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Urban population share in Nepal

Urban population share in Nepal was 67% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 99th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202567%
Change on 2024+0.2 pts
Rank99th of 215Countries ranked
Series high672025
Series low3.51960

Urban population share in Nepal, 1960 to 2025

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020406080196019701980199020002010202020251960: 3.5 %1961: 3.6 %1962: 3.6 %1963: 3.7 %1964: 3.7 %1965: 3.7 %1966: 3.8 %1967: 3.8 %1968: 3.8 %1969: 3.9 %1970: 3.9 %1971: 4 %1972: 4.3 %1973: 5.1 %1974: 6.2 %1975: 7.5 %1976: 9 %1977: 10.5 %1978: 12 %1979: 13.4 %1980: 14.6 %1981: 15.5 %1982: 16.1 %1983: 16.6 %1984: 17.1 %1985: 17.5 %1986: 17.9 %1987: 18.3 %1988: 18.7 %1989: 19.2 %1990: 19.8 %1991: 20.4 %1992: 21.2 %1993: 22 %1994: 23 %1995: 24.1 %1996: 25.3 %1997: 26.6 %1998: 28 %1999: 29.5 %2000: 31.1 %2001: 32.8 %2002: 35 %2003: 38 %2004: 41.6 %2005: 45.5 %2006: 49.5 %2007: 53.4 %2008: 56.9 %2009: 59.9 %2010: 62 %2011: 63.1 %2012: 63.7 %2013: 64.1 %2014: 64.6 %2015: 65 %2016: 65.3 %2017: 65.6 %2018: 65.8 %2019: 66 %2020: 66.1 %2021: 66.1 %2022: 66.3 %2023: 66.5 %2024: 66.8 %2025: 67 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202567
202466.8
202366.5
202266.3
202166.1
202066.1
201966
201865.8
201765.6
201665.3
201565
201464.6
201364.1
201263.7
201163.1
201062
200959.9
200856.9
200753.4
200649.5
200545.5
200441.6
200338
200235
200132.8
200031.1
199929.5
199828
199726.6
199625.3
199524.1
199423
199322
199221.2
199120.4
199019.8
198919.2
198818.7
198718.3
198617.9
198517.5
198417.1
198316.6
198216.1
198115.5
198014.6
197913.4
197812
197710.5
19769
19757.5
19746.2
19735.1
19724.3
19714
19703.9
19693.9
19683.8
19673.8
19663.8
19653.7
19643.7
19633.7
19623.6
19613.6
19603.5

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Nepal?

Urban population share in Nepal was 67% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.2 pts from 2024. That is the 99th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Nepal?

67% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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