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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 8.8 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.5% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Nepal vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Pakistan
2100 31,902,377 514,531,704
2099 32,090,762 513,655,674
2098 32,277,789 512,727,636
2097 32,464,318 511,735,790
2096 32,647,891 510,636,755
2095 32,828,594 509,437,875
2094 33,009,460 508,130,071
2093 33,186,290 506,765,644
2092 33,361,327 505,327,656
2091 33,532,505 503,824,444
2090 33,699,660 502,264,268
2089 33,863,636 500,660,501
2088 34,022,597 498,935,983
2087 34,175,457 497,190,466
2086 34,322,945 495,313,036
2085 34,468,441 493,366,305
2084 34,605,513 491,354,778
2083 34,735,114 489,225,193
2082 34,856,938 486,984,952
2081 34,972,075 484,673,501
2080 35,080,783 482,257,479
2079 35,183,584 479,813,404
2078 35,277,254 477,277,836
2077 35,362,658 474,593,860
2076 35,440,746 471,779,348
2075 35,510,291 468,855,468
2074 35,573,094 465,875,137
2073 35,627,375 462,811,079
2072 35,670,886 459,656,523
2071 35,709,979 456,423,506
2070 35,739,580 453,095,985
2069 35,759,193 449,655,599
2068 35,770,405 446,126,774
2067 35,774,081 442,540,629
2066 35,770,220 438,879,326
2065 35,758,824 435,169,856
2064 35,737,661 431,394,393
2063 35,709,945 427,575,887
2062 35,669,839 423,636,352
2061 35,623,365 419,672,017
2060 35,567,728 415,638,125
2059 35,503,043 411,576,344
2058 35,427,419 407,429,129
2057 35,345,633 403,233,874
2056 35,253,644 398,948,355
2055 35,155,433 394,645,693
2054 35,050,330 390,303,954
2053 34,936,594 385,922,748
2052 34,816,009 381,488,696
2051 34,684,328 377,018,239
2050 34,546,267 372,476,884
2049 34,400,898 367,909,407
2048 34,250,249 363,310,560
2047 34,091,495 358,659,474
2046 33,921,975 353,929,775
2045 33,747,892 349,156,085
2044 33,566,784 344,371,692
2043 33,380,395 339,561,029
2042 33,186,321 334,731,546
2041 32,987,097 329,875,686
2040 32,781,189 325,039,429
2039 32,569,731 320,137,108
2038 32,349,742 315,207,413
2037 32,125,036 310,312,684
2036 31,892,962 305,408,418
2035 31,653,976 300,541,523
2034 31,407,460 295,686,893
2033 31,152,292 290,851,174
2032 30,890,627 286,070,650
2031 30,623,706 281,351,929
2030 30,349,201 276,708,987
2029 30,068,368 272,189,955
2028 29,780,585 267,728,673
2027 29,627,864 263,390,059
2026 29,585,230 259,231,214
2025 29,605,298 255,166,301
2024 29,651,054 251,269,164
2023 29,694,614 247,504,495
2022 29,715,436 243,700,667
2021 29,475,010 239,477,801
2020 28,966,574 235,001,746
2019 28,414,064 230,800,899
2018 28,079,689 226,928,892
2017 28,011,258 223,273,967
2016 27,955,462 220,138,869
2015 27,823,629 217,290,883
2014 27,672,370 214,264,647
2013 27,589,996 211,073,978
2012 27,534,915 207,667,125
2011 27,464,494 203,746,065
2010 27,341,952 199,239,047
2009 27,173,035 194,376,534
2008 26,990,037 189,499,113
2007 26,788,492 184,493,231
2006 26,565,425 179,682,690
2005 26,309,458 175,453,212
2004 26,016,656 171,286,000
2003 25,688,758 167,110,248
2002 25,328,981 163,222,549
2001 24,946,748 159,270,907
2000 24,546,509 154,879,127
1999 24,125,199 150,565,377
1998 23,680,357 146,522,356
1997 23,219,463 142,531,804
1996 22,741,862 138,557,092
1995 22,245,439 134,582,253
1994 21,717,479 130,748,083
1993 21,180,159 127,020,117
1992 20,609,707 123,546,848
1991 20,036,500 120,060,406
1990 19,524,573 116,155,576
1989 19,057,807 112,336,629
1988 18,638,661 108,724,739
1987 18,250,505 105,130,717
1986 17,868,124 101,606,764
1985 17,477,692 98,229,285
1984 17,085,242 95,164,936
1983 16,689,119 92,227,711
1982 16,297,987 89,089,246
1981 15,922,423 85,802,049
1980 15,553,105 82,291,010
1979 15,190,590 78,997,039
1978 14,839,695 76,307,379
1977 14,499,175 73,901,827
1976 14,177,649 71,620,254
1975 13,870,695 69,461,175
1974 13,568,435 67,415,487
1973 13,275,239 65,461,912
1972 12,989,099 63,583,194
1971 12,710,061 61,847,899
1970 12,436,190 60,166,719
1969 12,167,036 58,460,939
1968 11,906,266 56,810,507
1967 11,652,716 55,214,768
1966 11,408,710 53,678,667
1965 11,173,411 52,209,010
1964 10,946,392 50,799,999
1963 10,729,818 49,447,776
1962 10,521,116 48,156,128
1961 10,318,396 46,921,277
1960 10,123,658 45,709,310

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 Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Nepal's population will grow by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people with a rank change from 52nd to 58th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Pakistan
2100 -0.59% 0.17%
2099 -0.58% 0.18%
2098 -0.57% 0.19%
2097 -0.56% 0.22%
2096 -0.55% 0.24%
2095 -0.55% 0.26%
2094 -0.53% 0.27%
2093 -0.52% 0.28%
2092 -0.51% 0.3%
2091 -0.5% 0.31%
2090 -0.48% 0.32%
2089 -0.47% 0.35%
2088 -0.45% 0.35%
2087 -0.43% 0.38%
2086 -0.42% 0.39%
2085 -0.4% 0.41%
2084 -0.37% 0.44%
2083 -0.35% 0.46%
2082 -0.33% 0.48%
2081 -0.31% 0.5%
2080 -0.29% 0.51%
2079 -0.27% 0.53%
2078 -0.24% 0.57%
2077 -0.22% 0.6%
2076 -0.2% 0.62%
2075 -0.18% 0.64%
2074 -0.15% 0.66%
2073 -0.12% 0.69%
2072 -0.11% 0.71%
2071 -0.08% 0.73%
2070 -0.05% 0.77%
2069 -0.03% 0.79%
2068 -0.01% 0.81%
2067 0.01% 0.83%
2066 0.03% 0.85%
2065 0.06% 0.88%
2064 0.08% 0.89%
2063 0.11% 0.93%
2062 0.13% 0.94%
2061 0.16% 0.97%
2060 0.18% 0.99%
2059 0.21% 1.02%
2058 0.23% 1.04%
2057 0.26% 1.07%
2056 0.28% 1.09%
2055 0.3% 1.11%
2054 0.33% 1.14%
2053 0.35% 1.16%
2052 0.38% 1.19%
2051 0.4% 1.22%
2050 0.42% 1.24%
2049 0.44% 1.27%
2048 0.47% 1.3%
2047 0.5% 1.34%
2046 0.52% 1.37%
2045 0.54% 1.39%
2044 0.56% 1.42%
2043 0.58% 1.44%
2042 0.6% 1.47%
2041 0.63% 1.49%
2040 0.65% 1.53%
2039 0.68% 1.56%
2038 0.7% 1.58%
2037 0.73% 1.61%
2036 0.75% 1.62%
2035 0.78% 1.64%
2034 0.82% 1.66%
2033 0.85% 1.67%
2032 0.87% 1.68%
2031 0.9% 1.68%
2030 0.93% 1.66%
2029 0.97% 1.67%
2028 0.52% 1.65%
2027 0.14% 1.6%
2026 -0.07% 1.59%
2025 -0.15% 1.55%
2024 -0.15% 1.52%
2023 -0.07% 1.56%
2022 0.82% 1.76%
2021 1.76% 1.9%
2020 1.94% 1.82%
2019 1.19% 1.71%
2018 0.24% 1.64%
2017 0.2% 1.42%
2016 0.47% 1.31%
2015 0.55% 1.41%
2014 0.3% 1.51%
2013 0.2% 1.64%
2012 0.26% 1.92%
2011 0.45% 2.26%
2010 0.62% 2.5%
2009 0.68% 2.57%
2008 0.75% 2.71%
2007 0.84% 2.68%
2006 0.97% 2.41%
2005 1.13% 2.43%
2004 1.28% 2.5%
2003 1.42% 2.38%
2002 1.53% 2.48%
2001 1.63% 2.84%
2000 1.75% 2.87%
1999 1.88% 2.76%
1998 1.98% 2.8%
1997 2.1% 2.87%
1996 2.23% 2.95%
1995 2.43% 2.93%
1994 2.54% 2.93%
1993 2.77% 2.81%
1992 2.86% 2.9%
1991 2.62% 3.36%
1990 2.45% 3.4%
1989 2.25% 3.32%
1988 2.13% 3.42%
1987 2.14% 3.47%
1986 2.23% 3.44%
1985 2.3% 3.22%
1984 2.37% 3.18%
1983 2.4% 3.52%
1982 2.36% 3.83%
1981 2.37% 4.27%
1980 2.39% 4.17%
1979 2.36% 3.52%
1978 2.35% 3.26%
1977 2.27% 3.19%
1976 2.21% 3.11%
1975 2.23% 3.03%
1974 2.21% 2.98%
1973 2.2% 2.95%
1972 2.2% 2.81%
1971 2.2% 2.79%
1970 2.21% 2.92%
1969 2.19% 2.91%
1968 2.18% 2.89%
1967 2.14% 2.86%
1966 2.11% 2.81%
1965 2.07% 2.77%
1964 2.02% 2.73%
1963 1.98% 2.68%
1962 1.96% 2.63%
1961 1.92% 2.65%

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 Nepal declined by 0.15%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Nepal Pakistan
Current population
29596762
260356147
Population rank 52/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 3.14%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
54.9 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
2.55 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -119 +10,314
Annual growth/decline -43,560 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -364,699 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 193/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - -1,235,336
2024 - -401,282 - -1,401,173
2023 368,450 -409,782 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 379,021 -379,321 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 351,165 130,001 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 373,553 162,139 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 387,113 182,203 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 394,576 -295,151 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 406,219 -368,787 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 415,921 -341,748 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 410,565 -221,062 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 423,166 -310,156 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 424,804 -373,064 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 430,151 -371,707 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 429,957 -347,552 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 432,631 -269,963 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 441,290 -266,144 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 452,353 -261,540 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 464,780 -252,526 4,690,187 576,349
2006 475,335 -241,455 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 489,093 -211,024 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 504,853 -197,336 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 516,575 -168,314 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 525,045 -153,730 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 542,118 -148,973 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 554,506 -147,193 4,281,169 252,869
1999 557,847 -122,551 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 562,787 -108,400 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 565,882 -98,454 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 580,099 -92,307 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 591,283 -86,232 3,977,175 11,534
1994 578,293 -27,415 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 561,549 -37,782 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 533,029 84,113 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 512,233 17,056 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 495,202 -640 3,731,730 275,242
1989 478,771 -39,808 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 463,581 -64,246 3,554,755 38,139
1987 449,400 -72,437 3,448,813 146,364
1986 434,802 -47,017 3,341,643 111,045
1985 423,240 -30,154 3,233,315 68,860
1984 411,122 -19,300 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 399,103 1,304 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 385,741 -3,898 2,934,689 294,252
1981 374,145 -4,855 2,790,454 555,032
1980 364,254 5,084 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 355,597 88 2,461,311 450,003
1978 345,765 346 2,356,601 111,386
1977 332,843 2,108 2,257,849 85,250
1976 323,222 -15,119 2,171,812 48,238
1975 312,479 -6,686 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 303,078 -4,361 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 288,750 -1,076 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 286,708 -2,107 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 280,752 -7,284 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 272,439 1,847 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 264,560 -527 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 258,259 -746 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 249,240 347 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 241,716 -3,306 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 233,726 -1,551 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 227,948 -6,087 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 219,586 -8,303 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 215,368 -9,249 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 209,917 -10,601 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 203,374 -13,223 1,217,147 0

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

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Over the last 10 years, 67.9% of the population change in Nepal is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people). In Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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