Urban population rose 3.99% to 6.23 mil in Nepal in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Nepal reached an all time high of 6.23 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.352 mil in 1960. When compared to Nepal's main peers, urban population in Bangladesh amounted to 64.8 mil, 0.335 mil in Bhutan, 883 mil in China and 493 mil in India in 2021.
Nepal has been ranked 84th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | mil | 54.1 | 56.1 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 61.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | mil | 0.287 | 0.296 | 0.304 | 0.312 | 0.319 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 766 | 787 | 809 | 830 | 849 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 434 | 444 | 455 | 466 | 477 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | mil | 5.12 | 5.28 | 5.45 | 5.63 | 5.81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 76.0 | 77.4 | 78.9 | 80.6 | 82.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil | 3.83 | 3.88 | 3.94 | 4.00 | 4.05 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 262 | 264 | 267 | 269 | 271 |
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