Share of population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Share of population in cities over 1 million — Nepal

Share of population in cities over 1 million in Nepal in 2025 — 5.65%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4.47 pp.

2025 5.65% +0.18 pp vs 2024
World rank 118of 121
Period maximum 5.65%2025
Period minimum 1.17%1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population in cities over 1 million — Nepal, 1960–2025024619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1.18%1962: 1.18%1964: 1.18%1966: 1.18%1968: 1.18%1970: 1.18%1972: 1.21%1974: 1.27%1976: 1.33%1978: 1.39%1980: 1.45%1982: 1.53%1984: 1.64%1986: 1.76%1988: 1.9%1990: 2.04%1992: 2.14%1994: 2.23%1996: 2.34%1998: 2.47%2000: 2.62%2002: 2.76%2004: 2.92%2006: 3.09%2008: 3.3%2010: 3.53%2012: 3.8%2014: 4.09%2016: 4.39%2018: 4.74%2020: 4.91%2022: 5.12%2024: 5.47%2025: 5.65%
Change over the period: +4.47 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal

Nepal 5.65%
World 25.29%
South Asia 16.79%
Southern Asia computed 17.46%
Share of population in cities over 1 million — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.65 +0.18 pp
2024 5.47 +0.18 pp
2023 5.29 +0.17 pp
2022 5.12 +0.13 pp
2021 4.99 +0.08 pp
2020 4.91 +0.07 pp
2019 4.84 +0.11 pp
2018 4.74 +0.18 pp
2017 4.56 +0.17 pp
2016 4.39 +0.15 pp
2015 4.24 +0.14 pp
2014 4.09 +0.15 pp
2013 3.94 +0.15 pp
2012 3.8 +0.14 pp
2011 3.66 +0.13 pp
2010 3.53 +0.12 pp
2009 3.41 +0.11 pp
2008 3.3 +0.11 pp
2007 3.19 +0.1 pp
2006 3.09 +0.09 pp
2005 3 +0.09 pp
2004 2.92 +0.08 pp
2003 2.84 +0.07 pp
2002 2.76 +0.07 pp
2001 2.7 +0.08 pp
2000 2.62 +0.08 pp
1999 2.54 +0.07 pp
1998 2.47 +0.07 pp
1997 2.4 +0.06 pp
1996 2.34 +0.06 pp
1995 2.29 +0.05 pp
1994 2.23 +0.05 pp
1993 2.19 +0.04 pp
1992 2.14 +0.04 pp
1991 2.1 +0.07 pp
1990 2.04 +0.07 pp
1989 1.97 +0.07 pp
1988 1.9 +0.07 pp
1987 1.83 +0.07 pp
1986 1.76 +0.06 pp
1985 1.7 +0.06 pp
1984 1.64 +0.06 pp
1983 1.59 +0.05 pp
1982 1.53 +0.05 pp
1981 1.48 +0.03 pp
1980 1.45 +0.03 pp
1979 1.42 +0.03 pp
1978 1.39 +0.03 pp
1977 1.36 +0.03 pp
1976 1.33 +0.03 pp
1975 1.3 +0.03 pp
1974 1.27 +0.03 pp
1973 1.24 +0.03 pp
1972 1.21 +0.03 pp
1971 1.18 +0 pp
1970 1.18 −0 pp
1969 1.18 +0 pp
1968 1.18 +0 pp
1967 1.18 +0 pp
1966 1.18 +0 pp
1965 1.18 +0 pp
1964 1.18 +0 pp
1963 1.18 +0 pp
1962 1.18 +0 pp
1961 1.17 −0 pp
1960 1.18

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of a country's population living in urban agglomerations larger than one million people. The indicator separates countries with the same level of urbanization: in some the urban population is spread across many mid-sized cities, in others it is concentrated in one or two agglomerations. The highest values come from small countries with a single dominant city, where the capital agglomeration holds more than half of the country.

Important: Countries without agglomerations of this size are absent from the series rather than entered as zero. The aggregate for a group of countries is therefore calculated only where coverage is sufficient: averaging the countries that do have million-plus cities would overstate the share.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.