What is the population of Kathmandu?
Kathmandu has a city population of 1,442,271. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Nepal · Asia
Kathmandu
City population
1,442,271
#1
in Nepal
#1
in Bagmati Province
#340
worldwide
27.702, 85.321
About Kathmandu
Ranked 340th by population worldwide, Kathmandu is Nepal's capital and largest city, with 1,442,271 residents. It accounts for 4.9% of the national population and sits 1,317 m above sea level. Pātan lies 3 km away with 299,283 people; Madhyapur Thimi (7 km, 119,955) and Ki̇̄rtipur (5 km, 44,632) are also nearby.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 11
Capital
National capital
Elevation
1,317 m
Time zone
Asia/Kathmandu
Coordinates
27.702, 85.321
Record updated
2019-10-18
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
Nearby Cities
All 45 in NepalClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Kathmandu | 1.44M |
Kathmandu Population FAQ
Where is Kathmandu?
Kathmandu is in Bagmati Province, Nepal. Its coordinates are 27.702, 85.321.
How big is Kathmandu compared with other cities in Nepal?
It is the 1st largest of the 45 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Nepal, holding 4.9% of the national population.