Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.17 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.17 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
22nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.17 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0689 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Nepal stood at 0.17 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 0.17 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0689 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nepal 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0689 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.07 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0711 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0723 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0735 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0748 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0761 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0775 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.079 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0806 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0822 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0837 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0853 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.087 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0887 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0904 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0922 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0941 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0959 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0979 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0998 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1019 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.104 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1062 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1083 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1104 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1125 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1147 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.117 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1195 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1222 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.125 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1279 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1307 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1358 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.138 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1401 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.142 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1434 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.145 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.147 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1488 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1504 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1518 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.153 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.154 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1549 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1559 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1569 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.158 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1592 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1604 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1617 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1628 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1639 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1649 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1659 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1668 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1677 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1685 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1693 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.17 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.17 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0518 1000 No per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.17 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2913 1000 No per square kilometre, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0737 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0689 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.079 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.088 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0806 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0959 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1073 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0979 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.117 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1315 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1195 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.142 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1504 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1434 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1559 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.162 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1569 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1668 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1689 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1677 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.17 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 19 Antigua and Barbuda 0.186 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 20 Pakistan 0.1764 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 21 Haiti 0.1719 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 23 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.154 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 24 Tuvalu 0.1333 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1305 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Nepal
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.593 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.568 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6174 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8524 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,496 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 22,611 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 16,146 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 15,685 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 31,831 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Nepal?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Nepal was 0.17 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0689 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.