Nepal vs Syria: Urban population

Nepal
19.84 million
in 2025
Syria
18.47 million
in 2025
Nepal rank
43rd
Syria rank
46th

Urban population over time

  • Nepal
  • Syria
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 19.84 million against 18.47 million in Syria, a difference of 1.38 million.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Globally, Nepal ranks 43rd and Syria ranks 46th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.