Table 1 Demographic, socioeconomic and cultural characteristics by Nepal Province. The population distribution by ecology zone, education attainment, caste/ethnicity and religion are from Census 2011. Young adult refers to 20–39 years old. GDP during 2018–2019 is from [56], using an exchange rate of 1 USD = 121.6 NPR
Nepal Province | Population distribution by ecological zones | Young adults with at least lower secondary | GDP per capita 2018–2019 | Population distribution by caste/ethnicity and religion | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(province name) | Total (in millions) | Terai | Hill | Mountain | Â | (in USD) | Adivasi-Terai | Janajati-Hill | Khas Hindu (non- Dalits) | Dalit Hindu | Madhesi Hindu (non- Dalits) | Muslim | others |
Province 1 | 4.53 | 56% | 35% | 9% | 43% | 942 | 9% | 42% | 28% | 9% | 8% | 3% | 1% |
Province 2 | 5.40 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 19% | 657 | 5% | 5% | 5% | 15% | 55% | 13% | 2% |
Province 3 (Bagmati) | 5.53 | 10% | 80% | 9% | 49% | 1744 | 1% | 62% | 31% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
Province 4 (Gandaki) | 2.41 | 13% | 86% | 1% | 45% | 1018 | 1% | 50% | 32% | 16% | 0% | 1% | 0% |
Province 5 (Lumbini) | 4.50 | 72% | 28% | 0% | 31% | 845 | 14% | 19% | 27% | 15% | 17% | 7% | 1% |
Province 6 (Karnali) | 1.56 | 0% | 75% | 25% | 20% | 768 | 0% | 17% | 64% | 18% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Province 7 (Sudurpashchim) | 2.55 | 48% | 34% | 18% | 22% | 761 | 11% | 3% | 64% | 19% | 2% | 0% | 0% |