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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 3.46 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.59% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Nepal vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Vietnam
2100 31,902,377 92,239,801
2099 32,090,762 92,735,968
2098 32,277,789 93,227,318
2097 32,464,318 93,703,343
2096 32,647,891 94,178,675
2095 32,828,594 94,640,859
2094 33,009,460 95,098,747
2093 33,186,290 95,558,233
2092 33,361,327 96,015,030
2091 33,532,505 96,474,248
2090 33,699,660 96,938,026
2089 33,863,636 97,399,661
2088 34,022,597 97,858,300
2087 34,175,457 98,324,127
2086 34,322,945 98,788,452
2085 34,468,441 99,249,444
2084 34,605,513 99,710,990
2083 34,735,114 100,178,339
2082 34,856,938 100,650,389
2081 34,972,075 101,120,279
2080 35,080,783 101,584,408
2079 35,183,584 102,046,677
2078 35,277,254 102,496,244
2077 35,362,658 102,944,347
2076 35,440,746 103,374,514
2075 35,510,291 103,799,405
2074 35,573,094 104,214,107
2073 35,627,375 104,623,307
2072 35,670,886 105,022,092
2071 35,709,979 105,401,255
2070 35,739,580 105,773,681
2069 35,759,193 106,126,787
2068 35,770,405 106,471,025
2067 35,774,081 106,811,324
2066 35,770,220 107,143,716
2065 35,758,824 107,459,475
2064 35,737,661 107,761,108
2063 35,709,945 108,055,355
2062 35,669,839 108,339,650
2061 35,623,365 108,607,597
2060 35,567,728 108,859,065
2059 35,503,043 109,104,391
2058 35,427,419 109,337,395
2057 35,345,633 109,546,926
2056 35,253,644 109,732,352
2055 35,155,433 109,903,830
2054 35,050,330 110,052,946
2053 34,936,594 110,173,868
2052 34,816,009 110,270,266
2051 34,684,328 110,338,539
2050 34,546,267 110,361,987
2049 34,400,898 110,356,819
2048 34,250,249 110,313,849
2047 34,091,495 110,228,852
2046 33,921,975 110,108,051
2045 33,747,892 109,943,449
2044 33,566,784 109,748,671
2043 33,380,395 109,514,717
2042 33,186,321 109,242,604
2041 32,987,097 108,936,706
2040 32,781,189 108,611,523
2039 32,569,731 108,254,640
2038 32,349,742 107,877,983
2037 32,125,036 107,480,286
2036 31,892,962 107,075,099
2035 31,653,976 106,647,378
2034 31,407,460 106,206,100
2033 31,152,292 105,762,219
2032 30,890,627 105,299,476
2031 30,623,706 104,826,346
2030 30,349,201 104,330,461
2029 30,068,368 103,835,790
2028 29,780,585 103,316,499
2027 29,627,864 102,775,814
2026 29,585,230 102,213,157
2025 29,605,298 101,614,413
2024 29,651,054 100,987,686
2023 29,694,614 100,352,192
2022 29,715,436 99,680,655
2021 29,475,010 98,935,098
2020 28,966,574 98,079,191
2019 28,414,064 97,173,776
2018 28,079,689 96,237,319
2017 28,011,258 95,176,977
2016 27,955,462 94,000,117
2015 27,823,629 92,823,254
2014 27,672,370 91,679,578
2013 27,589,996 90,573,104
2012 27,534,915 89,510,356
2011 27,464,494 88,468,314
2010 27,341,952 87,455,152
2009 27,173,035 86,460,018
2008 26,990,037 85,175,788
2007 26,788,492 83,633,375
2006 26,565,425 82,167,897
2005 26,309,458 81,088,313
2004 26,016,656 80,338,971
2003 25,688,758 79,563,777
2002 25,328,981 78,772,224
2001 24,946,748 77,969,361
2000 24,546,509 77,154,011
1999 24,125,199 76,287,452
1998 23,680,357 75,299,660
1997 23,219,463 74,226,889
1996 22,741,862 73,156,447
1995 22,245,439 72,049,940
1994 21,717,479 70,854,391
1993 21,180,159 69,586,384
1992 20,609,707 68,260,337
1991 20,036,500 66,891,775
1990 19,524,573 65,504,552
1989 19,057,807 64,147,348
1988 18,638,661 62,843,228
1987 18,250,505 61,584,651
1986 17,868,124 60,347,048
1985 17,477,692 59,060,622
1984 17,085,242 57,706,067
1983 16,689,119 56,337,921
1982 16,297,987 55,011,289
1981 15,922,423 53,738,141
1980 15,553,105 52,490,101
1979 15,190,590 51,378,211
1978 14,839,695 50,249,552
1977 14,499,175 48,954,872
1976 14,177,649 47,684,931
1975 13,870,695 46,482,903
1974 13,568,435 45,413,537
1973 13,275,239 44,409,861
1972 12,989,099 43,429,168
1971 12,710,061 42,449,276
1970 12,436,190 41,475,230
1969 12,167,036 40,582,096
1968 11,906,266 39,734,609
1967 11,652,716 38,895,080
1966 11,408,710 38,024,836
1965 11,173,411 37,129,656
1964 10,946,392 36,201,563
1963 10,729,818 35,249,101
1962 10,521,116 34,288,560
1961 10,318,396 33,409,059
1960 10,123,658 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Vietnam
2100 -0.59% -0.54%
2099 -0.58% -0.53%
2098 -0.57% -0.51%
2097 -0.56% -0.5%
2096 -0.55% -0.49%
2095 -0.55% -0.48%
2094 -0.53% -0.48%
2093 -0.52% -0.48%
2092 -0.51% -0.48%
2091 -0.5% -0.48%
2090 -0.48% -0.47%
2089 -0.47% -0.47%
2088 -0.45% -0.47%
2087 -0.43% -0.47%
2086 -0.42% -0.46%
2085 -0.4% -0.46%
2084 -0.37% -0.47%
2083 -0.35% -0.47%
2082 -0.33% -0.46%
2081 -0.31% -0.46%
2080 -0.29% -0.45%
2079 -0.27% -0.44%
2078 -0.24% -0.44%
2077 -0.22% -0.42%
2076 -0.2% -0.41%
2075 -0.18% -0.4%
2074 -0.15% -0.39%
2073 -0.12% -0.38%
2072 -0.11% -0.36%
2071 -0.08% -0.35%
2070 -0.05% -0.33%
2069 -0.03% -0.32%
2068 -0.01% -0.32%
2067 0.01% -0.31%
2066 0.03% -0.29%
2065 0.06% -0.28%
2064 0.08% -0.27%
2063 0.11% -0.26%
2062 0.13% -0.25%
2061 0.16% -0.23%
2060 0.18% -0.22%
2059 0.21% -0.21%
2058 0.23% -0.19%
2057 0.26% -0.17%
2056 0.28% -0.16%
2055 0.3% -0.14%
2054 0.33% -0.11%
2053 0.35% -0.09%
2052 0.38% -0.06%
2051 0.4% -0.02%
2050 0.42% 0.005%
2049 0.44% 0.04%
2048 0.47% 0.08%
2047 0.5% 0.11%
2046 0.52% 0.15%
2045 0.54% 0.18%
2044 0.56% 0.21%
2043 0.58% 0.25%
2042 0.6% 0.28%
2041 0.63% 0.3%
2040 0.65% 0.33%
2039 0.68% 0.35%
2038 0.7% 0.37%
2037 0.73% 0.38%
2036 0.75% 0.4%
2035 0.78% 0.42%
2034 0.82% 0.42%
2033 0.85% 0.44%
2032 0.87% 0.45%
2031 0.9% 0.48%
2030 0.93% 0.48%
2029 0.97% 0.5%
2028 0.52% 0.53%
2027 0.14% 0.55%
2026 -0.07% 0.59%
2025 -0.15% 0.62%
2024 -0.15% 0.63%
2023 -0.07% 0.67%
2022 0.82% 0.75%
2021 1.76% 0.87%
2020 1.94% 0.93%
2019 1.19% 0.97%
2018 0.24% 1.11%
2017 0.2% 1.25%
2016 0.47% 1.27%
2015 0.55% 1.25%
2014 0.3% 1.22%
2013 0.2% 1.19%
2012 0.26% 1.18%
2011 0.45% 1.16%
2010 0.62% 1.15%
2009 0.68% 1.51%
2008 0.75% 1.84%
2007 0.84% 1.78%
2006 0.97% 1.33%
2005 1.13% 0.93%
2004 1.28% 0.97%
2003 1.42% 1%
2002 1.53% 1.03%
2001 1.63% 1.06%
2000 1.75% 1.14%
1999 1.88% 1.31%
1998 1.98% 1.45%
1997 2.1% 1.46%
1996 2.23% 1.54%
1995 2.43% 1.69%
1994 2.54% 1.82%
1993 2.77% 1.94%
1992 2.86% 2.05%
1991 2.62% 2.12%
1990 2.45% 2.12%
1989 2.25% 2.08%
1988 2.13% 2.04%
1987 2.14% 2.05%
1986 2.23% 2.18%
1985 2.3% 2.35%
1984 2.37% 2.43%
1983 2.4% 2.41%
1982 2.36% 2.37%
1981 2.37% 2.38%
1980 2.39% 2.16%
1979 2.36% 2.25%
1978 2.35% 2.64%
1977 2.27% 2.66%
1976 2.21% 2.59%
1975 2.23% 2.35%
1974 2.21% 2.26%
1973 2.2% 2.26%
1972 2.2% 2.31%
1971 2.2% 2.35%
1970 2.21% 2.2%
1969 2.19% 2.13%
1968 2.18% 2.16%
1967 2.14% 2.29%
1966 2.11% 2.41%
1965 2.07% 2.56%
1964 2.02% 2.7%
1963 1.98% 2.8%
1962 1.96% 2.63%
1961 1.92% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Nepal Vietnam
Current population
29596762
102365351
Population rank 52/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 1.24%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
54.9 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.55 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -119 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -43,560 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 123/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -364,699 -48,171
Net migration rank 193/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - -48,171
2024 - -401,282 - -59,645
2023 368,450 -409,782 727,955 -81,789
2022 379,021 -379,321 775,914 -78,977
2021 351,165 130,001 799,593 -5,418
2020 373,553 162,139 924,004 -6,457
2019 387,113 182,203 895,262 -2,051
2018 394,576 -295,151 882,977 96,650
2017 406,219 -368,787 1,001,833 139,245
2016 415,921 -341,748 1,045,094 167,652
2015 410,565 -221,062 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 423,166 -310,156 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 424,804 -373,064 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 430,151 -371,707 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 429,957 -347,552 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 432,631 -269,963 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 441,290 -266,144 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 452,353 -261,540 1,008,141 571,113
2007 464,780 -252,526 981,689 523,784
2006 475,335 -241,455 943,041 482,399
2005 489,093 -211,024 942,084 -208,337
2004 504,853 -197,336 985,438 -220,458
2003 516,575 -168,314 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 525,045 -153,730 991,427 -193,766
2001 542,118 -148,973 985,610 -177,586
2000 554,506 -147,193 966,894 -144,298
1999 557,847 -122,551 925,519 -15,010
1998 562,787 -108,400 959,016 106,091
1997 565,882 -98,454 1,028,116 52,382
1996 580,099 -92,307 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 591,283 -86,232 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 578,293 -27,415 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 561,549 -37,782 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 533,029 84,113 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 512,233 17,056 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 495,202 -640 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 478,771 -39,808 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 463,581 -64,246 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 449,400 -72,437 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 434,802 -47,017 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 423,240 -30,154 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 411,122 -19,300 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 399,103 1,304 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 385,741 -3,898 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 374,145 -4,855 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 364,254 5,084 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 355,597 88 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 345,765 346 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 332,843 2,108 1,259,315 49,655
1976 323,222 -15,119 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 312,479 -6,686 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 303,078 -4,361 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 288,750 -1,076 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 286,708 -2,107 921,524 -1,920
1971 280,752 -7,284 963,259 76,961
1970 272,439 1,847 905,902 1,997
1969 264,560 -527 878,359 0
1968 258,259 -746 815,116 1,489
1967 249,240 347 862,071 394
1966 241,716 -3,306 876,283 1,769
1965 233,726 -1,551 913,761 -1,438
1964 227,948 -6,087 950,219 -6,328
1963 219,586 -8,303 961,067 0
1962 215,368 -9,249 960,046 0
1961 209,917 -10,601 798,978 0
1960 203,374 -13,223 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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