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Lesson Status of Population Growth
10.1

in Nepal

Annual population growth rate in Nepal was last
FACTS measured at 1.21 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
to Understand

Population change is dynamic process, Population increases due to the birth
of a baby in a family or in area. Population also increases when the rate of
immigration exceeds the rate of immigration. Immigration is also called
In-migration. In-migration is the geographical movement of people to a particular
place from different parts of the country or from other countries and out-migration
or emigration is the geographical movement of people from the place of origin to
place of destination. Population growth rate is the increase in population due to
birth, death and migration. Where there is infant or child mortality rate is high
population increases. Parents have fear to loose their children so they bear more
children. In this way death is also responsible for population growth. Census is
the scientific method of country's population of specific time and the place. In
Nepal the population census began in 1911 AD (BS 1968).The population of Nepal
was only 56,38,749 during the first census. A census is taken in every ten years.
The following data shows the population status in detail since 1911 AD (BS 1968).

Year (in AD) Population Population Growth (%)
1911 56,38,749 -
1920 55,73,788 0.13
1930 55,32,574 0.07
1941 62,83,649 1.16
1952-54 82,56,625 2.30
1961 94,12,996 1.65
1971 1,15,55,983 2.07
1981 1,50,22,833 2.66
1991 1,84,91,097 2.10
2001 2,31,51,423 2.25
2011 2,64,94,504 1.35

Sources: (CBS, 2011)
This table shows that population in Nepal was 56,38,749 in 1911 AD but it
declared in the next 30 years. Some of the reasons are discusses below:

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