Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Nepal

Nepal: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita was 0.33 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.33 units per person
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
116th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.9649 units per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.33 units per person
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Nepal, 1960–2025

0.40.60.81196019922025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Nepal is 0.33 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.9649 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.33 units per person, in 2025.

Nepal ranks 116th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Nepal, 1960 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
1960 0.9649 units per person
1961 0.9643 units per person -0.1%
1962 0.9638 units per person -0.1%
1963 0.9634 units per person -0.0%
1964 0.9631 units per person -0.0%
1965 0.9628 units per person -0.0%
1966 0.9625 units per person -0.0%
1967 0.9622 units per person -0.0%
1968 0.9618 units per person -0.0%
1969 0.9613 units per person -0.0%
1970 0.9607 units per person -0.1%
1971 0.96 units per person -0.1%
1972 0.9567 units per person -0.3%
1973 0.9491 units per person -0.8%
1974 0.9382 units per person -1.1%
1975 0.9249 units per person -1.4%
1976 0.9101 units per person -1.6%
1977 0.8946 units per person -1.7%
1978 0.8795 units per person -1.7%
1979 0.8657 units per person -1.6%
1980 0.8539 units per person -1.4%
1981 0.8452 units per person -1.0%
1982 0.8389 units per person -0.7%
1983 0.8335 units per person -0.6%
1984 0.8289 units per person -0.6%
1985 0.8247 units per person -0.5%
1986 0.8208 units per person -0.5%
1987 0.8168 units per person -0.5%
1988 0.8126 units per person -0.5%
1989 0.8079 units per person -0.6%
1990 0.8024 units per person -0.7%
1991 0.7959 units per person -0.8%
1992 0.7883 units per person -1.0%
1993 0.7796 units per person -1.1%
1994 0.7698 units per person -1.3%
1995 0.759 units per person -1.4%
1996 0.7471 units per person -1.6%
1997 0.7341 units per person -1.7%
1998 0.7201 units per person -1.9%
1999 0.7051 units per person -2.1%
2000 0.689 units per person -2.3%
2001 0.6719 units per person -2.5%
2002 0.6496 units per person -3.3%
2003 0.6195 units per person -4.6%
2004 0.5839 units per person -5.8%
2005 0.5449 units per person -6.7%
2006 0.5049 units per person -7.3%
2007 0.4662 units per person -7.7%
2008 0.4309 units per person -7.6%
2009 0.4014 units per person -6.9%
2010 0.3798 units per person -5.4%
2011 0.3686 units per person -3.0%
2012 0.3634 units per person -1.4%
2013 0.3587 units per person -1.3%
2014 0.3544 units per person -1.2%
2015 0.3505 units per person -1.1%
2016 0.3471 units per person -1.0%
2017 0.3442 units per person -0.8%
2018 0.3419 units per person -0.7%
2019 0.3401 units per person -0.5%
2020 0.3389 units per person -0.3%
2021 0.3386 units per person -0.1%
2022 0.337 units per person -0.5%
2023 0.3346 units per person -0.7%
2024 0.3323 units per person -0.7%
2025 0.33 units per person -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.963 units per person 0.9613 units per person 0.9649 units per person 10
1970s 0.9239 units per person 0.8657 units per person 0.9607 units per person 10
1980s 0.8283 units per person 0.8079 units per person 0.8539 units per person 10
1990s 0.7601 units per person 0.7051 units per person 0.8024 units per person 10
2000s 0.5562 units per person 0.4014 units per person 0.689 units per person 10
2010s 0.3549 units per person 0.3401 units per person 0.3798 units per person 10
2020s 0.3352 units per person 0.33 units per person 0.3389 units per person 6

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 113 China 0.3388 units per person compare
  2. 114 Panama 0.3385 units per person compare
  3. 115 Cyprus 0.3331 units per person compare
  4. 117 Armenia 0.3259 units per person compare
  5. 118 Botswana 0.3204 units per person compare
  6. 119 New Caledonia 0.3183 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Nepal?
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in Nepal was 0.33 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9649 units per person in 1960.
What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 units per person in 2025.
How does Nepal rank for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
Nepal ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban and rural population 2050, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
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Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.