# Population density in Nepal

Population density in Nepal was 206.8 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `np`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/nepal
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/nepal.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=np

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 206.8 |
| 2023 | 207.1 |
| 2022 | 207.3 |
| 2021 | 205.6 |
| 2020 | 202.1 |
| 2019 | 198.2 |
| 2018 | 195.9 |
| 2017 | 195.4 |
| 2016 | 195 |
| 2015 | 194.1 |
| 2014 | 193 |
| 2013 | 192.5 |
| 2012 | 192.1 |
| 2011 | 191.6 |
| 2010 | 190.7 |
| 2009 | 189.6 |
| 2008 | 188.3 |
| 2007 | 186.9 |
| 2006 | 185.3 |
| 2005 | 183.5 |
| 2004 | 181.5 |
| 2003 | 179.2 |
| 2002 | 176.7 |
| 2001 | 174 |
| 2000 | 171.2 |
| 1999 | 168.7 |
| 1998 | 165.6 |
| 1997 | 162.4 |
| 1996 | 159 |
| 1995 | 155.6 |
| 1994 | 151.9 |
| 1993 | 148.1 |
| 1992 | 144.1 |
| 1991 | 140.1 |
| 1990 | 136.5 |
| 1989 | 133.3 |
| 1988 | 130.3 |
| 1987 | 127.6 |
| 1986 | 125 |
| 1985 | 122.2 |
| 1984 | 119.5 |
| 1983 | 116.7 |
| 1982 | 114 |
| 1981 | 111.3 |
| 1980 | 108.8 |
| 1979 | 106.2 |
| 1978 | 103.8 |
| 1977 | 101.4 |
| 1976 | 99.1 |
| 1975 | 97 |
| 1974 | 94.9 |
| 1973 | 92.8 |
| 1972 | 90.8 |
| 1971 | 88.9 |
| 1970 | 87 |
| 1969 | 85.1 |
| 1968 | 83.3 |
| 1967 | 81.5 |
| 1966 | 79.8 |
| 1965 | 78.1 |
| 1964 | 76.5 |
| 1963 | 75 |
| 1962 | 73.6 |
| 1961 | 72.2 |