Nepal Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Nepal population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Nepal in 2020 is 197.97 people per square kilometer, a 1.85% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Nepal in 2019 was 194.38 people per square kilometer, a 1.83% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Nepal in 2018 was 190.89 people per square kilometer, a 1.68% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Nepal in 2017 was 187.75 people per square kilometer, a 1.35% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Nepal - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 197.97 | 1.85% |
| 2019 | 194.38 | 1.83% |
| 2018 | 190.89 | 1.68% |
| 2017 | 187.75 | 1.35% |
| 2016 | 185.24 | 0.92% |
| 2015 | 183.55 | 0.41% |
| 2014 | 182.81 | -0.04% |
| 2013 | 182.88 | -0.27% |
| 2012 | 183.38 | -0.19% |
| 2011 | 183.73 | 0.10% |
| 2010 | 183.54 | 0.48% |
| 2009 | 182.66 | 0.81% |
| 2008 | 181.18 | 1.08% |
| 2007 | 179.25 | 1.21% |
| 2006 | 177.11 | 1.25% |
| 2005 | 174.92 | 1.28% |
| 2004 | 172.71 | 1.35% |
| 2003 | 170.41 | 1.44% |
| 2002 | 168.00 | 1.55% |
| 2001 | 165.42 | 1.70% |
| 2000 | 162.67 | 1.83% |
| 1999 | 159.74 | 1.96% |
| 1998 | 156.66 | 2.09% |
| 1997 | 153.45 | 2.24% |
| 1996 | 150.09 | 2.38% |
| 1995 | 146.60 | 2.54% |
| 1994 | 142.96 | 2.69% |
| 1993 | 139.22 | 2.77% |
| 1992 | 135.47 | 2.75% |
| 1991 | 131.85 | 2.64% |
| 1990 | 128.45 | 2.50% |
| 1989 | 125.32 | 2.35% |
| 1988 | 122.44 | 2.25% |
| 1987 | 119.74 | 2.23% |
| 1986 | 117.13 | 2.26% |
| 1985 | 114.54 | 2.31% |
| 1984 | 111.95 | 2.34% |
| 1983 | 109.39 | 2.36% |
| 1982 | 106.87 | 2.36% |
| 1981 | 104.41 | 2.34% |
| 1980 | 102.03 | 2.31% |
| 1979 | 99.72 | 2.30% |
| 1978 | 97.48 | 2.27% |
| 1977 | 95.32 | 2.25% |
| 1976 | 93.22 | 2.23% |
| 1975 | 91.18 | 2.20% |
| 1974 | 89.22 | 2.17% |
| 1973 | 87.32 | 2.14% |
| 1972 | 85.49 | 2.10% |
| 1971 | 83.73 | 2.07% |
| 1970 | 82.04 | 2.03% |
| 1969 | 80.41 | 1.99% |
| 1968 | 78.84 | 1.94% |
| 1967 | 77.34 | 1.88% |
| 1966 | 75.91 | 1.82% |
| 1965 | 74.55 | 1.75% |
| 1964 | 73.27 | 1.69% |
| 1963 | 72.05 | 1.64% |
| 1962 | 70.89 | 1.62% |
| 1961 | 69.76 | 1.61% |
| 1960 | 68.66 | 1.61% |
| 1959 | 67.57 | 1.62% |
| 1958 | 66.50 | 1.63% |
| 1957 | 65.43 | 1.65% |
| 1956 | 64.37 | 1.68% |
| 1955 | 63.30 | 1.72% |
| 1954 | 62.23 | 1.78% |
| 1953 | 61.14 | 1.86% |
| 1952 | 60.03 | 1.97% |
| 1951 | 58.86 | 2.13% |
| 1950 | 57.64 | 0.00% |
