Nepal Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of Nepal population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Nepal in 2025 is 31,577,361, a 1.08% increase from 2024.
- The population of Nepal in 2024 was 31,240,315, a 1.11% increase from 2023.
- The population of Nepal in 2023 was 30,896,590, a 1.14% increase from 2022.
- The population of Nepal in 2022 was 30,547,580, a 1.71% increase from 2021.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2025 Population |
| Ethiopia |
132,938,555 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
109,075,560 |
| Tanzania |
71,427,810 |
| Uganda |
51,284,671 |
| Afghanistan |
44,515,793 |
| Yemen |
36,000,452 |
| Mozambique |
35,834,558 |
| Madagascar |
31,797,306 |
| Nepal |
31,577,361 |
| Niger |
29,315,971 |
| North Korea |
26,319,924 |
| Mali |
24,758,658 |
| Burkina Faso |
24,436,925 |
| Malawi |
22,033,992 |
| Chad |
19,425,960 |
| Somalia |
19,281,903 |
| Senegal |
18,687,800 |
| Zimbabwe |
17,375,285 |
| Guinea |
14,873,051 |
| Rwanda |
14,737,248 |
| Benin |
14,454,199 |
| Burundi |
13,948,140 |
| Haiti |
12,009,506 |
| South Sudan |
11,473,439 |
| Tajikistan |
10,516,940 |
| Togo |
9,470,157 |
| Sierra Leone |
9,165,377 |
| Central African Republic |
6,097,449 |
| Liberia |
5,657,229 |
| Eritrea |
3,889,630 |
| Gambia |
2,911,207 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,244,368 |
| Comoros |
883,075 |
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Nepal - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
31,577,361 |
1.08% |
| 2024 |
31,240,315 |
1.11% |
| 2023 |
30,896,590 |
1.14% |
| 2022 |
30,547,580 |
1.71% |
| 2021 |
30,034,989 |
2.34% |
| 2020 |
29,348,627 |
1.79% |
| 2019 |
28,832,496 |
1.14% |
| 2018 |
28,506,712 |
1.15% |
| 2017 |
28,183,426 |
1.16% |
| 2016 |
27,861,186 |
0.91% |
| 2015 |
27,610,325 |
0.54% |
| 2014 |
27,462,106 |
0.29% |
| 2013 |
27,381,555 |
0.19% |
| 2012 |
27,330,694 |
0.24% |
| 2011 |
27,266,399 |
0.39% |
| 2010 |
27,161,567 |
0.50% |
| 2009 |
27,026,941 |
0.54% |
| 2008 |
26,881,544 |
0.63% |
| 2007 |
26,713,655 |
0.73% |
| 2006 |
26,518,971 |
0.89% |
| 2005 |
26,285,110 |
1.08% |
| 2004 |
26,003,965 |
1.25% |
| 2003 |
25,682,908 |
1.38% |
| 2002 |
25,332,178 |
1.51% |
| 2001 |
24,956,071 |
1.61% |
| 2000 |
24,559,500 |
1.72% |
| 1999 |
24,143,157 |
1.86% |
| 1998 |
23,703,328 |
1.95% |
| 1997 |
23,249,417 |
2.04% |
| 1996 |
22,783,969 |
2.14% |
| 1995 |
22,305,571 |
2.34% |
| 1994 |
21,794,751 |
2.48% |
| 1993 |
21,267,359 |
2.73% |
| 1992 |
20,702,133 |
2.84% |
| 1991 |
20,130,779 |
2.62% |
| 1990 |
19,616,530 |
2.46% |
| 1989 |
19,145,077 |
2.27% |
| 1988 |
18,720,745 |
2.15% |
| 1987 |
18,326,204 |
2.17% |
| 1986 |
17,936,926 |
2.26% |
| 1985 |
17,540,571 |
2.33% |
| 1984 |
17,141,610 |
2.40% |
| 1983 |
16,740,664 |
2.41% |
| 1982 |
16,347,124 |
2.36% |
| 1981 |
15,969,792 |
2.37% |
| 1980 |
15,600,442 |
2.37% |
| 1979 |
15,238,564 |
2.35% |
| 1978 |
14,888,770 |
2.33% |
| 1977 |
14,550,430 |
2.25% |
| 1976 |
14,230,738 |
2.19% |
| 1975 |
13,925,541 |
2.20% |
| 1974 |
13,626,301 |
2.18% |
| 1973 |
13,335,963 |
2.17% |
| 1972 |
13,052,220 |
2.17% |
| 1971 |
12,774,870 |
2.19% |
| 1970 |
12,501,285 |
2.20% |
| 1969 |
12,231,874 |
2.18% |
| 1968 |
11,970,411 |
2.18% |
| 1967 |
11,715,579 |
2.14% |
| 1966 |
11,470,199 |
2.11% |
| 1965 |
11,232,951 |
2.09% |
| 1964 |
11,002,819 |
2.04% |
| 1963 |
10,782,717 |
2.01% |
| 1962 |
10,570,716 |
1.98% |
| 1961 |
10,365,144 |
1.94% |
| 1960 |
10,167,941 |
1.88% |
| 1959 |
9,980,681 |
1.79% |
| 1958 |
9,805,019 |
1.78% |
| 1957 |
9,633,243 |
1.84% |
| 1956 |
9,458,896 |
1.87% |
| 1955 |
9,284,895 |
1.91% |
| 1954 |
9,110,777 |
1.95% |
| 1953 |
8,936,482 |
2.02% |
| 1952 |
8,759,894 |
2.10% |
| 1951 |
8,579,831 |
2.15% |
| 1950 |
8,398,945 |
0.00% |
