District · Koshi Province
Ilam District
10 local governments · P-code
NP0103- Population
- 290k
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 1,685
- km²
- Density
- 172
- people per km²
- Share of Koshi
- 5.5%
- by population
- Share of Nepal
- 0.94%
- by population
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
289,675
Female
145,022
50.1%
Male
144,653
49.9%
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+ | 1,332 | 1,737 | 3,069 |
| 75-79 | 1,790 | 2,063 | 3,853 |
| 70-74 | 2,654 | 3,053 | 5,707 |
| 65-69 | 4,562 | 4,682 | 9,244 |
| 60-64 | 5,888 | 6,051 | 11,939 |
| 55-59 | 7,740 | 6,538 | 14,278 |
| 50-54 | 8,606 | 7,401 | 16,007 |
| 45-49 | 9,069 | 7,933 | 17,002 |
| 40-44 | 10,329 | 8,157 | 18,486 |
| 35-39 | 11,001 | 10,083 | 21,084 |
| 30-34 | 13,010 | 14,337 | 27,347 |
| 25-29 | 14,531 | 16,032 | 30,563 |
| 20-24 | 12,987 | 13,983 | 26,970 |
| 15-19 | 12,196 | 12,743 | 24,939 |
| 10-14 | 9,865 | 10,251 | 20,116 |
| 5-9 | 9,979 | 10,253 | 20,232 |
| 0-4 | 9,483 | 9,356 | 18,839 |
Local governments
10 in this district. Population at this level is not published by the source used here, which stops at district.
Municipality · 4
- Deumai · देउमाई नगरपालिका
- Illam
- Mai · माई नगरपालिका
- Suryodaya · सूर्योदय नगरपालिका
Rural municipality · 6
- Chulachuli · चुलाचुली
- Fakfokathum
- Mai Jogmai · माईजोगमाई गाउँपालिका
- Mangsebung · माङसेबुङ गाउँपालिका
- Rong
- Sandakpur · सन्दकपुर 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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