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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 8.75 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Nepal vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Uruguay
2100 31,902,377 2,256,741
2099 32,090,762 2,279,899
2098 32,277,789 2,303,351
2097 32,464,318 2,326,987
2096 32,647,891 2,350,799
2095 32,828,594 2,374,835
2094 33,009,460 2,398,960
2093 33,186,290 2,423,269
2092 33,361,327 2,447,646
2091 33,532,505 2,472,126
2090 33,699,660 2,496,514
2089 33,863,636 2,520,852
2088 34,022,597 2,545,052
2087 34,175,457 2,569,100
2086 34,322,945 2,592,974
2085 34,468,441 2,616,629
2084 34,605,513 2,640,001
2083 34,735,114 2,663,150
2082 34,856,938 2,686,021
2081 34,972,075 2,708,594
2080 35,080,783 2,730,883
2079 35,183,584 2,752,831
2078 35,277,254 2,774,432
2077 35,362,658 2,795,709
2076 35,440,746 2,816,677
2075 35,510,291 2,837,308
2074 35,573,094 2,857,709
2073 35,627,375 2,877,721
2072 35,670,886 2,897,543
2071 35,709,979 2,917,097
2070 35,739,580 2,936,478
2069 35,759,193 2,955,616
2068 35,770,405 2,974,445
2067 35,774,081 2,992,987
2066 35,770,220 3,011,309
2065 35,758,824 3,029,441
2064 35,737,661 3,047,343
2063 35,709,945 3,065,064
2062 35,669,839 3,082,642
2061 35,623,365 3,100,006
2060 35,567,728 3,117,149
2059 35,503,043 3,133,952
2058 35,427,419 3,150,250
2057 35,345,633 3,166,055
2056 35,253,644 3,181,373
2055 35,155,433 3,196,072
2054 35,050,330 3,210,110
2053 34,936,594 3,223,395
2052 34,816,009 3,235,973
2051 34,684,328 3,247,888
2050 34,546,267 3,259,108
2049 34,400,898 3,269,675
2048 34,250,249 3,279,610
2047 34,091,495 3,288,969
2046 33,921,975 3,297,696
2045 33,747,892 3,305,917
2044 33,566,784 3,313,556
2043 33,380,395 3,320,565
2042 33,186,321 3,326,955
2041 32,987,097 3,332,884
2040 32,781,189 3,338,277
2039 32,569,731 3,343,295
2038 32,349,742 3,347,790
2037 32,125,036 3,351,911
2036 31,892,962 3,355,671
2035 31,653,976 3,359,126
2034 31,407,460 3,362,276
2033 31,152,292 3,365,250
2032 30,890,627 3,368,057
2031 30,623,706 3,370,727
2030 30,349,201 3,373,273
2029 30,068,368 3,375,805
2028 29,780,585 3,378,198
2027 29,627,864 3,380,504
2026 29,585,230 3,382,789
2025 29,605,298 3,384,805
2024 29,651,054 3,386,588
2023 29,694,614 3,388,081
2022 29,715,436 3,390,913
2021 29,475,010 3,396,695
2020 28,966,574 3,398,968
2019 28,414,064 3,397,206
2018 28,079,689 3,394,534
2017 28,011,258 3,388,438
2016 27,955,462 3,379,283
2015 27,823,629 3,368,017
2014 27,672,370 3,356,334
2013 27,589,996 3,345,337
2012 27,534,915 3,335,401
2011 27,464,494 3,326,825
2010 27,341,952 3,318,580
2009 27,173,035 3,310,091
2008 26,990,037 3,302,177
2007 26,788,492 3,295,153
2006 26,565,425 3,289,506
2005 26,309,458 3,285,771
2004 26,016,656 3,283,148
2003 25,688,758 3,281,186
2002 25,328,981 3,278,867
2001 24,946,748 3,274,251
2000 24,546,509 3,266,206
1999 24,125,199 3,254,015
1998 23,680,357 3,239,280
1997 23,219,463 3,223,345
1996 22,741,862 3,206,324
1995 22,245,439 3,189,440
1994 21,717,479 3,172,834
1993 21,180,159 3,156,345
1992 20,609,707 3,139,702
1991 20,036,500 3,122,354
1990 19,524,573 3,104,403
1989 19,057,807 3,086,255
1988 18,638,661 3,067,961
1987 18,250,505 3,049,896
1986 17,868,124 3,032,845
1985 17,477,692 3,017,037
1984 17,085,242 3,002,488
1983 16,689,119 2,988,778
1982 16,297,987 2,975,492
1981 15,922,423 2,963,246
1980 15,553,105 2,951,953
1979 15,190,590 2,939,903
1978 14,839,695 2,925,715
1977 14,499,175 2,909,461
1976 14,177,649 2,891,392
1975 13,870,695 2,872,320
1974 13,568,435 2,853,944
1973 13,275,239 2,837,133
1972 12,989,099 2,821,644
1971 12,710,061 2,806,462
1970 12,436,190 2,790,807
1969 12,167,036 2,773,974
1968 11,906,266 2,754,606
1967 11,652,716 2,732,277
1966 11,408,710 2,707,646
1965 11,173,411 2,681,169
1964 10,946,392 2,653,180
1963 10,729,818 2,623,766
1962 10,521,116 2,593,298
1961 10,318,396 2,562,044
1960 10,123,658 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Uruguay
2100 -0.59% -1.02%
2099 -0.58% -1.02%
2098 -0.57% -1.02%
2097 -0.56% -1.01%
2096 -0.55% -1.01%
2095 -0.55% -1.01%
2094 -0.53% -1%
2093 -0.52% -1%
2092 -0.51% -0.99%
2091 -0.5% -0.98%
2090 -0.48% -0.97%
2089 -0.47% -0.95%
2088 -0.45% -0.94%
2087 -0.43% -0.92%
2086 -0.42% -0.9%
2085 -0.4% -0.89%
2084 -0.37% -0.87%
2083 -0.35% -0.85%
2082 -0.33% -0.83%
2081 -0.31% -0.82%
2080 -0.29% -0.8%
2079 -0.27% -0.78%
2078 -0.24% -0.76%
2077 -0.22% -0.74%
2076 -0.2% -0.73%
2075 -0.18% -0.71%
2074 -0.15% -0.7%
2073 -0.12% -0.68%
2072 -0.11% -0.67%
2071 -0.08% -0.66%
2070 -0.05% -0.65%
2069 -0.03% -0.63%
2068 -0.01% -0.62%
2067 0.01% -0.61%
2066 0.03% -0.6%
2065 0.06% -0.59%
2064 0.08% -0.58%
2063 0.11% -0.57%
2062 0.13% -0.56%
2061 0.16% -0.55%
2060 0.18% -0.54%
2059 0.21% -0.52%
2058 0.23% -0.5%
2057 0.26% -0.48%
2056 0.28% -0.46%
2055 0.3% -0.44%
2054 0.33% -0.41%
2053 0.35% -0.39%
2052 0.38% -0.37%
2051 0.4% -0.34%
2050 0.42% -0.32%
2049 0.44% -0.3%
2048 0.47% -0.28%
2047 0.5% -0.26%
2046 0.52% -0.25%
2045 0.54% -0.23%
2044 0.56% -0.21%
2043 0.58% -0.19%
2042 0.6% -0.18%
2041 0.63% -0.16%
2040 0.65% -0.15%
2039 0.68% -0.13%
2038 0.7% -0.12%
2037 0.73% -0.11%
2036 0.75% -0.1%
2035 0.78% -0.09%
2034 0.82% -0.09%
2033 0.85% -0.08%
2032 0.87% -0.08%
2031 0.9% -0.08%
2030 0.93% -0.08%
2029 0.97% -0.07%
2028 0.52% -0.07%
2027 0.14% -0.07%
2026 -0.07% -0.06%
2025 -0.15% -0.05%
2024 -0.15% -0.04%
2023 -0.07% -0.08%
2022 0.82% -0.17%
2021 1.76% -0.07%
2020 1.94% 0.05%
2019 1.19% 0.08%
2018 0.24% 0.18%
2017 0.2% 0.27%
2016 0.47% 0.33%
2015 0.55% 0.35%
2014 0.3% 0.33%
2013 0.2% 0.3%
2012 0.26% 0.26%
2011 0.45% 0.25%
2010 0.62% 0.26%
2009 0.68% 0.24%
2008 0.75% 0.21%
2007 0.84% 0.17%
2006 0.97% 0.11%
2005 1.13% 0.08%
2004 1.28% 0.06%
2003 1.42% 0.07%
2002 1.53% 0.14%
2001 1.63% 0.25%
2000 1.75% 0.37%
1999 1.88% 0.45%
1998 1.98% 0.49%
1997 2.1% 0.53%
1996 2.23% 0.53%
1995 2.43% 0.52%
1994 2.54% 0.52%
1993 2.77% 0.53%
1992 2.86% 0.56%
1991 2.62% 0.58%
1990 2.45% 0.59%
1989 2.25% 0.6%
1988 2.13% 0.59%
1987 2.14% 0.56%
1986 2.23% 0.52%
1985 2.3% 0.48%
1984 2.37% 0.46%
1983 2.4% 0.45%
1982 2.36% 0.41%
1981 2.37% 0.38%
1980 2.39% 0.41%
1979 2.36% 0.48%
1978 2.35% 0.56%
1977 2.27% 0.62%
1976 2.21% 0.66%
1975 2.23% 0.64%
1974 2.21% 0.59%
1973 2.2% 0.55%
1972 2.2% 0.54%
1971 2.2% 0.56%
1970 2.21% 0.61%
1969 2.19% 0.7%
1968 2.18% 0.82%
1967 2.14% 0.91%
1966 2.11% 0.99%
1965 2.07% 1.05%
1964 2.02% 1.12%
1963 1.98% 1.17%
1962 1.96% 1.22%
1961 1.92% 1.27%

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

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In 2024, the population of Nepal declined by 0.15%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Nepal Uruguay
Current population
29596762
3382789
Population rank 52/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.04%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
54.9 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.55 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -119 -4
Annual growth/decline -43,560 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 167/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -364,699 -1,338
Net migration rank 193/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - -1,338
2024 - -401,282 - -1,348
2023 368,450 -409,782 298 -1,501
2022 379,021 -379,321 -2,964 -1,501
2021 351,165 130,001 -5,621 -1,482
2020 373,553 162,139 4,048 -1,482
2019 387,113 182,203 3,873 -2,899
2018 394,576 -295,151 7,322 -2,963
2017 406,219 -368,787 10,907 -3,091
2016 415,921 -341,748 14,008 -3,506
2015 410,565 -221,062 16,194 -4,157
2014 423,166 -310,156 16,238 -4,919
2013 424,804 -373,064 16,318 -5,647
2012 430,151 -371,707 15,520 -6,317
2011 429,957 -347,552 14,934 -6,982
2010 432,631 -269,963 16,231 -7,696
2009 441,290 -266,144 16,947 -8,510
2008 452,353 -261,540 16,838 -9,458
2007 464,780 -252,526 17,422 -10,750
2006 475,335 -241,455 17,783 -13,161
2005 489,093 -211,024 18,926 -16,086
2004 504,853 -197,336 18,067 -15,668
2003 516,575 -168,314 18,628 -17,105
2002 525,045 -153,730 20,073 -16,957
2001 542,118 -148,973 20,729 -14,620
2000 554,506 -147,193 21,060 -11,076
1999 557,847 -122,551 21,844 -7,441
1998 562,787 -108,400 22,114 -7,048
1997 565,882 -98,454 23,737 -6,938
1996 580,099 -92,307 24,635 -7,397
1995 591,283 -86,232 24,872 -8,339
1994 578,293 -27,415 24,637 -7,955
1993 561,549 -37,782 24,212 -7,922
1992 533,029 84,113 24,847 -7,850
1991 512,233 17,056 25,422 -7,714
1990 495,202 -640 25,699 -7,499
1989 478,771 -39,808 25,322 -7,229
1988 463,581 -64,246 25,071 -6,582
1987 449,400 -72,437 24,469 -6,833
1986 434,802 -47,017 24,505 -8,046
1985 423,240 -30,154 23,988 -8,832
1984 411,122 -19,300 23,684 -9,730
1983 399,103 1,304 24,146 -10,671
1982 385,741 -3,898 25,224 -12,131
1981 374,145 -4,855 24,968 -13,577
1980 364,254 5,084 25,451 -14,252
1979 355,597 88 27,456 -14,552
1978 345,765 346 30,076 -14,611
1977 332,843 2,108 31,321 -14,280
1976 323,222 -15,119 33,199 -14,096
1975 312,479 -6,686 33,393 -14,350
1974 303,078 -4,361 32,221 -14,512
1973 288,750 -1,076 30,213 -14,312
1972 286,708 -2,107 28,896 -13,817
1971 280,752 -7,284 28,584 -13,288
1970 272,439 1,847 28,737 -12,727
1969 264,560 -527 28,805 -11,149
1968 258,259 -746 29,103 -8,028
1967 249,240 347 29,514 -5,938
1966 241,716 -3,306 30,293 -4,599
1965 233,726 -1,551 30,807 -3,542
1964 227,948 -6,087 31,340 -2,623
1963 219,586 -8,303 31,824 -1,707
1962 215,368 -9,249 31,441 -623
1961 209,917 -10,601 30,975 703
1960 203,374 -13,223 30,438 2,057

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

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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

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