1.1.4 Demography of Nepal

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📊 Demography of Nepal (Continued)

🏛️ National Population and Housing Census 2078 B.S. (2021 A.D.)

• 🧾 12th census and first after Nepal’s constitution of 2072 B.S.

• 📅 First phase: 30th Bhadra – 18th Ashoj 2078 B.S.

• 📅 Second phase: 25th Kartik – 9th Mangsir 2078 B.S.

• 📣 Slogan: “My Census, My Participation”

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📈 Key Results of Census 2078 B.S.

Indicator	Value
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Total Population	29,164,578
🧑 Male	14,253,551 (48.87%)
👩 Female	14,911,027 (51.13%)
⚥ Sex Ratio	95.59 males per 100 females
🏙️ Urban Population	66.17%
🌾 Rural Population	33.83%
📚 Literacy Rate (5+ years)	76.2%
🧑‍🎓 Male Literacy	83.6%
👩‍🎓 Female Literacy	69.4%
🥇 Highest Literacy District	Kathmandu (89.23%)
🥈 Lowest Literacy District	Rautahat (49.48%)

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🗺️ Population by Geographic Region (2078 B.S.)

Region	Population	Percentage
🏔️ Mountain (Himalayan)	1,772,948	6.08%
⛰️ Hill	11,757,624	40.31%
🌾 Terai	15,634,006	53.61%

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🏆 Top 5 Most Populous Districts

Rank	District	Population
1️⃣	Kathmandu	2,041,587
2️⃣	Morang	1,148,156
3️⃣	Rupandehi	1,121,957
4️⃣	Jhapa	998,054
5️⃣	Sunsari	926,962

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📉 Top 5 Least Populous Districts

Rank	District	Population
1️⃣	Manang	5,658
2️⃣	Mustang	14,452
3️⃣	Dolpa	42,774
4️⃣	Rasuwa	46,689
5️⃣	Humla	55,394

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🏠 Household Statistics

• 🏡 Total Households (2021): 6,666,937

• 📈 Increase since 2011: 23%

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Average Family Size: 4.37 members

• 🏙️ Urban Family Size: 4.31

• 🌾 Rural Family Size: 4.51

• 📏 Smallest Family Size: Dolakha (3.49)

• 📏 Largest Family Size: Rautahat (5.94)

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🧓 Population by Age Group (2021)

• 👨‍💼 15–59 years: 61.96%

• 👶 0–14 years: 27.83%

• 👵 60+ years: 10.21%

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🚽 Sanitation & Energy Use

• 🚻 Households with toilet: 95.5%

• 🔥 Main cooking fuel:

  • 🔥 Firewood: 51%

  • ⛽ LPG: 44.3%

  • 🐄 Cow dung: 2.9%

  • 🌱 Biogas: 1.2%

  • ⚡ Electricity: 0.5%

• 💡 Main lighting source:

  • ⚡ Electricity: 92.2%

  • ☀️ Solar: 6.6%

  • 🪔 Kerosene: 0.6%

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🗺️ Province-wise Summary (2078 B.S.)

Province	Households	Population	Sex Ratio	Avg. Family Size	Density (per km²)
Koshi	1,191,556	4,961,412	95.02	4.16	192
Madhesh	1,156,715	6,114,600	100.55	5.29	633
Bagmati	1,570,927	6,116,866	99.36	3.89	301
Gandaki	662,480	2,466,427	90.37	3.72	115
Lumbini	1,141,902	5,122,078	92.01	4.49	230
Karnali	366,255	1,688,412	95.27	4.61	60
Sudurpashchim	577,102	2,694,783	89.51	4.67	138

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🏙️🌾 Urban/Rural Distribution

• 🏙️ Urban Municipalities: 66.17% of population

• 🌾 Rural Municipalities: 33.83% of population

• 🏛️ Total Municipalities: 276

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🏆 Top 5 Most Populous Municipalities

Rank	Municipality	Population
1️⃣	Kathmandu M.C.	862,400
2️⃣	Pokhara M.C.	513,504
3️⃣	Bharatpur M.C.	369,268
4️⃣	Lalitpur M.C.	294,098
5️⃣	Birgunj M.C.	272,382

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🌍 Nepalis Living Abroad (Frequently Residing)

• 🌐 Total: 2,190,592

• 🧑 Male: 1,799,675 (82.15%)

• 👩 Female: 390,917 (17.85%)

• 🥇 Top 5 Districts with Most Absentees: Kathmandu, Kailali, Jhapa, Rupandehi, Morang

• 🥈 Top 5 Districts with Least Absentees: Manang, Dolpa, Humla, Mugu, Mustang

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👩‍👧‍👦 Female-Headed Households

• 👩‍💼 Percentage: 31.55% of total households (6,666,937)

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📏 Population Density (District Level)

• 🥇 Highest: Kathmandu (5,169 persons/km²)

• 🥈 Lowest: Manang (3 persons/km²)

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