Population of Nepal (District and Province)

The total population of Nepal as per the last census is 29,164,578. This population is based on the census report published by the National Statistics Office for the National Census 2078 conducted in 2022.

As per the report, the following is the population of Nepal with the population of males and females and respective population percentages.

Population of Nepal

Population of Nepal	Male Population	Percentage of Male	Female Population	Percentage of Female	Male to Female Ratio
29,164,578	14,253,551	48.9%	14,911,027	51.1%	95.59%

Province Wise Population of Nepal

The following is the population of Nepal with the breakdown of the population for each province.

SN	Name of Province	Population	Population of Male	Percentage of Male	Population of Female	Percentage of Female	Male-to-Female Ratio
1	Koshi	4,961,412	2,417,328	48.72%	2,544,084	51.28%	95.02%
2	Madhesh	6,114,600	3,065,751	50.14%	3,048,849	49.86%	100.55%
3	Bagmati	6,116,866	3,048,684	49.84%	3,068,182	50.16%	99.36%
4	Gandaki	2,466,427	1,170,833	47.47%	1,295,594	52.53%	90.37%
5	Lumbini	5,122,078	2,454,408	47.92%	2,667,670	52.08%	92.01%
6	Karnali	1,688,412	823,761	48.79%	864,651	51.21%	95.27%
7	Sudur Paschim	2,694,783	1,272,786	47.23%	1,421,997	52.77%	89.51%
	Total	29,164,578	14,253,551	48.87%	14,911,027	51.13%	95.59%

Province with Highest Population to Lowest Population

The following is the percentage of the population of each province on the total population of Nepal

SN	Name of Province	Population	Percentage of Population
1	Bagmati	6,116,866	20.97%
2	Madhesh	6,114,600	20.97%
3	Lumbini	5,122,078	17.56%
4	Koshi	4,961,412	17.01%
5	Sudur Paschim	2,694,783	9.24%
6	Gandaki	2,466,427	8.46%
7	Karnali	1,688,412	5.79%
	Total	29,164,578	100.00%

The Population of Nepal under Districtwise Distribution

The following table contains the population of Nepal in all the districts of Nepal grouped under each province.

SN	Name fo District	Population	Population of Male	Percentage of Male	Population of Female	Percentage of Female	Sex Ratio: Male to Female Ration
1	Taplejung	120,590	60,773	50.40%	59,817	49.60%	101.60%
2	Sankhuwasabha	158,041	79,579	50.35%	78,462	49.65%	101.42%
3	Solukhumbu	104,851	52,747	50.31%	52,104	49.69%	101.23%
4	Okhaldhunga	139,552	68,080	48.78%	71,472	51.22%	95.25%
5	Khotang	175,298	86,637	49.42%	88,661	50.58%	97.72%
6	Bhojpur	157,923	78,211	49.52%	79,712	50.48%	98.12%
7	Dhankuta	150,599	73,824	49.02%	76,775	50.98%	96.16%
8	Tehrathum	88,731	43,581	49.12%	45,150	50.88%	96.52%
9	Panchthar	172,400	85,683	49.70%	86,717	50.30%	98.81%
10	Ilam	279,534	139,431	49.88%	140,103	50.12%	99.52%
11	Jhapa	998,054	478,509	47.94%	519,545	52.06%	92.10%
12	Morang	1,148,156	557,512	48.56%	590,644	51.44%	94.39%
13	Sunsari	926,962	449,023	48.44%	477,939	51.56%	93.95%
14	Udayapur	340,721	163,738	48.06%	176,983	51.94%	92.52%
Total	Province 1 (Koshi)	4,961,412	2,417,328	48.72%	2,544,084	51.28%	95.02%
15	Saptari	706,255	351,368	49.75%	354,887	50.25%	99.01%
16	Siraha	739,953	363,724	49.16%	376,229	50.84%	96.68%
17	Dhanusha	867,747	429,893	49.54%	437,854	50.46%	98.18%
18	Mahottari	706,994	349,159	49.39%	357,835	50.61%	97.58%
19	Sarlahi	862,470	435,131	50.45%	427,339	49.55%	101.82%
20	Rautahat	813,573	408,403	50.20%	405,170	49.80%	100.80%
21	Bara	763,137	389,787	51.08%	373,350	48.92%	104.40%
22	Parsa	654,471	338,286	51.69%	316,185	48.31%	106.99%
Total	Province 2 (Madhesh)	6,114,600	3,065,751	50.14%	3,048,849	49.86%	100.55%
23	Dolakha	172,767	83,720	48.46%	89,047	51.54%	94.02%
24	Sindhupalchok	262,624	129,205	49.20%	133,419	50.80%	96.84%
25	Rasuwa	46,689	24,035	51.48%	22,654	48.52%	106.10%
26	Dhading	325,710	159,048	48.83%	166,662	51.17%	95.43%
27	Nuwakot	263,391	128,998	48.98%	134,393	51.02%	95.99%
28	Kathmandu	2,041,587	1,035,726	50.73%	1,005,861	49.27%	102.97%
29	Bhaktapur	432,132	218,418	50.54%	213,714	49.46%	102.20%
30	Lalitpur	551,667	277,131	50.24%	274,536	49.76%	100.95%
31	Kavrepalanchok	364,039	178,909	49.15%	185,130	50.85%	96.64%
32	Ramechhap	170,302	80,824	47.46%	89,478	52.54%	90.33%
33	Sindhuli	300,026	147,065	49.02%	152,961	50.98%	96.15%
34	Makwanpur	466,073	233,816	50.17%	232,257	49.83%	100.67%
35	Chitawan	719,859	351,789	48.87%	368,070	51.13%	95.58%
Total	Province 3 (Bagmati)	6,116,866	3,048,684	49.84%	3,068,182	50.16%	99.36%
36	Gorkha	251,027	118,155	47.07%	132,872	52.93%	88.92%
37	Manang	5,658	3,192	56.42%	2,466	43.58%	129.44%
38	Mustang	14,452	7,934	54.90%	6,518	45.10%	121.72%
39	Myagdi	107,033	52,153	48.73%	54,880	51.27%	95.03%
40	Kaski	600,051	292,791	48.79%	307,260	51.21%	95.29%
41	Lamjung	155,852	74,077	47.53%	81,775	52.47%	90.59%
42	Tanahu	321,153	150,094	46.74%	171,059	53.26%	87.74%
43	Nawalparasi (East)	378,079	177,887	47.05%	200,192	52.95%	88.86%
44	Syangja	253,024	116,678	46.11%	136,346	53.89%	85.57%
45	Parbat	130,887	61,678	47.12%	69,209	52.88%	89.12%
46	Baglung	249,211	116,194	46.62%	133,017	53.38%	87.35%
Total	Province 4 (Gandaki)	2,466,427	1,170,833	47.47%	1,295,594	52.53%	90.37%
47	Rukum (East)	56,786	27,516	48.46%	29,270	51.54%	94.01%
48	Rolpa	234,793	109,871	46.79%	124,922	53.21%	87.95%
49	Pyuthan	232,019	104,132	44.88%	127,887	55.12%	81.43%
50	Gulmi	246,494	112,025	45.45%	134,469	54.55%	83.31%
51	Arghakhanchi	177,086	80,672	45.56%	96,414	54.44%	83.67%
52	Palpa	245,027	112,761	46.02%	132,266	53.98%	85.25%
53	Nawalparasi (West)	386,868	188,182	48.64%	198,686	51.36%	94.71%
54	Rupandehi	1,121,957	550,478	49.06%	571,479	50.94%	96.33%
55	Kapilbastu	682,961	334,687	49.01%	348,274	50.99%	96.10%
56	Dang	674,993	320,573	47.49%	354,420	52.51%	90.45%
57	Banke	603,194	296,745	49.20%	306,449	50.80%	96.83%
58	Bardiya	459,900	216,766	47.13%	243,134	52.87%	89.15%
Total	Province 5 (Lumbini)	5,122,078	2,454,408	47.92%	2,667,670	52.08%	92.01%
59	Dolpa	42,774	21,371	49.96%	21,403	50.04%	99.85%
60	Mugu	64,549	32,381	50.16%	32,168	49.84%	100.66%
61	Humla	55,394	27,886	50.34%	27,508	49.66%	101.37%
62	Jumla	118,349	59,228	50.05%	59,121	49.95%	100.18%
63	Kalikot	145,292	72,245	49.72%	73,047	50.28%	98.90%
64	Dailekh	252,313	120,774	47.87%	131,539	52.13%	91.82%
65	Jajarkot	189,360	94,063	49.67%	95,297	50.33%	98.71%
66	Rukum (West)	166,740	81,091	48.63%	85,649	51.37%	94.68%
67	Salyan	238,515	114,982	48.21%	123,533	51.79%	93.08%
68	Surkhet	415,126	199,740	48.12%	215,386	51.88%	92.74%
Total	Province 6 (Karnali)	1,688,412	823,761	48.79%	864,651	51.21%	95.27%
69	Bajura	138,523	67,070	48.42%	71,453	51.58%	93.87%
70	Bajhang	189,085	88,470	46.79%	100,615	53.21%	87.93%
71	Darchula	133,310	64,424	48.33%	68,886	51.67%	93.52%
72	Baitadi	242,157	113,864	47.02%	128,293	52.98%	88.75%
73	Dadeldhura	139,602	65,893	47.20%	73,709	52.80%	89.40%
74	Doti	204,831	93,604	45.70%	111,227	54.30%	84.16%
75	Achham	228,852	105,319	46.02%	123,533	53.98%	85.26%
76	Kailali	904,666	433,456	47.91%	471,210	52.09%	91.99%
77	Kanchanpur	513,757	240,686	46.85%	273,071	53.15%	88.14%
Total	Province 7 (Sudur Paschim)	2,694,783	1,272,786	47.23%	1,421,997	52.77%	89.51%
Total	Nepal	55,634,373	27,234,316	48.95%	28,400,057	51.05%	95.90%