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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 5,359,438 in Slovakia.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 5.52 times bigger than Slovakia's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.06% for Slovakia.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Slovakia has declined from 5.37M to 5.36M (0.25% decline).

Nepal vs Slovakia: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Slovakia
2100 31,902,377 3,377,764
2099 32,090,762 3,399,869
2098 32,277,789 3,422,010
2097 32,464,318 3,444,161
2096 32,647,891 3,466,284
2095 32,828,594 3,488,595
2094 33,009,460 3,511,062
2093 33,186,290 3,533,742
2092 33,361,327 3,556,708
2091 33,532,505 3,580,021
2090 33,699,660 3,603,675
2089 33,863,636 3,627,811
2088 34,022,597 3,652,354
2087 34,175,457 3,677,451
2086 34,322,945 3,703,217
2085 34,468,441 3,729,670
2084 34,605,513 3,756,777
2083 34,735,114 3,784,617
2082 34,856,938 3,813,170
2081 34,972,075 3,842,528
2080 35,080,783 3,872,714
2079 35,183,584 3,903,653
2078 35,277,254 3,935,351
2077 35,362,658 3,967,981
2076 35,440,746 4,001,363
2075 35,510,291 4,035,465
2074 35,573,094 4,070,159
2073 35,627,375 4,105,475
2072 35,670,886 4,141,396
2071 35,709,979 4,177,582
2070 35,739,580 4,214,086
2069 35,759,193 4,250,775
2068 35,770,405 4,287,566
2067 35,774,081 4,324,173
2066 35,770,220 4,360,463
2065 35,758,824 4,396,562
2064 35,737,661 4,432,349
2063 35,709,945 4,467,634
2062 35,669,839 4,502,390
2061 35,623,365 4,536,423
2060 35,567,728 4,569,861
2059 35,503,043 4,602,562
2058 35,427,419 4,634,484
2057 35,345,633 4,665,491
2056 35,253,644 4,695,744
2055 35,155,433 4,725,147
2054 35,050,330 4,753,640
2053 34,936,594 4,781,680
2052 34,816,009 4,809,152
2051 34,684,328 4,836,056
2050 34,546,267 4,862,512
2049 34,400,898 4,888,649
2048 34,250,249 4,914,306
2047 34,091,495 4,939,719
2046 33,921,975 4,964,917
2045 33,747,892 4,989,905
2044 33,566,784 5,014,849
2043 33,380,395 5,039,628
2042 33,186,321 5,064,051
2041 32,987,097 5,088,319
2040 32,781,189 5,112,265
2039 32,569,731 5,135,696
2038 32,349,742 5,158,725
2037 32,125,036 5,181,188
2036 31,892,962 5,203,033
2035 31,653,976 5,224,142
2034 31,407,460 5,244,168
2033 31,152,292 5,263,308
2032 30,890,627 5,281,327
2031 30,623,706 5,298,206
2030 30,349,201 5,313,745
2029 30,068,368 5,327,761
2028 29,780,585 5,339,993
2027 29,627,864 5,350,648
2026 29,585,230 5,359,438
2025 29,605,298 5,396,894
2024 29,651,054 5,422,069
2023 29,694,614 5,426,740
2022 29,715,436 5,431,752
2021 29,475,010 5,447,247
2020 28,966,574 5,458,827
2019 28,414,064 5,454,147
2018 28,079,689 5,446,771
2017 28,011,258 5,439,232
2016 27,955,462 5,430,798
2015 27,823,629 5,423,801
2014 27,672,370 5,418,649
2013 27,589,996 5,413,393
2012 27,534,915 5,407,579
2011 27,464,494 5,398,384
2010 27,341,952 5,391,428
2009 27,173,035 5,386,406
2008 26,990,037 5,379,233
2007 26,788,492 5,374,622
2006 26,565,425 5,373,054
2005 26,309,458 5,372,807
2004 26,016,656 5,372,280
2003 25,688,758 5,373,374
2002 25,328,981 5,376,912
2001 24,946,748 5,378,867
2000 24,546,509 5,388,720
1999 24,125,199 5,396,020
1998 23,680,357 5,390,516
1997 23,219,463 5,383,291
1996 22,741,862 5,373,361
1995 22,245,439 5,361,999
1994 21,717,479 5,346,331
1993 21,180,159 5,325,305
1992 20,609,707 5,305,016
1991 20,036,500 5,303,294
1990 19,524,573 5,299,187
1989 19,057,807 5,275,942
1988 18,638,661 5,250,596
1987 18,250,505 5,222,840
1986 17,868,124 5,193,838
1985 17,477,692 5,161,768
1984 17,085,242 5,127,097
1983 16,689,119 5,091,971
1982 16,297,987 5,055,099
1981 15,922,423 5,016,105
1980 15,553,105 4,979,815
1979 15,190,590 4,938,973
1978 14,839,695 4,890,125
1977 14,499,175 4,840,501
1976 14,177,649 4,789,507
1975 13,870,695 4,739,105
1974 13,568,435 4,689,623
1973 13,275,239 4,641,445
1972 12,989,099 4,596,622
1971 12,710,061 4,557,449
1970 12,436,190 4,538,223
1969 12,167,036 4,518,607
1968 11,906,266 4,483,915
1967 11,652,716 4,449,367
1966 11,408,710 4,411,666
1965 11,173,411 4,370,983
1964 10,946,392 4,327,341
1963 10,729,818 4,282,017
1962 10,521,116 4,238,188
1961 10,318,396 4,191,667
1960 10,123,658 4,068,095

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/slovakia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while Slovakia gained 57,744 people (a 1.07% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Slovakia's population decreased by 71,360 people (a 1.31% decline).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Slovakia was ranked 110th in 2006 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.27% to 4,862,512 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people, while Slovakia's population already peaked in 2020 at 5.46M people and is projected to decrease to 3.38M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Slovakia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Slovakia
2100 -0.59% -0.65%
2099 -0.58% -0.65%
2098 -0.57% -0.64%
2097 -0.56% -0.64%
2096 -0.55% -0.64%
2095 -0.55% -0.64%
2094 -0.53% -0.64%
2093 -0.52% -0.65%
2092 -0.51% -0.65%
2091 -0.5% -0.66%
2090 -0.48% -0.67%
2089 -0.47% -0.67%
2088 -0.45% -0.68%
2087 -0.43% -0.7%
2086 -0.42% -0.71%
2085 -0.4% -0.72%
2084 -0.37% -0.74%
2083 -0.35% -0.75%
2082 -0.33% -0.76%
2081 -0.31% -0.78%
2080 -0.29% -0.79%
2079 -0.27% -0.81%
2078 -0.24% -0.82%
2077 -0.22% -0.83%
2076 -0.2% -0.85%
2075 -0.18% -0.85%
2074 -0.15% -0.86%
2073 -0.12% -0.87%
2072 -0.11% -0.87%
2071 -0.08% -0.87%
2070 -0.05% -0.86%
2069 -0.03% -0.86%
2068 -0.01% -0.85%
2067 0.01% -0.83%
2066 0.03% -0.82%
2065 0.06% -0.81%
2064 0.08% -0.79%
2063 0.11% -0.77%
2062 0.13% -0.75%
2061 0.16% -0.73%
2060 0.18% -0.71%
2059 0.21% -0.69%
2058 0.23% -0.66%
2057 0.26% -0.64%
2056 0.28% -0.62%
2055 0.3% -0.6%
2054 0.33% -0.59%
2053 0.35% -0.57%
2052 0.38% -0.56%
2051 0.4% -0.54%
2050 0.42% -0.53%
2049 0.44% -0.52%
2048 0.47% -0.51%
2047 0.5% -0.51%
2046 0.52% -0.5%
2045 0.54% -0.5%
2044 0.56% -0.49%
2043 0.58% -0.48%
2042 0.6% -0.48%
2041 0.63% -0.47%
2040 0.65% -0.46%
2039 0.68% -0.45%
2038 0.7% -0.43%
2037 0.73% -0.42%
2036 0.75% -0.4%
2035 0.78% -0.38%
2034 0.82% -0.36%
2033 0.85% -0.34%
2032 0.87% -0.32%
2031 0.9% -0.29%
2030 0.93% -0.26%
2029 0.97% -0.23%
2028 0.52% -0.2%
2027 0.14% -0.16%
2026 -0.07% -0.69%
2025 -0.15% -0.46%
2024 -0.15% -0.09%
2023 -0.07% -0.09%
2022 0.82% -0.28%
2021 1.76% -0.21%
2020 1.94% 0.09%
2019 1.19% 0.14%
2018 0.24% 0.14%
2017 0.2% 0.16%
2016 0.47% 0.13%
2015 0.55% 0.1%
2014 0.3% 0.1%
2013 0.2% 0.11%
2012 0.26% 0.17%
2011 0.45% 0.13%
2010 0.62% 0.09%
2009 0.68% 0.13%
2008 0.75% 0.09%
2007 0.84% 0.03%
2006 0.97% 0.005%
2005 1.13% 0.01%
2004 1.28% -0.02%
2003 1.42% -0.07%
2002 1.53% -0.04%
2001 1.63% -0.18%
2000 1.75% -0.14%
1999 1.88% 0.1%
1998 1.98% 0.13%
1997 2.1% 0.18%
1996 2.23% 0.21%
1995 2.43% 0.29%
1994 2.54% 0.39%
1993 2.77% 0.38%
1992 2.86% 0.03%
1991 2.62% 0.08%
1990 2.45% 0.44%
1989 2.25% 0.48%
1988 2.13% 0.53%
1987 2.14% 0.56%
1986 2.23% 0.62%
1985 2.3% 0.68%
1984 2.37% 0.69%
1983 2.4% 0.73%
1982 2.36% 0.78%
1981 2.37% 0.73%
1980 2.39% 0.83%
1979 2.36% 1%
1978 2.35% 1.03%
1977 2.27% 1.06%
1976 2.21% 1.06%
1975 2.23% 1.06%
1974 2.21% 1.04%
1973 2.2% 0.98%
1972 2.2% 0.86%
1971 2.2% 0.42%
1970 2.21% 0.43%
1969 2.19% 0.77%
1968 2.18% 0.78%
1967 2.14% 0.85%
1966 2.11% 0.93%
1965 2.07% 1.01%
1964 2.02% 1.06%
1963 1.98% 1.03%
1962 1.96% 1.11%
1961 1.92% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Nepal declined by 0.15%, while Slovakia's population declined by 0.09%.

Live population counters

Nepal Slovakia
Current population
29596762
5359438
Population rank 52/197 125/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.06%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
54.9 seconds
10.8 minutes
One death every
2.55 minutes
9.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline -119 -13
Annual growth/decline -43,560 -4,671
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% -0.09%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 172/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
16.8 minutes
Annual migration change -364,699 -31,377
Net migration rank 193/196 166/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 323,991
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 96/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 5.9%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 88/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Slovakia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Slovakia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - -31,377
2024 - -401,282 - -21,027
2023 368,450 -409,782 -5,427 4,933
2022 379,021 -379,321 -7,062 92,314
2021 351,165 130,001 -16,886 -8,172
2020 373,553 162,139 -2,184 4,350
2019 387,113 182,203 3,818 3,128
2018 394,576 -295,151 3,268 3,446
2017 406,219 -368,787 4,351 3,279
2016 415,921 -341,748 5,431 3,487
2015 410,565 -221,062 2,170 2,549
2014 423,166 -310,156 3,793 -1,158
2013 424,804 -373,064 2,707 -1,181
2012 430,151 -371,707 3,245 871
2011 429,957 -347,552 9,177 -2,392
2010 432,631 -269,963 7,008 -1,814
2009 441,290 -266,144 8,619 -542
2008 452,353 -261,540 4,303 -495
2007 464,780 -252,526 537 -571
2006 475,335 -241,455 537 -549
2005 489,093 -211,024 537 -561
2004 504,853 -197,336 1,611 -522
2003 516,575 -168,314 -537 -646
2002 525,045 -153,730 -538 -580
2001 542,118 -148,973 -1,076 -860
2000 554,506 -147,193 2,155 -831
1999 557,847 -122,551 3,777 -119
1998 562,787 -108,400 4,312 -12
1997 565,882 -98,454 6,999 247
1996 580,099 -92,307 9,135 246
1995 591,283 -86,232 9,115 -30
1994 578,293 -27,415 14,970 -109
1993 561,549 -37,782 20,769 72
1992 533,029 84,113 21,220 -201
1991 512,233 17,056 23,865 174
1990 495,202 -640 25,436 -9,402
1989 478,771 -39,808 26,380 -7,254
1988 463,581 -64,246 30,979 -6,500
1987 449,400 -72,437 31,859 -6,401
1986 434,802 -47,017 34,279 -6,143
1985 423,240 -30,154 37,680 -6,068
1984 411,122 -19,300 38,966 -6,276
1983 399,103 1,304 39,717 -6,361
1982 385,741 -3,898 41,958 -6,088
1981 374,145 -4,855 43,640 -5,821
1980 364,254 5,084 44,320 -5,522
1979 355,597 88 52,353 -4,712
1978 345,765 346 52,324 -4,689
1977 332,843 2,108 52,762 -4,621
1976 323,222 -15,119 54,121 -4,432
1975 312,479 -6,686 52,604 -4,652
1974 303,078 -4,361 52,524 -4,190
1973 288,750 -1,076 49,199 -3,854
1972 286,708 -2,107 46,426 -3,516
1971 280,752 -7,284 40,105 -3,495
1970 272,439 1,847 38,575 -4,919
1969 264,560 -527 39,312 -8,998
1968 258,259 -746 38,113 -8,881
1967 249,240 347 41,824 -8,876
1966 241,716 -3,306 45,440 -8,817
1965 233,726 -1,551 48,517 -8,707
1964 227,948 -6,087 54,092 -8,608
1963 219,586 -8,303 54,382 -8,548
1962 215,368 -9,249 49,587 -9,019
1961 209,917 -10,601 55,749 4,812
1960 203,374 -13,223 56,546 4,344

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 Slovakia 7.47% is from natural causes (a loss of 8,728 people) and 92.5% is from migration (a gain of 108,156 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 323,991 people or 5.9% in Slovakia.

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
Slovakia
City Population
Bratislava 479K
Kosice 224K
Petrzalka 112K
Presov 81.7K
Zilina 80.3K
Nitra 75.9K
Banska Bystrica 73.5K
Trnava 63.2K
Trencin 54.1K
Martin 50.3K

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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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