What is population, total in Nepal?

Population, total in Nepal was 29.62 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest population, total recorded in Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 29.72 million in 2022.

What is the lowest population, total recorded in Nepal?

The lowest recorded value was 10.12 million in 1960.

How does Nepal rank for population, total?

Nepal ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is population, total rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nepal data come from?

The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, total in Nepal

Name: Population, total in Nepal
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Nepal: Population, total was 29.62 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

29.62 million

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

52nd

of 215 countries

All-time high

29.72 million

in 2022

All-time low

10.12 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population, total in Nepal, 1960–2025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

Nepal recorded 29.62 million for population, total in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total in Nepal peaked at 29.72 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.12 million, in 1960.

Nepal ranks 52nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	11.09 million	10.12 million	12.17 million	10
1970s	13.76 million	12.44 million	15.19 million	10
1980s	17.28 million	15.55 million	19.06 million	10
1990s	21.91 million	19.52 million	24.13 million	10
2000s	26.04 million	24.55 million	27.17 million	10
2010s	27.79 million	27.34 million	28.41 million	10
2020s	29.52 million	28.97 million	29.72 million	6

Countries ranked near Nepal

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54 Niger 27.92 million compare
55 Australia 27.61 million compare

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More climate change data for Nepal

Population growth -0.1% (2025)
Urban population growth 0.2% (2025)
Urban population 19.84 million (2025)
Urban population 67.0% (2025)
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 5.6% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 9.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 4.8% (2022)
Terrestrial protected areas 23.6% (2025)
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 23.6% (2025)
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.8 1=low to 6=high (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, total in Nepal?: Population, total in Nepal was 29.62 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest population, total recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 29.72 million in 2022.
What is the lowest population, total recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 10.12 million in 1960.
How does Nepal rank for population, total?: Nepal ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, total rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal data come from?: The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.