Nepalis
Sign in to saveNepalis () or Nepalese are the permanent citizens of Nepal under Nepali nationality law. The term Nepali strictly refers to nationality, meaning people holding citizenship of Nepal. Conversely, people without Nepalese citizenship but with roots in Nepal (such as Nepalese Australians), who speak Nepali or any of the other 128 Nepali languages but hold foreign citizenship, are referred to as Nepali-language Speaking Foreigners (). The term Nepali is also not generally used to refer to non-citizen residents, dual citizens, or expatriates.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Nepalis
- Ethnic group.native_name
- नेपाली
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- ne, new
- Ethnic group.image
- Map of the Nepali Diaspora in the World.svg
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- Map of the Nepalese Citizens around the World residing for work or study
- Ethnic group.popplace
- 29 million (2021 Census)
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 600,000–700,000
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 700,000 (2016)
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 406,917
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 405,069
- Ethnic group.pop5
- 334,451
- Ethnic group.pop6
- 273,229 (2025)
- Ethnic group.pop7
- 224,905
- Ethnic group.pop8
- 223,930 (2023)
- Ethnic group.pop9
- 164,000
- Ethnic group.ref9
- (2018)
- Ethnic group.pop10
- 131,830
- Ethnic group.ref10
- (2020)
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Article
4 sectionsContents
- Nepalese diaspora
- Province division of Nepal
- See also
- References
Nepalis () or Nepalese are the permanent citizens of Nepal under Nepali nationality law. The term Nepali strictly refers to nationality, meaning people holding citizenship of Nepal. Conversely, people without Nepalese citizenship but with roots in Nepal (such as Nepalese Australians), who speak Nepali or any of the other 128 Nepali languages but hold foreign citizenship, are referred to as Nepali-language Speaking Foreigners (). The term Nepali is also not generally used to refer to non-citizen residents, dual citizens, or expatriates.
Nepal is a multicultural and multi-ethnic country. Bagmati Province is the most densely populated province, holding approximately 20.97 percent of Nepal's population.