The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,630,474 people compared to 7,096,151 in Paraguay.
Population statistics:
- Nepal's population is 4.18 times bigger than Paraguay's.
- Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
- The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
- For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
- Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.5% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.1M (28.9% growth).
- Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 9.29M people in 2078 for Paraguay.
Nepal vs Paraguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
29630474
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7096151
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| Population rank | 52/197 | 108/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.36% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
12.1 minutes
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6.18 minutes
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| One birth every |
54.9 seconds
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3.84 minutes
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| One death every |
2.55 minutes
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13.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.31 minutes
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42.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -401,282 | -12,451 |
| Daily growth/decline | -119 | +233 |
| Annual growth/decline | -43,560 | +85,007 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.15% | +1.24% |
| Population growth rate rank | 175/197 | 88/197 |
Nepal and Paraguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 10,123,658 | 1,883,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,318,396 | 1,927,394 | 1.92% | 2.33% |
| 1962 | 10,521,116 | 1,973,130 | 1.96% | 2.37% |
| 1963 | 10,729,818 | 2,021,909 | 1.98% | 2.47% |
| 1964 | 10,946,392 | 2,073,119 | 2.02% | 2.53% |
| 1965 | 11,173,411 | 2,125,177 | 2.07% | 2.51% |
| 1966 | 11,408,710 | 2,177,584 | 2.11% | 2.47% |
| 1967 | 11,652,716 | 2,229,994 | 2.14% | 2.41% |
| 1968 | 11,906,266 | 2,282,391 | 2.18% | 2.35% |
| 1969 | 12,167,036 | 2,334,992 | 2.19% | 2.3% |
| 1970 | 12,436,190 | 2,388,028 | 2.21% | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 12,710,061 | 2,442,537 | 2.2% | 2.28% |
| 1972 | 12,989,099 | 2,499,881 | 2.2% | 2.35% |
| 1973 | 13,275,239 | 2,561,102 | 2.2% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 13,568,435 | 2,625,621 | 2.21% | 2.52% |
| 1975 | 13,870,695 | 2,691,648 | 2.23% | 2.51% |
| 1976 | 14,177,649 | 2,758,836 | 2.21% | 2.5% |
| 1977 | 14,499,175 | 2,827,874 | 2.27% | 2.5% |
| 1978 | 14,839,695 | 2,899,269 | 2.35% | 2.52% |
| 1979 | 15,190,590 | 2,973,968 | 2.36% | 2.58% |
| 1980 | 15,553,105 | 3,053,235 | 2.39% | 2.67% |
| 1981 | 15,922,423 | 3,137,604 | 2.37% | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 16,297,987 | 3,226,189 | 2.36% | 2.82% |
| 1983 | 16,689,119 | 3,318,068 | 2.4% | 2.85% |
| 1984 | 17,085,242 | 3,412,936 | 2.37% | 2.86% |
| 1985 | 17,477,692 | 3,510,671 | 2.3% | 2.86% |
| 1986 | 17,868,124 | 3,611,474 | 2.23% | 2.87% |
| 1987 | 18,250,505 | 3,714,889 | 2.14% | 2.86% |
| 1988 | 18,638,661 | 3,820,546 | 2.13% | 2.84% |
| 1989 | 19,057,807 | 3,927,802 | 2.25% | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 19,524,573 | 4,035,747 | 2.45% | 2.75% |
| 1991 | 20,036,500 | 4,144,364 | 2.62% | 2.69% |
| 1992 | 20,609,707 | 4,253,600 | 2.86% | 2.64% |
| 1993 | 21,180,159 | 4,362,696 | 2.77% | 2.56% |
| 1994 | 21,717,479 | 4,471,417 | 2.54% | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 22,245,439 | 4,579,806 | 2.43% | 2.42% |
| 1996 | 22,741,862 | 4,687,543 | 2.23% | 2.35% |
| 1997 | 23,219,463 | 4,794,412 | 2.1% | 2.28% |
| 1998 | 23,680,357 | 4,900,025 | 1.98% | 2.2% |
| 1999 | 24,125,199 | 5,003,135 | 1.88% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 24,546,509 | 5,100,868 | 1.75% | 1.95% |
| 2001 | 24,946,748 | 5,187,689 | 1.63% | 1.7% |
| 2002 | 25,328,981 | 5,261,328 | 1.53% | 1.42% |
| 2003 | 25,688,758 | 5,326,436 | 1.42% | 1.24% |
| 2004 | 26,016,656 | 5,388,175 | 1.28% | 1.16% |
| 2005 | 26,309,458 | 5,448,097 | 1.13% | 1.11% |
| 2006 | 26,565,425 | 5,505,148 | 0.97% | 1.05% |
| 2007 | 26,788,492 | 5,559,386 | 0.84% | 0.99% |
| 2008 | 26,990,037 | 5,613,574 | 0.75% | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 27,173,035 | 5,671,236 | 0.68% | 1.03% |
| 2010 | 27,341,952 | 5,737,971 | 0.62% | 1.18% |
| 2011 | 27,464,494 | 5,814,626 | 0.45% | 1.34% |
| 2012 | 27,534,915 | 5,897,008 | 0.26% | 1.42% |
| 2013 | 27,589,996 | 5,982,445 | 0.2% | 1.45% |
| 2014 | 27,672,370 | 6,069,811 | 0.3% | 1.46% |
| 2015 | 27,823,629 | 6,159,103 | 0.55% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 27,955,462 | 6,249,126 | 0.47% | 1.46% |
| 2017 | 28,011,258 | 6,338,660 | 0.2% | 1.43% |
| 2018 | 28,079,689 | 6,427,382 | 0.24% | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 28,414,064 | 6,515,058 | 1.19% | 1.36% |
| 2020 | 28,966,574 | 6,603,739 | 1.94% | 1.36% |
| 2021 | 29,475,010 | 6,684,182 | 1.76% | 1.22% |
| 2022 | 29,715,436 | 6,760,464 | 0.82% | 1.14% |
| 2023 | 29,694,614 | 6,844,146 | -0.07% | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 29,651,054 | 6,929,153 | -0.15% | 1.24% |
| 2025 | 29,618,120 | 7,013,079 | -0.11% | 1.21% |
| 2026 | 29,629,406 | 7,095,273 | 0.04% | 1.17% |
| 2027 | 29,727,164 | 7,175,671 | 0.33% | 1.13% |
| 2028 | 29,947,588 | 7,254,526 | 0.74% | 1.1% |
| 2029 | 30,232,115 | 7,331,909 | 0.95% | 1.07% |
| 2030 | 30,509,999 | 7,407,622 | 0.92% | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 30,780,916 | 7,481,641 | 0.89% | 1% |
| 2032 | 31,045,411 | 7,554,221 | 0.86% | 0.97% |
| 2033 | 31,304,035 | 7,625,459 | 0.83% | 0.94% |
| 2034 | 31,555,068 | 7,695,120 | 0.8% | 0.91% |
| 2035 | 31,798,003 | 7,763,524 | 0.77% | 0.89% |
| 2036 | 32,033,714 | 7,830,885 | 0.74% | 0.87% |
| 2037 | 32,262,286 | 7,896,975 | 0.71% | 0.84% |
| 2038 | 32,484,801 | 7,961,863 | 0.69% | 0.82% |
| 2039 | 32,700,695 | 8,025,487 | 0.66% | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 32,909,540 | 8,087,571 | 0.64% | 0.77% |
| 2041 | 33,112,254 | 8,148,407 | 0.62% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 33,309,062 | 8,208,318 | 0.59% | 0.74% |
| 2043 | 33,499,440 | 8,267,008 | 0.57% | 0.72% |
| 2044 | 33,683,331 | 8,324,330 | 0.55% | 0.69% |
| 2045 | 33,861,058 | 8,380,533 | 0.53% | 0.68% |
| 2046 | 34,032,994 | 8,435,754 | 0.51% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 34,197,261 | 8,489,460 | 0.48% | 0.64% |
| 2048 | 34,352,077 | 8,541,342 | 0.45% | 0.61% |
| 2049 | 34,500,201 | 8,591,710 | 0.43% | 0.59% |
| 2050 | 34,642,021 | 8,640,471 | 0.41% | 0.57% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,675,012 (a 5.99% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 847,025 (a 13.6% growth).
Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,640,471 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Asuncion | 462K |
| Ciudad del Este | 350K |
| Luque | 260K |
| San Lorenzo | 225K |
| Pedro Juan Caballero | 127K |
| Caaguazu | 127K |
| Encarnacion | 107K |
| Coronel Oviedo | 52.4K |
| Concepcion | 45.1K |
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Population differences between Nepal and Paraguay
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| Life expectancy | 71.2 years | 74.2 years |
| Average age | 29.5 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 27.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 50.1:49.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.98 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 536 ppl/mi² | 45.3 ppl/mi² |
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