Province
Madhesh Province
मधेश प्रदेश
8 districts · 136 local governments · P-code
NP02- Population
- 6.5M
- 2023 projection · UNFPA
- Area
- 9,591
- km²
- Density
- 678
- people per km²
- Share of Nepal
- 21.0%
- by population
- Working age
- 63%
- aged 15–64
Population
2023 projection from UNFPA. Nepal's most recent census was 2021.
Total
6,499,667
Female
3,240,269
49.9%
Male
3,259,398
50.1%
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+ | 17,295 | 18,787 | 36,082 |
| 75-79 | 26,758 | 32,279 | 59,037 |
| 70-74 | 55,618 | 60,906 | 116,524 |
| 65-69 | 75,569 | 79,868 | 155,437 |
| 60-64 | 90,516 | 85,804 | 176,320 |
| 55-59 | 107,861 | 101,299 | 209,160 |
| 50-54 | 127,345 | 119,725 | 247,070 |
| 45-49 | 166,029 | 150,384 | 316,413 |
| 40-44 | 177,537 | 152,669 | 330,206 |
| 35-39 | 234,999 | 189,701 | 424,700 |
| 30-34 | 262,080 | 241,973 | 504,053 |
| 25-29 | 303,548 | 311,384 | 614,932 |
| 20-24 | 308,269 | 324,491 | 632,760 |
| 15-19 | 295,188 | 332,284 | 627,472 |
| 10-14 | 323,967 | 343,585 | 667,552 |
| 5-9 | 335,880 | 354,593 | 690,473 |
| 0-4 | 331,810 | 359,666 | 691,476 |
Districts by population
8 districts, 2023.
- Dhanusa924,655
- Sarlahi915,320
- Rautahat871,027
- Bara808,672
- Siraha789,696
- Mahottari750,959
- Saptari747,875
- Parsa691,463
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| Place | नेपाली | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanusa | — | 924,655 |
| Sarlahi | — | 915,320 |
| Rautahat | — | 871,027 |
| Bara | — | 808,672 |
| Siraha | — | 789,696 |
| Mahottari | — | 750,959 |
| Saptari | — | 747,875 |
| Parsa | — | 691,463 |
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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
Download
Full dataset catalogue and revision history in manifest.json.