,524,573 | 2.45% |
| 1991 | 20,036,500 | 2.62% |
| 1992 | 20,609,707 | 2.86% |
| 1993 | 21,180,159 | 2.77% |
| 1994 | 21,717,479 | 2.54% |
| 1995 | 22,245,439 | 2.43% |
| 1996 | 22,741,862 | 2.23% |
| 1997 | 23,219,463 | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 23,680,357 | 1.98% |
| 1999 | 24,125,199 | 1.88% |
| 2000 | 24,546,509 | 1.75% |
| 2001 | 24,946,748 | 1.63% |
| 2002 | 25,328,981 | 1.53% |
| 2003 | 25,688,758 | 1.42% |
| 2004 | 26,016,656 | 1.28% |
| 2005 | 26,309,458 | 1.13% |
| 2006 | 26,565,425 | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 26,788,492 | 0.84% |
| 2008 | 26,990,037 | 0.75% |
| 2009 | 27,173,035 | 0.68% |
| 2010 | 27,341,952 | 0.62% |
| 2011 | 27,464,494 | 0.45% |
| 2012 | 27,534,915 | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 27,589,996 | 0.2% |
| 2014 | 27,672,370 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 27,823,629 | 0.55% |
| 2016 | 27,955,462 | 0.47% |
| 2017 | 28,011,258 | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 28,079,689 | 0.24% |
| 2019 | 28,414,064 | 1.19% |
| 2020 | 28,966,574 | 1.94% |
| 2021 | 29,475,010 | 1.76% |
| 2022 | 29,715,436 | 0.82% |
| 2023 | 29,694,614 | -0.07% |
| 2024 | 29,651,054 | -0.15% |
| 2025 | 29,618,120 | -0.11% |
| 2026 | 29,629,406 | 0.04% |
| 2027 | 29,727,164 | 0.33% |
| 2028 | 29,947,588 | 0.74% |
| 2029 | 30,232,115 | 0.95% |
| 2030 | 30,509,999 | 0.92% |
| 2031 | 30,780,916 | 0.89% |
| 2032 | 31,045,411 | 0.86% |
| 2033 | 31,304,035 | 0.83% |
| 2034 | 31,555,068 | 0.8% |
| 2035 | 31,798,003 | 0.77% |
| 2036 | 32,033,714 | 0.74% |
| 2037 | 32,262,286 | 0.71% |
| 2038 | 32,484,801 | 0.69% |
| 2039 | 32,700,695 | 0.66% |
| 2040 | 32,909,540 | 0.64% |
| 2041 | 33,112,254 | 0.62% |
| 2042 | 33,309,062 | 0.59% |
| 2043 | 33,499,440 | 0.57% |
| 2044 | 33,683,331 | 0.55% |
| 2045 | 33,861,058 | 0.53% |
| 2046 | 34,032,994 | 0.51% |
| 2047 | 34,197,261 | 0.48% |
| 2048 | 34,352,077 | 0.45% |
| 2049 | 34,500,201 | 0.43% |
| 2050 | 34,642,021 | 0.41% |
Nepal has a population of 29.6M as of 2025, compared to 27.8M in 2015, 26.3M in 2005, and 22.2M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.65% per year. Nepal is ranked 126th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Nepal will have 33,861,058 people (14.3% growth) with a rank change from 52nd to 57th.
By the year 2100, Nepal's population is projected to grow by 7.44% to 31.8M people.
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Nepal population statistics
|
Nepal
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 70.9 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 29.5 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.98 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 536 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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