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Population & Demographics

जनसंख्या र जनसांख्यिकी

How many people live in Nepal, where, and how the population is structured by age and sex.

Nepal: population

2021 census.

29,164,578

Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.

By sex

Female14,911,027
Male14,253,551

How it differs across Nepal

Every district, 2021. Select a district to open it.

Taplejung — 120,590Panchthar — 172,400Ilam — 279,534Jhapa — 998,054Morang — 1,148,156Sunsari — 926,962Dhankuta — 150,599Terhathum — 88,731Sankhuwasabha — 158,041Bhojpur — 157,923Solukhumbu — 104,851Khotang — 175,298Okhaldhunga — 139,552Udayapur — 340,721Saptari — 706,255Siraha — 739,953Dhanusa — 867,747Mahottari — 706,994Sarlahi — 862,470Rautahat — 813,573Bara — 763,137Parsa — 654,471Sindhuli — 300,026Ramechhap — 170,302Dolakha — 172,767Sindhupalchok — 262,624Kavrepalanchok — 364,039Lalitpur — 551,667Bhaktapur — 432,132Kathmandu — 2,041,587Nuwakot — 263,391Rasuwa — 46,689Dhading — 325,710Makwanpur — 466,073Chitawan — 719,859Gorkha — 251,027Lamjung — 155,852Manang — 5,658Kaski — 600,051Tanahu — 321,153Syangja — 253,024Parbat — 130,887Baglung — 249,211Myagdi — 107,033Mustang — 14,452Nawalparasi East — 378,079Palpa — 245,027Nawalparasi West — 386,868Rupandehi — 1,121,957Kapilbastu — 682,961Arghakhanchi — 177,086Gulmi — 246,494Rukum East — 56,786Rolpa — 234,793Pyuthan — 232,019Dang — 674,993Banke — 603,194Bardiya — 459,900Rukum West — 166,740Salyan — 238,515Surkhet — 415,126Jajarkot — 189,360Dailekh — 252,313Dolpa — 42,774Jumla — 118,349Kalikot — 145,292Mugu — 64,549Humla — 55,394Bajhang — 189,085Bajura — 138,523Achham — 228,852Doti — 204,831Kailali — 904,666Kanchanpur — 513,757Dadeldhura — 139,602Baitadi — 242,157Darchula — 133,310TaplejungPanchtharIlamJhapaMorangSunsariDhankutaTerhathumSankhuwasabhaBhojpurSolukhumbuKhotangOkhaldhungaUdayapurSaptariSirahaDhanusaMahottariSarlahiRautahatBaraParsaSindhuliRamechhapDolakhaSindhupalchokKavrepalanchokLTPKTMNuwakotRasuwaDhadingMakwanpurChitawanGorkhaLamjungManangKaskiTanahuSyangjaParbatBaglungMyagdiMustangNawalparasi EastPalpaNawal WRupandehiKapilbastuArghakhanchiGulmiRukum EastRolpaPyuthanDangBankeBardiyaRukum WestSalyanSurkhetJajarkotDailekhDolpaJumlaKalikotMuguHumlaBajhangBajuraAchhamDotiKailaliKanchanpurDadeldhuraBaitadiDarchula
5,658139,552204,831321,153674,9932,041,587

Hover or focus an area for its value.

Population · five classes, each holding about 15 of 77 areas. 77 districts.

View all 77 values
AreaPopulation
Kathmandu2,041,587
Morang1,148,156
Rupandehi1,121,957
Jhapa998,054
Sunsari926,962
Kailali904,666
Dhanusa867,747
Sarlahi862,470
Rautahat813,573
Bara763,137
Siraha739,953
Chitawan719,859
Mahottari706,994
Saptari706,255
Kapilbastu682,961
Dang674,993
Parsa654,471
Banke603,194
Kaski600,051
Lalitpur551,667
Kanchanpur513,757
Makwanpur466,073
Bardiya459,900
Bhaktapur432,132
Surkhet415,126
Nawalparasi West386,868
Nawalparasi East378,079
Kavrepalanchok364,039
Udayapur340,721
Dhading325,710
Tanahu321,153
Sindhuli300,026
Ilam279,534
Nuwakot263,391
Sindhupalchok262,624
Syangja253,024
Dailekh252,313
Gorkha251,027
Baglung249,211
Gulmi246,494
Palpa245,027
Baitadi242,157
Salyan238,515
Rolpa234,793
Pyuthan232,019
Achham228,852
Doti204,831
Jajarkot189,360
Bajhang189,085
Arghakhanchi177,086
Khotang175,298
Dolakha172,767
Panchthar172,400
Ramechhap170,302
Rukum West166,740
Sankhuwasabha158,041
Bhojpur157,923
Lamjung155,852
Dhankuta150,599
Kalikot145,292
Dadeldhura139,602
Okhaldhunga139,552
Bajura138,523
Darchula133,310
Parbat130,887
Taplejung120,590
Jumla118,349
Myagdi107,033
Solukhumbu104,851
Terhathum88,731
Mugu64,549
Rukum East56,786
Humla55,394
Rasuwa46,689
Dolpa42,774
Mustang14,452
Manang5,658

Highest and lowest

Kathmandu2,041,587
Morang1,148,156
Rupandehi1,121,957
Jhapa998,054
Sunsari926,962
⋯
Humla55,394
Rasuwa46,689
Dolpa42,774
Mustang14,452
Manang5,658

77 districts, from 5,658 to 2,041,587.

Age and sex structure

Five-year age bands, 2023. Both sides share one scale, so bar lengths are directly comparable.

FemaleMale2023 · hover a band for exact counts
200k200k400k400k600k600k135,51980+127,429169,11175-79165,118276,46670-74266,674393,09365-69371,289509,79660-64453,605630,43555-59531,639752,25650-54637,806885,87445-49767,709993,16540-44773,4531,165,80935-39957,3961,392,47030-341,280,6381,560,71025-291,558,3331,524,82220-241,549,3761,430,76415-191,506,7931,372,16210-141,448,9081,312,7485-91,384,1371,271,2430-41,342,697
Show as table
AgeFemaleMaleTotal
80+135,519127,429262,948
75-79169,111165,118334,229
70-74276,466266,674543,140
65-69393,093371,289764,382
60-64509,796453,605963,401
55-59630,435531,6391,162,074
50-54752,256637,8061,390,062
45-49885,874767,7091,653,583
40-44993,165773,4531,766,618
35-391,165,809957,3962,123,205
30-341,392,4701,280,6382,673,108
25-291,560,7101,558,3333,119,043
20-241,524,8221,549,3763,074,198
15-191,430,7641,506,7932,937,557
10-141,372,1621,448,9082,821,070
5-91,312,7481,384,1372,696,885
0-41,271,2431,342,6972,613,940

Indicators in this topic

2 published. Every one has its own page with a full series and geographic breakdown.

IndicatorNepalUnit
Householdsघरपरिवार6,666,937Households
Populationजनसंख्या29,164,578Persons
What these measure
Households
Number of households enumerated. An institutional facility counts as one household.
Population
Resident population. Figures for years after the last census are projections, not counts.

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)

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