Population in Nepal
The population of Nepal was 29,618,118 people in 2025.
Nepal, 2025
29,618,118
Change from 2024
−0.1%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
52nd of 217
Population in Nepal over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29,618,118 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 29,651,054 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 29,694,614 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 29,715,436 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 29,475,010 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 28,966,574 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 28,414,064 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 28,079,689 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 28,011,258 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 27,955,462 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 27,823,629 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 27,672,370 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 27,589,996 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 27,534,915 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 27,464,494 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 27,341,952 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 27,173,035 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 26,990,037 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 26,788,492 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 26,565,425 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 26,309,458 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 26,016,656 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 25,688,758 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 25,328,981 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 24,946,748 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1% from 29,651,054 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 27,823,629 people, the figure has changed by +6.4%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Nepal has the 52nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Nepal
All statistics for Nepal
Population growth
-0.11%
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
Population aged 65 and over
6.6%
2025 · World Bank