District · Karnali Province
Mugu District
4 local governments · P-code
NP0665- Population
- 69k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 3,233
- km²
- Density
- 21
- people per km²
- Share of Karnali
- 3.9%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 0.22%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
68,951
Female
34,210
49.6%
Male
34,741
50.4%
Age and sex structure
Five-year age bands. Both sides share one scale, so bar lengths are directly comparable.
FemaleMale2023 · hover a band for exact counts
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| Age | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80+ | 125 | 119 | 244 |
| 75-79 | 234 | 245 | 479 |
| 70-74 | 581 | 501 | 1,082 |
| 65-69 | 533 | 565 | 1,098 |
| 60-64 | 970 | 850 | 1,820 |
| 55-59 | 1,085 | 1,168 | 2,253 |
| 50-54 | 1,166 | 1,110 | 2,276 |
| 45-49 | 1,574 | 1,531 | 3,105 |
| 40-44 | 1,653 | 1,394 | 3,047 |
| 35-39 | 1,935 | 1,870 | 3,805 |
| 30-34 | 2,541 | 2,736 | 5,277 |
| 25-29 | 2,898 | 3,479 | 6,377 |
| 20-24 | 3,431 | 3,637 | 7,068 |
| 15-19 | 3,493 | 3,306 | 6,799 |
| 10-14 | 4,156 | 4,366 | 8,522 |
| 5-9 | 4,014 | 4,148 | 8,162 |
| 0-4 | 3,821 | 3,716 | 7,537 |
Local governments
4 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Municipality · 1
- Chhayanath Rara · छायाँनाथ रारा नगरपालिका
Rural municipality · 3
- Khatyad · खत्याड गाउँपालिका
- Mugumakarmarog
- Soru · सोरु गाउँपालिका
Sources & methodology
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (2024) · United Nations Population Fund (2023) · Wikidata (2026) · World Bank (1960-2024)
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