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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nepal was 29,651,054 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nepal's population is 29,596,762 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 1.46 times bigger than Nepal's.
  • Nepal is ranked the 52nd most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.36% for Nepal vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Nepal has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nepal has increased from 26.6M people to 29.6M (11.4% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Nepal vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nepal Yemen
2100 31,902,377 111,531,602
2099 32,090,762 111,216,538
2098 32,277,789 110,873,896
2097 32,464,318 110,513,248
2096 32,647,891 110,125,357
2095 32,828,594 109,718,989
2094 33,009,460 109,287,747
2093 33,186,290 108,834,256
2092 33,361,327 108,350,834
2091 33,532,505 107,845,139
2090 33,699,660 107,319,234
2089 33,863,636 106,769,903
2088 34,022,597 106,198,480
2087 34,175,457 105,606,248
2086 34,322,945 104,994,691
2085 34,468,441 104,356,315
2084 34,605,513 103,704,067
2083 34,735,114 103,033,111
2082 34,856,938 102,348,794
2081 34,972,075 101,642,012
2080 35,080,783 100,920,728
2079 35,183,584 100,179,245
2078 35,277,254 99,422,962
2077 35,362,658 98,654,481
2076 35,440,746 97,862,812
2075 35,510,291 97,057,105
2074 35,573,094 96,230,615
2073 35,627,375 95,389,748
2072 35,670,886 94,528,518
2071 35,709,979 93,646,094
2070 35,739,580 92,750,891
2069 35,759,193 91,836,719
2068 35,770,405 90,906,457
2067 35,774,081 89,961,778
2066 35,770,220 88,998,844
2065 35,758,824 88,022,210
2064 35,737,661 87,033,422
2063 35,709,945 86,020,867
2062 35,669,839 84,985,459
2061 35,623,365 83,934,120
2060 35,567,728 82,867,105
2059 35,503,043 81,781,887
2058 35,427,419 80,678,032
2057 35,345,633 79,563,835
2056 35,253,644 78,436,146
2055 35,155,433 77,296,391
2054 35,050,330 76,143,587
2053 34,936,594 74,985,186
2052 34,816,009 73,813,387
2051 34,684,328 72,631,340
2050 34,546,267 71,436,891
2049 34,400,898 70,243,074
2048 34,250,249 69,043,876
2047 34,091,495 67,843,741
2046 33,921,975 66,638,116
2045 33,747,892 65,433,874
2044 33,566,784 64,230,423
2043 33,380,395 63,031,296
2042 33,186,321 61,838,177
2041 32,987,097 60,651,763
2040 32,781,189 59,475,172
2039 32,569,731 58,303,694
2038 32,349,742 57,135,690
2037 32,125,036 55,973,689
2036 31,892,962 54,809,098
2035 31,653,976 53,641,994
2034 31,407,460 52,476,195
2033 31,152,292 51,307,469
2032 30,890,627 50,140,351
2031 30,623,706 48,969,961
2030 30,349,201 47,786,079
2029 30,068,368 46,594,926
2028 29,780,585 45,403,313
2027 29,627,864 44,203,683
2026 29,585,230 43,000,078
2025 29,605,298 41,792,731
2024 29,651,054 40,583,164
2023 29,694,614 39,390,799
2022 29,715,436 38,222,876
2021 29,475,010 37,140,230
2020 28,966,574 36,134,863
2019 28,414,064 35,111,408
2018 28,079,689 34,085,182
2017 28,011,258 33,090,921
2016 27,955,462 32,109,010
2015 27,823,629 31,159,379
2014 27,672,370 30,226,309
2013 27,589,996 29,312,952
2012 27,534,915 28,433,647
2011 27,464,494 27,582,897
2010 27,341,952 26,754,387
2009 27,173,035 25,927,724
2008 26,990,037 25,111,941
2007 26,788,492 24,318,082
2006 26,565,425 23,543,083
2005 26,309,458 22,790,085
2004 26,016,656 22,095,167
2003 25,688,758 21,456,379
2002 25,328,981 20,835,086
2001 24,946,748 20,226,147
2000 24,546,509 19,624,141
1999 24,125,199 19,029,420
1998 23,680,357 18,446,013
1997 23,219,463 17,873,936
1996 22,741,862 17,313,177
1995 22,245,439 16,740,058
1994 21,717,479 16,149,147
1993 21,180,159 15,563,914
1992 20,609,707 14,989,494
1991 20,036,500 14,430,201
1990 19,524,573 13,887,862
1989 19,057,807 13,364,174
1988 18,638,661 12,859,708
1987 18,250,505 12,369,912
1986 17,868,124 11,901,040
1985 17,477,692 11,453,825
1984 17,085,242 11,025,597
1983 16,689,119 10,621,499
1982 16,297,987 10,241,006
1981 15,922,423 9,882,362
1980 15,553,105 9,543,358
1979 15,190,590 9,224,194
1978 14,839,695 8,926,586
1977 14,499,175 8,648,222
1976 14,177,649 8,384,113
1975 13,870,695 8,133,598
1974 13,568,435 7,896,783
1973 13,275,239 7,672,796
1972 12,989,099 7,460,068
1971 12,710,061 7,257,462
1970 12,436,190 7,065,279
1969 12,167,036 6,875,859
1968 11,906,266 6,690,524
1967 11,652,716 6,516,444
1966 11,408,710 6,351,494
1965 11,173,411 6,195,593
1964 10,946,392 6,048,006
1963 10,729,818 5,911,135
1962 10,521,116 5,782,221
1961 10,318,396 5,655,232
1960 10,123,658 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nepal increased by 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nepal gained 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Nepal was ranked 43rd most populous country in 2006 and is 52nd in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Nepal
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nepal Yemen
2100 -0.59% 0.28%
2099 -0.58% 0.31%
2098 -0.57% 0.33%
2097 -0.56% 0.35%
2096 -0.55% 0.37%
2095 -0.55% 0.39%
2094 -0.53% 0.42%
2093 -0.52% 0.45%
2092 -0.51% 0.47%
2091 -0.5% 0.49%
2090 -0.48% 0.51%
2089 -0.47% 0.54%
2088 -0.45% 0.56%
2087 -0.43% 0.58%
2086 -0.42% 0.61%
2085 -0.4% 0.63%
2084 -0.37% 0.65%
2083 -0.35% 0.67%
2082 -0.33% 0.7%
2081 -0.31% 0.71%
2080 -0.29% 0.74%
2079 -0.27% 0.76%
2078 -0.24% 0.78%
2077 -0.22% 0.81%
2076 -0.2% 0.83%
2075 -0.18% 0.86%
2074 -0.15% 0.88%
2073 -0.12% 0.91%
2072 -0.11% 0.94%
2071 -0.08% 0.97%
2070 -0.05% 1%
2069 -0.03% 1.02%
2068 -0.01% 1.05%
2067 0.01% 1.08%
2066 0.03% 1.11%
2065 0.06% 1.14%
2064 0.08% 1.18%
2063 0.11% 1.22%
2062 0.13% 1.25%
2061 0.16% 1.29%
2060 0.18% 1.33%
2059 0.21% 1.37%
2058 0.23% 1.4%
2057 0.26% 1.44%
2056 0.28% 1.47%
2055 0.3% 1.51%
2054 0.33% 1.54%
2053 0.35% 1.59%
2052 0.38% 1.63%
2051 0.4% 1.67%
2050 0.42% 1.7%
2049 0.44% 1.74%
2048 0.47% 1.77%
2047 0.5% 1.81%
2046 0.52% 1.84%
2045 0.54% 1.87%
2044 0.56% 1.9%
2043 0.58% 1.93%
2042 0.6% 1.96%
2041 0.63% 1.98%
2040 0.65% 2.01%
2039 0.68% 2.04%
2038 0.7% 2.08%
2037 0.73% 2.12%
2036 0.75% 2.18%
2035 0.78% 2.22%
2034 0.82% 2.28%
2033 0.85% 2.33%
2032 0.87% 2.39%
2031 0.9% 2.48%
2030 0.93% 2.56%
2029 0.97% 2.62%
2028 0.52% 2.71%
2027 0.14% 2.8%
2026 -0.07% 2.89%
2025 -0.15% 2.98%
2024 -0.15% 3.03%
2023 -0.07% 3.06%
2022 0.82% 2.92%
2021 1.76% 2.78%
2020 1.94% 2.91%
2019 1.19% 3.01%
2018 0.24% 3%
2017 0.2% 3.06%
2016 0.47% 3.05%
2015 0.55% 3.09%
2014 0.3% 3.12%
2013 0.2% 3.09%
2012 0.26% 3.08%
2011 0.45% 3.1%
2010 0.62% 3.19%
2009 0.68% 3.25%
2008 0.75% 3.26%
2007 0.84% 3.29%
2006 0.97% 3.3%
2005 1.13% 3.15%
2004 1.28% 2.98%
2003 1.42% 2.98%
2002 1.53% 3.01%
2001 1.63% 3.07%
2000 1.75% 3.13%
1999 1.88% 3.16%
1998 1.98% 3.2%
1997 2.1% 3.24%
1996 2.23% 3.42%
1995 2.43% 3.66%
1994 2.54% 3.76%
1993 2.77% 3.83%
1992 2.86% 3.88%
1991 2.62% 3.91%
1990 2.45% 3.92%
1989 2.25% 3.92%
1988 2.13% 3.96%
1987 2.14% 3.94%
1986 2.23% 3.9%
1985 2.3% 3.88%
1984 2.37% 3.8%
1983 2.4% 3.72%
1982 2.36% 3.63%
1981 2.37% 3.55%
1980 2.39% 3.46%
1979 2.36% 3.33%
1978 2.35% 3.22%
1977 2.27% 3.15%
1976 2.21% 3.08%
1975 2.23% 3%
1974 2.21% 2.92%
1973 2.2% 2.85%
1972 2.2% 2.79%
1971 2.2% 2.72%
1970 2.21% 2.75%
1969 2.19% 2.77%
1968 2.18% 2.67%
1967 2.14% 2.6%
1966 2.11% 2.52%
1965 2.07% 2.44%
1964 2.02% 2.32%
1963 1.98% 2.23%
1962 1.96% 2.25%
1961 1.92% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nepal declined by 0.15%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Nepal Yemen
Current population
29596762
43325643
Population rank 52/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.36% 0.52%
One net population change
12.1 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
54.9 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
2.55 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -119 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -43,560 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.15% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 174/197 13/197
One migration net change every
1.45 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -364,699 -16,291
Net migration rank 193/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 470,719 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 82/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 142/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nepal
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nepal Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -364,699 - -16,291
2024 - -401,282 - -10,482
2023 368,450 -409,782 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 379,021 -379,321 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 351,165 130,001 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 373,553 162,139 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 387,113 182,203 1,056,432 2,129
2018 394,576 -295,151 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 406,219 -368,787 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 415,921 -341,748 975,697 -6,492
2015 410,565 -221,062 939,922 -9,883
2014 423,166 -310,156 920,330 15,764
2013 424,804 -373,064 884,929 5,697
2012 430,151 -371,707 845,645 22,349
2011 429,957 -347,552 806,359 27,184
2010 432,631 -269,963 803,246 20,269
2009 441,290 -266,144 798,911 30,919
2008 452,353 -261,540 779,123 22,621
2007 464,780 -252,526 764,780 21,210
2006 475,335 -241,455 750,082 13,940
2005 489,093 -211,024 726,708 15,283
2004 504,853 -197,336 710,493 -62,641
2003 516,575 -168,314 694,457 -64,737
2002 525,045 -153,730 672,494 -59,648
2001 542,118 -148,973 658,704 -53,698
2000 554,506 -147,193 646,694 -47,713
1999 557,847 -122,551 633,166 -42,731
1998 562,787 -108,400 615,488 -39,096
1997 565,882 -98,454 604,443 -36,694
1996 580,099 -92,307 588,786 -35,043
1995 591,283 -86,232 607,966 -15,485
1994 578,293 -27,415 602,363 -13,040
1993 561,549 -37,782 595,459 -14,332
1992 533,029 84,113 582,072 -14,372
1991 512,233 17,056 565,837 -14,964
1990 495,202 -640 549,654 -15,847
1989 478,771 -39,808 530,464 -16,876
1988 463,581 -64,246 513,296 -17,952
1987 449,400 -72,437 493,337 -9,097
1986 434,802 -47,017 464,665 -11,151
1985 423,240 -30,154 455,576 -14,660
1984 411,122 -19,300 434,674 -19,143
1983 399,103 1,304 414,823 -22,152
1982 385,741 -3,898 392,302 -23,981
1981 374,145 -4,855 374,482 -25,499
1980 364,254 5,084 355,767 -26,740
1979 355,597 88 336,378 -27,090
1978 345,765 346 312,439 -26,524
1977 332,843 2,108 296,115 -25,305
1976 323,222 -15,119 281,078 -23,669
1975 312,479 -6,686 266,815 -23,192
1974 303,078 -4,361 252,737 -22,726
1973 288,750 -1,076 240,235 -22,282
1972 286,708 -2,107 229,322 -21,826
1971 280,752 -7,284 219,095 -21,386
1970 272,439 1,847 207,613 -20,966
1969 264,560 -527 196,305 -4,121
1968 258,259 -746 182,518 -4,031
1967 249,240 347 173,637 -3,959
1966 241,716 -3,306 164,091 -3,874
1965 233,726 -1,551 155,398 -3,797
1964 227,948 -6,087 147,299 -3,712
1963 219,586 -8,303 133,781 -3,640
1962 215,368 -9,249 131,262 -3,572
1961 209,917 -10,601 129,787 -3,503
1960 203,374 -13,223 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/nepal/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 470,719 residents or 1.6% of the population were not native-born in Nepal, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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