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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 1.65 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Nepal vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Spain
2100 31,902,377 33,862,981
2099 32,090,762 34,039,965
2098 32,277,789 34,215,187
2097 32,464,318 34,387,116
2096 32,647,891 34,552,002
2095 32,828,594 34,719,411
2094 33,009,460 34,882,039
2093 33,186,290 35,044,043
2092 33,361,327 35,204,657
2091 33,532,505 35,366,895
2090 33,699,660 35,535,838
2089 33,863,636 35,707,942
2088 34,022,597 35,877,681
2087 34,175,457 36,043,209
2086 34,322,945 36,210,710
2085 34,468,441 36,386,207
2084 34,605,513 36,564,622
2083 34,735,114 36,749,680
2082 34,856,938 36,936,644
2081 34,972,075 37,133,976
2080 35,080,783 37,337,517
2079 35,183,584 37,551,557
2078 35,277,254 37,771,135
2077 35,362,658 38,002,963
2076 35,440,746 38,249,247
2075 35,510,291 38,506,040
2074 35,573,094 38,777,715
2073 35,627,375 39,056,249
2072 35,670,886 39,348,447
2071 35,709,979 39,642,346
2070 35,739,580 39,949,413
2069 35,759,193 40,256,590
2068 35,770,405 40,575,543
2067 35,774,081 40,893,798
2066 35,770,220 41,218,263
2065 35,758,824 41,543,254
2064 35,737,661 41,878,338
2063 35,709,945 42,208,320
2062 35,669,839 42,542,893
2061 35,623,365 42,874,096
2060 35,567,728 43,191,452
2059 35,503,043 43,506,737
2058 35,427,419 43,809,907
2057 35,345,633 44,112,668
2056 35,253,644 44,415,689
2055 35,155,433 44,691,749
2054 35,050,330 44,958,971
2053 34,936,594 45,223,225
2052 34,816,009 45,470,541
2051 34,684,328 45,695,307
2050 34,546,267 45,911,520
2049 34,400,898 46,127,777
2048 34,250,249 46,322,244
2047 34,091,495 46,510,152
2046 33,921,975 46,687,914
2045 33,747,892 46,858,778
2044 33,566,784 47,016,278
2043 33,380,395 47,158,325
2042 33,186,321 47,301,091
2041 32,987,097 47,434,593
2040 32,781,189 47,563,236
2039 32,569,731 47,685,343
2038 32,349,742 47,798,797
2037 32,125,036 47,910,899
2036 31,892,962 48,020,350
2035 31,653,976 48,124,430
2034 31,407,460 48,220,051
2033 31,152,292 48,311,842
2032 30,890,627 48,402,470
2031 30,623,706 48,495,278
2030 30,349,201 48,579,920
2029 30,068,368 48,648,699
2028 29,780,585 48,707,969
2027 29,627,864 48,758,200
2026 29,585,230 48,806,901
2025 29,605,298 48,838,057
2024 29,651,054 48,848,840
2023 29,694,614 48,352,528
2022 29,715,436 47,786,102
2021 29,475,010 47,443,821
2020 28,966,574 47,359,424
2019 28,414,064 47,118,501
2018 28,079,689 46,782,011
2017 28,011,258 46,571,232
2016 27,955,462 46,458,139
2015 27,823,629 46,422,303
2014 27,672,370 46,460,733
2013 27,589,996 46,604,197
2012 27,534,915 46,773,055
2011 27,464,494 46,742,697
2010 27,341,952 46,576,897
2009 27,173,035 46,362,946
2008 26,990,037 45,954,106
2007 26,788,492 45,226,803
2006 26,565,425 44,397,319
2005 26,309,458 43,653,155
2004 26,016,656 42,921,895
2003 25,688,758 42,187,645
2002 25,328,981 41,431,558
2001 24,946,748 40,850,412
2000 24,546,509 40,567,864
1999 24,125,199 40,386,875
1998 23,680,357 40,223,509
1997 23,219,463 40,057,389
1996 22,741,862 39,889,852
1995 22,245,439 39,724,050
1994 21,717,479 39,549,108
1993 21,180,159 39,361,262
1992 20,609,707 39,157,685
1991 20,036,500 38,966,376
1990 19,524,573 38,867,322
1989 19,057,807 38,827,764
1988 18,638,661 38,766,939
1987 18,250,505 38,684,815
1986 17,868,124 38,584,624
1985 17,477,692 38,469,512
1984 17,085,242 38,330,364
1983 16,689,119 38,171,525
1982 16,297,987 37,986,012
1981 15,922,423 37,758,631
1980 15,553,105 37,491,165
1979 15,190,590 37,191,330
1978 14,839,695 36,864,898
1977 14,499,175 36,511,638
1976 14,177,649 36,137,812
1975 13,870,695 35,757,900
1974 13,568,435 35,373,335
1973 13,275,239 34,988,947
1972 12,989,099 34,604,469
1971 12,710,061 34,224,490
1970 12,436,190 33,814,531
1969 12,167,036 33,441,054
1968 11,906,266 33,113,134
1967 11,652,716 32,682,947
1966 11,408,710 32,283,194
1965 11,173,411 31,954,292
1964 10,946,392 31,609,195
1963 10,729,818 31,296,651
1962 10,521,116 31,023,366
1961 10,318,396 30,739,250
1960 10,123,658 30,455,000

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 Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Spain
2100 -0.59% -0.52%
2099 -0.58% -0.51%
2098 -0.57% -0.5%
2097 -0.56% -0.48%
2096 -0.55% -0.48%
2095 -0.55% -0.47%
2094 -0.53% -0.46%
2093 -0.52% -0.46%
2092 -0.51% -0.46%
2091 -0.5% -0.48%
2090 -0.48% -0.48%
2089 -0.47% -0.47%
2088 -0.45% -0.46%
2087 -0.43% -0.46%
2086 -0.42% -0.48%
2085 -0.4% -0.49%
2084 -0.37% -0.5%
2083 -0.35% -0.51%
2082 -0.33% -0.53%
2081 -0.31% -0.55%
2080 -0.29% -0.57%
2079 -0.27% -0.58%
2078 -0.24% -0.61%
2077 -0.22% -0.64%
2076 -0.2% -0.67%
2075 -0.18% -0.7%
2074 -0.15% -0.71%
2073 -0.12% -0.74%
2072 -0.11% -0.74%
2071 -0.08% -0.77%
2070 -0.05% -0.76%
2069 -0.03% -0.79%
2068 -0.01% -0.78%
2067 0.01% -0.79%
2066 0.03% -0.78%
2065 0.06% -0.8%
2064 0.08% -0.78%
2063 0.11% -0.79%
2062 0.13% -0.77%
2061 0.16% -0.73%
2060 0.18% -0.72%
2059 0.21% -0.69%
2058 0.23% -0.69%
2057 0.26% -0.68%
2056 0.28% -0.62%
2055 0.3% -0.59%
2054 0.33% -0.58%
2053 0.35% -0.54%
2052 0.38% -0.49%
2051 0.4% -0.47%
2050 0.42% -0.47%
2049 0.44% -0.42%
2048 0.47% -0.4%
2047 0.5% -0.38%
2046 0.52% -0.36%
2045 0.54% -0.33%
2044 0.56% -0.3%
2043 0.58% -0.3%
2042 0.6% -0.28%
2041 0.63% -0.27%
2040 0.65% -0.26%
2039 0.68% -0.24%
2038 0.7% -0.23%
2037 0.73% -0.23%
2036 0.75% -0.22%
2035 0.78% -0.2%
2034 0.82% -0.19%
2033 0.85% -0.19%
2032 0.87% -0.19%
2031 0.9% -0.17%
2030 0.93% -0.14%
2029 0.97% -0.12%
2028 0.52% -0.1%
2027 0.14% -0.1%
2026 -0.07% -0.06%
2025 -0.15% -0.02%
2024 -0.15% 1.03%
2023 -0.07% 1.19%
2022 0.82% 0.72%
2021 1.76% 0.18%
2020 1.94% 0.51%
2019 1.19% 0.72%
2018 0.24% 0.45%
2017 0.2% 0.24%
2016 0.47% 0.08%
2015 0.55% -0.08%
2014 0.3% -0.31%
2013 0.2% -0.36%
2012 0.26% 0.06%
2011 0.45% 0.36%
2010 0.62% 0.46%
2009 0.68% 0.89%
2008 0.75% 1.61%
2007 0.84% 1.87%
2006 0.97% 1.7%
2005 1.13% 1.7%
2004 1.28% 1.74%
2003 1.42% 1.82%
2002 1.53% 1.42%
2001 1.63% 0.7%
2000 1.75% 0.45%
1999 1.88% 0.41%
1998 1.98% 0.41%
1997 2.1% 0.42%
1996 2.23% 0.42%
1995 2.43% 0.44%
1994 2.54% 0.48%
1993 2.77% 0.52%
1992 2.86% 0.49%
1991 2.62% 0.25%
1990 2.45% 0.1%
1989 2.25% 0.16%
1988 2.13% 0.21%
1987 2.14% 0.26%
1986 2.23% 0.3%
1985 2.3% 0.36%
1984 2.37% 0.42%
1983 2.4% 0.49%
1982 2.36% 0.6%
1981 2.37% 0.71%
1980 2.39% 0.81%
1979 2.36% 0.89%
1978 2.35% 0.97%
1977 2.27% 1.03%
1976 2.21% 1.06%
1975 2.23% 1.09%
1974 2.21% 1.1%
1973 2.2% 1.11%
1972 2.2% 1.11%
1971 2.2% 1.21%
1970 2.21% 1.12%
1969 2.19% 0.99%
1968 2.18% 1.32%
1967 2.14% 1.24%
1966 2.11% 1.03%
1965 2.07% 1.09%
1964 2.02% 1%
1963 1.98% 0.88%
1962 1.96% 0.92%
1961 1.92% 0.93%

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 Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Nepal Spain
Current population
29596762
48806901
Population rank 52/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.59%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
54.9 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
2.55 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -119 +1,360
Annual growth/decline -43,560 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 100/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -364,699 +96,630
Net migration rank 193/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - 96,630
2024 - -401,282 - 111,674
2023 368,450 -409,782 -111,211 119,099
2022 379,021 -379,321 -133,801 299,779
2021 351,165 130,001 -113,865 144,385
2020 373,553 162,139 -151,551 236,854
2019 387,113 182,203 -56,542 464,783
2018 394,576 -295,151 -56,139 337,467
2017 406,219 -368,787 -32,600 201,135
2016 415,921 -341,748 0 106,474
2015 410,565 -221,062 -4,642 -1,979
2014 423,166 -310,156 32,522 -97,870
2013 424,804 -373,064 37,284 -250,741
2012 430,151 -371,707 51,450 -153,486
2011 429,957 -347,552 84,137 60,761
2010 432,631 -269,963 102,469 69,406
2009 441,290 -266,144 106,635 129,557
2008 452,353 -261,540 133,267 434,135
2007 464,780 -252,526 108,545 772,317
2006 475,335 -241,455 110,994 659,720
2005 489,093 -211,024 78,576 629,803
2004 504,853 -197,336 85,844 661,158
2003 516,575 -168,314 54,844 658,428
2002 525,045 -153,730 53,861 737,880
2001 542,118 -148,973 44,936 181,307
2000 554,506 -147,193 36,512 176,269
1999 557,847 -122,551 8,077 178,559
1998 562,787 -108,400 4,022 182,926
1997 565,882 -98,454 20,028 165,345
1996 580,099 -92,307 11,967 162,704
1995 591,283 -86,232 15,889 162,434
1994 578,293 -27,415 31,639 160,407
1993 561,549 -37,782 47,234 160,907
1992 533,029 84,113 62,652 177,544
1991 512,233 17,056 58,450 122,841
1990 495,202 -640 66,075 -30,684
1989 478,771 -39,808 81,538 -25,892
1988 463,581 -64,246 100,794 -17,663
1987 449,400 -72,437 116,054 -12,681
1986 434,802 -47,017 131,188 -13,540
1985 423,240 -30,154 146,184 -589
1984 411,122 -19,300 172,487 2,754
1983 399,103 1,304 183,223 1,241
1982 385,741 -3,898 231,714 -7,384
1981 374,145 -4,855 237,879 2,563
1980 364,254 5,084 281,184 20,166
1979 355,597 88 312,407 -5,929
1978 345,765 346 339,157 -2,504
1977 332,843 2,108 361,465 -1,332
1976 323,222 -15,119 375,834 2,804
1975 312,479 -6,686 371,882 -218
1974 303,078 -4,361 396,182 105,838
1973 288,750 -1,076 374,381 8,624
1972 286,708 -2,107 391,030 7,935
1971 280,752 -7,284 369,625 7,363
1970 272,439 1,847 378,723 -60,580
1969 264,560 -527 367,851 -49,956
1968 258,259 -746 387,423 -46,088
1967 249,240 347 402,001 -42,344
1966 241,716 -3,306 397,084 -41,467
1965 233,726 -1,551 405,819 -42,476
1964 227,948 -6,087 429,885 -41,461
1963 219,586 -8,303 394,338 -44,446
1962 215,368 -9,249 384,690 -45,211
1961 209,917 -10,601 396,537 -46,517
1960 203,374 -13,223 398,960 -154,869

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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

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
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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