| Table 3 : Population by sex, area in sq. km and density | |||||||
| Area | Total | Male | Female | Area in | Density | ||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | sq. km | per sq. km | ||
| NEPAL | 18491097 | 9220974 | 49.9 | 9270123 | 50.1 | 147181 | 125.6 |
| EASTERN DEV. REGION | 4446749 | 2228589 | 50.1 | 2218160 | 49.9 | 28456 | 156.3 |
| TAPLEJUNG | 120053 | 58774 | 49.0 | 61279 | 51.0 | 3646 | 32.9 |
| PANCHTHAR | 175206 | 86254 | 49.2 | 88952 | 50.8 | 1241 | 141.2 |
| ILAM | 229214 | 115377 | 50.3 | 113837 | 49.7 | 1703 | 134.6 |
| JHAPA | 593737 | 299946 | 50.5 | 293791 | 49.5 | 1606 | 369.7 |
| MORANG | 674823 | 343045 | 50.8 | 331778 | 49.2 | 1855 | 363.8 |
| SUNSARI | 463481 | 234217 | 50.5 | 229264 | 49.5 | 1257 | 368.7 |
| DHANKUTA | 146386 | 72080 | 49.2 | 74306 | 50.8 | 891 | 164.3 |
| TERHATHUM | 102870 | 50319 | 48.9 | 52551 | 51.1 | 679 | 151.5 |
| SANKHUWASABHA | 141903 | 69519 | 49.0 | 72384 | 51.0 | 3480 | 40.8 |
| BHOJPUR | 198784 | 96037 | 48.3 | 102747 | 51.7 | 1507 | 131.9 |
| SOLUKHUMBU | 97200 | 47921 | 49.3 | 49279 | 50.7 | 3312 | 29.3 |
| OKHALDHUNGA | 139457 | 67951 | 48.7 | 71506 | 51.3 | 1074 | 129.8 |
| KHOTANG | 215965 | 104866 | 48.6 | 111099 | 51.4 | 1591 | 135.7 |
| UDAYAPUR | 221256 | 109704 | 49.6 | 111552 | 50.4 | 2063 | 107.2 |
| SAPTARI | 465668 | 236368 | 50.8 | 229300 | 49.2 | 1363 | 341.6 |
| SIRAHA | 460746 | 236211 | 51.3 | 224535 | 48.7 | 1188 | 387.8 |
| CENTRAL DEV. REGION | 6183955 | 3147894 | 50.9 | 3036061 | 49.1 | 27410 | 225.6 |
| DHANUSA | 543672 | 281775 | 51.8 | 261897 | 48.2 | 1180 | 460.7 |
| MAHOTARI | 440146 | 227627 | 51.7 | 212519 | 48.3 | 1002 | 439.3 |
| SARLAHI | 492798 | 254964 | 51.7 | 237834 | 48.3 | 1259 | 391.4 |
| SINDHULI | 223900 | 111409 | 49.8 | 112491 | 50.2 | 2491 | 89.9 |
| RAMECHHAP | 188064 | 90718 | 48.2 | 97346 | 51.8 | 1546 | 121.6 |
| DOLKHA | 173236 | 84825 | 49.0 | 88411 | 51.0 | 2191 | 79.1 |
| SINCHUPALCHOKE | 261025 | 131523 | 50.4 | 129502 | 49.6 | 2542 | 102.7 |
| KAVRE | 324329 | 159784 | 49.3 | 164545 | 50.7 | 1396 | 232.3 |
| LALITPUR | 257086 | 130326 | 50.7 | 126760 | 49.3 | 385 | 667.8 |
| BHAKTAPUR | 172952 | 86818 | 50.2 | 86134 | 49.8 | 119 | 1453.4 |
| KATHMANDU | 675341 | 351316 | 52.0 | 324025 | 48.0 | 395 | 1709.7 |
| NUWAKOT | 245260 | 122531 | 50.0 | 122729 | 50.0 | 1121 | 218.8 |
| RASUWA | 36744 | 18985 | 51.7 | 17759 | 48.3 | 1544 | 23.8 |
| DHADING | 278068 | 138035 | 49.6 | 140033 | 50.4 | 1926 | 144.4 |
| MAKWANPUR | 314599 | 159562 | 50.7 | 155037 | 49.3 | 2426 | 129.7 |
| RAUTAHAT | 414005 | 213994 | 51.7 | 200011 | 48.3 | 1126 | 367.7 |
| BARA | 415718 | 214872 | 51.7 | 200846 | 48.3 | 1190 | 349.3 |
| PARSA | 372524 | 193174 | 51.9 | 179350 | 48.1 | 1353 | 275.3 |
| CHITAWAN | 354488 | 175656 | 49.6 | 178832 | 50.4 | 2218 | 159.8 |
| WESTERN DEV. REGION | 3770678 | 1821499 | 48.3 | 1949179 | 51.7 | 29398 | 128.3 |
| GORKHA | 252524 | 121327 | 48.0 | 131197 | 52.0 | 3610 | 70.0 |
| LAMJUNG | 153697 | 73061 | 47.5 | 80636 | 52.5 | 1692 | 90.8 |
| TANAHU | 268073 | 127312 | 47.5 | 140761 | 52.5 | 1546 | 173.4 |
| SYANGJA | 293526 | 136269 | 46.4 | 157257 | 53.6 | 1164 | 252.2 |
| KASKI | 292945 | 141535 | 48.3 | 151410 | 51.7 | 2017 | 145.2 |
| MANANG | 5363 | 2789 | 52.0 | 2574 | 48.0 | 2246 | 2.4 |
| MUSTANG | 14292 | 7468 | 52.3 | 6824 | 47.7 | 3573 | 4.0 |
| MYAGDI | 100552 | 47734 | 47.5 | 52818 | 52.5 | 2297 | 43.8 |
| PARBAT | 143547 | 66572 | 46.4 | 76975 | 53.6 | 494 | 290.6 |
| BAGLUNG | 232486 | 108340 | 46.6 | 124146 | 53.4 | 1784 | 130.3 |
| GULMI | 266331 | 120795 | 45.4 | 145536 | 54.6 | 1149 | 231.8 |
| PALPA | 236313 | 110325 | 46.7 | 125988 | 53.3 | 1373 | 172.1 |
| NAWALPARASI | 436217 | 217749 | 49.9 | 218468 | 50.1 | 2162 | 201.8 |
| RUPANDEHI | 522150 | 264607 | 50.7 | 257543 | 49.3 | 1360 | 383.9 |
| KAPILBASTU | 371778 | 191444 | 51.5 | 180334 | 48.5 | 1738 | 213.9 |
| ARGHAKHANCHI | 180884 | 84172 | 46.5 | 96712 | 53.5 | 1193 | 151.6 |
| MID -WESTERN DEV.REGION | 2410414 | 1200292 | 49.8 | 1210122 | 50.2 | 42378 | 56.9 |
| PYUTHAN | 175469 | 81751 | 46.6 | 93718 | 53.4 | 1309 | 134.0 |
| ROLPA | 179621 | 86817 | 48.3 | 92804 | 51.7 | 1879 | 95.6 |
| RUKUM | 155554 | 76956 | 49.5 | 78598 | 50.5 | 2877 | 54.1 |
| SALYAN | 181785 | 90168 | 49.6 | 91617 | 50.4 | 1462 | 124.3 |
| DANG | 354413 | 175085 | 49.4 | 179328 | 50.6 | 2955 | 119.9 |
| BANKE | 285604 | 147786 | 51.7 | 137818 | 48.3 | 2337 | 122.2 |
| BARDIYA | 290313 | 146920 | 50.6 | 143393 | 49.4 | 2025 | 143.4 |
| SURKHET | 225768 | 111843 | 49.5 | 113925 | 50.5 | 2451 | 92.1 |
| DAILEKH | 187400 | 93577 | 49.9 | 93823 | 50.1 | 1502 | 124.8 |
| JAJARKOT | 113958 | 57159 | 50.2 | 56799 | 49.8 | 2230 | 51.1 |
| DOLPA | 25013 | 12703 | 50.8 | 12310 | 49.2 | 7889 | 3.2 |
| JUMLA | 75964 | 38588 | 50.8 | 37376 | 49.2 | 2531 | 30.0 |
| KALIKOT | 88805 | 44679 | 50.3 | 44126 | 49.7 | 1741 | 51.0 |
| MUGU | 36364 | 18562 | 51.0 | 17802 | 49.0 | 3535 | 10.3 |
| HUMLA | 34383 | 17698 | 51.5 | 16685 | 48.5 | 5655 | 6.1 |
| FAR - WESTERN DEV . REGION | 1679301 | 822700 | 49.0 | 856601 | 51.0 | 19539 | 85.9 |
| BAJURA | 92010 | 45054 | 49.0 | 46956 | 51.0 | 2188 | 42.1 |
| BAJHANG | 139092 | 66651 | 47.9 | 72441 | 52.1 | 3422 | 40.6 |
| ACHHAM | 198188 | 93108 | 47.0 | 105080 | 53.0 | 1680 | 118.0 |
| DOTI | 167168 | 80872 | 48.4 | 86296 | 51.6 | 2025 | 82.6 |
| KAILALI | 417891 | 210127 | 50.3 | 207764 | 49.7 | 3235 | 129.2 |
| KANCHANPUR | 257906 | 130023 | 50.4 | 127883 | 49.6 | 1610 | 160.2 |
| DADELDHURA | 104647 | 50403 | 48.2 | 54244 | 51.8 | 1538 | 68.0 |
| BAITADI | 200716 | 96354 | 48.0 | 104362 | 52.0 | 1519 | 132.1 |
| DARCHULA | 101683 | 50108 | 49.3 | 51575 | 50.7 | 2322 | 43.8 |