Nepali, Nepaleseनेपाली, गोर्खाली |
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Map of the Nepalese Citizens around the World residing for work or study |
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| Nepal
29 million (2021 Census) |
| India | 600,000 (primarily students and migrant workers) |
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| Malaysia | 700,000 (estimated) |
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| Qatar | 406,917 |
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| Myanmar | 405,069 |
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| Saudi Arabia | 334,451 |
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| Japan | 233,043(2024) |
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| United Arab Emirates | 224,905 |
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| United States | 223,930 (2023) |
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| United Kingdom | 164,000(2018) |
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| Australia | 131,830(2020) |
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| Thailand | 100,000 |
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| South Korea | 73,148 |
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| Kuwait | 71,193 |
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| Portugal | 51,000 |
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| Bangladesh | 39,988 |
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| Belgium | 25,472 |
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| Canada | 21,975 (2021) |
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| Croatia | 20,000 |
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| Bahrain | 20,000 |
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| Oman | 17,057 |
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| Mexico | 16,500 |
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| Hong Kong | 15,950 |
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| Fiji | 10,000 |
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| Germany | 7,000 |
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| Brunei | 6,000 |
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| Finland | 5,012 |
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| Sri Lanka | 5,000 |
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| Singapore | 5,000 |
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| Poland | 4,400 |
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| Spain | 4,000 |
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| Denmark | 4,000 |
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| New Zealand | 3,630 (2018)[1] |
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| China | 3,500 |
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| Libya | 3,064 |
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| Philippines | 2,745 (2000 Philippines census)[1] |
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| Italy | 2,500[1] |
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| France | 2,000 |
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| Netherlands | 2,000 |
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| Norway | 2,000 |
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| Vietnam | 2,000 |
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| Austria | 1,250 |
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| Sweden | 1,000 |
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| Switzerland | 1,000 |
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| Czechia | 1,000 |
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| Romania | 1,000 |
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| Pakistan | 1,000 |
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| Bhutan | 1,000 |
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| Brazil | 310 |
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| Taiwan | 167 |
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| Nepali, Newar, Magar, Maithili, Tamang, Tharu, Gurung, Limbu, Rai, Sherpa, Doteli, Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Hindi, Urdu, Magahi, Bajjika, Angika, and other languages |
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| Hinduism (majority), Buddhism, Kirant, Prakriti, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism, Baháʼí Faith |
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| Nepali diaspora and Madhesis |
Nepali or Nepalese (Nepali: नेपाली जनता/ गोर्खाली जनता) 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 (Nepali: नेपाली भाषी विदेशी). 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.