Population in Nepal compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Nepal vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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Year	Population
	Nepal	Netherlands
2100	31,916,191	17,329,352
2099	32,104,658	17,362,626
2098	32,291,766	17,395,665
2097	32,478,376	17,429,925
2096	32,662,029	17,465,162
2095	32,842,809	17,502,567
2094	33,023,754	17,540,959
2093	33,200,660	17,580,632
2092	33,375,774	17,619,384
2091	33,547,026	17,658,238
2090	33,714,253	17,700,204
2089	33,878,299	17,739,947
2088	34,037,329	17,779,324
2087	34,190,255	17,815,257
2086	34,337,807	17,854,371
2085	34,483,366	17,890,610
2084	34,620,498	17,926,885
2083	34,750,155	17,963,416
2082	34,872,031	17,998,527
2081	34,987,218	18,032,297
2080	35,095,973	18,062,716
2079	35,198,820	18,093,254
2078	35,292,530	18,121,649
2077	35,377,971	18,150,234
2076	35,456,092	18,175,683
2075	35,525,668	18,196,574
2074	35,588,497	18,214,405
2073	35,642,802	18,232,486
2072	35,686,332	18,249,136
2071	35,725,442	18,264,367
2070	35,755,056	18,279,781
2069	35,774,677	18,295,123
2068	35,785,895	18,310,300
2067	35,789,572	18,325,333
2066	35,785,710	18,343,435
2065	35,774,308	18,364,513
2064	35,753,136	18,386,352
2063	35,725,408	18,409,851
2062	35,685,285	18,433,299
2061	35,638,790	18,460,766
2060	35,583,129	18,488,598
2059	35,518,416	18,517,020
2058	35,442,760	18,545,884
2057	35,360,939	18,576,502
2056	35,268,910	18,606,997
2055	35,170,656	18,634,546
2054	35,065,508	18,660,585
2053	34,951,722	18,686,212
2052	34,831,085	18,709,643
2051	34,699,347	18,736,166
2050	34,561,226	18,757,302
2049	34,415,794	18,777,673
2048	34,265,080	18,795,411
2047	34,106,257	18,812,362
2046	33,936,663	18,823,628
2045	33,762,505	18,834,974
2044	33,581,319	18,844,772
2043	33,394,849	18,850,396
2042	33,200,691	18,853,495
2041	33,001,382	18,852,912
2040	32,795,384	18,847,238
2039	32,583,834	18,837,931
2038	32,363,750	18,823,220
2037	32,138,947	18,804,912
2036	31,906,773	18,779,656
2035	31,667,683	18,751,144
2034	31,421,060	18,718,013
2033	31,165,782	18,676,061
2032	30,904,004	18,630,094
2031	30,636,967	18,577,582
2030	30,362,343	18,517,866
2029	30,081,388	18,449,618
2028	29,793,481	18,372,676
2027	29,640,694	18,289,268
2026	29,598,041	18,196,186
2025	29,618,118	18,087,633
2024	29,651,054	17,993,485
2023	29,694,614	17,877,117
2022	29,715,436	17,700,982
2021	29,475,010	17,533,044
2020	28,966,574	17,441,500
2019	28,414,064	17,344,874
2018	28,079,689	17,231,624
2017	28,011,258	17,131,296
2016	27,955,462	17,030,314
2015	27,823,629	16,939,923
2014	27,672,370	16,865,008
2013	27,589,996	16,804,432
2012	27,534,915	16,754,962
2011	27,464,494	16,693,074
2010	27,341,952	16,615,394
2009	27,173,035	16,530,388
2008	26,990,037	16,445,593
2007	26,788,492	16,381,696
2006	26,565,425	16,346,101
2005	26,309,458	16,319,868
2004	26,016,656	16,281,779
2003	25,688,758	16,225,302
2002	25,328,981	16,148,929
2001	24,946,748	16,046,180
2000	24,546,509	15,925,513
1999	24,125,199	15,812,088
1998	23,680,357	15,707,209
1997	23,219,463	15,610,650
1996	22,741,862	15,530,498
1995	22,245,439	15,459,006
1994	21,717,479	15,382,838
1993	21,180,159	15,290,368
1992	20,609,707	15,184,166
1991	20,036,500	15,069,798
1990	19,524,573	14,951,510
1989	19,057,807	14,848,907
1988	18,638,661	14,760,094
1987	18,250,505	14,665,037
1986	17,868,124	14,572,278
1985	17,477,692	14,491,632
1984	17,085,242	14,424,211
1983	16,689,119	14,367,070
1982	16,297,987	14,312,690
1981	15,922,423	14,247,208
1980	15,553,105	14,149,800
1979	15,190,590	14,038,270
1978	14,839,695	13,941,700
1977	14,499,175	13,856,185
1976	14,177,649	13,774,037
1975	13,870,695	13,666,335
1974	13,568,435	13,545,056
1973	13,275,239	13,439,322
1972	12,989,099	13,328,593
1971	12,710,061	13,194,497
1970	12,436,190	13,038,526
1969	12,167,036	12,877,984
1968	11,906,266	12,729,721
1967	11,652,716	12,598,201
1966	11,408,710	12,456,251
1965	11,173,411	12,294,732
1964	10,946,392	12,127,120
1963	10,729,818	11,965,966
1962	10,521,116	11,805,689
1961	10,318,396	11,638,712
1960	10,123,658	11,486,631

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Nepal's population will grow by 16.7% to 34,561,226 people with a rank change from 52nd to 58th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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Year	Growth rate
	Nepal	Netherlands
2100	-0.59%	-0.19%
2099	-0.58%	-0.19%
2098	-0.57%	-0.2%
2097	-0.56%	-0.2%
2096	-0.55%	-0.21%
2095	-0.55%	-0.22%
2094	-0.53%	-0.23%
2093	-0.52%	-0.22%
2092	-0.51%	-0.22%
2091	-0.5%	-0.24%
2090	-0.48%	-0.22%
2089	-0.47%	-0.22%
2088	-0.45%	-0.2%
2087	-0.43%	-0.22%
2086	-0.42%	-0.2%
2085	-0.4%	-0.2%
2084	-0.37%	-0.2%
2083	-0.35%	-0.2%
2082	-0.33%	-0.19%
2081	-0.31%	-0.17%
2080	-0.29%	-0.17%
2079	-0.27%	-0.16%
2078	-0.24%	-0.16%
2077	-0.22%	-0.14%
2076	-0.2%	-0.11%
2075	-0.18%	-0.1%
2074	-0.15%	-0.1%
2073	-0.12%	-0.09%
2072	-0.11%	-0.08%
2071	-0.08%	-0.08%
2070	-0.05%	-0.08%
2069	-0.03%	-0.08%
2068	-0.01%	-0.08%
2067	0.01%	-0.1%
2066	0.03%	-0.11%
2065	0.06%	-0.12%
2064	0.08%	-0.13%
2063	0.11%	-0.13%
2062	0.13%	-0.15%
2061	0.16%	-0.15%
2060	0.18%	-0.15%
2059	0.21%	-0.16%
2058	0.23%	-0.16%
2057	0.26%	-0.16%
2056	0.28%	-0.15%
2055	0.3%	-0.14%
2054	0.33%	-0.14%
2053	0.35%	-0.13%
2052	0.38%	-0.14%
2051	0.4%	-0.11%
2050	0.42%	-0.11%
2049	0.44%	-0.09%
2048	0.47%	-0.09%
2047	0.5%	-0.06%
2046	0.52%	-0.06%
2045	0.54%	-0.05%
2044	0.56%	-0.03%
2043	0.58%	-0.02%
2042	0.6%	0.003%
2041	0.63%	0.03%
2040	0.65%	0.05%
2039	0.68%	0.08%
2038	0.7%	0.1%
2037	0.73%	0.13%
2036	0.75%	0.15%
2035	0.78%	0.18%
2034	0.82%	0.22%
2033	0.85%	0.25%
2032	0.87%	0.28%
2031	0.9%	0.32%
2030	0.93%	0.37%
2029	0.97%	0.42%
2028	0.52%	0.46%
2027	0.14%	0.51%
2026	-0.07%	0.6%
2025	-0.11%	0.52%
2024	-0.15%	0.65%
2023	-0.07%	1%
2022	0.82%	0.96%
2021	1.76%	0.52%
2020	1.94%	0.56%
2019	1.19%	0.66%
2018	0.24%	0.59%
2017	0.2%	0.59%
2016	0.47%	0.53%
2015	0.55%	0.44%
2014	0.3%	0.36%
2013	0.2%	0.3%
2012	0.26%	0.37%
2011	0.45%	0.47%
2010	0.62%	0.51%
2009	0.68%	0.52%
2008	0.75%	0.39%
2007	0.84%	0.22%
2006	0.97%	0.16%
2005	1.13%	0.23%
2004	1.28%	0.35%
2003	1.42%	0.47%
2002	1.53%	0.64%
2001	1.63%	0.76%
2000	1.75%	0.72%
1999	1.88%	0.67%
1998	1.98%	0.62%
1997	2.1%	0.52%
1996	2.23%	0.46%
1995	2.43%	0.5%
1994	2.54%	0.6%
1993	2.77%	0.7%
1992	2.86%	0.76%
1991	2.62%	0.79%
1990	2.45%	0.69%
1989	2.25%	0.6%
1988	2.13%	0.65%
1987	2.14%	0.64%
1986	2.23%	0.56%
1985	2.3%	0.47%
1984	2.37%	0.4%
1983	2.4%	0.38%
1982	2.36%	0.46%
1981	2.37%	0.69%
1980	2.39%	0.79%
1979	2.36%	0.69%
1978	2.35%	0.62%
1977	2.27%	0.6%
1976	2.21%	0.79%
1975	2.23%	0.9%
1974	2.21%	0.79%
1973	2.2%	0.83%
1972	2.2%	1.02%
1971	2.2%	1.2%
1970	2.21%	1.25%
1969	2.19%	1.16%
1968	2.18%	1.04%
1967	2.14%	1.14%
1966	2.11%	1.31%
1965	2.07%	1.38%
1964	2.02%	1.35%
1963	1.98%	1.36%
1962	1.96%	1.43%
1961	1.92%	1.32%

In 2025, the population of Nepal declined by 0.11%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

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