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

Nepal and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Nepal	Russia	Nepal	Russia
1960	10,123,658	119,897,000	-	-
1961	10,318,396	121,236,000	1.92%	1.12%
1962	10,521,116	122,591,000	1.96%	1.12%
1963	10,729,818	123,960,000	1.98%	1.12%
1964	10,946,392	125,345,000	2.02%	1.12%
1965	11,173,411	126,745,000	2.07%	1.12%
1966	11,408,710	127,468,000	2.11%	0.57%
1967	11,652,716	128,196,000	2.14%	0.57%
1968	11,906,266	128,928,000	2.18%	0.57%
1969	12,167,036	129,664,000	2.19%	0.57%
1970	12,436,190	130,404,000	2.21%	0.57%
1971	12,710,061	131,155,000	2.2%	0.58%
1972	12,989,099	131,909,000	2.2%	0.57%
1973	13,275,239	132,669,000	2.2%	0.58%
1974	13,568,435	133,432,000	2.21%	0.58%
1975	13,870,695	134,200,000	2.23%	0.58%
1976	14,177,649	135,147,000	2.21%	0.71%
1977	14,499,175	136,100,000	2.27%	0.71%
1978	14,839,695	137,060,000	2.35%	0.71%
1979	15,190,590	138,027,000	2.36%	0.71%
1980	15,553,105	139,010,000	2.39%	0.71%
1981	15,922,423	139,941,000	2.37%	0.67%
1982	16,297,987	140,823,000	2.36%	0.63%
1983	16,689,119	141,668,000	2.4%	0.6%
1984	17,085,242	142,745,000	2.37%	0.76%
1985	17,477,692	143,858,000	2.3%	0.78%
1986	17,868,124	144,894,000	2.23%	0.72%
1987	18,250,505	145,908,000	2.14%	0.7%
1988	18,638,661	146,857,000	2.13%	0.65%
1989	19,057,807	147,721,000	2.25%	0.59%
1990	19,524,573	147,969,406	2.45%	0.17%
1991	20,036,500	148,394,216	2.62%	0.29%
1992	20,609,707	148,538,197	2.86%	0.1%
1993	21,180,159	148,458,777	2.77%	-0.05%
1994	21,717,479	148,407,912	2.54%	-0.03%
1995	22,245,439	148,375,787	2.43%	-0.02%
1996	22,741,862	148,160,129	2.23%	-0.15%
1997	23,219,463	147,915,361	2.1%	-0.17%
1998	23,680,357	147,670,784	1.98%	-0.17%
1999	24,125,199	147,214,776	1.88%	-0.31%
2000	24,546,509	146,596,869	1.75%	-0.42%
2001	24,946,748	145,976,482	1.63%	-0.42%
2002	25,328,981	145,306,497	1.53%	-0.46%
2003	25,688,758	144,648,618	1.42%	-0.45%
2004	26,016,656	144,067,316	1.28%	-0.4%
2005	26,309,458	143,518,814	1.13%	-0.38%
2006	26,565,425	143,049,637	0.97%	-0.33%
2007	26,788,492	142,805,114	0.84%	-0.17%
2008	26,990,037	142,742,366	0.75%	-0.04%
2009	27,173,035	142,785,348	0.68%	0.03%
2010	27,341,952	142,849,468	0.62%	0.04%
2011	27,464,494	143,018,195	0.45%	0.12%
2012	27,534,915	143,378,447	0.26%	0.25%
2013	27,589,996	143,805,638	0.2%	0.3%
2014	27,672,370	144,237,223	0.3%	0.3%
2015	27,823,629	144,640,716	0.55%	0.28%
2016	27,955,462	145,015,460	0.47%	0.26%
2017	28,011,258	145,293,260	0.2%	0.19%
2018	28,079,689	145,398,106	0.24%	0.07%
2019	28,414,064	145,453,291	1.19%	0.04%
2020	28,966,574	145,245,148	1.94%	-0.14%
2021	29,475,010	144,746,762	1.76%	-0.34%
2022	29,715,436	144,236,933	0.82%	-0.35%
2023	29,694,614	143,826,130	-0.07%	-0.28%
2024	29,651,054	143,533,851	-0.15%	-0.2%
2025	29,618,120	142,718,132	-0.11%	-0.57%
2026	29,629,406	142,120,553	0.04%	-0.42%
2027	29,727,164	141,773,330	0.33%	-0.24%
2028	29,947,588	141,402,326	0.74%	-0.26%
2029	30,232,115	141,021,009	0.95%	-0.27%
2030	30,509,999	140,628,883	0.92%	-0.28%
2031	30,780,916	140,218,596	0.89%	-0.29%
2032	31,045,411	139,807,207	0.86%	-0.29%
2033	31,304,035	139,414,947	0.83%	-0.28%
2034	31,555,068	139,034,543	0.8%	-0.27%
2035	31,798,003	138,666,694	0.77%	-0.26%
2036	32,033,714	138,311,757	0.74%	-0.26%
2037	32,262,286	137,968,177	0.71%	-0.25%
2038	32,484,801	137,643,032	0.69%	-0.24%
2039	32,700,695	137,336,299	0.66%	-0.22%
2040	32,909,540	137,053,347	0.64%	-0.21%
2041	33,112,254	136,795,588	0.62%	-0.19%
2042	33,309,062	136,558,692	0.59%	-0.17%
2043	33,499,440	136,335,849	0.57%	-0.16%
2044	33,683,331	136,124,845	0.55%	-0.15%
2045	33,861,058	135,933,758	0.53%	-0.14%
2046	34,032,994	135,756,848	0.51%	-0.13%
2047	34,197,261	135,574,181	0.48%	-0.13%
2048	34,352,077	135,372,557	0.45%	-0.15%
2049	34,500,201	135,156,911	0.43%	-0.16%
2050	34,642,021	134,923,391	0.41%	-0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nepal increased by 1,514,171 people (a 5.76% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nepal gained 1,803,556 (a 6.48% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2005 and is 52nd in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.