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Nepal
Rural population growth (annual %)

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.

Global rank#159out of 205 countries
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Historical trend

2.1-0.2-2.5-4.8-7.2196119932025Nepal · 2025: -1Nepal

Analytical takeaways

  • Nepal records -1 for Rural population growth (annual %) in 2025, ranking #159 globally out of 205 countries.
  • Rural population growth (annual %) declined from 2 in 1961 to -1 in 2025, a decrease of 3.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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