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4.1 Population Size

People are distributed in different places. The total number of people living in a particular
place at a time is regarded as population size. It can also be said as total number of people
in a country. Population size cannot remain same as population is dynamic and keeps on
changing very often. But it can be indicated exactly on the basis of particular place and
time.

Population size and growth rate in Nepal
Population size is denoted by census. Census is conducted in every ten years interval
in Nepal. It has been conducted regularly in Nepal since last 100 years. There has been
fluctuation of population in Nepal. The population size has increased tremendously since
last few decades.

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Table 1: Population size and growth rate in Nepal
Annual
Inter census Population
Total Population
Census Year Change in Doubling
Population Growth
Population Time (Years)
Rate (%)
1911 A.D. (19 68 B.S) 5,6,38,749 – – –
1920 A.D. (1977 B.S) 5, 5, 73, 788 – 64,961 – 0. 13 –
1930 A.D. (1987 B.S) 5,5,32,574 – 41, 214 – 0.07 –
1941 A.D. (1998 B.S) 6,2,83, 649 7,51,075 1.16 60
1952/54 A.D. (2009/11 B.S.) 8,2,56,625 19,72,976 2.27 31
1961 A.D. (2018 B.S) 9, 4, 12, 996 11,56,371 1.64 42
1971 A.D. (2028 B.S) 1,1,5,55,983 21,42,987 2.05 34
1981 A.D. (2038 B.S) 1, 5,0,22,839 34,66,856 2.62 26
1991 A.D. (2048 B.S.) 1,84,91,097 34,68,258 2.08 33
2001 A.D. (2058 B.S) 2,31,51,423 46,60,326 2.25 31
2011 A.D.(2068 B.S) 2,64,94,504 33,43,081 1.35 52
Source: CBS, 2011
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