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Nepal: area, population and density
Nepal has 143,350 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 29,618,118; calculated population density is 207 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Nepal ranks 92nd of 196 by land area, 52nd by population and 52nd by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 143,350 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 29,618,118World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 207 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Nepal in the country comparison set
Nepal has 143,350 sq km of land area and a population value of 29,618,118 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 92nd by land area, 52nd by population, and 52nd by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Nepal first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
Browse the Asia country comparison for regional scale context.