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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 4.79 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.07% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Nepal vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Russia
2100 31,902,377 124,983,377
2099 32,090,762 125,086,144
2098 32,277,789 125,186,329
2097 32,464,318 125,264,415
2096 32,647,891 125,354,177
2095 32,828,594 125,422,006
2094 33,009,460 125,474,373
2093 33,186,290 125,529,632
2092 33,361,327 125,604,261
2091 33,532,505 125,652,742
2090 33,699,660 125,707,894
2089 33,863,636 125,760,026
2088 34,022,597 125,810,124
2087 34,175,457 125,858,116
2086 34,322,945 125,926,035
2085 34,468,441 126,001,913
2084 34,605,513 126,076,414
2083 34,735,114 126,151,046
2082 34,856,938 126,234,371
2081 34,972,075 126,317,768
2080 35,080,783 126,414,511
2079 35,183,584 126,534,688
2078 35,277,254 126,674,591
2077 35,362,658 126,830,956
2076 35,440,746 126,982,766
2075 35,510,291 127,165,304
2074 35,573,094 127,362,143
2073 35,627,375 127,576,856
2072 35,670,886 127,802,632
2071 35,709,979 128,080,998
2070 35,739,580 128,353,977
2069 35,759,193 128,642,208
2068 35,770,405 128,920,237
2067 35,774,081 129,203,483
2066 35,770,220 129,511,983
2065 35,758,824 129,842,007
2064 35,737,661 130,177,089
2063 35,709,945 130,522,107
2062 35,669,839 130,851,664
2061 35,623,365 131,200,160
2060 35,567,728 131,526,812
2059 35,503,043 131,884,461
2058 35,427,419 132,247,211
2057 35,345,633 132,584,941
2056 35,253,644 132,925,501
2055 35,155,433 133,271,436
2054 35,050,330 133,595,068
2053 34,936,594 133,914,243
2052 34,816,009 134,180,223
2051 34,684,328 134,443,510
2050 34,546,267 134,687,487
2049 34,400,898 134,909,323
2048 34,250,249 135,117,641
2047 34,091,495 135,311,492
2046 33,921,975 135,482,008
2045 33,747,892 135,664,379
2044 33,566,784 135,863,165
2043 33,380,395 136,085,277
2042 33,186,321 136,307,658
2041 32,987,097 136,557,818
2040 32,781,189 136,821,807
2039 32,569,731 137,122,219
2038 32,349,742 137,433,644
2037 32,125,036 137,770,811
2036 31,892,962 138,118,955
2035 31,653,976 138,478,809
2034 31,407,460 138,852,689
2033 31,152,292 139,237,595
2032 30,890,627 139,635,142
2031 30,623,706 140,058,187
2030 30,349,201 140,453,528
2029 30,068,368 140,840,370
2028 29,780,585 141,214,141
2027 29,627,864 141,580,416
2026 29,585,230 141,906,741
2025 29,605,298 142,772,403
2024 29,651,054 143,533,851
2023 29,694,614 143,826,130
2022 29,715,436 144,236,933
2021 29,475,010 144,746,762
2020 28,966,574 145,245,148
2019 28,414,064 145,453,291
2018 28,079,689 145,398,106
2017 28,011,258 145,293,260
2016 27,955,462 145,015,460
2015 27,823,629 144,640,716
2014 27,672,370 144,237,223
2013 27,589,996 143,805,638
2012 27,534,915 143,378,447
2011 27,464,494 143,018,195
2010 27,341,952 142,849,468
2009 27,173,035 142,785,348
2008 26,990,037 142,742,366
2007 26,788,492 142,805,114
2006 26,565,425 143,049,637
2005 26,309,458 143,518,814
2004 26,016,656 144,067,316
2003 25,688,758 144,648,618
2002 25,328,981 145,306,497
2001 24,946,748 145,976,482
2000 24,546,509 146,596,869
1999 24,125,199 147,214,776
1998 23,680,357 147,670,784
1997 23,219,463 147,915,361
1996 22,741,862 148,160,129
1995 22,245,439 148,375,787
1994 21,717,479 148,407,912
1993 21,180,159 148,458,777
1992 20,609,707 148,538,197
1991 20,036,500 148,394,216
1990 19,524,573 147,969,406
1989 19,057,807 147,721,000
1988 18,638,661 146,857,000
1987 18,250,505 145,908,000
1986 17,868,124 144,894,000
1985 17,477,692 143,858,000
1984 17,085,242 142,745,000
1983 16,689,119 141,668,000
1982 16,297,987 140,823,000
1981 15,922,423 139,941,000
1980 15,553,105 139,010,000
1979 15,190,590 138,027,000
1978 14,839,695 137,060,000
1977 14,499,175 136,100,000
1976 14,177,649 135,147,000
1975 13,870,695 134,200,000
1974 13,568,435 133,432,000
1973 13,275,239 132,669,000
1972 12,989,099 131,909,000
1971 12,710,061 131,155,000
1970 12,436,190 130,404,000
1969 12,167,036 129,664,000
1968 11,906,266 128,928,000
1967 11,652,716 128,196,000
1966 11,408,710 127,468,000
1965 11,173,411 126,745,000
1964 10,946,392 125,345,000
1963 10,729,818 123,960,000
1962 10,521,116 122,591,000
1961 10,318,396 121,236,000
1960 10,123,658 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/nepal/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Russia
2100 -0.59% -0.08%
2099 -0.58% -0.08%
2098 -0.57% -0.06%
2097 -0.56% -0.07%
2096 -0.55% -0.05%
2095 -0.55% -0.04%
2094 -0.53% -0.04%
2093 -0.52% -0.06%
2092 -0.51% -0.04%
2091 -0.5% -0.04%
2090 -0.48% -0.04%
2089 -0.47% -0.04%
2088 -0.45% -0.04%
2087 -0.43% -0.05%
2086 -0.42% -0.06%
2085 -0.4% -0.06%
2084 -0.37% -0.06%
2083 -0.35% -0.07%
2082 -0.33% -0.07%
2081 -0.31% -0.08%
2080 -0.29% -0.09%
2079 -0.27% -0.11%
2078 -0.24% -0.12%
2077 -0.22% -0.12%
2076 -0.2% -0.14%
2075 -0.18% -0.15%
2074 -0.15% -0.17%
2073 -0.12% -0.18%
2072 -0.11% -0.22%
2071 -0.08% -0.21%
2070 -0.05% -0.22%
2069 -0.03% -0.22%
2068 -0.01% -0.22%
2067 0.01% -0.24%
2066 0.03% -0.25%
2065 0.06% -0.26%
2064 0.08% -0.26%
2063 0.11% -0.25%
2062 0.13% -0.27%
2061 0.16% -0.25%
2060 0.18% -0.27%
2059 0.21% -0.27%
2058 0.23% -0.25%
2057 0.26% -0.26%
2056 0.28% -0.26%
2055 0.3% -0.24%
2054 0.33% -0.24%
2053 0.35% -0.2%
2052 0.38% -0.2%
2051 0.4% -0.18%
2050 0.42% -0.16%
2049 0.44% -0.15%
2048 0.47% -0.14%
2047 0.5% -0.13%
2046 0.52% -0.13%
2045 0.54% -0.15%
2044 0.56% -0.16%
2043 0.58% -0.16%
2042 0.6% -0.18%
2041 0.63% -0.19%
2040 0.65% -0.22%
2039 0.68% -0.23%
2038 0.7% -0.24%
2037 0.73% -0.25%
2036 0.75% -0.26%
2035 0.78% -0.27%
2034 0.82% -0.28%
2033 0.85% -0.28%
2032 0.87% -0.3%
2031 0.9% -0.28%
2030 0.93% -0.27%
2029 0.97% -0.26%
2028 0.52% -0.26%
2027 0.14% -0.23%
2026 -0.07% -0.61%
2025 -0.15% -0.53%
2024 -0.15% -0.2%
2023 -0.07% -0.28%
2022 0.82% -0.35%
2021 1.76% -0.34%
2020 1.94% -0.14%
2019 1.19% 0.04%
2018 0.24% 0.07%
2017 0.2% 0.19%
2016 0.47% 0.26%
2015 0.55% 0.28%
2014 0.3% 0.3%
2013 0.2% 0.3%
2012 0.26% 0.25%
2011 0.45% 0.12%
2010 0.62% 0.04%
2009 0.68% 0.03%
2008 0.75% -0.04%
2007 0.84% -0.17%
2006 0.97% -0.33%
2005 1.13% -0.38%
2004 1.28% -0.4%
2003 1.42% -0.45%
2002 1.53% -0.46%
2001 1.63% -0.42%
2000 1.75% -0.42%
1999 1.88% -0.31%
1998 1.98% -0.17%
1997 2.1% -0.17%
1996 2.23% -0.15%
1995 2.43% -0.02%
1994 2.54% -0.03%
1993 2.77% -0.05%
1992 2.86% 0.1%
1991 2.62% 0.29%
1990 2.45% 0.17%
1989 2.25% 0.59%
1988 2.13% 0.65%
1987 2.14% 0.7%
1986 2.23% 0.72%
1985 2.3% 0.78%
1984 2.37% 0.76%
1983 2.4% 0.6%
1982 2.36% 0.63%
1981 2.37% 0.67%
1980 2.39% 0.71%
1979 2.36% 0.71%
1978 2.35% 0.71%
1977 2.27% 0.71%
1976 2.21% 0.71%
1975 2.23% 0.58%
1974 2.21% 0.58%
1973 2.2% 0.58%
1972 2.2% 0.57%
1971 2.2% 0.58%
1970 2.21% 0.57%
1969 2.19% 0.57%
1968 2.18% 0.57%
1967 2.14% 0.57%
1966 2.11% 0.57%
1965 2.07% 1.12%
1964 2.02% 1.12%
1963 1.98% 1.12%
1962 1.96% 1.12%
1961 1.92% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Nepal Russia
Current population
29596762
141906741
Population rank 52/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 1.71%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
54.9 seconds
25.5 seconds
One death every
2.55 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -119 -801
Annual growth/decline -43,560 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 177/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -364,699 -251,822
Net migration rank 193/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - -251,822
2024 - -401,282 - -178,042
2023 368,450 -409,782 -503,392 27,807
2022 379,021 -379,321 -576,948 765,629
2021 351,165 130,001 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 373,553 162,139 -697,177 334,094
2019 387,113 182,203 -319,997 336,494
2018 394,576 -295,151 -232,637 339,972
2017 406,219 -368,787 -130,764 396,619
2016 415,921 -341,748 0 447,645
2015 410,565 -221,062 43,392 384,756
2014 423,166 -310,156 28,848 264,698
2013 424,804 -373,064 28,761 289,872
2012 430,151 -371,707 0 285,977
2011 429,957 -347,552 -128,716 309,377
2010 432,631 -269,963 -242,844 307,555
2009 441,290 -266,144 -257,014 350,206
2008 452,353 -261,540 -356,856 360,840
2007 464,780 -252,526 -471,257 365,717
2006 475,335 -241,455 -686,638 308,370
2005 489,093 -211,024 -846,761 263,541
2004 504,853 -197,336 -792,370 261,519
2003 516,575 -168,314 -896,822 256,804
2002 525,045 -153,730 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 542,118 -148,973 -963,445 259,614
2000 554,506 -147,193 -967,540 550,401
1999 557,847 -122,551 -927,453 375,468
1998 562,787 -108,400 -694,053 528,135
1997 565,882 -98,454 -769,159 541,387
1996 580,099 -92,307 -785,248 587,171
1995 591,283 -86,232 -845,742 723,875
1994 578,293 -27,415 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 561,549 -37,782 -757,140 507,229
1992 533,029 84,113 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 512,233 17,056 103,876 125,505
1990 495,202 -640 325,533 299,863
1989 478,771 -39,808 576,112 89,400
1988 463,581 -64,246 778,343 269,862
1987 449,400 -72,437 977,583 275,611
1986 434,802 -47,017 985,279 283,553
1985 423,240 -30,154 762,447 280,614
1984 411,122 -19,300 756,548 247,026
1983 399,103 1,304 906,676 200,159
1982 385,741 -3,898 830,855 107,520
1981 374,145 -4,855 713,700 36,686
1980 364,254 5,084 681,149 10,440
1979 355,597 88 690,135 -5,791
1978 345,765 346 812,766 108,882
1977 332,843 2,108 832,932 122,316
1976 323,222 -15,119 852,237 113,851
1975 312,479 -6,686 843,850 80,069
1974 303,078 -4,361 883,186 -51,759
1973 288,750 -1,076 846,561 -107,568
1972 286,708 -2,107 872,050 -111,168
1971 280,752 -7,284 854,999 -134,968
1970 272,439 1,847 785,554 -264,464
1969 264,560 -527 753,088 -64,643
1968 258,259 -746 787,621 -83,221
1967 249,240 347 854,554 -116,029
1966 241,716 -3,306 989,279 -111,360
1965 233,726 -1,551 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 227,948 -6,087 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 219,586 -8,303 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 215,368 -9,249 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 209,917 -10,601 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 203,374 -13,223 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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