Nepal Population Growth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of Nepal population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Nepal in 2024 is 31,240,315, a 1.11% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Nepal in 2023 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Country Name 2024 Population Growth Rate
Ethiopia 129,719,719
Democratic Republic of Congo 105,625,114
Tanzania 69,419,073
Uganda 49,924,252
Afghanistan 43,372,950
Yemen 35,219,853
Mozambique 34,858,402
Nepal 31,240,315
Madagascar 31,056,610
Niger 28,238,972
North Korea 26,244,582
Mali 24,015,789
Burkina Faso 23,840,247
Malawi 21,475,962
Chad 18,847,148
Somalia 18,706,922
Senegal 18,221,567
Zimbabwe 17,020,321
Guinea 14,528,770
Rwanda 14,414,910
Benin 14,080,072
Burundi 13,591,657
Haiti 11,867,030
South Sudan 11,277,092
Tajikistan 10,331,513
Togo 9,260,864
Sierra Leone 8,977,972
Central African Republic 5,915,627
Liberia 5,536,949
Eritrea 3,817,651
Gambia 2,841,803
Guinea-Bissau 2,197,149
Comoros 867,605
Nepal - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
2024 31,240,315 1.11%
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%