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Nepal – Urban Population

Name: Nepal Urban Population
Creator: World Bank
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Share of total population living in areas classified as urban by national statistical offices. Urbanization tends to rise with economic development. · World Bank

66.77% +0.23% from 2023 G20 rank: 118th · all-time high: 66.77% (2024)

Nepal's urban population was 66.77% in 2024, an increase of +0.23% from 66.54% in 2023. This ranked 118th in the G20.

APA

Nepal Urban Population. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/nepal/urban-population

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_nepal_urban-population,
  title = {Nepal Urban Population},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/nepal/urban-population},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Nepal Urban Population – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	67.24%	–	–
2026* trend	67.07%	–	–
2025* trend	66.89%	–	–
2024	66.77%	+0.23%	118th
2023	66.54%	+0.24%	117th
2022	66.30%	+0.16%	117th
2021	66.14%	+0.04%	117th
2020	66.11%	+0.12%	117th
2019	65.99%	+0.18%	117th
2018	65.81%	+0.23%	117th
2017	65.58%	+0.29%	117th
2016	65.29%	+0.34%	117th
2015	64.95%	+0.39%	117th
2014	64.56%	+0.43%	116th
2013	64.13%	+0.48%	116th
2012	63.66%	+0.52%	115th
2011	63.14%	+1.12%	117th
2010	62.02%	+2.15%	114th
2009	59.86%	+2.95%	108th
2008	56.91%	+3.53%	102nd
2007	53.38%	+3.88%	93rd
2006	49.51%	+4.00%	86th
2005	45.51%	+3.90%	76th
2004	41.61%	+3.57%	66th
2003	38.05%	+3.01%	60th
2002	35.04%	+2.23%	51st
2001	32.81%	+1.71%	46th
2000	31.10%	+1.61%	41st
1999	29.49%	+1.50%	39th
1998	27.99%	+1.40%	35th
1997	26.59%	+1.30%	32nd
1996	25.29%	+1.19%	31st
1995	24.10%	+1.08%	30th
1994	23.02%	+0.98%	27th
1993	22.04%	+0.87%	26th
1992	21.17%	+0.76%	23rd
1991	20.41%	+0.65%	24th
1990	19.76%	+0.55%	23rd
1989	19.21%	+0.47%	23rd
1988	18.74%	+0.42%	23rd
1987	18.32%	+0.40%	23rd
1986	17.92%	+0.39%	22nd
1985	17.53%	+0.42%	21st
1984	17.11%	+0.46%	22nd
1983	16.65%	+0.54%	22nd
1982	16.11%	+0.63%	22nd
1981	15.48%	+0.87%	21st
1980	14.61%	+1.17%	18th
1979	13.43%	+1.39%	16th
1978	12.05%	+1.51%	14th
1977	10.54%	+1.54%	11th
1976	8.99%	+1.48%	9th
1975	7.51%	+1.33%	7th
1974	6.18%	+1.09%	4th
1973	5.09%	+0.76%	4th
1972	4.33%	+0.33%	4th
1971	4.00%	+0.07%	4th
1970	3.93%	+0.06%	4th
1969	3.87%	+0.05%	4th
1968	3.82%	+0.04%	4th
1967	3.78%	+0.03%	4th
1966	3.75%	+0.03%	4th
1965	3.72%	+0.03%	4th
1964	3.69%	+0.03%	5th
1963	3.66%	+0.04%	5th
1962	3.62%	+0.05%	6th
1961	3.57%	+0.06%	6th
1960	3.51%	–	8th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Stagflation Risk

GDP growth below 2% combined with inflation above 8% and rising unemployment. The worst macro combination for policymakers.

Inflation 8.8% GDP growth 0.4% Unemployment 10.7%

This pattern occurred 204 times in G20 history, 77 successful

Haiti 2024

Inflation

26.9%

GDP growth

-4.2%

Unemployment

14.6%

São Tomé and Principe 2024

Inflation

14.4%

GDP growth

1.1%

Unemployment

9.1%

Angola 2023

Inflation

13.6%

GDP growth

1.3%

Unemployment

14.1%

Colombia 2023

Inflation

11.7%

GDP growth

0.7%

Unemployment

9.6%

Haiti 2023

Inflation

36.8%

GDP growth

-1.9%

Unemployment

14.5%

Lebanon 2023

Inflation

221.3%

GDP growth

-0.8%

Unemployment

11.0%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Nepal matched the Stagflation Risk pattern in 2016. Historically, 38% of countries showing this pattern (77 out of 204) saw urban population improve within 24 months. View full analysis →