| TABLE 23 : POPULATION BY SPOKEN AS A SECOND LANGUAGE , SEX AND AGE GROUPS | ||||||||||
| AREA, SEX & | A G E G R O U P | NOT | ||||||||
| MOTHER TONGUE | TOTAL | 0 -4 | 5-14 | 15 - 24 | 25 - 34 | 35 - 44 | 45 - 54 | 55 - 64 | 65 + | STATED |
| NEPAL | ||||||||||
| BOTH SEXES | 17710515 | 2580860 | 4912617 | 3239181 | 2428978 | 1795584 | 1278016 | 860191 | 612808 | 2280 |
| NEPALI | 3347261 | 293530 | 873086 | 708331 | 518075 | 380277 | 266723 | 181025 | 125854 | 360 |
| MAITHILI | 71226 | 6932 | 16939 | 13780 | 12745 | 9064 | 5583 | 3510 | 2644 | 29 |
| BHOJPURI | 74148 | 8571 | 19323 | 13669 | 11746 | 8563 | 5822 | 3723 | 2714 | 17 |
| NEWARI | 22129 | 1411 | 4157 | 4706 | 3900 | 3049 | 2197 | 1492 | 1209 | 8 |
| GURUNG | 18918 | 1490 | 4139 | 3721 | 2599 | 2379 | 1890 | 1459 | 1236 | 5 |
| TAMANG | 23645 | 2287 | 5630 | 4580 | 3651 | 2913 | 2040 | 1525 | 1013 | 6 |
| ABADHI | 19996 | 2152 | 5027 | 3701 | 3187 | 2385 | 1649 | 1089 | 802 | 4 |
| THARU | 48603 | 5077 | 12931 | 10204 | 7585 | 5663 | 3624 | 2089 | 1402 | 28 |
| MAGAR | 37118 | 3350 | 8988 | 7105 | 5322 | 4679 | 3464 | 2404 | 1797 | 9 |
| LIMBU | 10203 | 1012 | 2439 | 2029 | 1594 | 1177 | 811 | 679 | 458 | 4 |
| RAI / KIRATI | 48334 | 5515 | 13046 | 9617 | 6987 | 5071 | 3722 | 2615 | 1749 | 12 |
| SHERPA | 4635 | 285 | 994 | 1001 | 817 | 558 | 481 | 305 | 189 | 5 |
| THAKALI | 1056 | 42 | 159 | 213 | 220 | 151 | 131 | 77 | 62 | 1 |
| RAJBANSI | 3217 | 154 | 724 | 727 | 625 | 422 | 296 | 159 | 108 | 2 |
| SATAR | 1339 | 90 | 277 | 279 | 252 | 212 | 108 | 64 | 56 | 1 |
| DANUWAR | 467 | 37 | 95 | 100 | 92 | 73 | 37 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| SANTHAL | 559 | 43 | 114 | 117 | 114 | 88 | 32 | 24 | 27 | 0 |
| HINDI | 489578 | 29725 | 94420 | 102463 | 99287 | 72555 | 45496 | 27180 | 18399 | 53 |
| URDU | 22932 | 2209 | 5659 | 4305 | 3973 | 2914 | 1875 | 1141 | 853 | 3 |
| CHEPANG | 1449 | 189 | 331 | 292 | 217 | 166 | 133 | 78 | 43 | 0 |
| THAMI | 822 | 79 | 185 | 190 | 113 | 111 | 68 | 53 | 23 | 0 |
| BENGALI | 2505 | 274 | 525 | 440 | 531 | 310 | 215 | 131 | 79 | 0 |
| MAJHI | 779 | 86 | 182 | 133 | 135 | 93 | 67 | 59 | 24 | 0 |
| DHIMAL | 405 | 43 | 89 | 63 | 82 | 60 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 1 |
| JHANGAR | 192 | 27 | 50 | 25 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| MARWADI | 933 | 78 | 189 | 209 | 204 | 105 | 73 | 41 | 34 | 0 |
| KUMHALE | 100 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| DARAI | 900 | 112 | 222 | 193 | 157 | 97 | 65 | 30 | 24 | 0 |
| JIREL | 105 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| BYANSHI | 161 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| RAJI | 1210 | 114 | 264 | 293 | 207 | 128 | 93 | 66 | 44 | 1 |
| ENGLISH | 42021 | 206 | 4086 | 16315 | 11481 | 6025 | 2635 | 867 | 406 | 0 |
| OTHER LOCAL LANGUAGE | 151150 | 21100 | 39943 | 27336 | 20356 | 16279 | 12767 | 8283 | 5068 | 18 |
| OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE | 3261 | 270 | 654 | 511 | 625 | 496 | 325 | 219 | 160 | 1 |
| NOT STATED | 13259158 | 2194328 | 3797694 | 2302460 | 1711994 | 1269457 | 915507 | 619722 | 446284 | 1712 |
| MALE | 8850784 | 1307355 | 2529834 | 1546078 | 1157270 | 892468 | 655646 | 447064 | 314226 | 843 |
| NEPALI | 1791758 | 148380 | 469745 | 373722 | 276286 | 207684 | 147526 | 100078 | 68211 | 126 |
| MAITHILI | 36667 | 3619 | 8844 | 6846 | 6352 | 4807 | 2965 | 1838 | 1380 | 16 |
| BHOJPURI | 38140 | 4418 | 10097 | 6739 | 5872 | 4424 | 3200 | 1964 | 1417 | 9 |
| NEWARI | 11464 | 721 | 2115 | 2287 | 2008 | 1667 | 1240 | 791 | 632 | 3 |
| GURUNG | 9328 | 813 | 2204 | 1722 | 1102 | 1079 | 965 | 800 | 641 | 2 |
| TAMANG | 12419 | 1159 | 2891 | 2292 | 1909 | 1596 | 1152 | 841 | 575 | 4 |
| ABADHI | 10618 | 1096 | 2648 | 1886 | 1637 | 1287 | 974 | 629 | 460 | 1 |
| THARU | 24948 | 2514 | 6654 | 4929 | 3818 | 2957 | 2061 | 1201 | 796 | 18 |
| MAGAR | 18664 | 1736 | 4621 | 3292 | 2544 | 2338 | 1842 | 1311 | 976 | 4 |
| LIMBU | 5198 | 511 | 1287 | 978 | 781 | 605 | 426 | 378 | 231 | 1 |
| RAI / KIRATI | 24634 | 2769 | 6874 | 4711 | 3438 | 2615 | 1971 | 1365 | 886 | 5 |
| SHERPA | 2425 | 130 | 507 | 524 | 435 | 314 | 244 | 164 | 105 | 2 |
| THAKALI | 549 | 19 | 83 | 106 | 120 | 77 | 70 | 44 | 30 | 0 |
| RAJBANSI | 1655 | 87 | 355 | 359 | 310 | 204 | 171 | 101 | 67 | 1 |
| SATAR | 728 | 48 | 138 | 164 | 132 | 127 | 65 | 33 | 21 | 0 |
| DANUWAR | 273 | 18 | 55 | 59 | 49 | 46 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| SANTHAL | 324 | 25 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 60 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| HINDI | 292631 | 15262 | 52078 | 59952 | 59822 | 46362 | 30258 | 17396 | 11478 | 23 |
| URDU | 12646 | 1140 | 3113 | 2229 | 2121 | 1736 | 1115 | 675 | 515 | 2 |
| CHEPANG | 720 | 87 | 160 | 137 | 113 | 78 | 83 | 41 | 21 | 0 |
| THAMI | 401 | 44 | 97 | 84 | 50 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| BENGALI | 1339 | 140 | 264 | 206 | 282 | 188 | 122 | 85 | 52 | 0 |
| MAJHI | 343 | 35 | 79 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 32 | 23 | 14 | 0 |
| DHIMAL | 216 | 27 | 46 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| JHANGAR | 103 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| MARWADI | 512 | 38 | 97 | 113 | 122 | 56 | 50 | 21 | 15 | 0 |
| KUMHALE | 44 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| DARAI | 450 | 56 | 96 | 89 | 84 | 60 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 0 |
| JIREL | 51 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| BYANSHI | 104 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| RAJI | 669 | 54 | 147 | 149 | 123 | 82 | 57 | 34 | 23 | 0 |
| ENGLISH | 32037 | 115 | 2598 | 11590 | 9337 | 5040 | 2261 | 758 | 338 | 0 |
| OTHER LOCAL LANGUAGE | 73546 | 10572 | 20382 | 12743 | 9265 | 7493 | 6019 | 4282 | 2785 | 5 |
| OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE | 1936 | 150 | 375 | 267 | 361 | 307 | 229 | 142 | 105 | 0 |
| NOT STATED | 6443244 | 1111540 | 1931076 | 1047699 | 768575 | 599004 | 450394 | 311955 | 222380 | 621 |
| FEMALE | 8861056 | 1273625 | 2383062 | 1693347 | 1271972 | 903305 | 622466 | 413204 | 298637 | 1438 |
| NEPALI | 1555503 | 145150 | 403341 | 334609 | 241789 | 172593 | 119197 | 80947 | 57643 | 234 |
| MAITHILI | 34559 | 3313 | 8095 | 6934 | 6393 | 4257 | 2618 | 1672 | 1264 | 13 |
| BHOJPURI | 36008 | 4153 | 9226 | 6930 | 5874 | 4139 | 2622 | 1759 | 1297 | 8 |
| NEWARI | 10665 | 690 | 2042 | 2419 | 1892 | 1382 | 957 | 701 | 577 | 5 |
| GURUNG | 9590 | 677 | 1935 | 1999 | 1497 | 1300 | 925 | 659 | 595 | 3 |
| TAMANG | 11226 | 1128 | 2739 | 2288 | 1742 | 1317 | 888 | 684 | 438 | 2 |
| ABADHI | 9378 | 1056 | 2379 | 1815 | 1550 | 1098 | 675 | 460 | 342 | 3 |
| THARU | 23655 | 2563 | 6277 | 5275 | 3767 | 2706 | 1563 | 888 | 606 | 10 |
| MAGAR | 18454 | 1614 | 4367 | 3813 | 2778 | 2341 | 1622 | 1093 | 821 | 5 |
| LIMBU | 5005 | 501 | 1152 | 1051 | 813 | 572 | 385 | 301 | 227 | 3 |
| RAI / KIRATI | 23700 | 2746 | 6172 | 4906 | 3549 | 2456 | 1751 | 1250 | 863 | 7 |
| SHERPA | 2210 | 155 | 487 | 477 | 382 | 244 | 237 | 141 | 84 | 3 |
| THAKALI | 507 | 23 | 76 | 107 | 100 | 74 | 61 | 33 | 32 | 1 |
| RAJBANSI | 1562 | 67 | 369 | 368 | 315 | 218 | 125 | 58 | 41 | 1 |
| SATAR | 611 | 42 | 139 | 115 | 120 | 85 | 43 | 31 | 35 | 1 |
| DANUWAR | 194 | 19 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| SANTHAL | 235 | 18 | 60 | 54 | 47 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| HINDI | 196947 | 14463 | 42342 | 42511 | 39465 | 26193 | 15238 | 9784 | 6921 | 30 |
| URDU | 10286 | 1069 | 2546 | 2076 | 1852 | 1178 | 760 | 466 | 338 | 1 |
| CHEPANG | 729 | 102 | 171 | 155 | 104 | 88 | 50 | 37 | 22 | 0 |
| THAMI | 421 | 35 | 88 | 106 | 63 | 58 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 0 |
| BENGALI | 1166 | 134 | 261 | 234 | 249 | 122 | 93 | 46 | 27 | 0 |
| MAJHI | 436 | 51 | 103 | 68 | 82 | 51 | 35 | 36 | 10 | 0 |
| DHIMAL | 189 | 16 | 43 | 32 | 45 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| JHANGAR | 89 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| MARWADI | 421 | 40 | 92 | 96 | 82 | 49 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| KUMHALE | 56 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| DARAI | 450 | 56 | 126 | 104 | 73 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| JIREL | 54 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| BYANSHI | 57 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| RAJI | 541 | 60 | 117 | 144 | 84 | 46 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 1 |
| ENGLISH | 9984 | 91 | 1488 | 4725 | 2144 | 985 | 374 | 109 | 68 | 0 |
| OTHER LOCAL LANGUAGE | 77604 | 10528 | 19561 | 14593 | 11091 | 8786 | 6748 | 4001 | 2283 | 13 |
| OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE | 1325 | 120 | 279 | 244 | 264 | 189 | 96 | 77 | 55 | 1 |
| NOT STATED | 6815914 | 1082788 | 1866618 | 1254761 | 943419 | 670453 | 465113 | 307767 | 223904 | 1091 |