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DataNepalतथ्याङ्क नेपाल

Nepal, in data.

नेपाल, तथ्याङ्कमा

Open, documented public data for Nepal — population, economy and geography for every province and district. Every figure names its publisher, its reference period, and when we retrieved it.

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Provinces
7
Districts
77
Local governments
753
Indicators
9

Nepal today

Population
29,164,578
2021 · NSO census
30,899,443 projected for 2023
Literacy rate
76.2%
2021 · NSO census
population aged 5 and over
Inflation
2.7%
-2.0 pp
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita
US$1.5k
+5.2%
2025 · World Bank

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7 provinces · 77 districts · 753 local units. Shaded by population, 2021. Select a province to open it.

Bagmati — 6,116,866Madhesh — 6,114,600Lumbini — 5,122,078Koshi — 4,961,412Sudur Paschim — 2,694,783Gandaki — 2,466,427Karnali — 1,688,412KarnaliLumbiniGandakiBagmatiKoshiSudur PaschimMadhesh
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Population, 2021 · 7 of 7 named on the map.

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Population by province
AreaPopulation
Bagmati · बागमती प्रदेश6,116,866
Madhesh · मधेश प्रदेश6,114,600
Lumbini · लुम्बिनी प्रदेश5,122,078
Koshi · कोशी प्रदेश4,961,412
Sudur Paschim · सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश2,694,783
Gandaki · गण्डकी प्रदेश2,466,427
Karnali · कर्णाली प्रदेश1,688,412

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Long-run trends

Compiled by the World Bank from Nepali official statistics.

Inflation, consumer prices

Percent · 19652025

-5.48.322.1196519952025
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Inflation, consumer prices by year
YearValue
20253
20245
20237
20228
20214
20205
20196
20184
20173
20169
20158
20148
20139
20129
20119
20109
200911
200810
20072
20067
20057
20043
20036
20023
20013
20002
19997
199811
19974
19969
19958
19948
19938
199217
199116
19908
19899
19889
198711
198619
19858
19843
198312
198212
198111
198015
19794
19787
197710
1976-3
19758
197420
197311
19728
1971-2
197015
19694
19681
1967-3
196614
19658

GDP per capita

US dollars (current prices) · 19602025

08421.7k196019932025
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GDP per capita by year
YearValue
20251,536
20241,460
20231,382
20221,386
20211,253
20201,154
20191,203
20181,179
20171,034
2016877
2015876
2014821
2013803
2012788
2011786
2010585
2009473
2008465
2007385
2006340
2005309
2004280
2003246
2002239
2001241
2000224
1999209
1998205
1997212
1996199
1995198
1994187
1993173
1992165
1991196
1990186
1989185
1988187
1987162
1986160
1985150
1984151
1983147
1982147
1981143
1980125
1979122
1978108
197795
1976102
1975114
197490
197373
197279
197169
197070
196965
196865
196772
196679
196566
196445
196346
196255
196152
196050

Latest updates

Site data built 2026-08-24.

26,039 figures published, none revised since first publication. Superseded values are kept with the date they were replaced. Full metadata and revision history →

Data access

Everything here is downloadable, documented, and traceable to its publisher.

16 tables from 5 source datasets, in Parquet and JSON, with a full revision history. Browse the dataset catalogue or take manifest.json for a machine-readable index.

Sources & methodology

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2024) · United Nations Population Fund (2023) · National Statistics Office (2021) · Wikidata (2026) · World Bank (1960-2024)

Reusable under CC BY-IGO 3.0 and nso-official-statistics and CC0 1.0 and CC BY 4.0 with attribution. Retrieved 2026-08-23. Full metadata, caveats and revision history →