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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 45.8 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Nepal vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Suriname
2100 31,902,377 713,276
2099 32,090,762 715,694
2098 32,277,789 718,049
2097 32,464,318 720,475
2096 32,647,891 722,775
2095 32,828,594 725,199
2094 33,009,460 727,489
2093 33,186,290 729,920
2092 33,361,327 732,285
2091 33,532,505 734,586
2090 33,699,660 736,650
2089 33,863,636 738,862
2088 34,022,597 741,002
2087 34,175,457 742,833
2086 34,322,945 744,593
2085 34,468,441 746,302
2084 34,605,513 747,746
2083 34,735,114 749,138
2082 34,856,938 750,329
2081 34,972,075 751,501
2080 35,080,783 752,545
2079 35,183,584 753,284
2078 35,277,254 753,948
2077 35,362,658 754,556
2076 35,440,746 754,989
2075 35,510,291 755,527
2074 35,573,094 755,714
2073 35,627,375 756,015
2072 35,670,886 756,099
2071 35,709,979 756,098
2070 35,739,580 755,959
2069 35,759,193 755,874
2068 35,770,405 755,599
2067 35,774,081 755,148
2066 35,770,220 754,804
2065 35,758,824 754,111
2064 35,737,661 753,285
2063 35,709,945 752,745
2062 35,669,839 751,966
2061 35,623,365 751,282
2060 35,567,728 750,299
2059 35,503,043 749,394
2058 35,427,419 748,586
2057 35,345,633 747,157
2056 35,253,644 745,941
2055 35,155,433 744,408
2054 35,050,330 742,811
2053 34,936,594 741,338
2052 34,816,009 739,662
2051 34,684,328 737,998
2050 34,546,267 736,053
2049 34,400,898 734,230
2048 34,250,249 732,060
2047 34,091,495 729,598
2046 33,921,975 727,216
2045 33,747,892 724,444
2044 33,566,784 721,531
2043 33,380,395 718,571
2042 33,186,321 715,310
2041 32,987,097 711,980
2040 32,781,189 708,355
2039 32,569,731 704,772
2038 32,349,742 701,004
2037 32,125,036 697,340
2036 31,892,962 693,244
2035 31,653,976 688,991
2034 31,407,460 684,651
2033 31,152,292 680,266
2032 30,890,627 675,625
2031 30,623,706 670,920
2030 30,349,201 666,044
2029 30,068,368 661,163
2028 29,780,585 655,979
2027 29,627,864 650,686
2026 29,585,230 645,315
2025 29,605,298 639,827
2024 29,651,054 634,431
2023 29,694,614 628,886
2022 29,715,436 623,164
2021 29,475,010 617,896
2020 28,966,574 612,317
2019 28,414,064 605,768
2018 28,079,689 599,513
2017 28,011,258 593,713
2016 27,955,462 587,757
2015 27,823,629 581,627
2014 27,672,370 575,373
2013 27,589,996 569,020
2012 27,534,915 562,633
2011 27,464,494 556,269
2010 27,341,952 549,923
2009 27,173,035 543,568
2008 26,990,037 537,245
2007 26,788,492 531,016
2006 26,565,425 524,997
2005 26,309,458 519,313
2004 26,016,656 513,923
2003 25,688,758 506,414
2002 25,328,981 496,551
2001 24,946,748 486,560
2000 24,546,509 476,643
1999 24,125,199 466,916
1998 23,680,357 457,406
1997 23,219,463 448,067
1996 22,741,862 438,830
1995 22,245,439 429,606
1994 21,717,479 422,375
1993 21,180,159 419,352
1992 20,609,707 417,589
1991 20,036,500 415,013
1990 19,524,573 412,493
1989 19,057,807 408,409
1988 18,638,661 402,227
1987 18,250,505 396,911
1986 17,868,124 392,330
1985 17,477,692 386,972
1984 17,085,242 382,193
1983 16,689,119 378,746
1982 16,297,987 376,555
1981 15,922,423 375,459
1980 15,553,105 375,377
1979 15,190,590 377,602
1978 14,839,695 381,502
1977 14,499,175 385,067
1976 14,177,649 388,289
1975 13,870,695 391,170
1974 13,568,435 393,676
1973 13,275,239 395,772
1972 12,989,099 397,413
1971 12,710,061 391,932
1970 12,436,190 379,442
1969 12,167,036 366,906
1968 11,906,266 354,616
1967 11,652,716 342,679
1966 11,408,710 331,135
1965 11,173,411 320,000
1964 10,946,392 309,041
1963 10,729,818 297,034
1962 10,521,116 283,912
1961 10,318,396 272,791
1960 10,123,658 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Suriname
2100 -0.59% -0.34%
2099 -0.58% -0.33%
2098 -0.57% -0.34%
2097 -0.56% -0.32%
2096 -0.55% -0.33%
2095 -0.55% -0.31%
2094 -0.53% -0.33%
2093 -0.52% -0.32%
2092 -0.51% -0.31%
2091 -0.5% -0.28%
2090 -0.48% -0.3%
2089 -0.47% -0.29%
2088 -0.45% -0.25%
2087 -0.43% -0.24%
2086 -0.42% -0.23%
2085 -0.4% -0.19%
2084 -0.37% -0.19%
2083 -0.35% -0.16%
2082 -0.33% -0.16%
2081 -0.31% -0.14%
2080 -0.29% -0.1%
2079 -0.27% -0.09%
2078 -0.24% -0.08%
2077 -0.22% -0.06%
2076 -0.2% -0.07%
2075 -0.18% -0.02%
2074 -0.15% -0.04%
2073 -0.12% -0.01%
2072 -0.11% 0%
2071 -0.08% 0.02%
2070 -0.05% 0.01%
2069 -0.03% 0.04%
2068 -0.01% 0.06%
2067 0.01% 0.05%
2066 0.03% 0.09%
2065 0.06% 0.11%
2064 0.08% 0.07%
2063 0.11% 0.1%
2062 0.13% 0.09%
2061 0.16% 0.13%
2060 0.18% 0.12%
2059 0.21% 0.11%
2058 0.23% 0.19%
2057 0.26% 0.16%
2056 0.28% 0.21%
2055 0.3% 0.22%
2054 0.33% 0.2%
2053 0.35% 0.23%
2052 0.38% 0.23%
2051 0.4% 0.26%
2050 0.42% 0.25%
2049 0.44% 0.3%
2048 0.47% 0.34%
2047 0.5% 0.33%
2046 0.52% 0.38%
2045 0.54% 0.4%
2044 0.56% 0.41%
2043 0.58% 0.46%
2042 0.6% 0.47%
2041 0.63% 0.51%
2040 0.65% 0.51%
2039 0.68% 0.54%
2038 0.7% 0.53%
2037 0.73% 0.59%
2036 0.75% 0.62%
2035 0.78% 0.63%
2034 0.82% 0.64%
2033 0.85% 0.69%
2032 0.87% 0.7%
2031 0.9% 0.73%
2030 0.93% 0.74%
2029 0.97% 0.79%
2028 0.52% 0.81%
2027 0.14% 0.83%
2026 -0.07% 0.86%
2025 -0.15% 0.85%
2024 -0.15% 0.88%
2023 -0.07% 0.92%
2022 0.82% 0.85%
2021 1.76% 0.91%
2020 1.94% 1.08%
2019 1.19% 1.04%
2018 0.24% 0.98%
2017 0.2% 1.01%
2016 0.47% 1.05%
2015 0.55% 1.09%
2014 0.3% 1.12%
2013 0.2% 1.14%
2012 0.26% 1.14%
2011 0.45% 1.15%
2010 0.62% 1.17%
2009 0.68% 1.18%
2008 0.75% 1.17%
2007 0.84% 1.15%
2006 0.97% 1.09%
2005 1.13% 1.05%
2004 1.28% 1.48%
2003 1.42% 1.99%
2002 1.53% 2.05%
2001 1.63% 2.08%
2000 1.75% 2.08%
1999 1.88% 2.08%
1998 1.98% 2.08%
1997 2.1% 2.1%
1996 2.23% 2.15%
1995 2.43% 1.71%
1994 2.54% 0.72%
1993 2.77% 0.42%
1992 2.86% 0.62%
1991 2.62% 0.61%
1990 2.45% 1%
1989 2.25% 1.54%
1988 2.13% 1.34%
1987 2.14% 1.17%
1986 2.23% 1.38%
1985 2.3% 1.25%
1984 2.37% 0.91%
1983 2.4% 0.58%
1982 2.36% 0.29%
1981 2.37% 0.02%
1980 2.39% -0.59%
1979 2.36% -1.02%
1978 2.35% -0.93%
1977 2.27% -0.83%
1976 2.21% -0.74%
1975 2.23% -0.64%
1974 2.21% -0.53%
1973 2.2% -0.41%
1972 2.2% 1.4%
1971 2.2% 3.29%
1970 2.21% 3.42%
1969 2.19% 3.47%
1968 2.18% 3.48%
1967 2.14% 3.49%
1966 2.11% 3.48%
1965 2.07% 3.55%
1964 2.02% 4.04%
1963 1.98% 4.62%
1962 1.96% 4.08%
1961 1.92% 3.36%

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 Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Nepal Suriname
Current population
29596762
646767
Population rank 52/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.008%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
1.58 hours
One birth every
54.9 seconds
48.3 minutes
One death every
2.55 minutes
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline -119 +15
Annual growth/decline -43,560 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 108/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -364,699 -967
Net migration rank 193/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - -967
2024 - -401,282 - -1,166
2023 368,450 -409,782 6,697 -988
2022 379,021 -379,321 6,719 -988
2021 351,165 130,001 5,291 -486
2020 373,553 162,139 6,640 -296
2019 387,113 182,203 6,564 191
2018 394,576 -295,151 6,613 -851
2017 406,219 -368,787 6,772 -935
2016 415,921 -341,748 6,979 -906
2015 410,565 -221,062 7,150 -967
2014 423,166 -310,156 7,284 -959
2013 424,804 -373,064 7,350 -968
2012 430,151 -371,707 7,405 -1,011
2011 429,957 -347,552 7,401 -1,060
2010 432,631 -269,963 7,489 -1,138
2009 441,290 -266,144 7,559 -1,204
2008 452,353 -261,540 7,552 -1,255
2007 464,780 -252,526 7,468 -1,312
2006 475,335 -241,455 7,278 -1,403
2005 489,093 -211,024 7,037 -1,534
2004 504,853 -197,336 6,948 -1,676
2003 516,575 -168,314 7,396 2,345
2002 525,045 -153,730 7,916 2,076
2001 542,118 -148,973 8,349 1,641
2000 554,506 -147,193 8,323 1,516
1999 557,847 -122,551 8,236 1,380
1998 562,787 -108,400 8,173 1,241
1997 565,882 -98,454 8,106 1,164
1996 580,099 -92,307 8,031 1,165
1995 591,283 -86,232 7,968 1,275
1994 578,293 -27,415 7,929 -2,713
1993 561,549 -37,782 8,127 -7,291
1992 533,029 84,113 8,355 -5,662
1991 512,233 17,056 8,637 -6,174
1990 495,202 -640 9,047 -6,471
1989 478,771 -39,808 9,441 -3,846
1988 463,581 -64,246 9,347 -2,573
1987 449,400 -72,437 9,319 -5,467
1986 434,802 -47,017 9,222 -3,920
1985 423,240 -30,154 9,177 -3,763
1984 411,122 -19,300 9,031 -4,894
1983 399,103 1,304 8,797 -6,036
1982 385,741 -3,898 8,197 -6,566
1981 374,145 -4,855 7,541 -6,991
1980 364,254 5,084 7,002 -7,390
1979 355,597 88 7,312 -11,375
1978 345,765 346 7,650 -11,389
1977 332,843 2,108 7,998 -11,390
1976 323,222 -15,119 8,327 -11,381
1975 312,479 -6,686 8,587 -11,287
1974 303,078 -4,361 8,751 -11,061
1973 288,750 -1,076 8,877 -10,765
1972 286,708 -2,107 8,893 -10,285
1971 280,752 -7,284 8,814 3,552
1970 272,439 1,847 8,823 3,791
1969 264,560 -527 8,880 3,575
1968 258,259 -746 8,980 3,147
1967 249,240 347 9,104 2,637
1966 241,716 -3,306 9,243 2,103
1965 233,726 -1,551 9,270 1,657
1964 227,948 -6,087 9,174 1,820
1963 219,586 -8,303 8,838 4,181
1962 215,368 -9,249 8,529 4,703
1961 209,917 -10,601 8,361 660
1960 203,374 -13,223 8,170 544

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

GeoRank.org/population/nepal/suriname | 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 Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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