The current population of Nepal is as of , based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Nepal 2025 population is estimated at 29,618,118 people at mid-year.
Nepal population is equivalent to 0.36% of the total world population.
Nepal ranks number 52 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Nepal is 207 per Km² (535 people per mi²).
The total land area is 143,350 Km² (55,348 sq. miles).
24.53% of the population is urban (7,265,589 people in 2025)
The median age in Nepal is 25.3 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Nepal (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Nepal Global Rank
2025	29,618,118	−0.11%	−32,936	−364,699	25.3	1.94	207	24.5%	7,265,589	0.36%	8,231,613,070	52
2024	29,651,054	−0.15%	−43,560	−401,282	25	1.96	207	23.8%	7,048,429	0.36%	8,161,972,572	51
2023	29,694,614	−0.07%	−20,822	−409,782	24.7	1.98	207	23%	6,835,484	0.37%	8,091,734,930	51
2022	29,715,436	1.28%	374,431	−379,321	24.4	2	207	22.3%	6,627,181	0.37%	8,021,407,192	51
2020	28,966,574	0.81%	228,589	162,139	23.5	2.05	202	21.5%	6,226,233	0.37%	7,887,001,292	49
2015	27,823,629	0.35%	96,335	−221,062	21.2	2.27	194	19.1%	5,317,799	0.37%	7,470,491,872	49
2010	27,341,952	0.77%	206,499	−269,963	20.2	2.54	191	16.6%	4,531,339	0.39%	7,021,732,148	45
2005	26,309,458	1.4%	352,590	−211,024	19	3.12	184	14.8%	3,884,136	0.40%	6,586,970,132	43
2000	24,546,509	1.99%	460,214	−147,193	18.3	3.98	171	13%	3,180,501	0.40%	6,171,702,993	40
1995	22,245,439	2.64%	544,173	−86,232	18.1	4.87	155	10.5%	2,328,505	0.39%	5,758,878,982	42
1990	19,524,573	2.24%	409,376	−640	18.1	5.21	136	8.5%	1,660,139	0.37%	5,327,803,110	44
1985	17,477,692	2.36%	384,917	−30,154	18.4	5.46	122	7.1%	1,235,180	0.36%	4,868,943,465	43
1980	15,553,105	2.32%	336,482	5,084	18.5	5.6	108	5.8%	907,698	0.35%	4,447,606,236	43
1975	13,870,695	2.21%	286,901	−6,686	18.7	5.73	97	4.6%	643,695	0.34%	4,070,735,277	42
1970	12,436,190	2.16%	252,556	1,847	18.7	5.87	87	3.8%	474,634	0.34%	3,694,683,794	42
1965	11,173,411	1.99%	209,951	−1,551	18.6	6.01	78	3.7%	407,893	0.34%	3,334,533,703	42
1960	10,123,658	1.8%	173,136	−13,223	18.5	6.07	71	3.5%	350,230	0.34%	3,015,470,894	41
1955	9,257,977	1.97%	172,275	−16,458	18.6	6.07	65	3.1%	283,756	0.34%	2,740,213,792	40

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Nepal Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Nepal Global Rank
2030	30,509,996	0.6%	178,376	−30,351	27.1	1.86	213	27.6%	8,407,931	0.36%	8,569,124,911	53
2035	31,798,004	0.83%	257,602	−29,441	29.1	1.81	222	30.3%	9,622,950	0.36%	8,885,210,181	55
2040	32,909,537	0.69%	222,307	−28,734	31.1	1.77	230	33.1%	10,883,768	0.36%	9,177,190,203	55
2045	33,861,060	0.57%	190,305	−28,728	33.1	1.75	236	36%	12,181,771	0.36%	9,439,639,668	58
2050	34,642,027	0.46%	156,193	−28,003	35	1.73	242	39%	13,496,018	0.36%	9,664,378,587	58

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Nepal Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Nepal

Life Expectancy

70.9 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

19.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

23.5

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Nepal

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	City	Population
1	Kathmandu	1,442,271
2	Bharatpur	369,377
3	Patan	299,283
4	Birganj	268,273
5	Biratnagar	244,750
6	Dhangadhi	204,788
7	Pokhara	200,000
8	Hetauda	195,951
9	Dharan	173,096
10	Nepalgunj	166,258
11	Madhyapur Thimi	119,955
12	Lahan	102,955
13	Janakpur	93,767
14	Butwal	91,733
15	Bhimdatta	88,381
16	Triyuga	71,405
17	Inaruwa	70,093
18	Rajbiraj	69,803
19	Banepa	67,629
20	Siddharthanagar	63,367
21	Gulariya	53,107
22	Itahari	47,984
23	Panauti	46,595
24	Tikapur	44,758
25	Kirtipur	44,632
26	Tulsipur	39,058
27	Birendranagar	31,381
28	Panauti	27,602
29	Gaur	27,325
30	Siraha	24,657
31	Tansen	23,693
32	Jaleshwar	23,573
33	Dipayal	23,416
34	Baglung	23,296
35	Khadbari	22,903
36	Dhankuta	22,084
37	Walin	21,867
38	Dailekh	20,908
39	Malangawa	20,284
40	Bhadrapur	19,523
41	Dadeldhura	19,014
42	Darchula	18,317
43	Ilam	17,491
44	Dhulikhel	16,263

Notes

The Nepal Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Nepal delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Nepal (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Nepal in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Nepal Population (LIVE)