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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 3.81 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Nepal vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Turkmenistan
2100 31,902,377 10,046,945
2099 32,090,762 10,075,740
2098 32,277,789 10,103,319
2097 32,464,318 10,129,577
2096 32,647,891 10,154,338
2095 32,828,594 10,178,163
2094 33,009,460 10,200,371
2093 33,186,290 10,221,349
2092 33,361,327 10,240,959
2091 33,532,505 10,259,026
2090 33,699,660 10,276,261
2089 33,863,636 10,291,819
2088 34,022,597 10,306,303
2087 34,175,457 10,319,501
2086 34,322,945 10,331,090
2085 34,468,441 10,341,183
2084 34,605,513 10,349,710
2083 34,735,114 10,356,602
2082 34,856,938 10,362,422
2081 34,972,075 10,366,587
2080 35,080,783 10,369,293
2079 35,183,584 10,370,130
2078 35,277,254 10,369,013
2077 35,362,658 10,366,366
2076 35,440,746 10,361,975
2075 35,510,291 10,355,755
2074 35,573,094 10,348,384
2073 35,627,375 10,339,415
2072 35,670,886 10,328,653
2071 35,709,979 10,316,618
2070 35,739,580 10,303,565
2069 35,759,193 10,289,578
2068 35,770,405 10,274,625
2067 35,774,081 10,258,518
2066 35,770,220 10,241,362
2065 35,758,824 10,223,420
2064 35,737,661 10,204,034
2063 35,709,945 10,183,241
2062 35,669,839 10,160,903
2061 35,623,365 10,136,928
2060 35,567,728 10,111,369
2059 35,503,043 10,083,631
2058 35,427,419 10,052,905
2057 35,345,633 10,019,547
2056 35,253,644 9,983,379
2055 35,155,433 9,943,931
2054 35,050,330 9,901,473
2053 34,936,594 9,854,931
2052 34,816,009 9,804,909
2051 34,684,328 9,751,221
2050 34,546,267 9,693,713
2049 34,400,898 9,632,600
2048 34,250,249 9,567,946
2047 34,091,495 9,500,139
2046 33,921,975 9,429,355
2045 33,747,892 9,356,194
2044 33,566,784 9,280,988
2043 33,380,395 9,204,466
2042 33,186,321 9,126,898
2041 32,987,097 9,048,356
2040 32,781,189 8,969,478
2039 32,569,731 8,890,225
2038 32,349,742 8,810,850
2037 32,125,036 8,731,367
2036 31,892,962 8,651,719
2035 31,653,976 8,572,231
2034 31,407,460 8,492,483
2033 31,152,292 8,412,113
2032 30,890,627 8,330,912
2031 30,623,706 8,248,129
2030 30,349,201 8,163,024
2029 30,068,368 8,070,023
2028 29,780,585 7,969,080
2027 29,627,864 7,860,774
2026 29,585,230 7,745,331
2025 29,605,298 7,623,184
2024 29,651,054 7,494,498
2023 29,694,614 7,364,438
2022 29,715,436 7,230,193
2021 29,475,010 7,092,043
2020 28,966,574 6,949,912
2019 28,414,064 6,803,944
2018 28,079,689 6,655,524
2017 28,011,258 6,507,061
2016 27,955,462 6,360,041
2015 27,823,629 6,215,770
2014 27,672,370 6,075,283
2013 27,589,996 5,939,341
2012 27,534,915 5,808,546
2011 27,464,494 5,683,417
2010 27,341,952 5,564,356
2009 27,173,035 5,451,592
2008 26,990,037 5,345,029
2007 26,788,492 5,244,046
2006 26,565,425 5,147,105
2005 26,309,458 5,052,257
2004 26,016,656 4,958,093
2003 25,688,758 4,863,865
2002 25,328,981 4,769,465
2001 24,946,748 4,675,409
2000 24,546,509 4,582,677
1999 24,125,199 4,492,170
1998 23,680,357 4,410,507
1997 23,219,463 4,336,730
1996 22,741,862 4,263,819
1995 22,245,439 4,191,203
1994 21,717,479 4,116,662
1993 21,180,159 4,032,407
1992 20,609,707 3,944,689
1991 20,036,500 3,855,894
1990 19,524,573 3,760,562
1989 19,057,807 3,662,459
1988 18,638,661 3,559,363
1987 18,250,505 3,452,731
1986 17,868,124 3,347,809
1985 17,477,692 3,247,534
1984 17,085,242 3,154,079
1983 16,689,119 3,067,534
1982 16,297,987 2,985,557
1981 15,922,423 2,907,187
1980 15,553,105 2,832,203
1979 15,190,590 2,760,358
1978 14,839,695 2,691,088
1977 14,499,175 2,623,948
1976 14,177,649 2,558,521
1975 13,870,695 2,494,570
1974 13,568,435 2,432,028
1973 13,275,239 2,370,919
1972 12,989,099 2,311,430
1971 12,710,061 2,253,119
1970 12,436,190 2,195,616
1969 12,167,036 2,139,024
1968 11,906,266 2,083,069
1967 11,652,716 2,027,403
1966 11,408,710 1,971,737
1965 11,173,411 1,915,916
1964 10,946,392 1,859,997
1963 10,729,818 1,804,272
1962 10,521,116 1,749,214
1961 10,318,396 1,695,400
1960 10,123,658 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Turkmenistan
2100 -0.59% -0.29%
2099 -0.58% -0.27%
2098 -0.57% -0.26%
2097 -0.56% -0.24%
2096 -0.55% -0.23%
2095 -0.55% -0.22%
2094 -0.53% -0.21%
2093 -0.52% -0.19%
2092 -0.51% -0.18%
2091 -0.5% -0.17%
2090 -0.48% -0.15%
2089 -0.47% -0.14%
2088 -0.45% -0.13%
2087 -0.43% -0.11%
2086 -0.42% -0.1%
2085 -0.4% -0.08%
2084 -0.37% -0.07%
2083 -0.35% -0.06%
2082 -0.33% -0.04%
2081 -0.31% -0.03%
2080 -0.29% -0.008%
2079 -0.27% 0.01%
2078 -0.24% 0.03%
2077 -0.22% 0.04%
2076 -0.2% 0.06%
2075 -0.18% 0.07%
2074 -0.15% 0.09%
2073 -0.12% 0.1%
2072 -0.11% 0.12%
2071 -0.08% 0.13%
2070 -0.05% 0.14%
2069 -0.03% 0.15%
2068 -0.01% 0.16%
2067 0.01% 0.17%
2066 0.03% 0.18%
2065 0.06% 0.19%
2064 0.08% 0.2%
2063 0.11% 0.22%
2062 0.13% 0.24%
2061 0.16% 0.25%
2060 0.18% 0.28%
2059 0.21% 0.31%
2058 0.23% 0.33%
2057 0.26% 0.36%
2056 0.28% 0.4%
2055 0.3% 0.43%
2054 0.33% 0.47%
2053 0.35% 0.51%
2052 0.38% 0.55%
2051 0.4% 0.59%
2050 0.42% 0.63%
2049 0.44% 0.68%
2048 0.47% 0.71%
2047 0.5% 0.75%
2046 0.52% 0.78%
2045 0.54% 0.81%
2044 0.56% 0.83%
2043 0.58% 0.85%
2042 0.6% 0.87%
2041 0.63% 0.88%
2040 0.65% 0.89%
2039 0.68% 0.9%
2038 0.7% 0.91%
2037 0.73% 0.92%
2036 0.75% 0.93%
2035 0.78% 0.94%
2034 0.82% 0.96%
2033 0.85% 0.97%
2032 0.87% 1%
2031 0.9% 1.04%
2030 0.93% 1.15%
2029 0.97% 1.27%
2028 0.52% 1.38%
2027 0.14% 1.49%
2026 -0.07% 1.6%
2025 -0.15% 1.72%
2024 -0.15% 1.77%
2023 -0.07% 1.86%
2022 0.82% 1.95%
2021 1.76% 2.05%
2020 1.94% 2.15%
2019 1.19% 2.23%
2018 0.24% 2.28%
2017 0.2% 2.31%
2016 0.47% 2.32%
2015 0.55% 2.31%
2014 0.3% 2.29%
2013 0.2% 2.25%
2012 0.26% 2.2%
2011 0.45% 2.14%
2010 0.62% 2.07%
2009 0.68% 1.99%
2008 0.75% 1.93%
2007 0.84% 1.88%
2006 0.97% 1.88%
2005 1.13% 1.9%
2004 1.28% 1.94%
2003 1.42% 1.98%
2002 1.53% 2.01%
2001 1.63% 2.02%
2000 1.75% 2.01%
1999 1.88% 1.85%
1998 1.98% 1.7%
1997 2.1% 1.71%
1996 2.23% 1.73%
1995 2.43% 1.81%
1994 2.54% 2.09%
1993 2.77% 2.22%
1992 2.86% 2.3%
1991 2.62% 2.54%
1990 2.45% 2.68%
1989 2.25% 2.9%
1988 2.13% 3.09%
1987 2.14% 3.13%
1986 2.23% 3.09%
1985 2.3% 2.96%
1984 2.37% 2.82%
1983 2.4% 2.75%
1982 2.36% 2.7%
1981 2.37% 2.65%
1980 2.39% 2.6%
1979 2.36% 2.57%
1978 2.35% 2.56%
1977 2.27% 2.56%
1976 2.21% 2.56%
1975 2.23% 2.57%
1974 2.21% 2.58%
1973 2.2% 2.57%
1972 2.2% 2.59%
1971 2.2% 2.62%
1970 2.21% 2.65%
1969 2.19% 2.69%
1968 2.18% 2.75%
1967 2.14% 2.82%
1966 2.11% 2.91%
1965 2.07% 3.01%
1964 2.02% 3.09%
1963 1.98% 3.15%
1962 1.96% 3.17%
1961 1.92% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nepal declined by 0.15%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Nepal Turkmenistan
Current population
29596762
7776557
Population rank 52/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.09%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
54.9 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
2.55 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -119 +356
Annual growth/decline -43,560 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 61/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -364,699 +13,268
Net migration rank 193/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - 13,268
2024 - -401,282 - 14,646
2023 368,450 -409,782 117,529 15,005
2022 379,021 -379,321 121,814 14,141
2021 351,165 130,001 122,721 17,617
2020 373,553 162,139 124,014 19,913
2019 387,113 182,203 128,275 19,735
2018 394,576 -295,151 129,537 19,293
2017 406,219 -368,787 131,417 16,678
2016 415,921 -341,748 132,581 13,365
2015 410,565 -221,062 132,663 9,936
2014 423,166 -310,156 129,677 8,696
2013 424,804 -373,064 126,217 7,287
2012 430,151 -371,707 120,957 7,125
2011 429,957 -347,552 115,197 6,992
2010 432,631 -269,963 109,318 6,621
2009 441,290 -266,144 102,931 6,656
2008 452,353 -261,540 96,815 6,734
2007 464,780 -252,526 92,038 6,388
2006 475,335 -241,455 87,840 7,613
2005 489,093 -211,024 83,968 10,263
2004 504,853 -197,336 79,850 14,242
2003 516,575 -168,314 76,737 17,625
2002 525,045 -153,730 75,639 18,803
2001 542,118 -148,973 76,682 16,982
2000 554,506 -147,193 76,875 14,925
1999 557,847 -122,551 76,362 12,859
1998 562,787 -108,400 77,342 -3,239
1997 565,882 -98,454 79,045 -5,600
1996 580,099 -92,307 80,996 -8,627
1995 591,283 -86,232 86,289 -13,423
1994 578,293 -27,415 89,319 -13,094
1993 561,549 -37,782 92,596 -312
1992 533,029 84,113 96,668 -13,517
1991 512,233 17,056 99,297 -4,864
1990 495,202 -640 101,099 -4,864
1989 478,771 -39,808 103,553 -3,576
1988 463,581 -64,246 104,802 1,408
1987 449,400 -72,437 103,885 3,161
1986 434,802 -47,017 100,930 1,878
1985 423,240 -30,154 95,890 1,861
1984 411,122 -19,300 90,591 -1,427
1983 399,103 1,304 85,183 -1,264
1982 385,741 -3,898 80,989 -961
1981 374,145 -4,855 77,829 -1,102
1980 364,254 5,084 74,394 -1,152
1979 355,597 88 71,135 -677
1978 345,765 346 68,437 -350
1977 332,843 2,108 66,318 -132
1976 323,222 -15,119 64,513 160
1975 312,479 -6,686 62,681 550
1974 303,078 -4,361 60,925 924
1973 288,750 -1,076 59,169 1,194
1972 286,708 -2,107 57,326 1,293
1971 280,752 -7,284 56,666 1,348
1970 272,439 1,847 55,617 1,376
1969 264,560 -527 54,791 1,397
1968 258,259 -746 54,324 1,401
1967 249,240 347 54,209 1,397
1966 241,716 -3,306 54,353 1,377
1965 233,726 -1,551 54,558 1,366
1964 227,948 -6,087 54,574 1,340
1963 219,586 -8,303 54,203 1,332
1962 215,368 -9,249 53,248 1,337
1961 209,917 -10,601 51,659 1,372
1960 203,374 -13,223 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/nepal/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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