The population of Nepal is expected to grow by 318,000 in 2019 and reach 30,260,000 in 2020. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 70,000 people yearly. On average there are 569,958 births and 185,383 deaths in Nepal per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.28 percent per year. The population density of Nepal has changed from 104.2 in 1980 to 204.4 in 2017.
| Current population | 29,983,819 people at present (Sunday 17th of February 2019) | |
| Median Age | 28.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 71.2 years | |
| Population density | 208.9 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29,942,000 | 318,000 (1.1%) | -70,000 | 28.6 | 2.03 | 209 | 6,042,000 (20.2%) |
| 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 2018 the population of Nepal was 29,624,000 and the average age increased from 23.7 in 1960 to 28.3. Urban population has increased from 3,188,642 (13.4%) in 2000 to 6,042,000 (20.2%) in the current year. The population density of Nepal has changed from 104.2 in 1980 to 204.4 in 2017.
| 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 1.07% (319,000 residents, including 183,455 deaths). The demographics of Nepal constitutes of 15,389,000 women and 14,553,000 men, which means there are 946 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 40.5% of population (12,135,493) is 19 or younger, 53.3% of population (15,965,074) is between age 20 and 64 and 6.1% of population (1,829,456) is over 65.