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Population in Nepal compared to the United Arab Emirates: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 10,986,400 people in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 11,686,438 in the United Arab Emirates.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 2.53 times bigger than the United Arab Emirates'.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while the United Arab Emirates is the 84th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.14% for the United Arab Emirates.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +3.31% in the United Arab Emirates.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while the United Arab Emirates has grown from 5.01M to 11.7M (133.3% growth).

Nepal vs United Arab Emirates: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal UAE
2100 31,902,377 26,368,750
2099 32,090,762 26,130,374
2098 32,277,789 25,894,010
2097 32,464,318 25,660,062
2096 32,647,891 25,427,961
2095 32,828,594 25,197,670
2094 33,009,460 24,968,891
2093 33,186,290 24,741,434
2092 33,361,327 24,515,086
2091 33,532,505 24,289,496
2090 33,699,660 24,064,404
2089 33,863,636 23,839,033
2088 34,022,597 23,613,963
2087 34,175,457 23,388,786
2086 34,322,945 23,163,641
2085 34,468,441 22,938,169
2084 34,605,513 22,711,804
2083 34,735,114 22,484,154
2082 34,856,938 22,255,625
2081 34,972,075 22,026,183
2080 35,080,783 21,796,073
2079 35,183,584 21,565,118
2078 35,277,254 21,333,574
2077 35,362,658 21,101,274
2076 35,440,746 20,868,733
2075 35,510,291 20,636,203
2074 35,573,094 20,404,044
2073 35,627,375 20,171,659
2072 35,670,886 19,940,853
2071 35,709,979 19,710,934
2070 35,739,580 19,483,026
2069 35,759,193 19,256,572
2068 35,770,405 19,032,681
2067 35,774,081 18,811,331
2066 35,770,220 18,593,017
2065 35,758,824 18,377,364
2064 35,737,661 18,164,584
2063 35,709,945 17,955,352
2062 35,669,839 17,749,596
2061 35,623,365 17,547,827
2060 35,567,728 17,349,620
2059 35,503,043 17,153,273
2058 35,427,419 16,959,263
2057 35,345,633 16,767,893
2056 35,253,644 16,579,195
2055 35,155,433 16,392,558
2054 35,050,330 16,207,309
2053 34,936,594 16,024,789
2052 34,816,009 15,844,357
2051 34,684,328 15,665,362
2050 34,546,267 15,487,008
2049 34,400,898 15,309,031
2048 34,250,249 15,132,784
2047 34,091,495 14,958,209
2046 33,921,975 14,788,046
2045 33,747,892 14,620,902
2044 33,566,784 14,454,466
2043 33,380,395 14,289,021
2042 33,186,321 14,124,515
2041 32,987,097 13,961,010
2040 32,781,189 13,798,651
2039 32,569,731 13,637,499
2038 32,349,742 13,477,450
2037 32,125,036 13,319,346
2036 31,892,962 13,163,073
2035 31,653,976 13,009,160
2034 31,407,460 12,857,729
2033 31,152,292 12,709,520
2032 30,890,627 12,564,906
2031 30,623,706 12,424,286
2030 30,349,201 12,288,186
2029 30,068,368 12,148,661
2028 29,780,585 11,999,549
2027 29,627,864 11,831,082
2026 29,585,230 11,632,806
2025 29,605,298 11,367,504
2024 29,651,054 10,986,400
2023 29,694,614 10,483,751
2022 29,715,436 10,074,977
2021 29,475,010 9,575,152
2020 28,966,574 9,401,038
2019 28,414,064 9,445,785
2018 28,079,689 9,346,701
2017 28,011,258 9,223,225
2016 27,955,462 8,935,095
2015 27,823,629 8,505,237
2014 27,672,370 8,059,440
2013 27,589,996 7,693,031
2012 27,534,915 7,391,448
2011 27,464,494 7,104,538
2010 27,341,952 6,869,838
2009 27,173,035 6,707,058
2008 26,990,037 6,302,664
2007 26,788,492 5,624,635
2006 26,565,425 5,009,100
2005 26,309,458 4,664,790
2004 26,016,656 4,428,967
2003 25,688,758 4,192,457
2002 25,328,981 3,956,826
2001 24,946,748 3,723,590
2000 24,546,509 3,493,575
1999 24,125,199 3,266,009
1998 23,680,357 3,040,421
1997 23,219,463 2,817,410
1996 22,741,862 2,597,564
1995 22,245,439 2,434,662
1994 21,717,479 2,328,188
1993 21,180,159 2,222,093
1992 20,609,707 2,114,730
1991 20,036,500 2,006,626
1990 19,524,573 1,898,220
1989 19,057,807 1,789,851
1988 18,638,661 1,681,788
1987 18,250,505 1,574,244
1986 17,868,124 1,467,383
1985 17,477,692 1,377,911
1984 17,085,242 1,305,996
1983 16,689,119 1,235,305
1982 16,297,987 1,166,370
1981 15,922,423 1,099,855
1980 15,553,105 1,015,700
1979 15,190,590 912,010
1978 14,839,695 809,274
1977 14,499,175 710,209
1976 14,177,649 615,866
1975 13,870,695 542,856
1974 13,568,435 489,087
1973 13,275,239 436,399
1972 12,989,099 385,014
1971 12,710,061 335,027
1970 12,436,190 286,536
1969 12,167,036 239,660
1968 11,906,266 199,416
1967 11,652,716 179,700
1966 11,408,710 173,976
1965 11,173,411 167,103
1964 10,946,392 159,692
1963 10,729,818 152,211
1962 10,521,116 144,946
1961 10,318,396 137,989
1960 10,123,658 131,334

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/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while the United Arab Emirates gained 3,925,995 people (a 78.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while the United Arab Emirates' population increased by 2,751,343 people (a 30.8% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. The United Arab Emirates was ranked 114th in 2006 and ranked 84th 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 the United Arab Emirates will increase by 32.5% to 15,487,008 people and will still be ranked 84th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 26.4M people in 2100 for the United Arab Emirates.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
United Arab Emirates
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal UAE
2100 -0.59% 0.91%
2099 -0.58% 0.91%
2098 -0.57% 0.91%
2097 -0.56% 0.91%
2096 -0.55% 0.91%
2095 -0.55% 0.92%
2094 -0.53% 0.92%
2093 -0.52% 0.92%
2092 -0.51% 0.93%
2091 -0.5% 0.94%
2090 -0.48% 0.95%
2089 -0.47% 0.95%
2088 -0.45% 0.96%
2087 -0.43% 0.97%
2086 -0.42% 0.98%
2085 -0.4% 1%
2084 -0.37% 1.01%
2083 -0.35% 1.03%
2082 -0.33% 1.04%
2081 -0.31% 1.06%
2080 -0.29% 1.07%
2079 -0.27% 1.09%
2078 -0.24% 1.1%
2077 -0.22% 1.11%
2076 -0.2% 1.13%
2075 -0.18% 1.14%
2074 -0.15% 1.15%
2073 -0.12% 1.16%
2072 -0.11% 1.17%
2071 -0.08% 1.17%
2070 -0.05% 1.18%
2069 -0.03% 1.18%
2068 -0.01% 1.18%
2067 0.01% 1.17%
2066 0.03% 1.17%
2065 0.06% 1.17%
2064 0.08% 1.17%
2063 0.11% 1.16%
2062 0.13% 1.15%
2061 0.16% 1.14%
2060 0.18% 1.14%
2059 0.21% 1.14%
2058 0.23% 1.14%
2057 0.26% 1.14%
2056 0.28% 1.14%
2055 0.3% 1.14%
2054 0.33% 1.14%
2053 0.35% 1.14%
2052 0.38% 1.14%
2051 0.4% 1.15%
2050 0.42% 1.16%
2049 0.44% 1.16%
2048 0.47% 1.17%
2047 0.5% 1.15%
2046 0.52% 1.14%
2045 0.54% 1.15%
2044 0.56% 1.16%
2043 0.58% 1.16%
2042 0.6% 1.17%
2041 0.63% 1.18%
2040 0.65% 1.18%
2039 0.68% 1.19%
2038 0.7% 1.19%
2037 0.73% 1.19%
2036 0.75% 1.18%
2035 0.78% 1.18%
2034 0.82% 1.17%
2033 0.85% 1.15%
2032 0.87% 1.13%
2031 0.9% 1.11%
2030 0.93% 1.15%
2029 0.97% 1.24%
2028 0.52% 1.42%
2027 0.14% 1.7%
2026 -0.07% 2.33%
2025 -0.15% 3.47%
2024 -0.15% 4.79%
2023 -0.07% 4.06%
2022 0.82% 5.22%
2021 1.76% 1.85%
2020 1.94% -0.47%
2019 1.19% 1.06%
2018 0.24% 1.34%
2017 0.2% 3.22%
2016 0.47% 5.05%
2015 0.55% 5.53%
2014 0.3% 4.76%
2013 0.2% 4.08%
2012 0.26% 4.04%
2011 0.45% 3.42%
2010 0.62% 2.43%
2009 0.68% 6.42%
2008 0.75% 12.1%
2007 0.84% 12.3%
2006 0.97% 7.38%
2005 1.13% 5.32%
2004 1.28% 5.64%
2003 1.42% 5.96%
2002 1.53% 6.26%
2001 1.63% 6.58%
2000 1.75% 6.97%
1999 1.88% 7.42%
1998 1.98% 7.92%
1997 2.1% 8.46%
1996 2.23% 6.69%
1995 2.43% 4.57%
1994 2.54% 4.77%
1993 2.77% 5.08%
1992 2.86% 5.39%
1991 2.62% 5.71%
1990 2.45% 6.05%
1989 2.25% 6.43%
1988 2.13% 6.83%
1987 2.14% 7.28%
1986 2.23% 6.49%
1985 2.3% 5.51%
1984 2.37% 5.72%
1983 2.4% 5.91%
1982 2.36% 6.05%
1981 2.37% 8.29%
1980 2.39% 11.4%
1979 2.36% 12.7%
1978 2.35% 13.9%
1977 2.27% 15.3%
1976 2.21% 13.4%
1975 2.23% 11%
1974 2.21% 12.1%
1973 2.2% 13.3%
1972 2.2% 14.9%
1971 2.2% 16.9%
1970 2.21% 19.6%
1969 2.19% 20.2%
1968 2.18% 11%
1967 2.14% 3.29%
1966 2.11% 4.11%
1965 2.07% 4.64%
1964 2.02% 4.91%
1963 1.98% 5.01%
1962 1.96% 5.04%
1961 1.92% 5.07%

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/united-arab-emirates | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nepal declined by 0.15%, while the United Arab Emirates' population grew by 4.79%.

Live population counters

Nepal UAE
Current population
29596762
11686438
Population rank 52/197 84/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.14%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
1.05 minutes
One birth every
54.9 seconds
5.13 minutes
One death every
2.55 minutes
53.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -119 +1,377
Annual growth/decline -43,560 +502,649
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +4.79%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 3/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
3.32 minutes
Annual migration change -364,699 +158,634
Net migration rank 193/196 8/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 8,157,000
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 8/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 74%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 2/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
United Arab Emirates
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal UAE
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - 158,634
2024 - -401,282 - 278,439
2023 368,450 -409,782 92,698 300,004
2022 379,021 -379,321 81,758 322,773
2021 351,165 130,001 76,802 421,663
2020 373,553 162,139 87,871 92,541
2019 387,113 182,203 86,296 -125,186
2018 394,576 -295,151 86,840 14,611
2017 406,219 -368,787 89,382 34,155
2016 415,921 -341,748 87,028 195,317
2015 410,565 -221,062 85,044 342,468
2014 423,166 -310,156 84,277 360,174
2013 424,804 -373,064 82,977 279,269
2012 430,151 -371,707 78,682 225,921
2011 429,957 -347,552 73,496 215,183
2010 432,631 -269,963 69,907 161,842
2009 441,290 -266,144 66,521 163,643
2008 452,353 -261,540 55,426 523,207
2007 464,780 -252,526 55,048 722,380
2006 475,335 -241,455 54,338 399,306
2005 489,093 -211,024 60,046 174,926
2004 504,853 -197,336 60,344 176,319
2003 516,575 -168,314 59,118 177,237
2002 525,045 -153,730 55,922 178,988
2001 542,118 -148,973 52,789 178,779
2000 554,506 -147,193 49,993 178,469
1999 557,847 -122,551 46,198 180,469
1998 562,787 -108,400 41,176 183,329
1997 565,882 -98,454 38,207 183,310
1996 580,099 -92,307 37,886 180,296
1995 591,283 -86,232 38,685 68,938
1994 578,293 -27,415 42,976 62,352
1993 561,549 -37,782 41,324 65,545
1992 533,029 84,113 42,119 65,739
1991 512,233 17,056 41,409 66,943
1990 495,202 -640 41,339 67,118
1989 478,771 -39,808 40,148 68,132
1988 463,581 -64,246 38,861 68,991
1987 449,400 -72,437 37,741 69,493
1986 434,802 -47,017 36,829 69,655
1985 423,240 -30,154 34,855 37,605
1984 411,122 -19,300 33,250 38,124
1983 399,103 1,304 31,480 38,536
1982 385,741 -3,898 29,585 38,276
1981 374,145 -4,855 27,560 37,600
1980 364,254 5,084 25,005 78,148
1979 355,597 88 21,987 82,238
1978 345,765 346 18,879 82,359
1977 332,843 2,108 15,787 81,111
1976 323,222 -15,119 12,876 78,903
1975 312,479 -6,686 11,859 42,380
1974 303,078 -4,361 10,835 42,474
1973 288,750 -1,076 9,822 42,243
1972 286,708 -2,107 8,818 41,888
1971 280,752 -7,284 7,839 41,425
1970 272,439 1,847 6,922 40,792
1969 264,560 -527 6,138 39,902
1968 258,259 -746 5,588 28,866
1967 249,240 347 5,264 -283
1966 241,716 -3,306 4,955 1,516
1965 233,726 -1,551 4,675 2,598
1964 227,948 -6,087 4,410 3,126
1963 219,586 -8,303 4,157 3,264
1962 215,368 -9,249 3,901 3,212
1961 209,917 -10,601 3,657 3,141
1960 203,374 -13,223 3,418 3,102

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

GeoRank.org/population/nepal/united-arab-emirates | 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 the United Arab Emirates 30.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 857,996 people) and 69.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,958,520 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 8,157,000 people or 74% in the United Arab Emirates.

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
UAE
City Population
Dubai 3.94M
Abu Dhabi 1.57M
Sharjah 1.25M
Al Ain 767K
Ajman 490K
Ras al-Khaimah 116K
Fujairah 93.7K
Umm al-Quwain 44.4K
Madinat Zayed 29.1K

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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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