NEPAL
Population

Cities in NEPAL

Kathmandu

Population

Nepal busy streets in Kathmandu_{Photo:Pavel Novak CC 2.5 Generic no changes made}

Nepal has a population of an estimated 31,221,000 people (2024). This population has a very heterogeneous background. About 75% of the population is of Indo-Nepalese and Indian descent, the Pahari being the largest group. About 25% belong to Old Nepalese groups. Examples include the Gurung, Sherpa, Newari, Magar, Tharu, Tamang and Bhotia. Due to mixing and migration, this picture is getting more and more complicated. Recently many refugees from Tibet have also come to Nepal.

• The population has grown by an average of almost 1-22% in recent years. and in 1924 with 0.7%.
• Life expectancy is 73 years (2024).
• Two thirds of the population lives in the hills and mountain regions in the east, 22% lives in the cities.

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Sources

Encarta Ecyclopedie

Finlay, H / Nepal
Lonely Planet

Nepal
APA

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated February 2025
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