Nepal's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 29.7 million in 2021.
The population of Nepal grew at 1.8% in the last year and is ranked the 19th most populated country in Asia-Pacific, ahead of Australia.
Nepal last conducted a national census in 2011 and 77.2% of births in Nepal are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Nepal compares to other countries around the world and in the Asia-Pacific region.
Nepal's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London