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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 1.57 times bigger than Romania's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Nepal vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Romania
2100 31,902,377 10,801,385
2099 32,090,762 10,885,505
2098 32,277,789 10,969,050
2097 32,464,318 11,052,086
2096 32,647,891 11,134,776
2095 32,828,594 11,217,462
2094 33,009,460 11,299,298
2093 33,186,290 11,382,352
2092 33,361,327 11,464,817
2091 33,532,505 11,546,872
2090 33,699,660 11,630,335
2089 33,863,636 11,713,468
2088 34,022,597 11,796,733
2087 34,175,457 11,880,373
2086 34,322,945 11,966,550
2085 34,468,441 12,052,744
2084 34,605,513 12,140,454
2083 34,735,114 12,229,714
2082 34,856,938 12,319,480
2081 34,972,075 12,412,385
2080 35,080,783 12,507,333
2079 35,183,584 12,603,302
2078 35,277,254 12,700,870
2077 35,362,658 12,799,985
2076 35,440,746 12,900,610
2075 35,510,291 13,002,848
2074 35,573,094 13,107,513
2073 35,627,375 13,213,407
2072 35,670,886 13,323,211
2071 35,709,979 13,435,661
2070 35,739,580 13,550,449
2069 35,759,193 13,667,892
2068 35,770,405 13,786,771
2067 35,774,081 13,909,141
2066 35,770,220 14,034,214
2065 35,758,824 14,163,381
2064 35,737,661 14,293,294
2063 35,709,945 14,424,068
2062 35,669,839 14,557,025
2061 35,623,365 14,689,897
2060 35,567,728 14,821,441
2059 35,503,043 14,952,855
2058 35,427,419 15,082,857
2057 35,345,633 15,211,914
2056 35,253,644 15,340,213
2055 35,155,433 15,467,019
2054 35,050,330 15,590,545
2053 34,936,594 15,712,155
2052 34,816,009 15,834,374
2051 34,684,328 15,954,507
2050 34,546,267 16,073,070
2049 34,400,898 16,192,498
2048 34,250,249 16,311,535
2047 34,091,495 16,430,565
2046 33,921,975 16,547,661
2045 33,747,892 16,665,026
2044 33,566,784 16,783,383
2043 33,380,395 16,900,955
2042 33,186,321 17,018,000
2041 32,987,097 17,136,818
2040 32,781,189 17,253,674
2039 32,569,731 17,370,310
2038 32,349,742 17,488,193
2037 32,125,036 17,604,853
2036 31,892,962 17,721,511
2035 31,653,976 17,837,396
2034 31,407,460 17,950,976
2033 31,152,292 18,064,449
2032 30,890,627 18,176,399
2031 30,623,706 18,288,437
2030 30,349,201 18,399,699
2029 30,068,368 18,511,331
2028 29,780,585 18,621,197
2027 29,627,864 18,730,482
2026 29,585,230 18,839,108
2025 29,605,298 18,946,392
2024 29,651,054 19,051,804
2023 29,694,614 19,061,062
2022 29,715,436 19,048,502
2021 29,475,010 19,122,059
2020 28,966,574 19,265,250
2019 28,414,064 19,371,648
2018 28,079,689 19,473,970
2017 28,011,258 19,588,715
2016 27,955,462 19,702,267
2015 27,823,629 19,815,616
2014 27,672,370 19,908,979
2013 27,589,996 19,983,693
2012 27,534,915 20,058,035
2011 27,464,494 20,147,528
2010 27,341,952 20,246,871
2009 27,173,035 20,367,487
2008 26,990,037 20,537,875
2007 26,788,492 20,882,982
2006 26,565,425 21,193,760
2005 26,309,458 21,319,685
2004 26,016,656 21,451,748
2003 25,688,758 21,574,326
2002 25,328,981 21,730,496
2001 24,946,748 22,131,970
2000 24,546,509 22,442,971
1999 24,125,199 22,472,040
1998 23,680,357 22,507,344
1997 23,219,463 22,553,978
1996 22,741,862 22,619,004
1995 22,245,439 22,684,270
1994 21,717,479 22,730,211
1993 21,180,159 22,763,280
1992 20,609,707 22,794,284
1991 20,036,500 23,001,155
1990 19,524,573 23,201,835
1989 19,057,807 23,161,458
1988 18,638,661 23,057,662
1987 18,250,505 22,949,430
1986 17,868,124 22,836,841
1985 17,477,692 22,732,999
1984 17,085,242 22,640,547
1983 16,689,119 22,560,478
1982 16,297,987 22,475,741
1981 15,922,423 22,353,070
1980 15,553,105 22,207,282
1979 15,190,590 22,090,488
1978 14,839,695 21,951,464
1977 14,499,175 21,756,096
1976 14,177,649 21,551,634
1975 13,870,695 21,293,583
1974 13,568,435 21,029,429
1973 13,275,239 20,835,681
1972 12,989,099 20,657,957
1971 12,710,061 20,461,567
1970 12,436,190 20,250,398
1969 12,167,036 20,009,141
1968 11,906,266 19,799,831
1967 11,652,716 19,534,242
1966 11,408,710 19,215,450
1965 11,173,411 19,031,576
1964 10,946,392 18,919,126
1963 10,729,818 18,797,850
1962 10,521,116 18,676,550
1961 10,318,396 18,555,250
1960 10,123,658 18,406,905

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 Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Romania
2100 -0.59% -0.77%
2099 -0.58% -0.76%
2098 -0.57% -0.75%
2097 -0.56% -0.74%
2096 -0.55% -0.74%
2095 -0.55% -0.72%
2094 -0.53% -0.73%
2093 -0.52% -0.72%
2092 -0.51% -0.71%
2091 -0.5% -0.72%
2090 -0.48% -0.71%
2089 -0.47% -0.71%
2088 -0.45% -0.7%
2087 -0.43% -0.72%
2086 -0.42% -0.72%
2085 -0.4% -0.72%
2084 -0.37% -0.73%
2083 -0.35% -0.73%
2082 -0.33% -0.75%
2081 -0.31% -0.76%
2080 -0.29% -0.76%
2079 -0.27% -0.77%
2078 -0.24% -0.77%
2077 -0.22% -0.78%
2076 -0.2% -0.79%
2075 -0.18% -0.8%
2074 -0.15% -0.8%
2073 -0.12% -0.82%
2072 -0.11% -0.84%
2071 -0.08% -0.85%
2070 -0.05% -0.86%
2069 -0.03% -0.86%
2068 -0.01% -0.88%
2067 0.01% -0.89%
2066 0.03% -0.91%
2065 0.06% -0.91%
2064 0.08% -0.91%
2063 0.11% -0.91%
2062 0.13% -0.9%
2061 0.16% -0.89%
2060 0.18% -0.88%
2059 0.21% -0.86%
2058 0.23% -0.85%
2057 0.26% -0.84%
2056 0.28% -0.82%
2055 0.3% -0.79%
2054 0.33% -0.77%
2053 0.35% -0.77%
2052 0.38% -0.75%
2051 0.4% -0.74%
2050 0.42% -0.74%
2049 0.44% -0.73%
2048 0.47% -0.72%
2047 0.5% -0.71%
2046 0.52% -0.7%
2045 0.54% -0.71%
2044 0.56% -0.7%
2043 0.58% -0.69%
2042 0.6% -0.69%
2041 0.63% -0.68%
2040 0.65% -0.67%
2039 0.68% -0.67%
2038 0.7% -0.66%
2037 0.73% -0.66%
2036 0.75% -0.65%
2035 0.78% -0.63%
2034 0.82% -0.63%
2033 0.85% -0.62%
2032 0.87% -0.61%
2031 0.9% -0.6%
2030 0.93% -0.6%
2029 0.97% -0.59%
2028 0.52% -0.58%
2027 0.14% -0.58%
2026 -0.07% -0.57%
2025 -0.15% -0.55%
2024 -0.15% -0.05%
2023 -0.07% 0.07%
2022 0.82% -0.38%
2021 1.76% -0.74%
2020 1.94% -0.55%
2019 1.19% -0.53%
2018 0.24% -0.59%
2017 0.2% -0.58%
2016 0.47% -0.57%
2015 0.55% -0.47%
2014 0.3% -0.37%
2013 0.2% -0.37%
2012 0.26% -0.44%
2011 0.45% -0.49%
2010 0.62% -0.59%
2009 0.68% -0.83%
2008 0.75% -1.65%
2007 0.84% -1.47%
2006 0.97% -0.59%
2005 1.13% -0.62%
2004 1.28% -0.57%
2003 1.42% -0.72%
2002 1.53% -1.81%
2001 1.63% -1.39%
2000 1.75% -0.13%
1999 1.88% -0.16%
1998 1.98% -0.21%
1997 2.1% -0.29%
1996 2.23% -0.29%
1995 2.43% -0.2%
1994 2.54% -0.15%
1993 2.77% -0.14%
1992 2.86% -0.9%
1991 2.62% -0.86%
1990 2.45% 0.17%
1989 2.25% 0.45%
1988 2.13% 0.47%
1987 2.14% 0.49%
1986 2.23% 0.46%
1985 2.3% 0.41%
1984 2.37% 0.35%
1983 2.4% 0.38%
1982 2.36% 0.55%
1981 2.37% 0.66%
1980 2.39% 0.53%
1979 2.36% 0.63%
1978 2.35% 0.9%
1977 2.27% 0.95%
1976 2.21% 1.21%
1975 2.23% 1.26%
1974 2.21% 0.93%
1973 2.2% 0.86%
1972 2.2% 0.96%
1971 2.2% 1.04%
1970 2.21% 1.21%
1969 2.19% 1.06%
1968 2.18% 1.36%
1967 2.14% 1.66%
1966 2.11% 0.97%
1965 2.07% 0.59%
1964 2.02% 0.65%
1963 1.98% 0.65%
1962 1.96% 0.65%
1961 1.92% 0.81%

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 Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Nepal Romania
Current population
29596762
18839108
Population rank 52/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.23%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
56.8 minutes
One birth every
54.9 seconds
3.45 minutes
One death every
2.55 minutes
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline -119 -25
Annual growth/decline -43,560 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 169/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -364,699 -29,041
Net migration rank 193/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - -29,041
2024 - -401,282 - -28,466
2023 368,450 -409,782 -89,587 -27,780
2022 379,021 -379,321 -93,338 89,076
2021 351,165 130,001 -141,504 -17,731
2020 373,553 162,139 -100,179 -13,202
2019 387,113 182,203 -60,053 -27,909
2018 394,576 -295,151 -62,316 -33,018
2017 406,219 -368,787 -50,930 -33,081
2016 415,921 -341,748 -53,196 -33,073
2015 410,565 -221,062 -59,447 -35,751
2014 423,166 -310,156 -55,745 -35,448
2013 424,804 -373,064 -59,951 -34,910
2012 430,151 -371,707 -54,157 -37,589
2011 429,957 -347,552 -56,413 -102,769
2010 432,631 -269,963 -46,567 -122,364
2009 441,290 -266,144 -34,625 -137,953
2008 452,353 -261,540 -30,806 -144,368
2007 464,780 -252,526 -37,590 -133,089
2006 475,335 -241,455 -38,148 -132,777
2005 489,093 -211,024 -40,508 -131,176
2004 504,853 -197,336 -42,904 -117,432
2003 516,575 -168,314 -56,093 -107,139
2002 525,045 -153,730 -58,673 -106,585
2001 542,118 -148,973 -37,625 -91,154
2000 554,506 -147,193 -22,443 -92,451
1999 557,847 -122,551 -31,461 -82,590
1998 562,787 -108,400 -33,761 -81,366
1997 565,882 -98,454 -42,853 -88,734
1996 580,099 -92,307 -56,548 -70,799
1995 591,283 -86,232 -36,295 -73,779
1994 578,293 -27,415 -18,184 -76,246
1993 561,549 -37,782 -13,658 -73,475
1992 533,029 84,113 -4,559 -63,200
1991 512,233 17,056 25,301 -36,824
1990 495,202 -640 69,605 -38,157
1989 478,771 -39,808 122,756 -33,866
1988 463,581 -64,246 126,817 -48,911
1987 449,400 -72,437 128,517 -42,868
1986 434,802 -47,017 134,737 -50,450
1985 423,240 -30,154 111,392 -28,108
1984 411,122 -19,300 117,731 -24,629
1983 399,103 1,304 87,986 3,093
1982 385,741 -3,898 119,121 -4,725
1981 374,145 -4,855 156,472 -20,870
1980 364,254 5,084 168,776 -16,668
1979 355,597 88 194,397 -29,600
1978 345,765 346 204,148 -31,427
1977 332,843 2,108 215,385 -28,135
1976 323,222 -15,119 213,361 18,748
1975 312,479 -6,686 219,324 9,125
1974 303,078 -4,361 235,530 6,725
1973 288,750 -1,076 175,020 58,651
1972 286,708 -2,107 198,316 61,920
1971 280,752 -7,284 206,662 74,473
1970 272,439 1,847 234,905 71,919
1969 264,560 -527 264,120 74,851
1968 258,259 -746 338,577 33,601
1967 249,240 347 347,709 37,282
1966 241,716 -3,306 115,293 -25,458
1965 233,726 -1,551 114,190 -60,430
1964 227,948 -6,087 134,326 -59,500
1963 219,586 -8,303 139,104 -58,076
1962 215,368 -9,249 130,736 -56,152
1961 209,917 -10,601 163,286 -54,642
1960 203,374 -13,223 191,431 -55,397

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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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