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Nepal Population and Housing Census 2021

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
राष्ट्रिय जनगणना २०७८
Geography 
Nepal (NPL)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
11/2021 - 11/2021
Data type
Census:
  • De jure
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Verbal autopsy
Summary 

Censuses provide population numbers, household or family size and composition, and information on sex and age distribution. They often include other demographic, economic and health-related topics as well. The total population of Nepal at the time of the census (25 November 2021) was 29,164,578 with males enumerated at 14,253,551 and females enumerated for 14,911,027.