Nepal's Population Witnesses Lowest Growth In 80 Years: Reports
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The preliminary results of the National Census 2021, which were made public by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), also indicated that the population growth rate in Nepal is less than the average growth rate of the population globally, The Kathmandu Post newspaper reported.
Nepal's population has witnessed a growth of mere 0.93 per cent, the lowest in the last eight decades, reportedly due to the outward migration of Nepalis for jobs and studies, media reports said on Wednesday.
The preliminary results of the National Census 2021, which were made public by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), also indicated that the population growth rate in Nepal is less than the average growth rate of the population globally, The Kathmandu Post newspaper reported.
"Nepal's population has reached 29,192,480. The main reason behind the slowest growth in population appears to be outward migration of Nepalis for jobs and studies," Hem Raj Regmi, the deputy director-general of the bureau, was quoted as saying in the report.
Unveiling the preliminary data of the national census conducted in November, the national statistical agency said Nepal's average annual population grew by 0.93 per cent.
