Nepal Population Growth Rate 1950-2023

Chart and table of Nepal population from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Nepal in 2023 is 30,896,590, a 1.14% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Nepal in 2022 was 30,547,580, a 1.71% increase from 2021.
  • The population of Nepal in 2021 was 30,034,989, a 2.34% increase from 2020.
  • The population of Nepal in 2020 was 29,348,627, a 1.79% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2023 Population Growth Rate
Ethiopia 126,527,060
Democratic Republic of Congo 102,262,808
Tanzania 67,438,106
Uganda 48,582,334
Afghanistan 42,239,854
Yemen 34,449,825
Mozambique 33,897,354
Nepal 30,896,590
Madagascar 30,325,732
Niger 27,202,843
North Korea 26,160,821
Mali 23,293,698
Burkina Faso 23,251,485
Malawi 20,931,751
Chad 18,278,568
Somalia 18,143,378
Senegal 17,763,163
Zimbabwe 16,665,409
Guinea 14,190,612
Rwanda 14,094,683
Benin 13,712,828
Burundi 13,238,559
Haiti 11,724,763
South Sudan 11,088,796
Tajikistan 10,143,543
Togo 9,053,799
Sierra Leone 8,791,092
Central African Republic 5,742,315
Liberia 5,418,377
Eritrea 3,748,901
Gambia 2,773,168
Guinea-Bissau 2,150,842
Comoros 852,075
Nepal - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2023 30,896,590 1.14%
2022 30,547,580 1.71%
2021 30,034,989 2.34%
2020 29,348,627 1.79%
2019 28,832,496 1.14%
2018 28,506,712 1.15%
2017 28,183,426 1.16%
2016 27,861,186 0.91%
2015 27,610,325 0.54%
2014 27,462,106 0.29%
2013 27,381,555 0.19%
2012 27,330,694 0.24%
2011 27,266,399 0.39%
2010 27,161,567 0.50%
2009 27,026,941 0.54%
2008 26,881,544 0.63%
2007 26,713,655 0.73%
2006 26,518,971 0.89%
2005 26,285,110 1.08%
2004 26,003,965 1.25%
2003 25,682,908 1.38%
2002 25,332,178 1.51%
2001 24,956,071 1.61%
2000 24,559,500 1.72%
1999 24,143,157 1.86%
1998 23,703,328 1.95%
1997 23,249,417 2.04%
1996 22,783,969 2.14%
1995 22,305,571 2.34%
1994 21,794,751 2.48%
1993 21,267,359 2.73%
1992 20,702,133 2.84%
1991 20,130,779 2.62%
1990 19,616,530 2.46%
1989 19,145,077 2.27%
1988 18,720,745 2.15%
1987 18,326,204 2.17%
1986 17,936,926 2.26%
1985 17,540,571 2.33%
1984 17,141,610 2.40%
1983 16,740,664 2.41%
1982 16,347,124 2.36%
1981 15,969,792 2.37%
1980 15,600,442 2.37%
1979 15,238,564 2.35%
1978 14,888,770 2.33%
1977 14,550,430 2.25%
1976 14,230,738 2.19%
1975 13,925,541 2.20%
1974 13,626,301 2.18%
1973 13,335,963 2.17%
1972 13,052,220 2.17%
1971 12,774,870 2.19%
1970 12,501,285 2.20%
1969 12,231,874 2.18%
1968 11,970,411 2.18%
1967 11,715,579 2.14%
1966 11,470,199 2.11%
1965 11,232,951 2.09%
1964 11,002,819 2.04%
1963 10,782,717 2.01%
1962 10,570,716 1.98%
1961 10,365,144 1.94%
1960 10,167,941 1.88%
1959 9,980,681 1.79%
1958 9,805,019 1.78%
1957 9,633,243 1.84%
1956 9,458,896 1.87%
1955 9,284,895 1.91%
1954 9,110,777 1.95%
1953 8,936,482 2.02%
1952 8,759,894 2.10%
1951 8,579,831 2.15%
1950 8,398,945 0.00%