Population growth (annual %)

Exponential growth rate of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage.

Data table

Year	Nepal (% per year)
1961	1.905
1962	1.946
1963	1.964
1964	1.998
1965	2.053
1966	2.084
1967	2.116
1968	2.153
1969	2.167
1970	2.188
1971	2.178
1972	2.172
1973	2.179
1974	2.185
1975	2.203
1976	2.189
1977	2.243
1978	2.321
1979	2.337
1980	2.358
1981	2.347
1982	2.331
1983	2.372
1984	2.346
1985	2.271
1986	2.209
1987	2.117
1988	2.105
1989	2.224
1990	2.42
1991	2.588
1992	2.821
1993	2.73
1994	2.505
1995	2.402
1996	2.207
1997	2.078
1998	1.966
1999	1.861
2000	1.731
2001	1.617
2002	1.521
2003	1.41
2004	1.268
2005	1.119
2006	0.9682
2007	0.8362
2008	0.7495
2009	0.6757
2010	0.6197
2011	0.4472
2012	0.2561
2013	0.1998
2014	0.2981
2015	0.5451
2016	0.4727
2017	0.1994
2018	0.244
2019	1.184
2020	1.926
2021	1.74
2022	0.8124
2023	-0.0701
2024	-0.1468
2025	-0.1111

Per-source values, 2025

Caveats

Can be negative (net outmigration or declining fertility) or elevated by refugee inflows.