The population of Nepal is expected to grow by 11,292 in 2026 and reach 29,727,162 in 2027. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 292,014 people yearly. On average there are 542,228 births and 206,636 deaths in Nepal per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.13 percent per year. The population density of Nepal has changed from 108.8 in 1980 to 206.8 in 2024.
| Current population | 29,711,629 people at present (Tuesday 3rd of November 2026) | |
| Median Age | 30.0 years |
| Life expectancy | 71.1 years | |
| Population density | 201.3 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29,629,410 | 11,292 (0.0%) | -292,014 | 30.0 | 1.93 | 201 | 19,918,170 (67.2%) |
| 2025 | 29,618,118 | -32,936 (-0.1%) | -364,699 | 29.7 | 1.94 | 201 | 19,843,969 (67.0%) |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -401,282 | 29.4 | 1.96 | 207 | 19,798,704 (66.8%) |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -409,782 | 29.2 | 1.98 | 207 | 19,759,774 (66.5%) |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -379,321 | 28.9 | 2.00 | 207 | 19,701,125 (66.3%) |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 130,001 | 28.7 | 2.03 | 206 | 19,496,020 (66.1%) |
| 2020 | 28,966,574 | 552,510 (1.9%) | 162,139 | 28.4 | 2.05 | 202 | 19,148,379 (66.1%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 182,203 | 28.0 | 2.08 | 198 | 18,749,700 (66.0%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -295,151 | 27.7 | 2.12 | 196 | 18,479,362 (65.8%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -368,787 | 27.5 | 2.17 | 195 | 18,368,913 (65.6%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -341,748 | 27.3 | 2.23 | 195 | 18,251,986 (65.3%) |
| 2015 | 27,823,629 | 151,259 (0.5%) | -221,062 | 27.1 | 2.27 | 194 | 18,071,728 (65.0%) |
| 2010 | 27,341,952 | 168,917 (0.6%) | -269,963 | 26.0 | 2.54 | 191 | 16,956,291 (62.0%) |
| 2005 | 26,309,458 | 292,802 (1.1%) | -211,024 | 24.9 | 3.12 | 184 | 11,972,530 (45.5%) |
| 2000 | 24,546,509 | 421,310 (1.7%) | -147,193 | 24.1 | 3.98 | 171 | 7,633,823 (31.1%) |
| 1995 | 22,245,439 | 527,960 (2.4%) | -86,232 | 23.8 | 4.87 | 156 | 5,361,168 (24.1%) |
| 1990 | 19,524,573 | 466,766 (2.4%) | -640 | 23.8 | 5.21 | 137 | 3,858,434 (19.8%) |
| 1985 | 17,477,692 | 392,450 (2.3%) | -30,154 | 23.9 | 5.46 | 122 | 3,063,841 (17.5%) |
| 1980 | 15,553,105 | 362,515 (2.3%) | 5,084 | 24.0 | 5.60 | 109 | 2,272,013 (14.6%) |
| 1975 | 13,870,695 | 302,260 (2.2%) | -6,686 | 24.0 | 5.73 | 97 | 1,042,177 (7.5%) |
| 1970 | 12,436,190 | 269,154 (2.2%) | 1,847 | 24.0 | 5.87 | 87 | 488,150 (3.9%) |
| 1965 | 11,173,411 | 227,019 (2.0%) | -1,551 | 23.9 | 6.01 | 78 | 415,838 (3.7%) |
| 1960 | 10,123,658 | 194,738 (1.9%) | -13,223 | 23.8 | 6.07 | 69 | 355,786 (3.5%) |
In 2025 the population of Nepal was 29,618,118 and the average age increased from 23.8 in 1960 to 29.7. Urban population has increased from 7,633,823 (31.1%) in 2000 to 19,918,170 (67.2%) in the current year. The population density of Nepal has changed from 108.8 in 1980 to 206.8 in 2024.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 162,139 | 28.4 | 2.05 | 202 | 19,148,379 (66.1%) |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -364,699 | 29.7 | 1.94 | 201 | 19,843,969 (67.0%) |
| 2030 | 30,509,996 | 277,884 (0.9%) | -30,351 | 30.9 | 1.86 | 207 | 20,776,632 (68.1%) |
| 2035 | 31,798,004 | 242,938 (0.8%) | -29,441 | 32.2 | 1.81 | 216 | 21,977,095 (69.1%) |
| 2040 | 32,909,537 | 208,845 (0.6%) | -28,734 | 33.6 | 1.78 | 224 | 23,044,338 (70.0%) |
| 2045 | 33,861,060 | 177,732 (0.5%) | -28,728 | 35.1 | 1.75 | 230 | 23,972,503 (70.8%) |
| 2050 | 34,642,027 | 141,825 (0.4%) | -28,003 | 36.6 | 1.73 | 235 | 24,737,160 (71.4%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 76.0 (74.0 years for male and 77.8 years for females). Population density will go up to 235.4 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Nepal constitutes of 15,538,845 women and 14,090,565 men, which means there are 907 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 37.3% of population (11,060,659) is 19 or younger, 55.9% of population (16,571,729) is between age 20 and 64 and 6.7% of population (1,997,022) is over 65.