Population growth in Nepal
The population of Nepal changed by -0.11% in 2025.
Nepal, 2025
-0.11%
Change from 2024
+0.04percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
179th of 217
Population growth in Nepal over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.11% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | -0.15% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | -0.07% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 0.81% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 1.74% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 1.93% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 1.18% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 0.24% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 0.20% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 0.47% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 0.55% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 0.30% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 0.20% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 0.26% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 0.45% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 0.62% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 0.68% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 0.75% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 0.84% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 0.97% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 1.12% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 1.27% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 1.41% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 1.52% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 1.62% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.04 percentage points from -0.15% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.55%, the figure has changed by −0.66 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Nepal has the 179th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Nepal
All statistics for Nepal
Population
29,618,118 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-364,699 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
29,694,614 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
24.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.98 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-0.14%
2023 · UN Population Division