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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 11.6 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.51% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Nepal vs United States: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal United States
2100 31,902,377 415,429,771
2099 32,090,762 414,829,167
2098 32,277,789 414,231,720
2097 32,464,318 413,576,381
2096 32,647,891 412,927,393
2095 32,828,594 412,225,379
2094 33,009,460 411,498,749
2093 33,186,290 410,785,729
2092 33,361,327 410,051,921
2091 33,532,505 409,320,183
2090 33,699,660 408,613,732
2089 33,863,636 407,885,645
2088 34,022,597 407,129,733
2087 34,175,457 406,421,298
2086 34,322,945 405,715,343
2085 34,468,441 405,059,379
2084 34,605,513 404,343,130
2083 34,735,114 403,612,785
2082 34,856,938 402,871,293
2081 34,972,075 402,054,554
2080 35,080,783 401,319,194
2079 35,183,584 400,554,914
2078 35,277,254 399,737,968
2077 35,362,658 398,906,565
2076 35,440,746 398,035,750
2075 35,510,291 397,109,170
2074 35,573,094 396,226,412
2073 35,627,375 395,307,725
2072 35,670,886 394,393,561
2071 35,709,979 393,415,363
2070 35,739,580 392,469,727
2069 35,759,193 391,479,981
2068 35,770,405 390,517,695
2067 35,774,081 389,543,856
2066 35,770,220 388,597,719
2065 35,758,824 387,685,327
2064 35,737,661 386,805,026
2063 35,709,945 385,911,917
2062 35,669,839 385,032,627
2061 35,623,365 384,170,837
2060 35,567,728 383,361,269
2059 35,503,043 382,542,030
2058 35,427,419 381,704,804
2057 35,345,633 380,907,023
2056 35,253,644 380,159,777
2055 35,155,433 379,430,756
2054 35,050,330 378,682,851
2053 34,936,594 377,878,421
2052 34,816,009 377,073,303
2051 34,684,328 376,229,840
2050 34,546,267 375,373,155
2049 34,400,898 374,493,150
2048 34,250,249 373,590,762
2047 34,091,495 372,626,259
2046 33,921,975 371,644,809
2045 33,747,892 370,602,914
2044 33,566,784 369,518,897
2043 33,380,395 368,375,680
2042 33,186,321 367,158,772
2041 32,987,097 365,937,822
2040 32,781,189 364,671,837
2039 32,569,731 363,367,337
2038 32,349,742 361,997,023
2037 32,125,036 360,606,236
2036 31,892,962 359,193,245
2035 31,653,976 357,750,686
2034 31,407,460 356,266,726
2033 31,152,292 354,775,032
2032 30,890,627 353,259,037
2031 30,623,706 351,721,511
2030 30,349,201 350,155,042
2029 30,068,368 348,564,667
2028 29,780,585 346,906,294
2027 29,627,864 345,257,605
2026 29,585,230 343,565,426
2025 29,605,298 341,784,857
2024 29,651,054 340,110,988
2023 29,694,614 334,914,895
2022 29,715,436 333,271,411
2021 29,475,010 331,893,745
2020 28,966,574 331,526,933
2019 28,414,064 328,329,953
2018 28,079,689 326,838,199
2017 28,011,258 325,122,128
2016 27,955,462 323,071,755
2015 27,823,629 320,738,994
2014 27,672,370 318,386,329
2013 27,589,996 316,059,947
2012 27,534,915 313,877,662
2011 27,464,494 311,583,481
2010 27,341,952 309,327,143
2009 27,173,035 306,771,529
2008 26,990,037 304,093,966
2007 26,788,492 301,231,207
2006 26,565,425 298,379,912
2005 26,309,458 295,516,599
2004 26,016,656 292,805,298
2003 25,688,758 290,107,933
2002 25,328,981 287,625,193
2001 24,946,748 284,968,955
2000 24,546,509 282,162,411
1999 24,125,199 279,294,713
1998 23,680,357 276,115,288
1997 23,219,463 272,911,760
1996 22,741,862 269,667,391
1995 22,245,439 266,557,091
1994 21,717,479 263,435,673
1993 21,180,159 260,255,352
1992 20,609,707 256,894,189
1991 20,036,500 253,492,503
1990 19,524,573 250,131,894
1989 19,057,807 246,819,222
1988 18,638,661 244,499,004
1987 18,250,505 242,288,936
1986 17,868,124 240,132,831
1985 17,477,692 237,923,734
1984 17,085,242 235,824,908
1983 16,689,119 233,792,014
1982 16,297,987 231,664,432
1981 15,922,423 229,465,744
1980 15,553,105 226,542,250
1979 15,190,590 225,055,487
1978 14,839,695 222,584,545
1977 14,499,175 220,239,425
1976 14,177,649 218,035,164
1975 13,870,695 215,973,199
1974 13,568,435 213,853,928
1973 13,275,239 211,908,788
1972 12,989,099 209,896,021
1971 12,710,061 207,660,677
1970 12,436,190 205,052,174
1969 12,167,036 202,676,946
1968 11,906,266 200,706,052
1967 11,652,716 198,712,056
1966 11,408,710 196,560,338
1965 11,173,411 194,302,963
1964 10,946,392 191,888,791
1963 10,729,818 189,241,798
1962 10,521,116 186,537,737
1961 10,318,396 183,691,481
1960 10,123,658 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal United States
2100 -0.59% 0.14%
2099 -0.58% 0.14%
2098 -0.57% 0.16%
2097 -0.56% 0.16%
2096 -0.55% 0.17%
2095 -0.55% 0.18%
2094 -0.53% 0.17%
2093 -0.52% 0.18%
2092 -0.51% 0.18%
2091 -0.5% 0.17%
2090 -0.48% 0.18%
2089 -0.47% 0.19%
2088 -0.45% 0.17%
2087 -0.43% 0.17%
2086 -0.42% 0.16%
2085 -0.4% 0.18%
2084 -0.37% 0.18%
2083 -0.35% 0.18%
2082 -0.33% 0.2%
2081 -0.31% 0.18%
2080 -0.29% 0.19%
2079 -0.27% 0.2%
2078 -0.24% 0.21%
2077 -0.22% 0.22%
2076 -0.2% 0.23%
2075 -0.18% 0.22%
2074 -0.15% 0.23%
2073 -0.12% 0.23%
2072 -0.11% 0.25%
2071 -0.08% 0.24%
2070 -0.05% 0.25%
2069 -0.03% 0.25%
2068 -0.01% 0.25%
2067 0.01% 0.24%
2066 0.03% 0.24%
2065 0.06% 0.23%
2064 0.08% 0.23%
2063 0.11% 0.23%
2062 0.13% 0.22%
2061 0.16% 0.21%
2060 0.18% 0.21%
2059 0.21% 0.22%
2058 0.23% 0.21%
2057 0.26% 0.2%
2056 0.28% 0.19%
2055 0.3% 0.2%
2054 0.33% 0.21%
2053 0.35% 0.21%
2052 0.38% 0.22%
2051 0.4% 0.23%
2050 0.42% 0.23%
2049 0.44% 0.24%
2048 0.47% 0.26%
2047 0.5% 0.26%
2046 0.52% 0.28%
2045 0.54% 0.29%
2044 0.56% 0.31%
2043 0.58% 0.33%
2042 0.6% 0.33%
2041 0.63% 0.35%
2040 0.65% 0.36%
2039 0.68% 0.38%
2038 0.7% 0.39%
2037 0.73% 0.39%
2036 0.75% 0.4%
2035 0.78% 0.42%
2034 0.82% 0.42%
2033 0.85% 0.43%
2032 0.87% 0.44%
2031 0.9% 0.45%
2030 0.93% 0.46%
2029 0.97% 0.48%
2028 0.52% 0.48%
2027 0.14% 0.49%
2026 -0.07% 0.52%
2025 -0.15% 0.49%
2024 -0.15% 1.55%
2023 -0.07% 0.49%
2022 0.82% 0.42%
2021 1.76% 0.11%
2020 1.94% 0.97%
2019 1.19% 0.46%
2018 0.24% 0.53%
2017 0.2% 0.63%
2016 0.47% 0.73%
2015 0.55% 0.74%
2014 0.3% 0.74%
2013 0.2% 0.7%
2012 0.26% 0.74%
2011 0.45% 0.73%
2010 0.62% 0.83%
2009 0.68% 0.88%
2008 0.75% 0.95%
2007 0.84% 0.96%
2006 0.97% 0.97%
2005 1.13% 0.93%
2004 1.28% 0.93%
2003 1.42% 0.86%
2002 1.53% 0.93%
2001 1.63% 0.99%
2000 1.75% 1.03%
1999 1.88% 1.15%
1998 1.98% 1.17%
1997 2.1% 1.2%
1996 2.23% 1.17%
1995 2.43% 1.18%
1994 2.54% 1.22%
1993 2.77% 1.31%
1992 2.86% 1.34%
1991 2.62% 1.34%
1990 2.45% 1.34%
1989 2.25% 0.95%
1988 2.13% 0.91%
1987 2.14% 0.9%
1986 2.23% 0.93%
1985 2.3% 0.89%
1984 2.37% 0.87%
1983 2.4% 0.92%
1982 2.36% 0.96%
1981 2.37% 1.29%
1980 2.39% 0.66%
1979 2.36% 1.11%
1978 2.35% 1.06%
1977 2.27% 1.01%
1976 2.21% 0.95%
1975 2.23% 0.99%
1974 2.21% 0.92%
1973 2.2% 0.96%
1972 2.2% 1.08%
1971 2.2% 1.27%
1970 2.21% 1.17%
1969 2.19% 0.98%
1968 2.18% 1%
1967 2.14% 1.09%
1966 2.11% 1.16%
1965 2.07% 1.26%
1964 2.02% 1.4%
1963 1.98% 1.45%
1962 1.96% 1.55%
1961 1.92% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Nepal declined by 0.15%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Nepal United States
Current population
29596762
344023146
Population rank 52/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 4.15%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
54.9 seconds
8.8 seconds
One death every
2.55 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -119 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -43,560 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 134/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -364,699 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 193/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - 1,230,663
2024 - -401,282 - 1,286,132
2023 368,450 -409,782 502,372 1,322,668
2022 379,021 -379,321 399,926 1,319,009
2021 351,165 130,001 199,137 674,787
2020 373,553 162,139 208,862 329,769
2019 387,113 182,203 887,476 1,774,500
2018 394,576 -295,151 955,022 1,764,961
2017 406,219 -368,787 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 415,921 -341,748 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 410,565 -221,062 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 423,166 -310,156 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 424,804 -373,064 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 430,151 -371,707 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 429,957 -347,552 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 432,631 -269,963 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 441,290 -266,144 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 452,353 -261,540 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 464,780 -252,526 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 475,335 -241,455 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 489,093 -211,024 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 504,853 -197,336 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 516,575 -168,314 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 525,045 -153,730 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 542,118 -148,973 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 554,506 -147,193 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 557,847 -122,551 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 562,787 -108,400 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 565,882 -98,454 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 580,099 -92,307 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 591,283 -86,232 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 578,293 -27,415 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 561,549 -37,782 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 533,029 84,113 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 512,233 17,056 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 495,202 -640 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 478,771 -39,808 1,875,826 400,998
1988 463,581 -64,246 1,735,943 460,778
1987 449,400 -72,437 1,720,252 480,815
1986 434,802 -47,017 1,656,917 493,082
1985 423,240 -30,154 1,689,258 598,777
1984 411,122 -19,300 1,627,192 622,793
1983 399,103 1,304 1,636,544 662,840
1982 385,741 -3,898 1,714,317 600,149
1981 374,145 -4,855 1,652,153 583,070
1980 364,254 5,084 1,608,450 595,916
1979 355,597 88 1,597,894 503,559
1978 345,765 346 1,402,283 556,521
1977 332,843 2,108 1,431,556 577,060
1976 323,222 -15,119 1,264,604 635,590
1975 312,479 -6,686 1,252,644 655,078
1974 303,078 -4,361 1,218,968 706,978
1973 288,750 -1,076 1,165,499 783,163
1972 286,708 -2,107 1,301,355 833,543
1971 280,752 -7,284 1,640,519 833,549
1970 272,439 1,847 1,824,965 744,902
1969 264,560 -527 1,702,487 523,740
1968 258,259 -746 1,565,507 594,514
1967 249,240 347 1,669,181 585,410
1966 241,716 -3,306 1,749,387 637,692
1965 233,726 -1,551 1,943,030 644,902
1964 227,948 -6,087 2,245,099 618,635
1963 219,586 -8,303 2,289,826 639,495
1962 215,368 -9,249 2,406,337 625,617
1961 209,917 -10,601 2,571,681 580,333
1960 203,374 -13,223 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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