Rural population in Nepal in 2025 — 9,774,149 people. Ranked 54 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.77M | −78,201 | −0.79% |
| 2024 | 9.85M | −82,490 | −0.83% |
| 2023 | 9.93M | −79,471 | −0.79% |
| 2022 | 10.01M | +35,321 | +0.35% |
| 2021 | 9.98M | +160,795 | +1.64% |
| 2020 | 9.82M | +153,831 | +1.59% |
| 2019 | 9.66M | +64,037 | +0.67% |
| 2018 | 9.6M | −42,018 | −0.44% |
| 2017 | 9.64M | −61,131 | −0.63% |
| 2016 | 9.7M | −48,425 | −0.5% |
| 2015 | 9.75M | −54,057 | −0.55% |
| 2014 | 9.81M | −90,172 | −0.91% |
| 2013 | 9.9M | −111,203 | −1.11% |
| 2012 | 10.01M | −116,093 | −1.15% |
| 2011 | 10.12M | −262,235 | −2.52% |
| 2010 | 10.39M | −520,546 | −4.77% |
| 2009 | 10.91M | −723,582 | −6.22% |
| 2008 | 11.63M | −858,272 | −6.87% |
| 2007 | 12.49M | −925,909 | −6.9% |
| 2006 | 13.41M | −922,958 | −6.44% |
| 2005 | 14.34M | −853,951 | −5.62% |
| 2004 | 15.19M | −724,512 | −4.55% |
| 2003 | 15.92M | −539,355 | −3.28% |
| 2002 | 16.45M | −307,235 | −1.83% |
| 2001 | 16.76M | −150,705 | −0.89% |
| 2000 | 16.91M | −97,513 | −0.57% |
| 1999 | 17.01M | −42,622 | −0.25% |
| 1998 | 17.05M | +6,663 | +0.04% |
| 1997 | 17.05M | +55,868 | +0.33% |
| 1996 | 16.99M | +106,019 | +0.63% |
| 1995 | 16.88M | +165,243 | +0.99% |
| 1994 | 16.72M | +206,699 | +1.25% |
| 1993 | 16.51M | +265,616 | +1.63% |
| 1992 | 16.25M | +299,541 | +1.88% |
| 1991 | 15.95M | +281,033 | +1.79% |
| 1990 | 15.67M | +270,137 | +1.75% |
| 1989 | 15.4M | +250,537 | +1.65% |
| 1988 | 15.15M | +238,417 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 14.91M | +241,624 | +1.65% |
| 1986 | 14.67M | +251,573 | +1.75% |
| 1985 | 14.41M | +252,410 | +1.78% |
| 1984 | 14.16M | +250,828 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 13.91M | +238,598 | +1.75% |
| 1982 | 13.67M | +214,288 | +1.59% |
| 1981 | 13.46M | +176,635 | +1.33% |
| 1980 | 13.28M | +131,085 | +1% |
| 1979 | 13.15M | +97,830 | +0.75% |
| 1978 | 13.05M | +80,608 | +0.62% |
| 1977 | 12.97M | +69,183 | +0.54% |
| 1976 | 12.9M | +73,868 | +0.58% |
| 1975 | 12.83M | +98,950 | +0.78% |
| 1974 | 12.73M | +130,383 | +1.03% |
| 1973 | 12.6M | +173,114 | +1.39% |
| 1972 | 12.43M | +224,438 | +1.84% |
| 1971 | 12.2M | +253,593 | +2.12% |
| 1970 | 11.95M | +251,441 | +2.15% |
| 1969 | 11.7M | +245,136 | +2.14% |
| 1968 | 11.45M | +239,483 | +2.14% |
| 1967 | 11.21M | +231,161 | +2.11% |
| 1966 | 10.98M | +223,246 | +2.08% |
| 1965 | 10.76M | +215,374 | +2.04% |
| 1964 | 10.54M | +205,079 | +1.98% |
| 1963 | 10.34M | +196,948 | +1.94% |
| 1962 | 10.14M | +190,345 | +1.91% |
| 1961 | 9.95M | +181,955 | +1.86% |
| 1960 | 9.77M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
