The population of Nepal is expected to grow by 319,000 in 2018 and reach 29,942,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 70,000 people yearly. On average there are 570,849 births and 184,433 deaths in Nepal per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.30 percent per year. The population density of Nepal has changed from 104.2 in 1980 to 202.2 in 2016.
| Current population | 29,928,932 people at present (Sunday 16th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 28.3 years |
| Life expectancy | 70.9 years | |
| Population density | 206.7 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 29,624,000 | 319,000 (1.1%) | -70,000 | 28.3 | 2.06 | 207 | 5,859,000 (19.8%) |
| 2017 | 29,305,000 | 322,229 (1.1%) | -70,000 | 28.1 | 2.10 | 204 | 5,680,000 (19.4%) |
| 2016 | 28,982,771 | 326,489 (1.1%) | -70,000 | 27.8 | 2.13 | 202 | 5,505,277 (19.0%) |
| 2015 | 28,656,282 | 333,041 (1.2%) | -70,000 | 27.5 | 2.16 | 200 | 5,334,367 (18.6%) |
| 2010 | 27,023,137 | 282,034 (1.0%) | -74,474 | 26.0 | 2.61 | 189 | 4,545,832 (16.8%) |
| 2005 | 25,640,287 | 330,838 (1.3%) | -204,779 | 24.8 | 3.29 | 179 | 3,892,965 (15.2%) |
| 2000 | 23,740,911 | 434,917 (1.8%) | -159,569 | 23.9 | 4.03 | 166 | 3,188,642 (13.4%) |
| 1995 | 21,396,384 | 529,254 (2.5%) | -92,941 | 23.6 | 4.72 | 150 | 2,331,136 (10.9%) |
| 1990 | 18,749,406 | 455,892 (2.4%) | 15,213 | 23.4 | 5.17 | 131 | 1,660,072 (8.9%) |
| 1985 | 16,723,956 | 376,714 (2.3%) | -43,281 | 23.5 | 5.49 | 117 | 1,235,231 (7.4%) |
| 1980 | 14,902,163 | 335,472 (2.3%) | -20,229 | 23.7 | 5.73 | 104 | 907,691 (6.1%) |
| 1975 | 13,325,814 | 285,410 (2.1%) | -8,200 | 23.8 | 5.84 | 93 | 643,637 (4.8%) |
| 1970 | 11,997,929 | 236,456 (2.0%) | -1,160 | 23.8 | 5.92 | 84 | 474,638 (4.0%) |
| 1965 | 10,913,724 | 185,527 (1.7%) | -4,215 | 23.8 | 5.97 | 76 | 407,846 (3.7%) |
| 1960 | 10,063,011 | 158,748 (1.6%) | -14,000 | 23.7 | 5.96 | 70 | 350,193 (3.5%) |
In 2017 the population of Nepal was 29,305,000 and the average age increased from 23.7 in 1960 to 28.1. Urban population has increased from 3,188,642 (13.4%) in 2000 to 5,859,000 (19.8%) in the current year. The population density of Nepal has changed from 104.2 in 1980 to 202.2 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 30,260,000 | 318,000 (1.1%) | -60,001 | 28.8 | 2.00 | 211 | 6,230,000 (20.6%) |
| 2025 | 31,814,000 | 299,000 (0.9%) | -60,001 | 30.2 | 1.88 | 222 | 7,235,000 (22.7%) |
| 2030 | 33,168,000 | 250,000 (0.8%) | -60,001 | 31.7 | 1.79 | 231 | 8,313,000 (25.1%) |
| 2035 | 34,247,000 | 194,000 (0.6%) | -60,001 | 33.3 | 1.74 | 239 | 9,428,000 (27.5%) |
| 2040 | 35,068,000 | 146,000 (0.4%) | -60,001 | 35.1 | 1.70 | 245 | 10,551,000 (30.1%) |
| 2045 | 35,686,000 | 108,000 (0.3%) | -60,001 | 36.8 | 1.69 | 249 | 11,696,000 (32.8%) |
| 2050 | 36,107,000 | 69,000 (0.2%) | -60,001 | 38.6 | 1.68 | 252 | 12,846,000 (35.6%) |
Total Nepal population should reach 30,260,000 by 2020 and should increase to 36,107,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 77.7 (75.8 years for male and 79.7 years for females). Population density will go up to 251.9 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.09% (322,229 residents, including 182,435 deaths). The demographics of Nepal constitutes of 15,235,000 women and 14,389,000 men, which means there are 945 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 41.4% of population (12,261,374) is 19 or younger, 52.6% of population (15,594,074) is between age 20 and 64 and 6.0% of population (1,768,553) is over 65.