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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 1.27 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Nepal vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Taiwan
2100 31,902,377 10,150,338
2099 32,090,762 10,273,881
2098 32,277,789 10,399,680
2097 32,464,318 10,527,804
2096 32,647,891 10,657,536
2095 32,828,594 10,789,978
2094 33,009,460 10,925,075
2093 33,186,290 11,062,491
2092 33,361,327 11,202,670
2091 33,532,505 11,346,131
2090 33,699,660 11,494,369
2089 33,863,636 11,644,743
2088 34,022,597 11,799,177
2087 34,175,457 11,956,109
2086 34,322,945 12,116,149
2085 34,468,441 12,281,248
2084 34,605,513 12,451,872
2083 34,735,114 12,625,681
2082 34,856,938 12,803,442
2081 34,972,075 12,986,931
2080 35,080,783 13,174,137
2079 35,183,584 13,366,920
2078 35,277,254 13,564,788
2077 35,362,658 13,765,770
2076 35,440,746 13,969,802
2075 35,510,291 14,178,904
2074 35,573,094 14,391,331
2073 35,627,375 14,606,033
2072 35,670,886 14,824,987
2071 35,709,979 15,045,310
2070 35,739,580 15,266,143
2069 35,759,193 15,488,280
2068 35,770,405 15,714,125
2067 35,774,081 15,940,945
2066 35,770,220 16,167,553
2065 35,758,824 16,396,032
2064 35,737,661 16,625,600
2063 35,709,945 16,854,355
2062 35,669,839 17,084,600
2061 35,623,365 17,314,450
2060 35,567,728 17,541,998
2059 35,503,043 17,767,014
2058 35,427,419 17,988,239
2057 35,345,633 18,208,151
2056 35,253,644 18,423,453
2055 35,155,433 18,639,554
2054 35,050,330 18,853,384
2053 34,936,594 19,063,428
2052 34,816,009 19,270,076
2051 34,684,328 19,474,323
2050 34,546,267 19,677,203
2049 34,400,898 19,878,438
2048 34,250,249 20,073,645
2047 34,091,495 20,267,326
2046 33,921,975 20,454,154
2045 33,747,892 20,640,565
2044 33,566,784 20,819,477
2043 33,380,395 20,995,111
2042 33,186,321 21,166,213
2041 32,987,097 21,331,710
2040 32,781,189 21,491,361
2039 32,569,731 21,645,911
2038 32,349,742 21,794,529
2037 32,125,036 21,939,617
2036 31,892,962 22,077,701
2035 31,653,976 22,211,115
2034 31,407,460 22,340,809
2033 31,152,292 22,463,465
2032 30,890,627 22,582,449
2031 30,623,706 22,698,460
2030 30,349,201 22,809,605
2029 30,068,368 22,916,803
2028 29,780,585 23,022,058
2027 29,627,864 23,127,410
2026 29,585,230 23,229,461
2025 29,605,298 23,331,886
2024 29,651,054 23,410,331
2023 29,694,614 23,342,541
2022 29,715,436 23,319,977
2021 29,475,010 23,468,275
2020 28,966,574 23,582,179
2019 28,414,064 23,596,027
2018 28,079,689 23,580,080
2017 28,011,258 23,555,522
2016 27,955,462 23,515,945
2015 27,823,629 23,462,914
2014 27,672,370 23,403,635
2013 27,589,996 23,344,670
2012 27,534,915 23,270,367
2011 27,464,494 23,193,518
2010 27,341,952 23,140,948
2009 27,173,035 23,078,402
2008 26,990,037 22,997,696
2007 26,788,492 22,917,444
2006 26,565,425 22,823,455
2005 26,309,458 22,729,753
2004 26,016,656 22,646,836
2003 25,688,758 22,562,663
2002 25,328,981 22,463,172
2001 24,946,748 22,341,120
2000 24,546,509 22,184,530
1999 24,125,199 22,010,489
1998 23,680,357 21,835,703
1997 23,219,463 21,634,124
1996 22,741,862 21,441,432
1995 22,245,439 21,267,653
1994 21,717,479 21,086,645
1993 21,180,159 20,899,019
1992 20,609,707 20,704,227
1991 20,036,500 20,503,568
1990 19,524,573 20,278,946
1989 19,057,807 20,055,492
1988 18,638,661 19,839,704
1987 18,250,505 19,617,046
1986 17,868,124 19,411,454
1985 17,477,692 19,191,510
1984 17,085,242 18,929,866
1983 16,689,119 18,653,146
1982 16,297,987 18,354,855
1981 15,922,423 18,029,982
1980 15,553,105 17,704,538
1979 15,190,590 17,372,779
1978 14,839,695 17,042,272
1977 14,499,175 16,730,895
1976 14,177,649 16,401,413
1975 13,870,695 16,075,128
1974 13,568,435 15,784,817
1973 13,275,239 15,505,121
1972 12,989,099 15,220,495
1971 12,710,061 14,913,564
1970 12,436,190 14,582,944
1969 12,167,036 14,068,984
1968 11,906,266 13,548,537
1967 11,652,716 13,210,344
1966 11,408,710 12,874,153
1965 11,173,411 12,511,863
1964 10,946,392 12,137,143
1963 10,729,818 11,762,101
1962 10,521,116 11,392,513
1961 10,318,396 11,030,385
1960 10,123,658 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Taiwan
2100 -0.59% -1.2%
2099 -0.58% -1.21%
2098 -0.57% -1.22%
2097 -0.56% -1.22%
2096 -0.55% -1.23%
2095 -0.55% -1.24%
2094 -0.53% -1.24%
2093 -0.52% -1.25%
2092 -0.51% -1.26%
2091 -0.5% -1.29%
2090 -0.48% -1.29%
2089 -0.47% -1.31%
2088 -0.45% -1.31%
2087 -0.43% -1.32%
2086 -0.42% -1.34%
2085 -0.4% -1.37%
2084 -0.37% -1.38%
2083 -0.35% -1.39%
2082 -0.33% -1.41%
2081 -0.31% -1.42%
2080 -0.29% -1.44%
2079 -0.27% -1.46%
2078 -0.24% -1.46%
2077 -0.22% -1.46%
2076 -0.2% -1.47%
2075 -0.18% -1.48%
2074 -0.15% -1.47%
2073 -0.12% -1.48%
2072 -0.11% -1.46%
2071 -0.08% -1.45%
2070 -0.05% -1.43%
2069 -0.03% -1.44%
2068 -0.01% -1.42%
2067 0.01% -1.4%
2066 0.03% -1.39%
2065 0.06% -1.38%
2064 0.08% -1.36%
2063 0.11% -1.35%
2062 0.13% -1.33%
2061 0.16% -1.3%
2060 0.18% -1.27%
2059 0.21% -1.23%
2058 0.23% -1.21%
2057 0.26% -1.17%
2056 0.28% -1.16%
2055 0.3% -1.13%
2054 0.33% -1.1%
2053 0.35% -1.07%
2052 0.38% -1.05%
2051 0.4% -1.03%
2050 0.42% -1.01%
2049 0.44% -0.97%
2048 0.47% -0.96%
2047 0.5% -0.91%
2046 0.52% -0.9%
2045 0.54% -0.86%
2044 0.56% -0.84%
2043 0.58% -0.81%
2042 0.6% -0.78%
2041 0.63% -0.74%
2040 0.65% -0.71%
2039 0.68% -0.68%
2038 0.7% -0.66%
2037 0.73% -0.63%
2036 0.75% -0.6%
2035 0.78% -0.58%
2034 0.82% -0.55%
2033 0.85% -0.53%
2032 0.87% -0.51%
2031 0.9% -0.49%
2030 0.93% -0.47%
2029 0.97% -0.46%
2028 0.52% -0.46%
2027 0.14% -0.44%
2026 -0.07% -0.44%
2025 -0.15% -0.34%
2024 -0.15% 0.29%
2023 -0.07% 0.1%
2022 0.82% -0.63%
2021 1.76% -0.48%
2020 1.94% -0.06%
2019 1.19% 0.07%
2018 0.24% 0.1%
2017 0.2% 0.17%
2016 0.47% 0.23%
2015 0.55% 0.25%
2014 0.3% 0.25%
2013 0.2% 0.32%
2012 0.26% 0.33%
2011 0.45% 0.23%
2010 0.62% 0.27%
2009 0.68% 0.35%
2008 0.75% 0.35%
2007 0.84% 0.41%
2006 0.97% 0.41%
2005 1.13% 0.37%
2004 1.28% 0.37%
2003 1.42% 0.44%
2002 1.53% 0.55%
2001 1.63% 0.71%
2000 1.75% 0.79%
1999 1.88% 0.8%
1998 1.98% 0.93%
1997 2.1% 0.9%
1996 2.23% 0.82%
1995 2.43% 0.86%
1994 2.54% 0.9%
1993 2.77% 0.94%
1992 2.86% 0.98%
1991 2.62% 1.11%
1990 2.45% 1.11%
1989 2.25% 1.09%
1988 2.13% 1.14%
1987 2.14% 1.06%
1986 2.23% 1.15%
1985 2.3% 1.38%
1984 2.37% 1.48%
1983 2.4% 1.63%
1982 2.36% 1.8%
1981 2.37% 1.84%
1980 2.39% 1.91%
1979 2.36% 1.94%
1978 2.35% 1.86%
1977 2.27% 2.01%
1976 2.21% 2.03%
1975 2.23% 1.84%
1974 2.21% 1.8%
1973 2.2% 1.87%
1972 2.2% 2.06%
1971 2.2% 2.27%
1970 2.21% 3.65%
1969 2.19% 3.84%
1968 2.18% 2.56%
1967 2.14% 2.61%
1966 2.11% 2.9%
1965 2.07% 3.09%
1964 2.02% 3.19%
1963 1.98% 3.24%
1962 1.96% 3.28%
1961 1.92% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Nepal declined by 0.15%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Nepal Taiwan
Current population
29596762
23229461
Population rank 52/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.28%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
54.9 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
2.55 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -119 -215
Annual growth/decline -43,560 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 180/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -364,699 +47,029
Net migration rank 193/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - -
2024 - -401,282 -67,188 47,029
2023 368,450 -409,782 -69,794 225,599
2022 379,021 -379,321 -68,327 -42,430
2021 351,165 130,001 -30,039 -156,010
2020 373,553 162,139 -7,782 -33,978
2019 387,113 182,203 1,416 12,718
2018 394,576 -295,151 8,725 8,888
2017 406,219 -368,787 22,613 8,809
2016 415,921 -341,748 35,980 11,707
2015 410,565 -221,062 49,741 8,581
2014 423,166 -310,156 - -
2013 424,804 -373,064 - -
2012 430,151 -371,707 - -
2011 429,957 -347,552 43,836 19,077
2010 432,631 -269,963 - -
2009 441,290 -266,144 - -
2008 452,353 -261,540 - -
2007 464,780 -252,526 - -
2006 475,335 -241,455 - -
2005 489,093 -211,024 - -
2004 504,853 -197,336 - -
2003 516,575 -168,314 - -
2002 525,045 -153,730 - -
2001 542,118 -148,973 132,707 -3,811
2000 554,506 -147,193 - -
1999 557,847 -122,551 - -
1998 562,787 -108,400 - -
1997 565,882 -98,454 - -
1996 580,099 -92,307 - -
1995 591,283 -86,232 - -
1994 578,293 -27,415 - -
1993 561,549 -37,782 - -
1992 533,029 84,113 - -
1991 512,233 17,056 215,698 -12,128
1990 495,202 -640 - -
1989 478,771 -39,808 - -
1988 463,581 -64,246 - -
1987 449,400 -72,437 - -
1986 434,802 -47,017 - -
1985 423,240 -30,154 - -
1984 411,122 -19,300 - -
1983 399,103 1,304 - -
1982 385,741 -3,898 - -
1981 374,145 -4,855 326,883 4,508
1980 364,254 5,084 - -
1979 355,597 88 - -
1978 345,765 346 - -
1977 332,843 2,108 - -
1976 323,222 -15,119 - -
1975 312,479 -6,686 - -
1974 303,078 -4,361 - -
1973 288,750 -1,076 - -
1972 286,708 -2,107 - -
1971 280,752 -7,284 - -
1970 272,439 1,847 - -
1969 264,560 -527 - -
1968 258,259 -746 - -
1967 249,240 347 - -
1966 241,716 -3,306 346,958 18,774
1965 233,726 -1,551 - -
1964 227,948 -6,087 - -
1963 219,586 -8,303 - -
1962 215,368 -9,249 - -
1961 209,917 -10,601 - -
1960 203,374 -13,223 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/nepal/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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