The 2021 NPHC is tthe first census conducted under the federal structure of Nepal. The main census enumeration was originally scheduled to take place over 15 days- from June 8 to 22, 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the enumeration was postponed for five months. Once the impact of the pandemic subsided, the enumeration was carried out according to a new work plan for a 15 dya period from November 11 to 25, 2021.
This report contains statistical tables at the national, provincial, district and municipal levels, derived from the topics covered in the census questionaires. The work of the analyzing the data in detail is still in progress. The report provides insights into the different aspects of the census operation, including its procedure, concepts, methodology, quality control, logistics, communication, data processing, challenges faced, and other management aspects.
This census slightly differs from the previous censuses mainly due to the following activities: i. three modes of data collection (CAPI, PAPI and e-census); ii. a full count of all questions instead of sampling for certain questions, as was done in the previous two censuses, iii. collaboration with Ministry of Health and Population to ascertain the likely maternal mortality cases reported in the census by skilled health personnel; iv. data processing within its premises; v. recuitment of fresh youths as supervisor and enumerators; and vi. using school teachers as master trainers, especially for the local level training of enumerators.
The objectives of the 2021 Population Census were:
a) to develop a set of benchmark data for different purposes. b) to provide distribution of population by demographic, social and economic characteristics. c) to provide data for small administrative areas of the country on population and housing characteristics. d) to provide reliable frames for different types of sample surveys. e) to provide many demographic indicators like birth rates, death rates and migration rates. f) to project population for the coming years.
The total population of Nepal, as of the census day (25 November 2021) is 29,164,578, of which the number of males is 14,253,551 (48.87 %) and the number of females is 14,911,027 (51.13 %). Accordingly, the sex ratio is 95.59 males per 100 females. Annual average population growth rate is 0.92 percent in 2021.
National Level, Ecological belt, Urban and Rural, Province, District, Municipality, Ward Level
The census results provide information up to the ward level (the lowest administrative level of Nepal), household and indivisual.
The census covered all modified de jure household members (usual residents)
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Face-to-face [f2f] and online
In this census three main questionnaires were developed for data collection. The first was the Listing Form deveoped mainly for capturing the basic household informatioin in each Enumeration area of the whole country. The second questionnaire was the main questionnaire with eight major Sections as mentioned hereunder.
Listing Questionaire Section 1. Introduction Section 2. House information Section 3. Household information Section 4. Agriculture and livestock information Section 5. Other information
Main Questionaire Section 1. Introduction Section 2. Household Information Section 3. Individual Information Section 4. Educational Information Section 5. Migration Section 6. Fertility Section 7.Disability Section 8. Economic Activity
For the first time, the NPHC, 2021 brougt a Community Questionnaire aiming at capturing the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the Wards (the lowest administrative division under Rural/Urban Municipalities). The Community Questionnaire contains 6 Chapters. The information derived from community questionnaire is expected to validate (cross checks) certain information collected from main questionnaire.
Community questionaire Section 1. Introduction Section 2. Basic information of wards Section 3. Caste and mother tongue information Section 4. Current status of service within wards Section 5. Access of urban services and facilities within wards Section 6. Status of Disaster Risk
It is noteworty that the digital version of questionnare was applied in collecting data within the selected municipalities of Kathmandu Valley. Enumerators mobilized in Kathmandu Valley were well trained to use tablets. Besides, online mode of data collection was adpoted for all the Nepalese Diplomatic Agencies located abroad.
For the concistency of data required logics were set in the data entry programme. For the processing and analysis of data SPSS and STATA programme were employed.
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Nepal Population Census data was reported at 29,164,578.000 Person in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 26,494,504.000 Person for 2011. Nepal Population Census data is updated yearly, averaging 10,484,489.500 Person from Dec 1911 (Median) to 2021, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,164,578.000 Person in 2021 and a record low of 5,532,574.000 Person in 1930. Nepal Population Census data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.G001: Population Census.
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<li>Total population for Nepal in 2024 was <strong>31,240,315</strong>, a <strong>5.21% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Total population for Nepal in 2023 was <strong>29,694,614</strong>, a <strong>0.07% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Total population for Nepal in 2022 was <strong>29,715,436</strong>, a <strong>0.82% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
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The National Population and Housing Census (NPHC) is part of an integrated national statistical system of Nepal. It provides the benchmark for population count at national and sub-national levels at regular intervals of ten years. The preliminary data contains: Total family number Total household number Total population Total Male
The total population of Nepal was estimated at approximately 31.25 million people in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the total population has risen by around 15.62 million people since 1980. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by around 2.20 million people, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.
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The total population in Nepal was estimated at 29.7 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Nepal Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
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Population density per pixel at 100 metre resolution. WorldPop provides estimates of numbers of people residing in each 100x100m grid cell for every low and middle income country. Through ingegrating cencus, survey, satellite and GIS datasets in a flexible machine-learning framework, high resolution maps of population counts and densities for 2000-2020 are produced, along with accompanying metadata. DATASET: Alpha version 2010 and 2015 estimates of numbers of people per grid square, with national totals adjusted to match UN population division estimates (http://esa.un.org/wpp/) and remaining unadjusted. REGION: Africa SPATIAL RESOLUTION: 0.000833333 decimal degrees (approx 100m at the equator) PROJECTION: Geographic, WGS84 UNITS: Estimated persons per grid square MAPPING APPROACH: Land cover based, as described in: Linard, C., Gilbert, M., Snow, R.W., Noor, A.M. and Tatem, A.J., 2012, Population distribution, settlement patterns and accessibility across Africa in 2010, PLoS ONE, 7(2): e31743. FORMAT: Geotiff (zipped using 7-zip (open access tool): www.7-zip.org) FILENAMES: Example - AGO10adjv4.tif = Angola (AGO) population count map for 2010 (10) adjusted to match UN national estimates (adj), version 4 (v4). Population maps are updated to new versions when improved census or other input data become available. Nepal data available from WorldPop here.
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Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) in Nepal was reported at 6.076 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nepal - Population ages 65 and above, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.
The annual population growth in Nepal decreased to -0.07 percent compared to the previous year. This marks the lowest population growth during the observed period. Population growth deals with the annual change in total population, and is affected by factors such as fertility, mortality, and migration.Find more key insights for the annual population growth in countries like Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
The objectives of the 2011 Population Census were:
a) to develop a set of benchmark data for different purposes, b) to provide distribution of population by demographic, social and economic characteristics. c) to provide data for small administrative areas of the country on population and housing characteristics. d) to provide reliable frames for different types of sample surveys, e) to provide many demographic indicators like birth rates, death rates and migration rates. f) to project population for the coming years.
National Level, Development Region Level, Ecological belt, Urban and rural, District, Village Development Committee/Municipality, Ward Level
The census results provide information up to the ward level(the lowest administrative level of Nepal),household and Indimvisual
The National Popualtion and Housing Census 2011 covere all individuals of each households (usual residents) of Nepal.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
National Population and Housing Census 2011 uses two schedule for data collection. The short form (schedule 01) for the complete enumeration of the benchmark information and the long form (schedule 02) for the sample enumeration of other socio-economic and demographic information. The long form was administered for population dwellings in about 20 percent of the total housing units. Based on these, estimates were generated at the district level with reliable degree of precision.
The sampling scheme of the 2011 Population Census for the long form is summarized below.
The sampling covered the private households only. For the institutional population, Schedule-1 only was administered.
For the sampling, 75 administrative districts formed the main strata and VDC's and municipalities within the district formed the domains.
There were around 36,000 wards in the country at the time of the census. For the purpose of the census enumeration some of the large wards were further divided into sub-wards. These wards and sub-wards formed the EA's for sampling. The total number of EAs thus formed were around 40,000.
Sampling was carried out in each EA; housing unit being the sampling unit.
The list of housing units and households served as the sampling frame for the EA. The housing units were selected by systematic sampling method. The sampling interval taken was 8.
The list of selected housing units was made available to the enumerator for the enumeration. All households and persons found in the selected units were enumerated.
The ratio method was used in making estimates for the sample.
Tabulation groups were created separately for tabulation of persons and those for households. The main control variables for the majority of tabulations for persons were two variables: age sex. Tabulation groups for household tabulations were formed in a different manner: taking households as a tabulation group in the domain.
To implement the ratio estimation, first weights were calculated. The weights for sample data were computed by dividing the 100 percent counts for the same tabulation groups in the domain by sample counts for the same tabulation groups in the domain. To avoid inconsistency due to rounding, the figures were converted to whole numbers.
This detailed sampling procedure is documented in the Technical Documents.
Face-to-face [f2f]
Two types of schedules were prepared. Form 1 for complete enumeration and Form 2 for sample enumeration. Both schedules contained questions on household as well as individuals.
FORM 1: (COMPLETE Enumeration) A. Household Information (Question relating to Household), Type of house ownership, type of foundation, type of outer wall, type of roof, main source of drinking water, usual type of fuel used for cooking, usual source of lighting, toilet facility, household facilities, Female ownership on house, area of land owned by female member, death occur during the last 12 months, sex, age of deased person and cause of death, Absentees from Household (HH), reasons & country of destination.
B. Individual Information (Question relating to Individuals), Name, sex, age, relationship to the Household head, Caste/ethnicity, marital status, age at first marriage, religion, Language spoken, citizen, disability, literacy status, level of education.
FORM 2: (SAMPLE Enumeration) A. Individual Information (Question relating to Individuals), Place of birth, years of staying, reason of staying, place of living before 5 year, Children ever born, live births during the last 12 months, Usual activity during the last 12 months (economic/non-economic activities), occupation, industry, employment status, reasons for not being active, living arrangement of children below 16 years of age.
Data editing and cleaning take place in various stages:
a) Coding is done for open ended questions like Caste/Ethnicity, Mother tongue, Second language, Cause of death, Country of destination, Citizenship, Occupation and Industry etc. by
manually.
b) Data entry application was developed with comphrehensive logic to capture miskeying as well as intra-record and inter-record inconsitencies. CSPro software is used to develop
data entry application for data capturing.
c) Structure checking and completeness check upto ward level. CSPro Batch edit program and SPSS programm is used to check structure checking and completeness check.
d) hot deck and cold deck techniques are used in second stage of data editing and cleaning. CSPro Batch edit program is written to address automatically where inconsistencs and
anomalies are found.
e) 10% sample questionnaires are re-entry to control miskeying.
At the time of census there were 3,914 VDC's and 58 municipalities. VDC's contained a total of 35,226 wards while urban areas contained 806 wards. Thus total numbers of wards in the country were 36,032. All households and individuals from the total wards are counted at the census. However, the post enumeration survey shows that about 3.5% population are under enumerated.
The field work of the Post Enumeration Survey (PES) was conducted in September 2011, three months after the main census. The sample size for this survey, owing to time constraints, was fixed at 10,000 households. enumeration rate was estimated to be around 3.63% in the census of 2011 compared to 5.3% in 2001.
This statistic depicts the age distribution of Nepal's population from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, about 28.71 percent of the Nepalese population fell into the 0-14 year category, about 64.93 percent into the 15-64 age group and about 6.36 percent were over 65 years of age.
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Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) in Nepal was reported at 9.9306 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nepal - Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.
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Nepal NP: Population Projection: Mid Year data was reported at 33,265,760.000 Person in 2050. This records a decrease from the previous number of 33,330,745.000 Person for 2049. Nepal NP: Population Projection: Mid Year data is updated yearly, averaging 23,486,982.000 Person from Jun 1950 (Median) to 2050, with 101 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33,508,901.000 Person in 2043 and a record low of 8,989,915.000 Person in 1950. Nepal NP: Population Projection: Mid Year data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.
The 2022 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) is the sixth survey of its kind implemented in the country as part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program. It was implemented by New ERA under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) of the Government of Nepal with the objective of providing reliable, accurate, and up-to-date data for the country.
The primary objective of the 2022 NDHS is to provide up-to-date estimates of basic demographic and health indicators. Specifically, the 2022 NDHS collected information on fertility, marriage, family planning, breastfeeding practices, nutrition, food insecurity, maternal and child health, childhood mortality, awareness and behavior regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), women’s empowerment, domestic violence, fistula, mental health, accident and injury, disability, and other healthrelated issues such as smoking, knowledge of tuberculosis, and prevalence of hypertension.
The information collected through the 2022 NDHS is intended to assist policymakers and program managers in evaluating and designing programs and strategies for improving the health of Nepal’s population. The survey also provides indicators relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Nepal.
National coverage
The survey covered all de jure household members (usual residents), all women aged 15-49, men ageed 15-49, and all children aged 0-4 resident in the household.
Sample survey data [ssd]
The sampling frame used for the 2022 NDHS is an updated version of the frame from the 2011 Nepal Population and Housing Census (NPHC) provided by the National Statistical Office. The 2022 NDHS considered wards from the 2011 census as sub-wards, the smallest administrative unit for the survey. The census frame includes a complete list of Nepal’s 36,020 sub-wards. Each sub-ward has a residence type (urban or rural), and the measure of size is the number of households.
In September 2015, Nepal’s Constituent Assembly declared changes in the administrative units and reclassified urban and rural areas in the country. Nepal is divided into seven provinces: Koshi Province, Madhesh Province, Bagmati Province, Gandaki Province, Lumbini Province, Karnali Province, and Sudurpashchim Province. Provinces are divided into districts, districts into municipalities, and municipalities into wards. Nepal has 77 districts comprising a total of 753 (local-level) municipalities. Of the municipalities, 293 are urban and 460 are rural.
Originally, the 2011 NPHC included 58 urban municipalities. This number increased to 217 as of 2015. On March 10, 2017, structural changes were made in the classification system for urban (Nagarpalika) and rural (Gaonpalika) locations. Nepal currently has 293 Nagarpalika, with 65% of the population living in these urban areas. The 2022 NDHS used this updated urban-rural classification system. The survey sample is a stratified sample selected in two stages. Stratification was achieved by dividing each of the seven provinces into urban and rural areas that together formed the sampling stratum for that province. A total of 14 sampling strata were created in this way. Implicit stratification with proportional allocation was achieved at each of the lower administrative levels by sorting the sampling frame within each sampling stratum before sample selection, according to administrative units at the different levels, and by using a probability-proportional-to-size selection at the first stage of sampling. In the first stage of sampling, 476 primary sampling units (PSUs) were selected with probability proportional to PSU size and with independent selection in each sampling stratum within the sample allocation. Among the 476 PSUs, 248 were from urban areas and 228 from rural areas. A household listing operation was carried out in all of the selected PSUs before the main survey. The resulting list of households served as the sampling frame for the selection of sample households in the second stage. Thirty households were selected from each cluster, for a total sample size of 14,280 households. Of these households, 7,440 were in urban areas and 6,840 were in rural areas. Some of the selected sub-wards were found to be overly large during the household listing operation. Selected sub-wards with an estimated number of households greater than 300 were segmented. Only one segment was selected for the survey with probability proportional to segment size.
For further details on sample design, see APPENDIX A of the final report.
Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]
Four questionnaires were used in the 2022 NDHS: the Household Questionnaire, the Woman’s Questionnaire, the Man’s Questionnaire, and the Biomarker Questionnaire. The questionnaires, based on The DHS Program’s model questionnaires, were adapted to reflect the population and health issues relevant to Nepal. In addition, a self-administered Fieldworker Questionnaire collected information about the survey’s fieldworkers.
Input was solicited from various stakeholders representing government ministries and agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and international donors. After all questionnaires were finalized in English, they were translated into Nepali, Maithili, and Bhojpuri. The Household, Woman’s, and Man’s Questionnaires were programmed into tablet computers to facilitate computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) for data collection purposes, with the capability to choose any of the three languages for each questionnaire. The Biomarker Questionnaire was completed on paper during data collection and then entered in the CAPI system.
Data capture for the 2022 NDHS was carried out with Microsoft Surface Go 2 tablets running Windows 10.1. Software was prepared for the survey using CSPro. The processing of the 2022 NDHS data began shortly after the fieldwork started. When data collection was completed in each cluster, the electronic data files were transferred via the Internet File Streaming System (IFSS) to the New ERA central office in Kathmandu. The data files were registered and checked for inconsistencies, incompleteness, and outliers. Errors and inconsistencies were immediately communicated to the field teams for review so that problems would be mitigated going forward. Secondary editing, carried out in the central office at New ERA, involved resolving inconsistencies and coding the open-ended questions. The New ERA senior data processor coordinated the exercise at the central office. The NDHS core team members assisted with the secondary editing. The paper Biomarker Questionnaires were compared with the electronic data file to check for any inconsistencies in data entry. The pictures of vaccination cards that were captured during data collection were verified with the data entered. Data processing and editing were carried out using the CSPro software package. The concurrent data collection and processing offered a distinct advantage because it maximized the likelihood of the data being error-free and accurate. Timely generation of field check tables allowed for effective monitoring. The secondary editing of the data was completed by July 2022, and the final cleaning of the data set was completed by the end of August.
A total of 14,243 households were selected for the sample, of which 13,833 were found to be occupied. Of the occupied households, 13,786 were successfully interviewed, yielding a response rate of more than 99%. In the interviewed households, 15,238 women age 15-49 were identified as eligible for individual interviews. Interviews were completed with 14,845 women, yielding a response rate of 97%. In the subsample of households selected for the men’s survey, 5,185 men age 15-49 were identified as eligible for individual interviews and 4,913 were successfully interviewed, yielding a response rate of 95%.
The estimates from a sample survey are affected by two types of errors: nonsampling errors and sampling errors. Nonsampling errors result from mistakes made in implementing data collection and in data processing, such as failing to locate and interview the correct household, misunderstanding of the questions on the part of either the interviewer or the respondent, and entering the data incorrectly. Although numerous efforts were made during the implementation of the 2022 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (2022 NDHS) to minimize this type of error, nonsampling errors are impossible to avoid and difficult to evaluate statistically.
Sampling errors, on the other hand, can be evaluated statistically. The sample of respondents selected in the 2022 NDHS is only one of many samples that could have been selected from the same population, using the same design and expected sample size. Each of these samples would yield results that differ somewhat from the results of the selected sample. Sampling errors are a measure of the variability among all possible samples. Although the exact degree of variability is unknown, it can be estimated from the survey results.
Sampling error is usually measured in terms of the standard error for a particular statistic (mean, percentage, and so on), which is the square root of the variance. The standard error can be used to calculate confidence intervals within which the
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<li>Nepal population growth rate for 2022 was <strong>1.69%</strong>, a <strong>0.62% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Nepal population growth rate for 2021 was <strong>2.31%</strong>, a <strong>0.54% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Nepal population growth rate for 2020 was <strong>1.77%</strong>, a <strong>0.64% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
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Nepal Population Census: Central Region: Rasuwa data was reported at 43,300.000 Person in 2011. This records a decrease from the previous number of 44,731.000 Person for 2001. Nepal Population Census: Central Region: Rasuwa data is updated yearly, averaging 40,022.000 Person from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2011, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44,731.000 Person in 2001 and a record low of 30,241.000 Person in 1981. Nepal Population Census: Central Region: Rasuwa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.G001: Population Census.
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Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population) in Nepal was reported at 9.2994 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nepal - Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.
The need and importance of the data provided by the census have been increasingly recognized since the preliminary figures were first published. Requests for more and more data have come, not only from governmental agencies but also from the general public, political parties and social organizations at home and abroad. The data supplied have been used for different purposes among which has been to help in the preparation of a Five Year Development Plan. The population figures and maps of the thums and pragannas prepared by the department were the only dependable bases. The National Education Commission and the administration Reorganization Commission have also been supplied with information in advance of this publication and have incorporated the data in their reports and in formulating their programme recommendations. It has been a matter of great satisfaction to find that the data are so much needed and are so widely used in building the nation.
The census collected demographic statistics on household members.
National
Individual, household
The Census covered all de jure household members (usual residents) in private households.
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Face-to-face [f2f]
The questionnaire of the Census of Population 1961 includes the following demographics of household members:
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Key information about Nepal population
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Nepal Population Census: Far Western Region data was reported at 2,552,517.000 Person in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,191,330.000 Person for 2001. Nepal Population Census: Far Western Region data is updated yearly, averaging 1,935,315.500 Person from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2011, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,552,517.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 1,320,089.000 Person in 1981. Nepal Population Census: Far Western Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.G001: Population Census.
The 2021 NPHC is tthe first census conducted under the federal structure of Nepal. The main census enumeration was originally scheduled to take place over 15 days- from June 8 to 22, 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the enumeration was postponed for five months. Once the impact of the pandemic subsided, the enumeration was carried out according to a new work plan for a 15 dya period from November 11 to 25, 2021.
This report contains statistical tables at the national, provincial, district and municipal levels, derived from the topics covered in the census questionaires. The work of the analyzing the data in detail is still in progress. The report provides insights into the different aspects of the census operation, including its procedure, concepts, methodology, quality control, logistics, communication, data processing, challenges faced, and other management aspects.
This census slightly differs from the previous censuses mainly due to the following activities: i. three modes of data collection (CAPI, PAPI and e-census); ii. a full count of all questions instead of sampling for certain questions, as was done in the previous two censuses, iii. collaboration with Ministry of Health and Population to ascertain the likely maternal mortality cases reported in the census by skilled health personnel; iv. data processing within its premises; v. recuitment of fresh youths as supervisor and enumerators; and vi. using school teachers as master trainers, especially for the local level training of enumerators.
The objectives of the 2021 Population Census were:
a) to develop a set of benchmark data for different purposes. b) to provide distribution of population by demographic, social and economic characteristics. c) to provide data for small administrative areas of the country on population and housing characteristics. d) to provide reliable frames for different types of sample surveys. e) to provide many demographic indicators like birth rates, death rates and migration rates. f) to project population for the coming years.
The total population of Nepal, as of the census day (25 November 2021) is 29,164,578, of which the number of males is 14,253,551 (48.87 %) and the number of females is 14,911,027 (51.13 %). Accordingly, the sex ratio is 95.59 males per 100 females. Annual average population growth rate is 0.92 percent in 2021.
National Level, Ecological belt, Urban and Rural, Province, District, Municipality, Ward Level
The census results provide information up to the ward level (the lowest administrative level of Nepal), household and indivisual.
The census covered all modified de jure household members (usual residents)
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Face-to-face [f2f] and online
In this census three main questionnaires were developed for data collection. The first was the Listing Form deveoped mainly for capturing the basic household informatioin in each Enumeration area of the whole country. The second questionnaire was the main questionnaire with eight major Sections as mentioned hereunder.
Listing Questionaire Section 1. Introduction Section 2. House information Section 3. Household information Section 4. Agriculture and livestock information Section 5. Other information
Main Questionaire Section 1. Introduction Section 2. Household Information Section 3. Individual Information Section 4. Educational Information Section 5. Migration Section 6. Fertility Section 7.Disability Section 8. Economic Activity
For the first time, the NPHC, 2021 brougt a Community Questionnaire aiming at capturing the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the Wards (the lowest administrative division under Rural/Urban Municipalities). The Community Questionnaire contains 6 Chapters. The information derived from community questionnaire is expected to validate (cross checks) certain information collected from main questionnaire.
Community questionaire Section 1. Introduction Section 2. Basic information of wards Section 3. Caste and mother tongue information Section 4. Current status of service within wards Section 5. Access of urban services and facilities within wards Section 6. Status of Disaster Risk
It is noteworty that the digital version of questionnare was applied in collecting data within the selected municipalities of Kathmandu Valley. Enumerators mobilized in Kathmandu Valley were well trained to use tablets. Besides, online mode of data collection was adpoted for all the Nepalese Diplomatic Agencies located abroad.
For the concistency of data required logics were set in the data entry programme. For the processing and analysis of data SPSS and STATA programme were employed.