Demographic profile
Nepal is the 52nd most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.37% of everyone alive. Within Southern and Central Asia, it ranks 7 of 13.
Each day brings roughly 1,577 births and 517 deaths, adding about 387,157 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.27% annually, the population would double in roughly 55 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Koshi, holding an estimated 34.3% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 7 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 71.2% and adult smoking prevalence around 28.9%, with life expectancy at about 57.8 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Nepal in 2026? Approximately 30,493,683 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Nepal growing? About 1.27% per year — roughly 1,577 births and 517 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Nepal? Around 0.37% — ranked 52 worldwide by population.