The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 5,289,152 people in Palestine in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,627,185 people compared to 5,459,557 in Palestine.
Population statistics:
- Nepal's population is 5.43 times bigger than Palestine's.
- Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Palestine is the 122nd.
- The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.07% for Palestine.
- For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +2.4% in Palestine.
- Since 2005, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.3M people to 29.6M (12.6% growth), while Palestine has grown from 3.32M to 5.46M (64.4% growth).
- Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 11.1M people in 2100 for Palestine.
Nepal vs Palestine: live population counter
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| Current population |
29627185
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5459557
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| Population rank | 52/197 | 122/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.36% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
12.1 minutes
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4.26 minutes
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| One birth every |
54.9 seconds
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3.76 minutes
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| One death every |
2.55 minutes
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14.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.31 minutes
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22.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -401,282 | -23,145 |
| Daily growth/decline | -119 | +338 |
| Annual growth/decline | -43,560 | +123,377 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.15% | +2.39% |
| Population growth rate rank | 174/197 | 36/197 |
Nepal and Palestine: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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 | 1,978,248 | 2.45% | - |
| 1991 | 20,036,500 | 2,068,845 | 2.62% | 4.58% |
| 1992 | 20,609,707 | 2,163,591 | 2.86% | 4.58% |
| 1993 | 21,180,159 | 2,262,676 | 2.77% | 4.58% |
| 1994 | 21,717,479 | 2,366,298 | 2.54% | 4.58% |
| 1995 | 22,245,439 | 2,474,666 | 2.43% | 4.58% |
| 1996 | 22,741,862 | 2,587,997 | 2.23% | 4.58% |
| 1997 | 23,219,463 | 2,706,518 | 2.1% | 4.58% |
| 1998 | 23,680,357 | 2,776,568 | 1.98% | 2.59% |
| 1999 | 24,125,199 | 2,848,431 | 1.88% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 24,546,509 | 2,922,153 | 1.75% | 2.59% |
| 2001 | 24,946,748 | 2,997,784 | 1.63% | 2.59% |
| 2002 | 25,328,981 | 3,075,373 | 1.53% | 2.59% |
| 2003 | 25,688,758 | 3,154,969 | 1.42% | 2.59% |
| 2004 | 26,016,656 | 3,236,626 | 1.28% | 2.59% |
| 2005 | 26,309,458 | 3,320,396 | 1.13% | 2.59% |
| 2006 | 26,565,425 | 3,406,334 | 0.97% | 2.59% |
| 2007 | 26,788,492 | 3,494,496 | 0.84% | 2.59% |
| 2008 | 26,990,037 | 3,591,977 | 0.75% | 2.79% |
| 2009 | 27,173,035 | 3,689,099 | 0.68% | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 27,341,952 | 3,786,161 | 0.62% | 2.63% |
| 2011 | 27,464,494 | 3,882,986 | 0.45% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 27,534,915 | 3,979,998 | 0.26% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 27,589,996 | 4,076,708 | 0.2% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 27,672,370 | 4,173,398 | 0.3% | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 27,823,629 | 4,270,092 | 0.55% | 2.32% |
| 2016 | 27,955,462 | 4,367,088 | 0.47% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 28,011,258 | 4,454,805 | 0.2% | 2.01% |
| 2018 | 28,079,689 | 4,569,087 | 0.24% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 28,414,064 | 4,685,306 | 1.19% | 2.54% |
| 2020 | 28,966,574 | 4,803,269 | 1.94% | 2.52% |
| 2021 | 29,475,010 | 4,922,749 | 1.76% | 2.49% |
| 2022 | 29,715,436 | 5,043,612 | 0.82% | 2.46% |
| 2023 | 29,694,614 | 5,165,775 | -0.07% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 29,651,054 | 5,289,152 | -0.15% | 2.39% |
| 2025 | 29,618,120 | 5,379,801 | -0.11% | 1.71% |
| 2026 | 29,629,406 | 5,479,090 | 0.04% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 29,727,164 | 5,582,345 | 0.33% | 1.88% |
| 2028 | 29,947,588 | 5,684,855 | 0.74% | 1.84% |
| 2029 | 30,232,115 | 5,787,948 | 0.95% | 1.81% |
| 2030 | 30,509,999 | 5,892,492 | 0.92% | 1.81% |
| 2031 | 30,780,916 | 5,998,645 | 0.89% | 1.8% |
| 2032 | 31,045,411 | 6,106,047 | 0.86% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 31,304,035 | 6,215,922 | 0.83% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 31,555,068 | 6,327,947 | 0.8% | 1.8% |
| 2035 | 31,798,003 | 6,441,493 | 0.77% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 32,033,714 | 6,555,481 | 0.74% | 1.77% |
| 2037 | 32,262,286 | 6,669,212 | 0.71% | 1.73% |
| 2038 | 32,484,801 | 6,783,431 | 0.69% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 32,700,695 | 6,899,866 | 0.66% | 1.72% |
| 2040 | 32,909,540 | 7,018,099 | 0.64% | 1.71% |
| 2041 | 33,112,254 | 7,135,825 | 0.62% | 1.68% |
| 2042 | 33,309,062 | 7,253,328 | 0.59% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 33,499,440 | 7,369,647 | 0.57% | 1.6% |
| 2044 | 33,683,331 | 7,484,632 | 0.55% | 1.56% |
| 2045 | 33,861,058 | 7,598,729 | 0.53% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 34,032,994 | 7,710,259 | 0.51% | 1.47% |
| 2047 | 34,197,261 | 7,818,786 | 0.48% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 34,352,077 | 7,925,101 | 0.45% | 1.36% |
| 2049 | 34,500,201 | 8,029,929 | 0.43% | 1.32% |
| 2050 | 34,642,021 | 8,134,618 | 0.41% | 1.3% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nepal increased by 1,514,171 people (a 5.76% growth), while Palestine gained 949,696 people (a 28.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nepal gained 1,803,556 (a 6.48% growth), while Palestine's population increased by 1,189,465 (a 27.9% growth).
Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2005 and is 52nd in 2025. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2005 and ranked 122nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Nepal's population will grow by 16.9% to 34,642,021 people with a rank change from 52nd to 58th. The population of Palestine will increase by 49% to 8,134,618 people and rank change from 122nd to 112th.
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Population differences between Nepal and Palestine
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| Life expectancy | 70.9 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 29.5 years | 25 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.98 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman |
| Population density | 536 ppl/mi² | 2,274 ppl/mi² |
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