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

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The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,618,118 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,619,950 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 4.82 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 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Nepal vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Russia
2100 31,916,191 125,631,984
2099 32,104,658 125,735,285
2098 32,291,766 125,835,990
2097 32,478,376 125,914,480
2096 32,662,029 126,004,709
2095 32,842,809 126,072,890
2094 33,023,754 126,125,529
2093 33,200,660 126,181,074
2092 33,375,774 126,256,091
2091 33,547,026 126,304,823
2090 33,714,253 126,360,262
2089 33,878,299 126,412,664
2088 34,037,329 126,463,022
2087 34,190,255 126,511,263
2086 34,337,807 126,579,534
2085 34,483,366 126,655,806
2084 34,620,498 126,730,694
2083 34,750,155 126,805,713
2082 34,872,031 126,889,471
2081 34,987,218 126,973,300
2080 35,095,973 127,070,546
2079 35,198,820 127,191,346
2078 35,292,530 127,331,975
2077 35,377,971 127,489,152
2076 35,456,092 127,641,749
2075 35,525,668 127,825,235
2074 35,588,497 128,023,096
2073 35,642,802 128,238,922
2072 35,686,332 128,465,870
2071 35,725,442 128,745,681
2070 35,755,056 129,020,076
2069 35,774,677 129,309,803
2068 35,785,895 129,589,275
2067 35,789,572 129,873,991
2066 35,785,710 130,184,092
2065 35,774,308 130,515,828
2064 35,753,136 130,852,649
2063 35,725,408 131,199,458
2062 35,685,285 131,530,725
2061 35,638,790 131,881,030
2060 35,583,129 132,209,377
2059 35,518,416 132,568,882
2058 35,442,760 132,933,515
2057 35,360,939 133,272,997
2056 35,268,910 133,615,325
2055 35,170,656 133,963,055
2054 35,065,508 134,288,366
2053 34,951,722 134,609,198
2052 34,831,085 134,876,558
2051 34,699,347 135,141,211
2050 34,561,226 135,386,454
2049 34,415,794 135,609,441
2048 34,265,080 135,818,840
2047 34,106,257 136,013,698
2046 33,936,663 136,185,098
2045 33,762,505 136,368,416
2044 33,581,319 136,568,234
2043 33,394,849 136,791,498
2042 33,200,691 137,015,033
2041 33,001,382 137,266,491
2040 32,795,384 137,531,851
2039 32,583,834 137,833,822
2038 32,363,750 138,146,863
2037 32,138,947 138,485,780
2036 31,906,773 138,835,731
2035 31,667,683 139,197,452
2034 31,421,060 139,573,272
2033 31,165,782 139,960,175
2032 30,904,004 140,359,785
2031 30,636,967 140,785,026
2030 30,362,343 141,182,418
2029 30,081,388 141,571,268
2028 29,793,481 141,946,979
2027 29,640,694 142,315,155
2026 29,598,041 142,643,173
2025 29,618,118 143,513,328
2024 29,651,054 143,669,648
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% 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 34,561,226 people with a rank change from 52nd to 58th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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 126M 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 -0.11% -0.11%
2024 -0.15% -0.11%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Nepal declined by 0.11%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Nepal Russia
Current population
29619950
142643173
Population rank 52/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 1.72%
One net population change
16 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
56.1 seconds
26.1 seconds
One death every
2.54 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -90 -428
Annual growth/decline -32,936 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 167/197 166/197
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 355,516 -401,282 -574,678 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 66.4% of the population change in Nepal is from natural causes (a gain of 3,842,099 people) and 33.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,942,790 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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