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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 4,642,198 in Panama.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 6.38 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.06% for Panama.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.38M to 4.64M (37.5% growth).

Nepal vs Panama: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Panama
2100 31,902,377 5,947,731
2099 32,090,762 5,958,919
2098 32,277,789 5,969,676
2097 32,464,318 5,979,860
2096 32,647,891 5,989,615
2095 32,828,594 5,998,960
2094 33,009,460 6,007,655
2093 33,186,290 6,015,893
2092 33,361,327 6,023,482
2091 33,532,505 6,030,584
2090 33,699,660 6,037,116
2089 33,863,636 6,043,194
2088 34,022,597 6,048,506
2087 34,175,457 6,053,252
2086 34,322,945 6,057,347
2085 34,468,441 6,060,940
2084 34,605,513 6,063,735
2083 34,735,114 6,065,863
2082 34,856,938 6,067,171
2081 34,972,075 6,067,635
2080 35,080,783 6,067,317
2079 35,183,584 6,066,164
2078 35,277,254 6,064,127
2077 35,362,658 6,061,297
2076 35,440,746 6,057,645
2075 35,510,291 6,053,134
2074 35,573,094 6,047,620
2073 35,627,375 6,041,318
2072 35,670,886 6,034,065
2071 35,709,979 6,026,051
2070 35,739,580 6,017,288
2069 35,759,193 6,007,621
2068 35,770,405 5,997,109
2067 35,774,081 5,985,932
2066 35,770,220 5,973,853
2065 35,758,824 5,961,039
2064 35,737,661 5,947,320
2063 35,709,945 5,932,822
2062 35,669,839 5,917,367
2061 35,623,365 5,900,972
2060 35,567,728 5,883,654
2059 35,503,043 5,865,433
2058 35,427,419 5,846,037
2057 35,345,633 5,825,696
2056 35,253,644 5,804,369
2055 35,155,433 5,781,900
2054 35,050,330 5,758,339
2053 34,936,594 5,733,538
2052 34,816,009 5,707,562
2051 34,684,328 5,680,231
2050 34,546,267 5,651,617
2049 34,400,898 5,621,841
2048 34,250,249 5,590,701
2047 34,091,495 5,558,382
2046 33,921,975 5,524,843
2045 33,747,892 5,490,228
2044 33,566,784 5,454,371
2043 33,380,395 5,417,316
2042 33,186,321 5,379,169
2041 32,987,097 5,339,872
2040 32,781,189 5,299,492
2039 32,569,731 5,257,983
2038 32,349,742 5,215,284
2037 32,125,036 5,171,497
2036 31,892,962 5,126,814
2035 31,653,976 5,081,210
2034 31,407,460 5,034,708
2033 31,152,292 4,987,247
2032 30,890,627 4,938,646
2031 30,623,706 4,889,260
2030 30,349,201 4,838,970
2029 30,068,368 4,787,654
2028 29,780,585 4,735,214
2027 29,627,864 4,681,847
2026 29,585,230 4,627,497
2025 29,605,298 4,572,106
2024 29,651,054 4,515,577
2023 29,694,614 4,458,759
2022 29,715,436 4,400,773
2021 29,475,010 4,345,405
2020 28,966,574 4,293,261
2019 28,414,064 4,234,700
2018 28,079,689 4,167,860
2017 28,011,258 4,098,707
2016 27,955,462 4,029,086
2015 27,823,629 3,960,035
2014 27,672,370 3,892,101
2013 27,589,996 3,825,329
2012 27,534,915 3,759,256
2011 27,464,494 3,693,505
2010 27,341,952 3,628,535
2009 27,173,035 3,564,381
2008 26,990,037 3,500,648
2007 26,788,492 3,437,490
2006 26,565,425 3,375,024
2005 26,309,458 3,313,026
2004 26,016,656 3,251,155
2003 25,688,758 3,189,807
2002 25,328,981 3,129,344
2001 24,946,748 3,069,537
2000 24,546,509 3,010,369
1999 24,125,199 2,951,822
1998 23,680,357 2,893,914
1997 23,219,463 2,836,695
1996 22,741,862 2,780,227
1995 22,245,439 2,724,557
1994 21,717,479 2,669,546
1993 21,180,159 2,615,099
1992 20,609,707 2,561,336
1991 20,036,500 2,508,265
1990 19,524,573 2,455,583
1989 19,057,807 2,403,820
1988 18,638,661 2,352,848
1987 18,250,505 2,301,970
1986 17,868,124 2,251,325
1985 17,477,692 2,200,915
1984 17,085,242 2,150,782
1983 16,689,119 2,101,106
1982 16,297,987 2,052,271
1981 15,922,423 2,004,418
1980 15,553,105 1,957,534
1979 15,190,590 1,911,552
1978 14,839,695 1,866,311
1977 14,499,175 1,821,543
1976 14,177,649 1,776,935
1975 13,870,695 1,732,389
1974 13,568,435 1,687,926
1973 13,275,239 1,643,690
1972 12,989,099 1,599,723
1971 12,710,061 1,556,081
1970 12,436,190 1,513,070
1969 12,167,036 1,470,886
1968 11,906,266 1,429,447
1967 11,652,716 1,388,628
1966 11,408,710 1,348,388
1965 11,173,411 1,308,835
1964 10,946,392 1,270,065
1963 10,729,818 1,232,124
1962 10,521,116 1,195,301
1961 10,318,396 1,159,870
1960 10,123,658 1,126,005

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 Panama gained 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Panama's population increased by 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Panama was ranked 128th in 2006 and still ranked 128th 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 Panama will increase by 21.7% to 5,651,617 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 6.07M people in 2081 for Panama.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Panama
2100 -0.59% -0.19%
2099 -0.58% -0.18%
2098 -0.57% -0.17%
2097 -0.56% -0.16%
2096 -0.55% -0.16%
2095 -0.55% -0.14%
2094 -0.53% -0.14%
2093 -0.52% -0.13%
2092 -0.51% -0.12%
2091 -0.5% -0.11%
2090 -0.48% -0.1%
2089 -0.47% -0.09%
2088 -0.45% -0.08%
2087 -0.43% -0.07%
2086 -0.42% -0.06%
2085 -0.4% -0.05%
2084 -0.37% -0.04%
2083 -0.35% -0.02%
2082 -0.33% -0.008%
2081 -0.31% 0.005%
2080 -0.29% 0.02%
2079 -0.27% 0.03%
2078 -0.24% 0.05%
2077 -0.22% 0.06%
2076 -0.2% 0.07%
2075 -0.18% 0.09%
2074 -0.15% 0.1%
2073 -0.12% 0.12%
2072 -0.11% 0.13%
2071 -0.08% 0.15%
2070 -0.05% 0.16%
2069 -0.03% 0.18%
2068 -0.01% 0.19%
2067 0.01% 0.2%
2066 0.03% 0.21%
2065 0.06% 0.23%
2064 0.08% 0.24%
2063 0.11% 0.26%
2062 0.13% 0.28%
2061 0.16% 0.29%
2060 0.18% 0.31%
2059 0.21% 0.33%
2058 0.23% 0.35%
2057 0.26% 0.37%
2056 0.28% 0.39%
2055 0.3% 0.41%
2054 0.33% 0.43%
2053 0.35% 0.46%
2052 0.38% 0.48%
2051 0.4% 0.51%
2050 0.42% 0.53%
2049 0.44% 0.56%
2048 0.47% 0.58%
2047 0.5% 0.61%
2046 0.52% 0.63%
2045 0.54% 0.66%
2044 0.56% 0.68%
2043 0.58% 0.71%
2042 0.6% 0.74%
2041 0.63% 0.76%
2040 0.65% 0.79%
2039 0.68% 0.82%
2038 0.7% 0.85%
2037 0.73% 0.87%
2036 0.75% 0.9%
2035 0.78% 0.92%
2034 0.82% 0.95%
2033 0.85% 0.98%
2032 0.87% 1.01%
2031 0.9% 1.04%
2030 0.93% 1.07%
2029 0.97% 1.11%
2028 0.52% 1.14%
2027 0.14% 1.17%
2026 -0.07% 1.21%
2025 -0.15% 1.25%
2024 -0.15% 1.27%
2023 -0.07% 1.32%
2022 0.82% 1.27%
2021 1.76% 1.21%
2020 1.94% 1.38%
2019 1.19% 1.6%
2018 0.24% 1.69%
2017 0.2% 1.73%
2016 0.47% 1.74%
2015 0.55% 1.75%
2014 0.3% 1.75%
2013 0.2% 1.76%
2012 0.26% 1.78%
2011 0.45% 1.79%
2010 0.62% 1.8%
2009 0.68% 1.82%
2008 0.75% 1.84%
2007 0.84% 1.85%
2006 0.97% 1.87%
2005 1.13% 1.9%
2004 1.28% 1.92%
2003 1.42% 1.93%
2002 1.53% 1.95%
2001 1.63% 1.97%
2000 1.75% 1.98%
1999 1.88% 2%
1998 1.98% 2.02%
1997 2.1% 2.03%
1996 2.23% 2.04%
1995 2.43% 2.06%
1994 2.54% 2.08%
1993 2.77% 2.1%
1992 2.86% 2.12%
1991 2.62% 2.15%
1990 2.45% 2.15%
1989 2.25% 2.17%
1988 2.13% 2.21%
1987 2.14% 2.25%
1986 2.23% 2.29%
1985 2.3% 2.33%
1984 2.37% 2.36%
1983 2.4% 2.38%
1982 2.36% 2.39%
1981 2.37% 2.4%
1980 2.39% 2.41%
1979 2.36% 2.42%
1978 2.35% 2.46%
1977 2.27% 2.51%
1976 2.21% 2.57%
1975 2.23% 2.63%
1974 2.21% 2.69%
1973 2.2% 2.75%
1972 2.2% 2.8%
1971 2.2% 2.84%
1970 2.21% 2.87%
1969 2.19% 2.9%
1968 2.18% 2.94%
1967 2.14% 2.98%
1966 2.11% 3.02%
1965 2.07% 3.05%
1964 2.02% 3.08%
1963 1.98% 3.08%
1962 1.96% 3.05%
1961 1.92% 3.01%

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 Panama's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Nepal Panama
Current population
29596762
4642198
Population rank 52/197 128/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.06%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
9.25 minutes
One birth every
54.9 seconds
7.35 minutes
One death every
2.55 minutes
24.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline -119 +156
Annual growth/decline -43,560 +56,818
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 83/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -364,699 +6,151
Net migration rank 193/196 49/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 477,749
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 81/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 63/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Panama
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Panama
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - 6,151
2024 - -401,282 - 6,706
2023 368,450 -409,782 50,197 7,262
2022 379,021 -379,321 50,556 7,967
2021 351,165 130,001 46,747 5,473
2020 373,553 162,139 46,599 5,473
2019 387,113 182,203 54,420 10,623
2018 394,576 -295,151 57,508 11,130
2017 406,219 -368,787 58,607 11,059
2016 415,921 -341,748 59,454 10,109
2015 410,565 -221,062 59,896 8,648
2014 423,166 -310,156 60,227 7,105
2013 424,804 -373,064 60,295 5,926
2012 430,151 -371,707 60,471 5,447
2011 429,957 -347,552 60,411 5,167
2010 432,631 -269,963 59,418 4,953
2009 441,290 -266,144 59,168 4,765
2008 452,353 -261,540 58,961 4,568
2007 464,780 -252,526 58,454 4,330
2006 475,335 -241,455 58,067 4,087
2005 489,093 -211,024 58,014 3,843
2004 504,853 -197,336 58,281 3,596
2003 516,575 -168,314 57,458 3,352
2002 525,045 -153,730 57,011 3,099
2001 542,118 -148,973 56,654 2,856
2000 554,506 -147,193 56,236 2,602
1999 557,847 -122,551 55,911 2,341
1998 562,787 -108,400 55,482 2,084
1997 565,882 -98,454 55,060 1,820
1996 580,099 -92,307 54,512 1,533
1995 591,283 -86,232 54,069 1,221
1994 578,293 -27,415 53,845 899
1993 561,549 -37,782 53,591 560
1992 533,029 84,113 53,186 182
1991 512,233 17,056 53,079 -305
1990 495,202 -640 53,451 -854
1989 478,771 -39,808 52,295 -1,368
1988 463,581 -64,246 52,767 -1,750
1987 449,400 -72,437 52,690 -1,953
1986 434,802 -47,017 52,681 -2,136
1985 423,240 -30,154 52,573 -2,297
1984 411,122 -19,300 52,436 -2,435
1983 399,103 1,304 51,880 -2,518
1982 385,741 -3,898 50,858 -2,554
1981 374,145 -4,855 50,018 -2,620
1980 364,254 5,084 49,077 -2,701
1979 355,597 88 48,362 -2,772
1978 345,765 346 47,694 -2,811
1977 332,843 2,108 47,438 -2,792
1976 323,222 -15,119 47,307 -2,727
1975 312,479 -6,686 47,149 -2,635
1974 303,078 -4,361 46,932 -2,531
1973 288,750 -1,076 46,540 -2,464
1972 286,708 -2,107 46,311 -2,448
1971 280,752 -7,284 45,867 -2,454
1970 272,439 1,847 45,075 -2,476
1969 264,560 -527 44,278 -2,510
1968 258,259 -746 43,641 -2,528
1967 249,240 347 43,054 -2,528
1966 241,716 -3,306 42,457 -2,500
1965 233,726 -1,551 41,604 -2,454
1964 227,948 -6,087 40,806 -2,418
1963 219,586 -8,303 39,872 -2,380
1962 215,368 -9,249 38,537 -2,377
1961 209,917 -10,601 37,100 -2,394
1960 203,374 -13,223 35,431 -2,409

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 Panama 86.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 544,211 people) and 13.5% is from migration (a gain of 84,849 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 477,749 people or 10.6% in Panama.

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
Panama
City Population
Panama 410K
Colon 242K
Santiago de Veraguas 110K
Tocumen 103K
David 82.9K
La Chorrera 68.9K
Pacora 52.5K
Penonome 21.7K
Balboa 10K
Chitre 9.02K

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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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