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

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The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,618,118 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,619,950 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 2.49 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.24% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.5% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Nepal vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Tanzania
2100 31,916,191 265,471,550
2099 32,104,658 263,137,702
2098 32,291,766 260,784,676
2097 32,478,376 258,387,890
2096 32,662,029 255,972,277
2095 32,842,809 253,543,248
2094 33,023,754 251,095,452
2093 33,200,660 248,605,184
2092 33,375,774 246,083,651
2091 33,547,026 243,533,968
2090 33,714,253 240,979,094
2089 33,878,299 238,393,867
2088 34,037,329 235,775,056
2087 34,190,255 233,145,231
2086 34,337,807 230,474,072
2085 34,483,366 227,778,580
2084 34,620,498 225,090,075
2083 34,750,155 222,400,079
2082 34,872,031 219,697,321
2081 34,987,218 216,974,796
2080 35,095,973 214,235,505
2079 35,198,820 211,466,096
2078 35,292,530 208,688,171
2077 35,377,971 205,898,494
2076 35,456,092 203,086,766
2075 35,525,668 200,278,383
2074 35,588,497 197,449,196
2073 35,642,802 194,624,081
2072 35,686,332 191,805,820
2071 35,725,442 188,974,004
2070 35,755,056 186,134,634
2069 35,774,677 183,293,747
2068 35,785,895 180,458,385
2067 35,789,572 177,622,538
2066 35,785,710 174,786,430
2065 35,774,308 171,897,059
2064 35,753,136 169,048,435
2063 35,725,408 166,202,091
2062 35,685,285 163,354,473
2061 35,638,790 160,521,858
2060 35,583,129 157,707,240
2059 35,518,416 154,905,240
2058 35,442,760 152,106,040
2057 35,360,939 149,311,257
2056 35,268,910 146,505,507
2055 35,170,656 143,722,840
2054 35,065,508 140,970,467
2053 34,951,722 138,249,490
2052 34,831,085 135,540,803
2051 34,699,347 132,838,721
2050 34,561,226 130,145,345
2049 34,415,794 127,483,126
2048 34,265,080 124,809,212
2047 34,106,257 122,146,647
2046 33,936,663 119,511,124
2045 33,762,505 116,903,642
2044 33,581,319 114,318,843
2043 33,394,849 111,765,580
2042 33,200,691 109,231,423
2041 33,001,382 106,738,458
2040 32,795,384 104,262,479
2039 32,583,834 101,804,600
2038 32,363,750 99,370,760
2037 32,138,947 96,974,485
2036 31,906,773 94,592,848
2035 31,667,683 92,248,476
2034 31,421,060 89,920,872
2033 31,165,782 87,646,627
2032 30,904,004 85,401,853
2031 30,636,967 83,172,579
2030 30,362,343 80,989,443
2029 30,081,388 78,830,947
2028 29,793,481 76,723,335
2027 29,640,694 74,639,948
2026 29,598,041 72,582,361
2025 29,618,118 70,545,865
2024 29,651,054 68,560,157
2023 29,694,614 66,617,606
2022 29,715,436 64,711,821
2021 29,475,010 62,830,412
2020 28,966,574 60,972,798
2019 28,414,064 59,174,891
2018 28,079,689 57,437,145
2017 28,011,258 55,652,890
2016 27,955,462 53,824,013
2015 27,823,629 52,020,962
2014 27,672,370 50,351,512
2013 27,589,996 48,824,128
2012 27,534,915 47,374,260
2011 27,464,494 46,029,367
2010 27,341,952 44,758,488
2009 27,173,035 43,633,982
2008 26,990,037 42,570,728
2007 26,788,492 41,435,512
2006 26,565,425 40,294,902
2005 26,309,458 39,182,076
2004 26,016,656 38,109,668
2003 25,688,758 37,089,555
2002 25,328,981 36,121,304
2001 24,946,748 35,198,299
2000 24,546,509 34,260,139
1999 24,125,199 33,300,330
1998 23,680,357 32,420,458
1997 23,219,463 31,578,089
1996 22,741,862 30,945,762
1995 22,245,439 30,383,497
1994 21,717,479 29,442,356
1993 21,180,159 28,332,692
1992 20,609,707 27,457,588
1991 20,036,500 26,780,436
1990 19,524,573 26,110,207
1989 19,057,807 25,438,759
1988 18,638,661 24,769,686
1987 18,250,505 24,030,378
1986 17,868,124 23,258,959
1985 17,477,692 22,501,693
1984 17,085,242 21,779,066
1983 16,689,119 21,079,874
1982 16,297,987 20,398,571
1981 15,922,423 19,784,703
1980 15,553,105 19,189,769
1979 15,190,590 18,592,038
1978 14,839,695 17,976,566
1977 14,499,175 17,352,929
1976 14,177,649 16,736,211
1975 13,870,695 16,138,361
1974 13,568,435 15,561,630
1973 13,275,239 15,010,101
1972 12,989,099 14,479,308
1971 12,710,061 13,971,451
1970 12,436,190 13,492,677
1969 12,167,036 13,036,700
1968 11,906,266 12,602,076
1967 11,652,716 12,200,109
1966 11,408,710 11,827,459
1965 11,173,411 11,470,728
1964 10,946,392 11,127,826
1963 10,729,818 10,799,528
1962 10,521,116 10,487,756
1961 10,318,396 10,187,886
1960 10,123,658 9,901,419

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Nepal's population will grow by 16.7% to 34,561,226 people with a rank change from 52nd to 58th. The population of Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Tanzania
2100 -0.59% 0.89%
2099 -0.58% 0.9%
2098 -0.57% 0.93%
2097 -0.56% 0.94%
2096 -0.55% 0.96%
2095 -0.55% 0.97%
2094 -0.53% 1%
2093 -0.52% 1.02%
2092 -0.51% 1.05%
2091 -0.5% 1.06%
2090 -0.48% 1.08%
2089 -0.47% 1.11%
2088 -0.45% 1.13%
2087 -0.43% 1.16%
2086 -0.42% 1.18%
2085 -0.4% 1.19%
2084 -0.37% 1.21%
2083 -0.35% 1.23%
2082 -0.33% 1.25%
2081 -0.31% 1.28%
2080 -0.29% 1.31%
2079 -0.27% 1.33%
2078 -0.24% 1.35%
2077 -0.22% 1.38%
2076 -0.2% 1.4%
2075 -0.18% 1.43%
2074 -0.15% 1.45%
2073 -0.12% 1.47%
2072 -0.11% 1.5%
2071 -0.08% 1.53%
2070 -0.05% 1.55%
2069 -0.03% 1.57%
2068 -0.01% 1.6%
2067 0.01% 1.62%
2066 0.03% 1.68%
2065 0.06% 1.69%
2064 0.08% 1.71%
2063 0.11% 1.74%
2062 0.13% 1.76%
2061 0.16% 1.78%
2060 0.18% 1.81%
2059 0.21% 1.84%
2058 0.23% 1.87%
2057 0.26% 1.92%
2056 0.28% 1.94%
2055 0.3% 1.95%
2054 0.33% 1.97%
2053 0.35% 2%
2052 0.38% 2.03%
2051 0.4% 2.07%
2050 0.42% 2.09%
2049 0.44% 2.14%
2048 0.47% 2.18%
2047 0.5% 2.21%
2046 0.52% 2.23%
2045 0.54% 2.26%
2044 0.56% 2.28%
2043 0.58% 2.32%
2042 0.6% 2.34%
2041 0.63% 2.37%
2040 0.65% 2.41%
2039 0.68% 2.45%
2038 0.7% 2.47%
2037 0.73% 2.52%
2036 0.75% 2.54%
2035 0.78% 2.59%
2034 0.82% 2.59%
2033 0.85% 2.63%
2032 0.87% 2.68%
2031 0.9% 2.7%
2030 0.93% 2.74%
2029 0.97% 2.75%
2028 0.52% 2.79%
2027 0.14% 2.83%
2026 -0.07% 2.89%
2025 -0.11% 2.9%
2024 -0.15% 2.92%
2023 -0.07% 2.95%
2022 0.82% 2.99%
2021 1.76% 3.05%
2020 1.94% 3.04%
2019 1.19% 3.03%
2018 0.24% 3.21%
2017 0.2% 3.4%
2016 0.47% 3.47%
2015 0.55% 3.32%
2014 0.3% 3.13%
2013 0.2% 3.06%
2012 0.26% 2.92%
2011 0.45% 2.84%
2010 0.62% 2.58%
2009 0.68% 2.5%
2008 0.75% 2.74%
2007 0.84% 2.83%
2006 0.97% 2.84%
2005 1.13% 2.81%
2004 1.28% 2.75%
2003 1.42% 2.68%
2002 1.53% 2.62%
2001 1.63% 2.74%
2000 1.75% 2.88%
1999 1.88% 2.71%
1998 1.98% 2.67%
1997 2.1% 2.04%
1996 2.23% 1.85%
1995 2.43% 3.2%
1994 2.54% 3.92%
1993 2.77% 3.19%
1992 2.86% 2.53%
1991 2.62% 2.57%
1990 2.45% 2.64%
1989 2.25% 2.7%
1988 2.13% 3.08%
1987 2.14% 3.32%
1986 2.23% 3.37%
1985 2.3% 3.32%
1984 2.37% 3.32%
1983 2.4% 3.34%
1982 2.36% 3.1%
1981 2.37% 3.1%
1980 2.39% 3.21%
1979 2.36% 3.42%
1978 2.35% 3.59%
1977 2.27% 3.68%
1976 2.21% 3.7%
1975 2.23% 3.71%
1974 2.21% 3.67%
1973 2.2% 3.67%
1972 2.2% 3.63%
1971 2.2% 3.55%
1970 2.21% 3.5%
1969 2.19% 3.45%
1968 2.18% 3.29%
1967 2.14% 3.15%
1966 2.11% 3.11%
1965 2.07% 3.08%
1964 2.02% 3.04%
1963 1.98% 2.97%
1962 1.96% 2.94%
1961 1.92% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Nepal declined by 0.11%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Nepal Tanzania
Current population
29619950
73639263
Population rank 52/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.89%
One net population change
16 minutes
15.9 seconds
One birth every
56.1 seconds
13.2 seconds
One death every
2.54 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline -90 +5,440
Annual growth/decline -32,936 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 167/197 16/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -364,699 -12,730
Net migration rank 193/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - -12,730
2024 355,516 -401,282 1,993,730 -29,865
2023 368,450 -409,782 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 379,021 -379,321 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 351,165 130,001 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 373,553 162,139 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 387,113 182,203 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 394,576 -295,151 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 406,219 -368,787 1,726,909 119,142
2016 415,921 -341,748 1,659,502 152,194
2015 410,565 -221,062 1,592,882 201,495
2014 423,166 -310,156 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 424,804 -373,064 1,509,008 1,241
2012 430,151 -371,707 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 429,957 -347,552 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 432,631 -269,963 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 441,290 -266,144 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 452,353 -261,540 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 464,780 -252,526 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 475,335 -241,455 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 489,093 -211,024 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 504,853 -197,336 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 516,575 -168,314 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 525,045 -153,730 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 542,118 -148,973 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 554,506 -147,193 985,185 -9,701
1999 557,847 -122,551 948,659 -4,489
1998 562,787 -108,400 920,806 -105,184
1997 565,882 -98,454 882,544 -13,400
1996 580,099 -92,307 868,524 -473,007
1995 591,283 -86,232 838,980 -109,971
1994 578,293 -27,415 803,953 349,348
1993 561,549 -37,782 778,044 288,004
1992 533,029 84,113 767,961 -83,825
1991 512,233 17,056 762,011 -91,851
1990 495,202 -640 750,825 -80,529
1989 478,771 -39,808 743,854 -71,268
1988 463,581 -64,246 736,551 -71,012
1987 449,400 -72,437 718,580 94,498
1986 434,802 -47,017 705,677 24,101
1985 423,240 -30,154 697,867 86,864
1984 411,122 -19,300 687,435 -26,938
1983 399,103 1,304 679,720 58,161
1982 385,741 -3,898 662,627 -37,883
1981 374,145 -4,855 645,496 -42,485
1980 364,254 5,084 629,444 -42,588
1979 355,597 88 613,388 -4,792
1978 345,765 346 595,024 27,307
1977 332,843 2,108 574,938 49,997
1976 323,222 -15,119 553,617 54,875
1975 312,479 -6,686 533,906 53,290
1974 303,078 -4,361 515,152 51,127
1973 288,750 -1,076 488,429 48,363
1972 286,708 -2,107 467,305 57,489
1971 280,752 -7,284 449,014 41,900
1970 272,439 1,847 427,988 38,635
1969 264,560 -527 408,322 37,006
1968 258,259 -746 389,467 34,455
1967 249,240 347 374,763 5,265
1966 241,716 -3,306 360,229 5,049
1965 233,726 -1,551 343,456 4,742
1964 227,948 -6,087 328,527 9,090
1963 219,586 -8,303 314,644 4,333
1962 215,368 -9,249 300,663 3,916
1961 209,917 -10,601 286,839 8,338
1960 203,374 -13,223 275,814 1,946

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 66.4% of the population change in Nepal is from natural causes (a gain of 3,842,099 people) and 33.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,942,790 people). In Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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