🇳🇵 Nepal Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Nepal is 29,629,410, ranking #52 in the world (0.36% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.14% per year. The biggest city is Kathmandu with 1,442,271 inhabitants.

Live estimate

29,631,687

Growth rate

0.14%

Density

201

people / km² (521 / mi²)

Median age

25.7

Fertility rate

1.92

births per woman

Life expectancy

71.2

years

Nepal population 1950–2100

Population of Nepal, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Nepal is projected to reach 34,642,027, and 31,831,433 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2067 at 35,799,866, then decline.

Nepal population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	29,629,410	0.14%	201.3	25.7
2025	29,618,118	-0.07%	201.2	25.3
2024	29,651,054	-0.15%	201.5	25.0
2023	29,694,614	-0.14%	201.8	24.7
2022	29,715,436	-0.00%	201.9	24.4
2021	29,475,010	1.63%	200.3	24.0
2020	28,966,574	1.85%	196.8	23.5
2019	28,414,064	2.00%	193.1	22.7
2018	28,079,689	0.35%	190.8	22.1
2017	28,011,258	0.13%	190.3	21.8
2016	27,955,462	0.27%	189.9	21.5
2015	27,823,629	0.68%	189.0	21.2
2014	27,672,370	0.41%	188.0	21.0
2013	27,589,996	0.19%	187.5	20.8
2012	27,534,915	0.21%	187.1	20.6
2011	27,464,494	0.30%	186.6	20.4
2010	27,341,952	0.59%	185.8	20.2
2009	27,173,035	0.65%	184.6	20.0
2008	26,990,037	0.71%	183.4	19.7
2007	26,788,492	0.79%	182.0	19.5
2006	26,565,425	0.88%	180.5	19.2
2005	26,309,458	1.06%	178.8	19.0
2004	26,016,656	1.18%	176.8	18.8
2003	25,688,758	1.36%	174.5	18.6
2002	25,328,981	1.47%	172.1	18.5
2001	24,946,748	1.58%	169.5	18.3
2000	24,546,509	1.66%	166.8	18.3
1999	24,125,199	1.80%	163.9	18.2
1998	23,680,357	1.92%	160.9	18.2
1997	23,219,463	2.01%	157.8	18.1
1996	22,741,862	2.15%	154.5	18.1
1995	22,245,439	2.27%	151.1	18.1
1994	21,717,479	2.54%	147.6	18.2
1993	21,180,159	2.47%	143.9	18.2
1992	20,609,707	3.00%	140.0	18.2
1991	20,036,500	2.64%	136.1	18.1
1990	19,524,573	2.53%	132.7	18.1
1989	19,057,807	2.30%	129.5	18.1
1988	18,638,661	2.14%	126.6	18.2
1987	18,250,505	2.07%	124.0	18.3
1986	17,868,124	2.17%	121.4	18.3
1985	17,477,692	2.25%	118.7	18.4
1984	17,085,242	2.29%	116.1	18.4
1983	16,689,119	2.40%	113.4	18.5
1982	16,297,988	2.34%	110.7	18.5
1981	15,922,422	2.32%	108.2	18.5
1980	15,553,106	2.38%	105.7	18.5
1979	15,190,590	2.34%	103.2	18.6
1978	14,839,696	2.33%	100.8	18.6
1977	14,499,175	2.31%	98.5	18.6
1976	14,177,650	2.17%	96.3	18.7
1975	13,870,695	2.21%	94.2	18.7
1974	13,568,435	2.20%	92.2	18.7
1973	13,275,240	2.17%	90.2	18.7
1972	12,989,098	2.19%	88.3	18.7
1971	12,710,061	2.15%	86.4	18.7
1970	12,436,190	2.21%	84.5	18.7
1969	12,167,036	2.17%	82.7	18.7
1968	11,906,266	2.16%	80.9	18.7
1967	11,652,716	2.14%	79.2	18.6
1966	11,408,710	2.09%	77.5	18.6
1965	11,173,411	2.08%	75.9	18.6
1964	10,946,392	2.03%	74.4	18.6
1963	10,729,818	1.97%	72.9	18.6
1962	10,521,116	1.96%	71.5	18.5
1961	10,318,396	1.93%	70.1	18.5
1960	10,123,658	1.88%	68.8	18.5
1959	9,938,912	1.80%	67.5	18.4
1958	9,766,240	1.70%	66.4	18.5
1957	9,598,035	1.77%	65.2	18.5
1956	9,427,891	1.80%	64.1	18.5
1955	9,257,977	1.84%	62.9	18.6
1954	9,087,776	1.88%	61.7	18.6
1953	8,918,222	1.89%	60.6	18.6
1952	8,747,294	1.98%	59.4	18.6
1951	8,572,664	2.05%	58.2	18.6
1950	8,396,603	2.10%	57.0	18.6

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	29,727,162	0.51%	202.0	26.1
2028	29,947,585	0.96%	203.5	26.4
2029	30,232,112	0.93%	205.4	26.8
2030	30,509,996	0.90%	207.3	27.1
2031	30,780,917	0.87%	209.1	27.5
2032	31,045,414	0.84%	210.9	27.9
2033	31,304,031	0.82%	212.7	28.3
2034	31,555,066	0.78%	214.4	28.7
2035	31,798,004	0.75%	216.0	29.1
2036	32,033,716	0.72%	217.6	29.5
2037	32,262,283	0.70%	219.2	29.9
2038	32,484,802	0.68%	220.7	30.3
2039	32,700,692	0.65%	222.2	30.7
2040	32,909,537	0.63%	223.6	31.1
2041	33,112,259	0.60%	225.0	31.5
2042	33,309,059	0.58%	226.3	31.9
2043	33,499,438	0.56%	227.6	32.3
2044	33,683,328	0.54%	228.9	32.7
2045	33,861,060	0.52%	230.1	33.1
2046	34,032,994	0.50%	231.2	33.5
2047	34,197,259	0.47%	232.3	33.8
2048	34,352,080	0.44%	233.4	34.2
2049	34,500,202	0.42%	234.4	34.6
2050	34,642,027	0.40%	235.4	35.0
2051	34,777,003	0.38%	236.3	35.4
2052	34,903,233	0.35%	237.1	35.8
2053	35,020,484	0.33%	237.9	36.2
2054	35,129,988	0.30%	238.7	36.5
2055	35,231,724	0.28%	239.4	36.9
2056	35,326,897	0.26%	240.0	37.2
2057	35,413,851	0.23%	240.6	37.6
2058	35,492,617	0.21%	241.1	37.9
2059	35,562,826	0.18%	241.6	38.3
2060	35,623,033	0.16%	242.0	38.6
2061	35,674,128	0.13%	242.4	39.0
2062	35,717,452	0.11%	242.7	39.3
2063	35,751,388	0.08%	242.9	39.6
2064	35,775,847	0.06%	243.1	40.0
2065	35,792,139	0.03%	243.2	40.3
2066	35,799,774	0.01%	243.2	40.6
2067	35,799,866	-0.01%	243.2	40.9
2068	35,792,416	-0.03%	243.2	41.2
2069	35,776,992	-0.06%	243.1	41.5
2070	35,752,366	-0.08%	242.9	41.8
2071	35,717,992	-0.11%	242.7	42.1
2072	35,676,658	-0.12%	242.4	42.4
2073	35,627,724	-0.15%	242.1	42.7
2074	35,569,137	-0.18%	241.7	42.9
2075	35,502,912	-0.20%	241.2	43.2
2076	35,429,039	-0.22%	240.7	43.4
2077	35,347,230	-0.24%	240.2	43.7
2078	35,257,624	-0.27%	239.6	43.9
2079	35,159,312	-0.29%	238.9	44.2
2080	35,053,476	-0.31%	238.2	44.4
2081	34,941,467	-0.33%	237.4	44.6
2082	34,822,895	-0.35%	236.6	44.8
2083	34,697,086	-0.37%	235.7	45.0
2084	34,563,646	-0.40%	234.8	45.2
2085	34,422,253	-0.42%	233.9	45.3
2086	34,275,648	-0.43%	232.9	45.5
2087	34,125,358	-0.45%	231.9	45.7
2088	33,969,327	-0.47%	230.8	45.8
2089	33,807,734	-0.48%	229.7	46.0
2090	33,642,041	-0.50%	228.6	46.1
2091	33,472,744	-0.51%	227.4	46.3
2092	33,299,503	-0.53%	226.2	46.4
2093	33,123,433	-0.53%	225.1	46.6
2094	32,944,447	-0.55%	223.8	46.7
2095	32,763,523	-0.55%	222.6	46.8
2096	32,581,245	-0.56%	221.4	47.0
2097	32,396,051	-0.58%	220.1	47.1
2098	32,209,128	-0.58%	218.8	47.2
2099	32,021,277	-0.59%	217.6	47.3
2100	31,831,433	-0.60%	216.3	47.4

Biggest cities in Nepal

#	City	Region	Population
1	Kathmandu capital	Bagmati Province	1,442,271
2	Pokhara	Gandaki Pradesh	600,051
3	Bharatpur	Bagmati Province	369,377
4	Pātan	Bagmati Province	299,283
5	Birgañj	Madhesh	268,273
6	Biratnagar	Koshi	244,750
7	Dhangaḍhi̇̄	Sudurpashchim Pradesh	204,788
8	Hetauda	Bagmati Province	195,951
9	Janakpur	Madhesh	195,438
10	Butwāl	Lumbini Province	195,054
11	Dharān	Koshi	173,096
12	Nepalgunj	Lumbini Province	166,258
13	Birendranagar	Karnali Pradesh	154,886
14	Madhyapur Thimi	Bagmati Province	119,955
15	Lahān	Madhesh	102,955

FAQ

What is the population of Nepal in 2026?

The population of Nepal is 29,629,410 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Nepal?

Kathmandu is the biggest city in Nepal with 1,442,271 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Nepal growing or shrinking?

The population of Nepal is growing at 0.14% per year, and is projected to peak in 2067 at 35,799,866.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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