Province
Koshi Province
कोशी प्रदेश
14 districts · 137 local governments · P-code
NP01- Population
- 5.3M
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 26,061
- km²
- Density
- 202
- people per km²
- Share of Nepal
- 17.0%
- by population
- Working age
- 69%
- aged 15–64
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
5,253,447
Female
2,694,170
51.3%
Male
2,559,277
48.7%
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+ | 26,273 | 25,994 | 52,267 |
| 75-79 | 30,661 | 30,379 | 61,040 |
| 70-74 | 47,685 | 47,921 | 95,606 |
| 65-69 | 73,289 | 69,408 | 142,697 |
| 60-64 | 97,230 | 87,760 | 184,990 |
| 55-59 | 121,835 | 101,276 | 223,111 |
| 50-54 | 141,023 | 120,094 | 261,117 |
| 45-49 | 157,879 | 139,496 | 297,375 |
| 40-44 | 177,229 | 139,913 | 317,142 |
| 35-39 | 201,700 | 167,742 | 369,442 |
| 30-34 | 238,140 | 220,651 | 458,791 |
| 25-29 | 263,542 | 261,510 | 525,052 |
| 20-24 | 247,270 | 250,582 | 497,852 |
| 15-19 | 232,211 | 244,332 | 476,543 |
| 10-14 | 216,670 | 224,022 | 440,692 |
| 5-9 | 217,807 | 221,820 | 439,627 |
| 0-4 | 203,726 | 206,377 | 410,103 |
Districts by population
14 districts, 2023.
- Morang1,229,979
- Jhapa1,074,577
- Sunsari996,243
- Udayapur359,146
- Ilam289,675
- Khotang178,112
- Panchthar176,725
- Sankhuwasabha164,634
- Bhojpur160,924
- Dhankuta154,987
- Okhaldhunga144,138
- Taplejung124,619
- Solukhumbu109,135
- Terhathum90,553
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| Place | नेपाली | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Morang | — | 1,229,979 |
| Jhapa | — | 1,074,577 |
| Sunsari | — | 996,243 |
| Udayapur | — | 359,146 |
| Ilam | — | 289,675 |
| Khotang | — | 178,112 |
| Panchthar | — | 176,725 |
| Sankhuwasabha | — | 164,634 |
| Bhojpur | — | 160,924 |
| Dhankuta | — | 154,987 |
| Okhaldhunga | — | 144,138 |
| Taplejung | — | 124,619 |
| Solukhumbu | — | 109,135 |
| Terhathum | — | 90,553 |
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Sources
Who produced the data on this page, what it covers, and how to reuse it.
- Nepal — Subnational Administrative BoundariesReference period 2024
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Licence
- cc-by-igo-3.0
- Revisions
- This publisher restates previously published figures
- Nepal — Subnational Population StatisticsReference period 2023
United Nations Population Fund
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Licence
- cc-by-igo-3.0
- Revisions
- This publisher restates previously published figures
- Wikidata — Nepal local unitsReference period 2026
Wikidata
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Licence
- cc0-1.0
- World Bank World Development Indicators — NepalReference period 1960-2024
World Bank
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-23
- Licence
- cc-by-4.0
- Revisions
- This publisher restates previously published figures
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