The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,627,185 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Nepal's population is 86.9 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2005, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.3M people to 29.6M (12.6% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% growth).
- Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
Nepal vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
29627185
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341110
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| Population rank | 52/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.36% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
12.1 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
54.9 seconds
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
2.55 minutes
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.31 minutes
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -401,282 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | -119 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | -43,560 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.15% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 174/197 | 40/197 |
Nepal and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 10,123,658 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,318,396 | 66,264 | 1.92% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 10,521,116 | 68,174 | 1.96% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 10,729,818 | 70,159 | 1.98% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 10,946,392 | 72,219 | 2.02% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 11,173,411 | 74,358 | 2.07% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 11,408,710 | 76,590 | 2.11% | 3% |
| 1967 | 11,652,716 | 78,921 | 2.14% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 11,906,266 | 81,314 | 2.18% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 12,167,036 | 83,755 | 2.19% | 3% |
| 1970 | 12,436,190 | 86,266 | 2.21% | 3% |
| 1971 | 12,710,061 | 88,862 | 2.2% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 12,989,099 | 91,562 | 2.2% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 13,275,239 | 94,362 | 2.2% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 13,568,435 | 97,260 | 2.21% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 13,870,695 | 100,269 | 2.23% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 14,177,649 | 103,388 | 2.21% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 14,499,175 | 106,618 | 2.27% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 14,839,695 | 109,963 | 2.35% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 15,190,590 | 113,040 | 2.36% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 15,553,105 | 115,660 | 2.39% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 15,922,423 | 118,249 | 2.37% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 16,297,987 | 121,035 | 2.36% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 16,689,119 | 123,998 | 2.4% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 17,085,242 | 127,109 | 2.37% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 17,477,692 | 130,356 | 2.3% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 17,868,124 | 133,720 | 2.23% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 18,250,505 | 137,187 | 2.14% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 18,638,661 | 140,756 | 2.13% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 19,057,807 | 144,393 | 2.25% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 19,524,573 | 148,063 | 2.45% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 20,036,500 | 151,793 | 2.62% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 20,609,707 | 155,608 | 2.86% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 21,180,159 | 159,463 | 2.77% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 21,717,479 | 163,314 | 2.54% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 22,245,439 | 167,137 | 2.43% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 22,741,862 | 170,911 | 2.23% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 23,219,463 | 174,626 | 2.1% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 23,680,357 | 178,313 | 1.98% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 24,125,199 | 182,048 | 1.88% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 24,546,509 | 186,281 | 1.75% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 24,946,748 | 191,031 | 1.63% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 25,328,981 | 195,863 | 1.53% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 25,688,758 | 200,746 | 1.42% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 26,016,656 | 205,711 | 1.28% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 26,309,458 | 210,760 | 1.13% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 26,565,425 | 215,923 | 0.97% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 26,788,492 | 221,276 | 0.84% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 26,990,037 | 226,896 | 0.75% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 27,173,035 | 232,731 | 0.68% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 27,341,952 | 238,248 | 0.62% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 27,464,494 | 243,474 | 0.45% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 27,534,915 | 248,883 | 0.26% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 27,589,996 | 254,482 | 0.2% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 27,672,370 | 260,240 | 0.3% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 27,823,629 | 266,101 | 0.55% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 27,955,462 | 272,087 | 0.47% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 28,011,258 | 278,507 | 0.2% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 28,079,689 | 285,259 | 0.24% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 28,414,064 | 291,985 | 1.19% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 28,966,574 | 298,858 | 1.94% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 29,475,010 | 305,868 | 1.76% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 29,715,436 | 313,046 | 0.82% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 29,694,614 | 320,409 | -0.07% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 29,651,054 | 327,777 | -0.15% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 29,618,120 | 335,169 | -0.11% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 29,629,406 | 342,565 | 0.04% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 29,727,164 | 349,970 | 0.33% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 29,947,588 | 357,397 | 0.74% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 30,232,115 | 364,883 | 0.95% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 30,509,999 | 372,429 | 0.92% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 30,780,916 | 380,015 | 0.89% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 31,045,411 | 387,657 | 0.86% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 31,304,035 | 395,366 | 0.83% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 31,555,068 | 403,188 | 0.8% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 31,798,003 | 411,061 | 0.77% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 32,033,714 | 419,006 | 0.74% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 32,262,286 | 427,031 | 0.71% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 32,484,801 | 435,150 | 0.69% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 32,700,695 | 443,311 | 0.66% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 32,909,540 | 451,509 | 0.64% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 33,112,254 | 459,733 | 0.62% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 33,309,062 | 468,003 | 0.59% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 33,499,440 | 476,308 | 0.57% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 33,683,331 | 484,636 | 0.55% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 33,861,058 | 492,989 | 0.53% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 34,032,994 | 501,316 | 0.51% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 34,197,261 | 509,621 | 0.48% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 34,352,077 | 517,889 | 0.45% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 34,500,201 | 526,138 | 0.43% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 34,642,021 | 534,374 | 0.41% | 1.57% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nepal increased by 1,514,171 people (a 5.76% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nepal gained 1,803,556 (a 6.48% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).
Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2005 and is 52nd in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Nepal's population will grow by 16.9% to 34,642,021 people with a rank change from 52nd to 58th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between Nepal and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 70.9 years | 71.8 years |
| Average age | 29.5 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 26 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.9:52.1 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.98 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 536 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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