Nepal vs Saudi Arabia: Has the population peaked?
Nepal
29.69 million people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
33.26 million people
in 2023
Nepal rank
51st
Saudi Arabia rank
48th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Nepal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 33.26 million people against 29.69 million people in Nepal, a difference of 3.57 million people.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.17 million people | 2.01 million people | 7.16 million people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 11.09 million people | 2.89 million people | 8.20 million people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 13.76 million people | 4.52 million people | 9.24 million people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 17.28 million people | 7.99 million people | 9.29 million people | Nepal |
| 1990s | 21.91 million people | 13.03 million people | 8.87 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 26.04 million people | 20.15 million people | 5.89 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 27.79 million people | 28.77 million people | 977,500 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 29.46 million people | 31.94 million people | 2.48 million people | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Nepal or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 33.26 million people against 29.69 million people in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
- 3.57 million people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Nepal ranks 51st and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.