According to the preliminary data of the census of 2078 BS released by the Department of Statistics today, the population of Nepal has reached 291,92,480.

According to the 2068 census, the population of Nepal was 2,64,94,504.

The population growth rate has decreased compared to 2068 BS, according to the department. According to the department, this time the growth rate is 0.93 percent. Earlier, the population growth rate was more than one percent, according to the department. According to the department, the population density is 198 people per square kilometer and the number of Nepalese living abroad is 2.169 million. The number of females is 1,49,1,169 and males are 1,42,91,311, according to the department.

According to the data made public by the department, 49 lakh 72 thousand 21 in State 1, 61 lakh 26 thousand 288 in Madhesh Pradesh, 60 lakh 84 thousand 42 in Bagmati, 24 lakh 79 thousand 745 in Gandaki, 51 lakh 24 thousand 225 in Lumbini, 16 lakh 94 thousand 889 in Karnali and The Far West has a population of 2.711 million.

Similarly, the population of the Himalayan region is 17.68 million 108 (6.9 percent), 11.7 million 48 thousand 448 (40.25 percent) in the hills and 15.6 million 65 thousand 828 (53.66 percent) in the Terai.