Net migration in Nepal

Net migration to Nepal was -364,699 people in 2025.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Nepal, 2025 -364,699 People
Change from 2024 +9.1% 2024: -401,282 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 214th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Nepal over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period NepalWorld
2025 -364,699 people 0 people
2024 -401,282 people 0 people
2023 -409,782 people 0 people
2022 -379,321 people 0 people
2021 130,001 people 0 people
2020 162,139 people 0 people
2019 182,203 people 0 people
2018 -295,151 people 0 people
2017 -368,787 people 0 people
2016 -341,748 people 0 people
2015 -221,062 people 0 people
2014 -310,156 people 0 people
2013 -373,064 people 0 people
2012 -371,707 people 0 people
2011 -347,552 people 0 people
2010 -269,963 people 0 people
2009 -266,144 people 0 people
2008 -261,540 people 0 people
2007 -252,526 people 0 people
2006 -241,455 people 0 people
2005 -211,024 people 0 people
2004 -197,336 people 0 people
2003 -168,314 people 0 people
2002 -153,730 people 0 people
2001 -148,973 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +9.1% from -401,282 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -221,062 people, the figure has changed by −65.0%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Nepal has the 214th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Nepal
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects