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Nepal’s Population Reaches 26.6 Million

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First time in four decades, the average annual population growth rate of Nepal has slipped below two percent. The preliminary result of 11th national population census has revealed that the annual population growth rate in the last decade was 1.4 per cent only from 2.25 in the 2001 census. Making public the preliminary findings of the census, the Central Bureau of Statistics, announced that the total population of Nepal is now 26,620,809. When the absentee population (those who were away from the country during the census) is included in this, the number goes up to 28.6 million.

The census was conducted during the June 17-27, 2011. According to the initial report of census, decline in birth rate is the main reason in decrease of population growth rate. Large chunk of youth population being out of the country for various reasons is presumed to be the major cause for this decline. The initial result of 11th census shows that the population has increased by 15 per cent in a decade. Similarly, the average household size has declined to 4.7 from 5.44 in 2001. The female population is 765,000 more than male population. Thus the female population comprises of 51.44 per cent of total population. According to the report, the population of male and female in Nepal is 12,927,431 and 13,693,378 respectively.

Likewise, the population density has increased to 181 per square kilometres. Population density of Kathmandu is the highest with 4408 while Manang has the lowest with just three persons in a square kilometre. The urban population constitutes about 17 percent of the total population. More than half of the total population lives in Terai followed by Hill and Mountain region. According to CBS, most populated district is Kathmandu followed by Morang, Rupandehi, Jhapa and Kailali. Similarly, the least populated district is Manang followed by Mustang, Dolpa, Rasuwa and Humla.

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