Nepal vs Sri Lanka

Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 67% in Nepal and 20.5% in Sri Lanka, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nepal, by 46.6 percentage points, or 3.28 times that in Sri Lanka.

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% of people · UN

Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 67% in Nepal and 20.5% in Sri Lanka, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nepal, by 46.6 percentage points, or 3.28 times that in Sri Lanka.
NepalSri LankaUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Nepal has been higher since 1989, when it overtook Sri Lanka.
  • In 2025, Nepal ranked 106 and Sri Lanka ranked 222 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Nepal at 71.4% and Sri Lanka at 22.6% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearNepalSri Lanka
20256720.5
202466.820.3
202366.520.2
202266.320
202166.119.8
202066.119.7
20196619.5
201865.819.3
201765.619.2
201665.319
20156518.8
201464.618.6
201364.118.4
201263.718.3
201163.117.8
20106217.3
200959.916.7
200856.916.3
200753.415.9
200649.515.5
200545.515.2
200441.614.9
200338.114.7
20023514.6
200132.814.6
200031.114.6
199929.514.7
19982814.9
199726.615.2
199625.315.5
199524.115.9
19942316.3
19932216.7
199221.217.2
199120.417.6
199019.818.1
198919.218.6
198818.719
198718.319.5
198617.919.9
198517.520.3
198417.120.7
198316.721
198216.121.3
198115.521.5
198014.621.6
197913.421.8
197812.121.9
197710.522
1976922.1
19757.522.3
19746.222.3
19735.122.4
19724.322.4
1971422.4
19703.922.3
19693.922
19683.821.5
19673.821
19663.820.4
19653.719.8
19643.719.3
19633.718.9
19623.618.5
19613.618
19603.517.6
19593.517.1
19583.416.7
19573.316.2
19563.215.9
19553.215.6
19543.115.4
1953315.3
19522.915.3
19512.815.3
19502.715.3
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearNepalSri Lanka
202667.220.6
202767.520.7
202867.720.9
202967.921
203068.121.1
203168.321.3
203268.521.4
203368.721.5
203468.921.6
203569.121.7
203669.321.8
203769.521.9
203869.722
203969.922.1
20407022.2
204170.222.2
204270.422.3
204370.522.4
204470.722.4
204570.822.4
204670.922.5
204771.122.5
204871.222.5
204971.322.6
205071.422.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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