Overseas Nepali

**Overseas Nepalese**
Total population
	c. 4,232,980
Regions with significant populations
India	estimated 720,892 (2011 Census of Nepal)
Malaysia	700,000
Qatar	746,917
Saudi Arabia	534,451
Burma	1,005,069
United Arab Emirates	654,905
Australia	331,830 (2020)
United States	282,385
United Kingdom	204,000 (2018)
Japan	200,148
Kuwait	101,193
Thailand	100,000
South Korea	73,148
Portugal	51,000
Bangladesh	39,988
Belgium	25,472
Canada	21,975 (2021)
Croatia	20,000
Bahrain	20,000
Oman	17,057
Mexico	16,500
Hong Kong	15,950
Fiji	10,000[1]
Germany	7,000
Brunei	6,000
Finland	5,012
Singapore	5,000
Sri Lanka	5,000
Israel	4,500
Poland	4,400
Spain	4,000
Denmark	4,000
New Zealand	3,630 (2018)[1]
China	3,500
Libya	3,064
Philippines	2,745 (2000 Philippines census)[1]
Italy	2,500[1]
France	2,000
Netherlands	2,000
Norway	2,000
Vietnam	2,000
Austria	1,250
Sweden	1,000
Switzerland	1,000
Czechia	1,000
Romania	1,000
Pakistan	1,000[1]
Bhutan	1,000
Taiwan	167
Russia	79
Languages
	Nepali, Maithili, Nepal Bhasa and other Nepalese languages.
Religion
	Hinduism · Buddhism · Christianity · Islam..KIRATI
Related ethnic groups
	Nepalis (Nepalese), Madheshi (Nepalese)

Overseas Nepalese or Non-Resident Nepalese are either foreigners of Nepalese ancestry or Nepalis (citizens of Nepal) who live outside the South Asian nation of Nepal.

Under the Non-Resident Nepali Act of 2007, Non-Resident Nepali (NRN) (Nepali: गैर आवासीय नेपाली, Gair Aawasiya Nepali) means the following:

(a) A person who currently holds citizenship of Nepal, who may or may not have acquired a citizenship of another country or countries, who currently does not reside in Nepal for any reason.

(b) A former Nepali citizen (भूतपूर्व नेपाली नागरिक/"Bhutpurba Nepali Nāgarik") means a person who once held Nepali citizenship (By birth, ancestry blood rights or by other means) and has denounced (legally) his/her Nepali citizenship.

(c) Foreign citizen of Nepali origin (नेपाली मूलको विदेशी नागरिक/"Nepali Mulko Bideshi Nāgarik") means a person who him/herself or whose father, mother, grandfather or grandmother was/were a citizen of Nepal at any time and has subsequently acquired the citizenship of any other foreign country other than a member country of the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation (SAARC).

(d) Nepali citizen residing abroad (आप्रवासी नेपाली/"Aaprabashi Nepali") means a Nepali citizen who has been residing in any foreign country for at least two years by doing any profession, occupation, business and employment except a Nepali citizen residing in a member country of SAARC or serving in a diplomatic mission or consulate situated in a foreign country under the assignment of the Government of Nepal.

(e) Person of Nepali origin is a person of Nepali origin or ancestry who was or whose ancestors were born in Nepal or other nations with Nepali ancestry but is not a citizen of Nepal and is a citizen of another country. A person of Nepali origin might have been a citizen of Nepal and subsequently taken the citizenship of another country.

The Non-Resident Nepali Association was established by the conference held by 11–14 October 2003 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The seventh NRNA global conference was held on 14–17 October 2017 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The mother tongue languages of Non Resident Nepalis are नेपाली, Nepal Bhasa,(Newari), Tharu, various Kirat languages, Limbu, Gurung, Magar, Maithili and Bhojpuri.