Largest Cities by Population in Nepal (2025)

Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Nepal ranked by population.

Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2025)	1 Year Change (over 2024)	Land Area (Km²)	Density (P/Km²)	Global Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Kathmandu	3,231,516	0.92%	327	9,882	150	3,430,297	4,115,021
2	Biratnagar	398,453	0.09%	70	5,692	1,420	403,524	431,981
3	Pokhara	297,320	0.18%	53	5,610	1,941	302,358	332,129
4	Pokhariya	242,966	2.75%	41	5,926	2,409	273,995	424,005
5	Bharatpur	161,441	0.22%	41	3,938	3,747	164,549	182,011
6	Sitāpur	155,726	0.23%	21	7,416	3,892	158,785	216,287
7	Laksmipur	136,748	2.28%	36	3,799	4,458	144,880	258,264
8	Biratnagar	122,466	0.05%	35	3,499	5,002	123,781	134,257
9	Nepalgunj	119,892	0.26%	24	4,996	5,121	127,857	202,398
10	Banjariya	118,088	1.15%	18	6,560	5,209	124,474	174,578
11	Tulsipur	106,020	0.25%	32	3,313	5,825	108,181	118,517
12	Baidehi	103,971	−0.07%	5	20,794	5,949	104,458	105,775
13	Birendranagar	72,681	0.25%	18	4,038	8,559	80,203	87,695
14	Jogīkuti	72,615	0.58%	15	4,841	8,567	73,809	81,610
15	Hetauda	70,754	1.32%	17	4,162	8,770	81,108	131,904
16	Birtamod	57,510	0.02%	11	5,228	10,719	58,039	60,196
17	Farena1	54,715	0.31%	20	2,736	11,256	56,015	78,674
18	Kohalpur	52,960	1.1%	13	4,074	11,618	54,091	63,826
19	Kalaiya	52,329	–	9	5,814	11,745	91,183	234,837

Largest Cities by Population in Nepal (2025)

See also