Urban population share in Nepal
67.0% of people in Nepal lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Nepal, 2025
67.0%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
99th of 217
Urban population share in Nepal over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67.0% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 66.8% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 66.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 65.0%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Nepal has the 99th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Nepal
All statistics for Nepal
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
29,618,118 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.11%
2025 · World Bank