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

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The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,618,118 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,619,950 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 1.36 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.62% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.5% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Nepal vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Ukraine
2100 31,916,191 15,603,179
2099 32,104,658 15,862,593
2098 32,291,766 16,125,815
2097 32,478,376 16,393,353
2096 32,662,029 16,664,587
2095 32,842,809 16,939,471
2094 33,023,754 17,219,443
2093 33,200,660 17,504,349
2092 33,375,774 17,793,601
2091 33,547,026 18,087,289
2090 33,714,253 18,386,570
2089 33,878,299 18,689,852
2088 34,037,329 18,998,014
2087 34,190,255 19,311,662
2086 34,337,807 19,630,012
2085 34,483,366 19,952,247
2084 34,620,498 20,280,817
2083 34,750,155 20,613,034
2082 34,872,031 20,949,887
2081 34,987,218 21,289,979
2080 35,095,973 21,633,931
2079 35,198,820 21,981,015
2078 35,292,530 22,331,415
2077 35,377,971 22,684,635
2076 35,456,092 23,041,181
2075 35,525,668 23,400,319
2074 35,588,497 23,762,428
2073 35,642,802 24,126,690
2072 35,686,332 24,491,363
2071 35,725,442 24,859,381
2070 35,755,056 25,229,957
2069 35,774,677 25,602,485
2068 35,785,895 25,976,390
2067 35,789,572 26,352,535
2066 35,785,710 26,730,314
2065 35,774,308 27,109,886
2064 35,753,136 27,491,024
2063 35,725,408 27,872,631
2062 35,685,285 28,254,738
2061 35,638,790 28,638,347
2060 35,583,129 29,021,488
2059 35,518,416 29,404,719
2058 35,442,760 29,788,559
2057 35,360,939 30,170,070
2056 35,268,910 30,548,973
2055 35,170,656 30,926,521
2054 35,065,508 31,299,425
2053 34,951,722 31,669,550
2052 34,831,085 32,035,413
2051 34,699,347 32,397,707
2050 34,561,226 32,754,538
2049 34,415,794 33,107,228
2048 34,265,080 33,451,994
2047 34,106,257 33,793,296
2046 33,936,663 34,131,561
2045 33,762,505 34,463,236
2044 33,581,319 34,790,682
2043 33,394,849 35,115,069
2042 33,200,691 35,437,607
2041 33,001,382 35,758,248
2040 32,795,384 36,075,749
2039 32,583,834 36,396,426
2038 32,363,750 36,714,126
2037 32,138,947 37,031,794
2036 31,906,773 37,345,665
2035 31,667,683 37,659,856
2034 31,421,060 37,972,332
2033 31,165,782 38,283,563
2032 30,904,004 38,592,696
2031 30,636,967 38,902,570
2030 30,362,343 39,210,256
2029 30,081,388 39,514,695
2028 29,793,481 39,816,523
2027 29,640,694 40,111,670
2026 29,598,041 40,408,451
2025 29,618,118 38,980,376
2024 29,651,054 37,860,221
2023 29,694,614 37,732,836
2022 29,715,436 41,048,766
2021 29,475,010 44,298,640
2020 28,966,574 44,680,014
2019 28,414,064 44,957,458
2018 28,079,689 45,208,907
2017 28,011,258 45,436,041
2016 27,955,462 45,616,832
2015 27,823,629 45,784,896
2014 27,672,370 45,972,380
2013 27,589,996 46,126,770
2012 27,534,915 46,210,056
2011 27,464,494 46,307,853
2010 27,341,952 46,456,003
2009 27,173,035 46,623,731
2008 26,990,037 46,819,175
2007 26,788,492 47,062,798
2006 26,565,425 47,278,694
2005 26,309,458 47,585,556
2004 26,016,656 47,979,507
2003 25,688,758 48,315,136
2002 25,328,981 48,677,281
2001 24,946,748 49,106,855
2000 24,546,509 49,556,660
1999 24,125,199 49,976,446
1998 23,680,357 50,379,731
1997 23,219,463 50,786,885
1996 22,741,862 51,226,109
1995 22,245,439 51,665,539
1994 21,717,479 52,075,998
1993 21,180,159 52,350,126
1992 20,609,707 52,323,671
1991 20,036,500 52,170,961
1990 19,524,573 52,054,092
1989 19,057,807 51,917,817
1988 18,638,661 51,724,853
1987 18,250,505 51,515,732
1986 17,868,124 51,318,745
1985 17,477,692 51,108,770
1984 17,085,242 50,887,599
1983 16,689,119 50,637,029
1982 16,297,987 50,402,724
1981 15,922,423 50,189,281
1980 15,553,105 49,955,152
1979 15,190,590 49,721,381
1978 14,839,695 49,521,243
1977 14,499,175 49,336,481
1976 14,177,649 49,120,842
1975 13,870,695 48,865,229
1974 13,568,435 48,576,570
1973 13,275,239 48,277,121
1972 12,989,099 47,946,893
1971 12,710,061 47,573,287
1970 12,436,190 47,261,306
1969 12,167,036 46,976,256
1968 11,906,266 46,614,325
1967 11,652,716 46,215,988
1966 11,408,710 45,802,519
1965 11,173,411 45,386,892
1964 10,946,392 44,951,156
1963 10,729,818 44,462,372
1962 10,521,116 43,943,674
1961 10,318,396 43,399,766
1960 10,123,658 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,664,488 people (a 5.95% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.6M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Ukraine
2100 -0.59% -1.64%
2099 -0.58% -1.63%
2098 -0.57% -1.63%
2097 -0.56% -1.63%
2096 -0.55% -1.62%
2095 -0.55% -1.63%
2094 -0.53% -1.63%
2093 -0.52% -1.63%
2092 -0.51% -1.62%
2091 -0.5% -1.63%
2090 -0.48% -1.62%
2089 -0.47% -1.62%
2088 -0.45% -1.62%
2087 -0.43% -1.62%
2086 -0.42% -1.62%
2085 -0.4% -1.62%
2084 -0.37% -1.61%
2083 -0.35% -1.61%
2082 -0.33% -1.6%
2081 -0.31% -1.59%
2080 -0.29% -1.58%
2079 -0.27% -1.57%
2078 -0.24% -1.56%
2077 -0.22% -1.55%
2076 -0.2% -1.53%
2075 -0.18% -1.52%
2074 -0.15% -1.51%
2073 -0.12% -1.49%
2072 -0.11% -1.48%
2071 -0.08% -1.47%
2070 -0.05% -1.46%
2069 -0.03% -1.44%
2068 -0.01% -1.43%
2067 0.01% -1.41%
2066 0.03% -1.4%
2065 0.06% -1.39%
2064 0.08% -1.37%
2063 0.11% -1.35%
2062 0.13% -1.34%
2061 0.16% -1.32%
2060 0.18% -1.3%
2059 0.21% -1.29%
2058 0.23% -1.26%
2057 0.26% -1.24%
2056 0.28% -1.22%
2055 0.3% -1.19%
2054 0.33% -1.17%
2053 0.35% -1.14%
2052 0.38% -1.12%
2051 0.4% -1.09%
2050 0.42% -1.07%
2049 0.44% -1.03%
2048 0.47% -1.01%
2047 0.5% -0.99%
2046 0.52% -0.96%
2045 0.54% -0.94%
2044 0.56% -0.92%
2043 0.58% -0.91%
2042 0.6% -0.9%
2041 0.63% -0.88%
2040 0.65% -0.88%
2039 0.68% -0.87%
2038 0.7% -0.86%
2037 0.73% -0.84%
2036 0.75% -0.83%
2035 0.78% -0.82%
2034 0.82% -0.81%
2033 0.85% -0.8%
2032 0.87% -0.8%
2031 0.9% -0.78%
2030 0.93% -0.77%
2029 0.97% -0.76%
2028 0.52% -0.74%
2027 0.14% -0.73%
2026 -0.07% 3.66%
2025 -0.11% 2.96%
2024 -0.15% 0.34%
2023 -0.07% -8.08%
2022 0.82% -7.34%
2021 1.76% -0.85%
2020 1.94% -0.62%
2019 1.19% -0.56%
2018 0.24% -0.5%
2017 0.2% -0.4%
2016 0.47% -0.37%
2015 0.55% -0.41%
2014 0.3% -0.33%
2013 0.2% -0.18%
2012 0.26% -0.21%
2011 0.45% -0.32%
2010 0.62% -0.36%
2009 0.68% -0.42%
2008 0.75% -0.52%
2007 0.84% -0.46%
2006 0.97% -0.64%
2005 1.13% -0.82%
2004 1.28% -0.69%
2003 1.42% -0.74%
2002 1.53% -0.87%
2001 1.63% -0.91%
2000 1.75% -0.84%
1999 1.88% -0.8%
1998 1.98% -0.8%
1997 2.1% -0.86%
1996 2.23% -0.85%
1995 2.43% -0.79%
1994 2.54% -0.52%
1993 2.77% 0.05%
1992 2.86% 0.29%
1991 2.62% 0.22%
1990 2.45% 0.26%
1989 2.25% 0.37%
1988 2.13% 0.41%
1987 2.14% 0.38%
1986 2.23% 0.41%
1985 2.3% 0.43%
1984 2.37% 0.49%
1983 2.4% 0.46%
1982 2.36% 0.43%
1981 2.37% 0.47%
1980 2.39% 0.47%
1979 2.36% 0.4%
1978 2.35% 0.37%
1977 2.27% 0.44%
1976 2.21% 0.52%
1975 2.23% 0.59%
1974 2.21% 0.62%
1973 2.2% 0.69%
1972 2.2% 0.79%
1971 2.2% 0.66%
1970 2.21% 0.61%
1969 2.19% 0.78%
1968 2.18% 0.86%
1967 2.14% 0.9%
1966 2.11% 0.92%
1965 2.07% 0.97%
1964 2.02% 1.1%
1963 1.98% 1.18%
1962 1.96% 1.25%
1961 1.92% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Nepal Ukraine
Current population
29619950
40408451
Population rank 52/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.49%
One net population change
16 minutes
28.2 seconds
One birth every
56.1 seconds
2.54 minutes
One death every
2.54 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline -90 +3,069
Annual growth/decline -32,936 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate -0.11% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 167/197 13/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -364,699 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 193/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - 1,702,358
2024 355,516 -401,282 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 368,450 -409,782 -283,185 -299,961
2022 379,021 -379,321 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 351,165 130,001 -449,941 -1,129
2020 373,553 162,139 -307,533 -4,167
2019 387,113 182,203 -236,296 -6,908
2018 394,576 -295,151 -227,491 -32,220
2017 406,219 -368,787 -158,390 -36,155
2016 415,921 -341,748 -135,710 -31,340
2015 410,565 -221,062 -147,107 -21,992
2014 423,166 -310,156 -140,216 -65,678
2013 424,804 -373,064 -129,662 26,781
2012 430,151 -371,707 -130,451 66,768
2011 429,957 -347,552 -158,372 26,457
2010 432,631 -269,963 -180,388 16,030
2009 441,290 -266,144 -197,918 26,796
2008 452,353 -261,540 -229,086 9,312
2007 464,780 -252,526 -282,659 15,237
2006 475,335 -241,455 -300,787 136,442
2005 489,093 -211,024 -337,857 -111,493
2004 504,853 -197,336 -344,157 5,644
2003 516,575 -168,314 -351,299 18,540
2002 525,045 -153,730 -364,544 -26,991
2001 542,118 -148,973 -374,734 -92,847
2000 554,506 -147,193 -364,143 -67,865
1999 557,847 -122,551 -348,286 -59,247
1998 562,787 -108,400 -318,299 -80,684
1997 565,882 -98,454 -306,549 -108,735
1996 580,099 -92,307 -305,154 -158,008
1995 591,283 -86,232 -281,629 -134,053
1994 578,293 -27,415 -238,820 -166,380
1993 561,549 -37,782 -169,405 26,357
1992 533,029 84,113 -95,857 291,788
1991 512,233 17,056 -16,486 125,962
1990 495,202 -640 48,463 75,760
1989 478,771 -39,808 106,431 36,978
1988 463,581 -64,246 162,002 75,637
1987 449,400 -72,437 198,850 -18,275
1986 434,802 -47,017 225,751 -12,369
1985 423,240 -30,154 201,011 5,546
1984 411,122 -19,300 222,430 13,340
1983 399,103 1,304 241,741 23,608
1982 385,741 -3,898 194,101 9,096
1981 374,145 -4,855 182,839 40,807
1980 364,254 5,084 197,223 47,406
1979 355,597 88 197,294 25,635
1978 345,765 346 206,554 -29,180
1977 332,843 2,108 216,932 -24,745
1976 323,222 -15,119 247,323 -8,219
1975 312,479 -6,686 256,787 15,336
1974 303,078 -4,361 273,486 31,725
1973 288,750 -1,076 274,938 18,777
1972 286,708 -2,107 309,785 56,928
1971 280,752 -7,284 305,849 74,604
1970 272,439 1,847 291,839 -48,335
1969 264,560 -527 274,858 51,763
1968 258,259 -746 295,162 102,096
1967 249,240 347 313,899 85,527
1966 241,716 -3,306 337,794 89,737
1965 233,726 -1,551 334,365 69,354
1964 227,948 -6,087 391,120 76,650
1963 219,586 -8,303 449,648 60,178
1962 215,368 -9,249 481,887 45,712
1961 209,917 -10,601 508,602 51,625
1960 203,374 -13,223 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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