Population growth in Nepal
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Nepal increased from 10.11 million to 30.03 million people. This is a growth of 197.2 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Nepal was recorded in 1993 with 2.77 percent. The biggest decrease in 2013 with -0.27 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Nepal rose by 3.28 years from 2012 to 2021 from 22.02 to 25.30 years (median value).
Around 21 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 4.4 percent annually.
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Population development in Nepal since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Nepal | Change Nepal | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.27 M | 1.61 % | 44.5 ‰ | 26.9 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 10.43 M | 1.62 % | 44.1 ‰ | 26.4 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 10.60 M | 1.64 % | 43.9 ‰ | 25.9 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 10.78 M | 1.69 % | 43.6 ‰ | 25.4 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 10.97 M | 1.75 % | 43.4 ‰ | 24.9 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 11.17 M | 1.82 % | 43.2 ‰ | 24.4 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 11.38 M | 1.88 % | 43.1 ‰ | 23.8 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 11.60 M | 1.94 % | 42.9 ‰ | 23.3 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 11.83 M | 1.99 % | 42.8 ‰ | 22.8 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 12.07 M | 2.03 % | 42.7 ‰ | 22.3 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 12.32 M | 2.07 % | 42.6 ‰ | 21.9 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 12.58 M | 2.10 % | 42.5 ‰ | 21.4 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 12.85 M | 2.14 % | 42.4 ‰ | 21.0 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 13.13 M | 2.17 % | 42.4 ‰ | 20.6 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 13.42 M | 2.20 % | 42.3 ‰ | 20.2 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 13.72 M | 2.23 % | 42.3 ‰ | 19.8 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 14.03 M | 2.25 % | 42.2 ‰ | 19.3 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 14.35 M | 2.27 % | 42.1 ‰ | 18.9 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 14.68 M | 2.30 % | 41.9 ‰ | 18.4 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 15.02 M | 2.31 % | 41.7 ‰ | 18.0 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 15.37 M | 2.34 % | 41.5 ‰ | 17.5 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 15.73 M | 2.36 % | 41.3 ‰ | 17.0 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 16.10 M | 2.36 % | 41.0 ‰ | 16.5 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 16.48 M | 2.34 % | 40.7 ‰ | 16.0 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 16.86 M | 2.31 % | 40.4 ‰ | 15.5 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 17.24 M | 2.26 % | 40.1 ‰ | 15.0 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 17.62 M | 2.23 % | 39.7 ‰ | 14.4 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 18.02 M | 2.25 % | 39.3 ‰ | 13.9 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 18.45 M | 2.35 % | 38.9 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 18.91 M | 2.50 % | 38.5 ‰ | 12.8 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 19.41 M | 2.64 % | 38.0 ‰ | 12.3 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 19.94 M | 2.75 % | 37.5 ‰ | 11.8 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 20.49 M | 2.77 % | 37.1 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 21.04 M | 2.69 % | 36.6 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 21.58 M | 2.54 % | 36.0 ‰ | 10.4 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 22.09 M | 2.38 % | 35.3 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 22.58 M | 2.24 % | 34.5 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 23.06 M | 2.09 % | 33.6 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 23.51 M | 1.96 % | 32.6 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 23.94 M | 1.83 % | 31.5 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 24.35 M | 1.70 % | 30.4 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 24.73 M | 1.55 % | 29.2 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 25.08 M | 1.44 % | 28.1 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 25.42 M | 1.35 % | 27.0 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 25.74 M | 1.28 % | 26.1 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 26.07 M | 1.25 % | 25.2 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 26.38 M | 1.21 % | 24.4 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 26.67 M | 1.08 % | 23.8 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 26.88 M | 0.81 % | 23.2 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 27.01 M | 0.48 % | 22.7 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 27.04 M | 0.10 % | 22.3 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 26.99 M | -0.19 % | 21.9 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 26.92 M | -0.27 % | 21.5 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 26.91 M | -0.04 % | 22.2 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 27.61 M | 2.62 % | 22.1 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 27.86 M | 0.91 % | 21.8 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 28.18 M | 1.16 % | 21.4 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 28.51 M | 1.15 % | 21.0 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 28.83 M | 1.14 % | 20.9 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 29.35 M | 1.79 % | 20.6 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 30.03 M | 2.34 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Nepal
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Nepal increased by about 516,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 7.2 per 1,000 people (~ 208,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 20.6 per 1,000 people (~ 595,000 births). As a result, around 129,000 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 193,170 in Nepal. The number of births was 599,411 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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