Urban population in Nepal in 2025 — 19,843,969 people. Ranked 43 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5,477.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.84M | +45,265 | +0.23% |
| 2024 | 19.8M | +38,930 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.76M | +58,649 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 19.7M | +205,105 | +1.05% |
| 2021 | 19.5M | +347,641 | +1.82% |
| 2020 | 19.15M | +398,679 | +2.13% |
| 2019 | 18.75M | +270,338 | +1.46% |
| 2018 | 18.48M | +110,449 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.37M | +116,927 | +0.64% |
| 2016 | 18.25M | +180,258 | +1% |
| 2015 | 18.07M | +205,316 | +1.15% |
| 2014 | 17.87M | +172,546 | +0.98% |
| 2013 | 17.69M | +166,284 | +0.95% |
| 2012 | 17.53M | +186,514 | +1.08% |
| 2011 | 17.34M | +384,777 | +2.27% |
| 2010 | 16.96M | +689,463 | +4.24% |
| 2009 | 16.27M | +906,580 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 15.36M | +1.06M | +7.41% |
| 2007 | 14.3M | +1.15M | +8.74% |
| 2006 | 13.15M | +1.18M | +9.85% |
| 2005 | 11.97M | +1.15M | +10.59% |
| 2004 | 10.83M | +1.05M | +10.77% |
| 2003 | 9.77M | +899,132 | +10.13% |
| 2002 | 8.87M | +689,468 | +8.42% |
| 2001 | 8.18M | +550,944 | +7.22% |
| 2000 | 7.63M | +518,823 | +7.29% |
| 1999 | 7.12M | +487,464 | +7.36% |
| 1998 | 6.63M | +454,231 | +7.36% |
| 1997 | 6.17M | +421,733 | +7.33% |
| 1996 | 5.75M | +390,404 | +7.28% |
| 1995 | 5.36M | +362,717 | +7.26% |
| 1994 | 5M | +330,621 | +7.08% |
| 1993 | 4.67M | +304,836 | +6.99% |
| 1992 | 4.36M | +273,666 | +6.69% |
| 1991 | 4.09M | +230,894 | +5.98% |
| 1990 | 3.86M | +196,629 | +5.37% |
| 1989 | 3.66M | +168,609 | +4.83% |
| 1988 | 3.49M | +149,739 | +4.48% |
| 1987 | 3.34M | +140,757 | +4.39% |
| 1986 | 3.2M | +138,859 | +4.53% |
| 1985 | 3.06M | +140,040 | +4.79% |
| 1984 | 2.92M | +145,295 | +5.23% |
| 1983 | 2.78M | +152,534 | +5.81% |
| 1982 | 2.63M | +161,276 | +6.54% |
| 1981 | 2.46M | +192,683 | +8.48% |
| 1980 | 2.27M | +231,430 | +11.34% |
| 1979 | 2.04M | +253,065 | +14.16% |
| 1978 | 1.79M | +259,912 | +17.01% |
| 1977 | 1.53M | +252,343 | +19.79% |
| 1976 | 1.28M | +233,086 | +22.37% |
| 1975 | 1.04M | +203,310 | +24.24% |
| 1974 | 838,867 | +162,813 | +24.08% |
| 1973 | 676,054 | +113,026 | +20.07% |
| 1972 | 563,028 | +54,600 | +10.74% |
| 1971 | 508,428 | +20,278 | +4.15% |
| 1970 | 488,150 | +17,713 | +3.77% |
| 1969 | 470,437 | +15,634 | +3.44% |
| 1968 | 454,803 | +14,067 | +3.19% |
| 1967 | 440,736 | +12,845 | +3% |
| 1966 | 427,891 | +12,053 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 415,838 | +11,645 | +2.88% |
| 1964 | 404,193 | +11,495 | +2.93% |
| 1963 | 392,698 | +11,754 | +3.09% |
| 1962 | 380,944 | +12,375 | +3.36% |
| 1961 | 368,569 | +12,783 | +3.59% |
| 1960 | 355,786 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
