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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.8 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Nepal vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Sudan
2100 31,902,377 137,695,876
2099 32,090,762 137,114,644
2098 32,277,789 136,500,499
2097 32,464,318 135,860,701
2096 32,647,891 135,222,218
2095 32,828,594 134,553,615
2094 33,009,460 133,902,112
2093 33,186,290 133,186,791
2092 33,361,327 132,427,642
2091 33,532,505 131,674,049
2090 33,699,660 130,893,042
2089 33,863,636 130,075,970
2088 34,022,597 129,234,968
2087 34,175,457 128,358,981
2086 34,322,945 127,463,823
2085 34,468,441 126,555,673
2084 34,605,513 125,612,419
2083 34,735,114 124,663,868
2082 34,856,938 123,716,124
2081 34,972,075 122,772,016
2080 35,080,783 121,805,246
2079 35,183,584 120,822,781
2078 35,277,254 119,802,944
2077 35,362,658 118,776,597
2076 35,440,746 117,748,457
2075 35,510,291 116,688,549
2074 35,573,094 115,601,159
2073 35,627,375 114,499,847
2072 35,670,886 113,374,089
2071 35,709,979 112,235,978
2070 35,739,580 111,102,687
2069 35,759,193 109,945,533
2068 35,770,405 108,791,037
2067 35,774,081 107,581,192
2066 35,770,220 106,357,353
2065 35,758,824 105,145,307
2064 35,737,661 103,903,801
2063 35,709,945 102,642,643
2062 35,669,839 101,354,095
2061 35,623,365 100,067,335
2060 35,567,728 98,765,585
2059 35,503,043 97,461,067
2058 35,427,419 96,135,716
2057 35,345,633 94,800,344
2056 35,253,644 93,458,640
2055 35,155,433 92,089,717
2054 35,050,330 90,711,253
2053 34,936,594 89,342,122
2052 34,816,009 87,962,125
2051 34,684,328 86,581,277
2050 34,546,267 85,194,794
2049 34,400,898 83,803,171
2048 34,250,249 82,442,635
2047 34,091,495 81,085,689
2046 33,921,975 79,725,126
2045 33,747,892 78,359,927
2044 33,566,784 77,006,049
2043 33,380,395 75,652,858
2042 33,186,321 74,312,465
2041 32,987,097 72,968,877
2040 32,781,189 71,640,015
2039 32,569,731 70,319,906
2038 32,349,742 69,001,239
2037 32,125,036 67,665,904
2036 31,892,962 66,337,650
2035 31,653,976 65,001,359
2034 31,407,460 63,664,516
2033 31,152,292 62,329,849
2032 30,890,627 61,007,985
2031 30,623,706 59,695,860
2030 30,349,201 58,384,521
2029 30,068,368 57,082,767
2028 29,780,585 55,800,806
2027 29,627,864 54,523,219
2026 29,585,230 52,894,744
2025 29,605,298 51,256,148
2024 29,651,054 50,448,963
2023 29,694,614 50,042,791
2022 29,715,436 49,383,346
2021 29,475,010 48,066,924
2020 28,966,574 46,789,231
2019 28,414,064 45,548,175
2018 28,079,689 44,230,596
2017 28,011,258 42,714,306
2016 27,955,462 41,259,892
2015 27,823,629 40,024,431
2014 27,672,370 38,823,318
2013 27,589,996 37,785,849
2012 27,534,915 36,923,178
2011 27,464,494 36,140,806
2010 27,341,952 35,414,399
2009 27,173,035 34,569,113
2008 26,990,037 33,623,980
2007 26,788,492 32,764,135
2006 26,565,425 31,992,435
2005 26,309,458 31,262,444
2004 26,016,656 30,556,637
2003 25,688,758 29,896,035
2002 25,328,981 29,228,727
2001 24,946,748 28,516,770
2000 24,546,509 27,816,745
1999 24,125,199 27,130,613
1998 23,680,357 26,458,999
1997 23,219,463 25,799,821
1996 22,741,862 25,231,528
1995 22,245,439 24,672,143
1994 21,717,479 24,043,948
1993 21,180,159 23,445,592
1992 20,609,707 22,927,355
1991 20,036,500 22,470,676
1990 19,524,573 22,021,481
1989 19,057,807 21,578,022
1988 18,638,661 21,138,431
1987 18,250,505 20,704,904
1986 17,868,124 20,288,238
1985 17,477,692 19,905,872
1984 17,085,242 19,546,528
1983 16,689,119 19,109,770
1982 16,297,987 18,486,645
1981 15,922,423 17,780,572
1980 15,553,105 17,058,905
1979 15,190,590 16,355,352
1978 14,839,695 15,695,003
1977 14,499,175 15,086,614
1976 14,177,649 14,569,716
1975 13,870,695 14,064,798
1974 13,568,435 13,580,723
1973 13,275,239 13,049,315
1972 12,989,099 12,527,856
1971 12,710,061 12,105,539
1970 12,436,190 11,695,771
1969 12,167,036 11,298,936
1968 11,906,266 10,917,999
1967 11,652,716 10,550,597
1966 11,408,710 10,197,578
1965 11,173,411 9,858,030
1964 10,946,392 9,531,109
1963 10,729,818 9,218,077
1962 10,521,116 8,919,028
1961 10,318,396 8,634,941
1960 10,123,658 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Sudan
2100 -0.59% 0.42%
2099 -0.58% 0.45%
2098 -0.57% 0.47%
2097 -0.56% 0.47%
2096 -0.55% 0.5%
2095 -0.55% 0.49%
2094 -0.53% 0.54%
2093 -0.52% 0.57%
2092 -0.51% 0.57%
2091 -0.5% 0.6%
2090 -0.48% 0.63%
2089 -0.47% 0.65%
2088 -0.45% 0.68%
2087 -0.43% 0.7%
2086 -0.42% 0.72%
2085 -0.4% 0.75%
2084 -0.37% 0.76%
2083 -0.35% 0.77%
2082 -0.33% 0.77%
2081 -0.31% 0.79%
2080 -0.29% 0.81%
2079 -0.27% 0.85%
2078 -0.24% 0.86%
2077 -0.22% 0.87%
2076 -0.2% 0.91%
2075 -0.18% 0.94%
2074 -0.15% 0.96%
2073 -0.12% 0.99%
2072 -0.11% 1.01%
2071 -0.08% 1.02%
2070 -0.05% 1.05%
2069 -0.03% 1.06%
2068 -0.01% 1.12%
2067 0.01% 1.15%
2066 0.03% 1.15%
2065 0.06% 1.19%
2064 0.08% 1.23%
2063 0.11% 1.27%
2062 0.13% 1.29%
2061 0.16% 1.32%
2060 0.18% 1.34%
2059 0.21% 1.38%
2058 0.23% 1.41%
2057 0.26% 1.44%
2056 0.28% 1.49%
2055 0.3% 1.52%
2054 0.33% 1.53%
2053 0.35% 1.57%
2052 0.38% 1.59%
2051 0.4% 1.63%
2050 0.42% 1.66%
2049 0.44% 1.65%
2048 0.47% 1.67%
2047 0.5% 1.71%
2046 0.52% 1.74%
2045 0.54% 1.76%
2044 0.56% 1.79%
2043 0.58% 1.8%
2042 0.6% 1.84%
2041 0.63% 1.85%
2040 0.65% 1.88%
2039 0.68% 1.91%
2038 0.7% 1.97%
2037 0.73% 2%
2036 0.75% 2.06%
2035 0.78% 2.1%
2034 0.82% 2.14%
2033 0.85% 2.17%
2032 0.87% 2.2%
2031 0.9% 2.25%
2030 0.93% 2.28%
2029 0.97% 2.3%
2028 0.52% 2.34%
2027 0.14% 3.08%
2026 -0.07% 3.2%
2025 -0.15% 1.6%
2024 -0.15% 0.81%
2023 -0.07% 1.34%
2022 0.82% 2.74%
2021 1.76% 2.73%
2020 1.94% 2.72%
2019 1.19% 2.98%
2018 0.24% 3.55%
2017 0.2% 3.53%
2016 0.47% 3.09%
2015 0.55% 3.09%
2014 0.3% 2.75%
2013 0.2% 2.34%
2012 0.26% 2.16%
2011 0.45% 2.05%
2010 0.62% 2.45%
2009 0.68% 2.81%
2008 0.75% 2.62%
2007 0.84% 2.41%
2006 0.97% 2.34%
2005 1.13% 2.31%
2004 1.28% 2.21%
2003 1.42% 2.28%
2002 1.53% 2.5%
2001 1.63% 2.52%
2000 1.75% 2.53%
1999 1.88% 2.54%
1998 1.98% 2.55%
1997 2.1% 2.25%
1996 2.23% 2.27%
1995 2.43% 2.61%
1994 2.54% 2.55%
1993 2.77% 2.26%
1992 2.86% 2.03%
1991 2.62% 2.04%
1990 2.45% 2.06%
1989 2.25% 2.08%
1988 2.13% 2.09%
1987 2.14% 2.05%
1986 2.23% 1.92%
1985 2.3% 1.84%
1984 2.37% 2.29%
1983 2.4% 3.37%
1982 2.36% 3.97%
1981 2.37% 4.23%
1980 2.39% 4.3%
1979 2.36% 4.21%
1978 2.35% 4.03%
1977 2.27% 3.55%
1976 2.21% 3.59%
1975 2.23% 3.56%
1974 2.21% 4.07%
1973 2.2% 4.16%
1972 2.2% 3.49%
1971 2.2% 3.5%
1970 2.21% 3.51%
1969 2.19% 3.49%
1968 2.18% 3.48%
1967 2.14% 3.46%
1966 2.11% 3.44%
1965 2.07% 3.43%
1964 2.02% 3.4%
1963 1.98% 3.35%
1962 1.96% 3.29%
1961 1.92% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nepal declined by 0.15%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Nepal Sudan
Current population
29596762
53335233
Population rank 52/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.64%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
54.9 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.55 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -119 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -43,560 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 116/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -364,699 +291,469
Net migration rank 193/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - 291,469
2024 - -401,282 - -544,257
2023 368,450 -409,782 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 379,021 -379,321 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 351,165 130,001 1,293,817 31,664
2020 373,553 162,139 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 387,113 182,203 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 394,576 -295,151 1,257,387 125,499
2017 406,219 -368,787 1,208,046 441,623
2016 415,921 -341,748 1,174,422 84,728
2015 410,565 -221,062 1,145,259 66,476
2014 423,166 -310,156 1,097,962 92,504
2013 424,804 -373,064 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 430,151 -371,707 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 429,957 -347,552 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 432,631 -269,963 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 441,290 -266,144 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 452,353 -261,540 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 464,780 -252,526 992,819 -201,769
2006 475,335 -241,455 963,740 -211,387
2005 489,093 -211,024 907,017 -199,378
2004 504,853 -197,336 889,382 -185,392
2003 516,575 -168,314 898,226 -281,001
2002 525,045 -153,730 897,965 -180,603
2001 542,118 -148,973 880,284 -173,745
2000 554,506 -147,193 858,536 -165,030
1999 557,847 -122,551 835,840 -157,090
1998 562,787 -108,400 814,752 -150,271
1997 565,882 -98,454 802,245 -148,368
1996 580,099 -92,307 792,926 -310,221
1995 591,283 -86,232 780,700 -144,670
1994 578,293 -27,415 764,645 -144,324
1993 561,549 -37,782 743,249 -166,861
1992 533,029 84,113 731,177 -271,093
1991 512,233 17,056 714,612 -261,341
1990 495,202 -640 699,953 -254,825
1989 478,771 -39,808 683,743 -241,979
1988 463,581 -64,246 672,604 -235,213
1987 449,400 -72,437 658,416 -228,756
1986 434,802 -47,017 649,649 -245,968
1985 423,240 -30,154 583,382 -222,315
1984 411,122 -19,300 577,405 -219,755
1983 399,103 1,304 570,198 -54,325
1982 385,741 -3,898 606,362 124,007
1981 374,145 -4,855 585,087 96,697
1980 364,254 5,084 552,930 208,602
1979 355,597 88 524,942 120,613
1978 345,765 346 497,987 177,153
1977 332,843 2,108 483,089 58,540
1976 323,222 -15,119 470,019 22,147
1975 312,479 -6,686 454,813 62,843
1974 303,078 -4,361 444,456 6,023
1973 288,750 -1,076 439,201 173,143
1972 286,708 -2,107 428,340 2,238
1971 280,752 -7,284 417,641 -3,577
1970 272,439 1,847 401,013 4,479
1969 264,560 -527 385,712 2,476
1968 258,259 -746 370,917 2,776
1967 249,240 347 356,599 4,508
1966 241,716 -3,306 342,118 2,813
1965 233,726 -1,551 327,799 6,367
1964 227,948 -6,087 315,166 4,505
1963 219,586 -8,303 302,132 4,263
1962 215,368 -9,249 287,317 4,387
1961 209,917 -10,601 272,562 3,904
1960 203,374 -13,223 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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