Islam in Nepal
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Islam(Nepali:नेपाली मुसलमान) is the third largest religion inNepal.[1]According to the2021 Nepal census,approximately 1.483 millionMuslims,comprising 5.09% of the population, live in Nepal.[2]
नेपाली मुसलमान | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 1,483,060[3] (5.09% of the country's population)  [4] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Nepal | |
| Languages | |
| Nepali•Awadhi•Bhojpuri•Maithili•Gurung• [ Tamang][magar] | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kashmiri Muslims,Bihari Muslims,Madheshi people,[5]GorkhaliMuslims |
Nepalese Muslims(Nepali:नेपाली मुसलमान;Nepali Musalman) areNepaliswho followIslam.Their ancestors arrived in Nepal from different parts ofSouth Asia,Central AsiaandTibetduring different epochs, and have since lived amidst the numerically dominant Hindus and Buddhists. About 80% of the Muslim community live in theTerairegion, while the other 20% are found mainly in the city ofKathmanduandGorkhaand the western hills. The community numbers 971,056, about 3.8% of the total population ofNepal.Districts with large Muslim population includeSarlahi(9.9%),Rautahat(17.2%),Bara(11.9%), andParsa(17.3%) andBanke(16%) in the western Terai andSiraha(7%) andSunsari(10%) andSaptari(10%)Gorkha(13%) hill.[6]
Demographics
[edit]According to the2021 Nepal census,there are around 1.483 millionMuslimsin Nepal. Almost all of them live inTerai Region.[7]Districts with large Muslim concentrations are:Rautahat,Banke,Kapilvastu,Parsa,Mahottari,Bara,andSunsari.There are only 21,866 Muslims in the capital city ofKathmandu(1.25% of the total population).
Ahmadismaintain a small presence in Nepal.[8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1952/54 | 209,718 | — |
| 1961 | 280,507 | +33.8% |
| 1971 | 351,301 | +25.2% |
| 1981 | 399,607 | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 652,735 | +63.3% |
| 2001 | 972,359 | +49.0% |
| 2011 | 1,162,370 | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 1,483,060 | +27.6% |
| Source: Nepal Censuses | ||
The Muslim population was 1,483,060 as per Nepal 2021 Official census which make up 5.09% of Nepal's population. The Muslim population increased from 4.39% in 2011 to 5.09% in 2021.[11]
| Year | Percent | Increase |
|---|---|---|
| 1952/54 | ||
| 1961 | +0.44%
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| 1971 | +0.06%
| |
| 1981 |  -0.38%
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| 1991 | +0.87%
| |
| 2001 | +0.67%
| |
| 2011 | +0.19%
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| 2021 | +0.70%
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| Year | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2.2 million | 5.5% |
| 2040 | 2.7 million | 6% |
| 2050 | 3.2 million | 6.6% |
Islamis the fastest-growing religion in Nepal. By 2050Pew Research Centerhave estimated that Nepal will have 3.34 million Muslims and will constitute roughly around 7% of the country's population,[14]thus surpassingBuddhismwhich is currently the 2nd largestReligion in Nepalas of2021 Nepal censusreports.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Statistical Yearbook of Nepal - 2013.Kathmandu: Central Bureau of Statistics. 2013. p. 23. Archived fromthe originalon 18 September 2016.Retrieved13 December2015.
- ^National Statistics Office (2021).National Population and Housing Census 2021, Caste/Ethnicity Report.Government of Nepal(Report).
- ^National Statistics Office (2021).National Population and Housing Census 2021, Caste/Ethnicity Report.Government of Nepal(Report).
- ^"Religions in Nepal | PEW-GRF".
- ^https://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/ind/muslimsofnepal.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^Understanding Nepal: Muslims in a plural societyby Mollica DastiderISBN978-81-241-1271-7
- ^"National Muslim Commission".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-04-16.Retrieved2018-12-13.
- ^Sijapati, Megan Adamson (2011).Islamic Revival in Nepal: Religion and a New Nation.London and New York: Routledge.
- ^"Population Monograph of Nepal Volume II (Social Demography)"(PDF).
- ^https://unstats.un.org› docsPDF NATIONAL POPULATION CENSUS OF NEPAL:
- ^"Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050".21 December 2022.
- ^"Population Monograph of Nepal Volume II (Social Demography)"(PDF).
- ^"Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050".21 December 2022.
- ^"Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050".21 December 2022.
- ^"Nepal's 81.19 per cent population is Hindu even as followers of Hinduism, Buddhism decline and Islam, Christians increase".ThePrint.4 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Haque, Md. Mozammil."Islam in Nepal".Wordpress.RetrievedApril 7,2011.
- Sharma, Sudhindra (May 1995)."How the crescent fares in Nepal".Himal.Archived fromthe originalon March 20, 2012.RetrievedApril 7,2011.
- Sijapati, Megan Adamson.Islamic Revival in Nepal: Religion and a New Nation.New York and London, Routledge Press, 2011. South Asia edition, Delhi 2013.
- Siddique, Muhammad (2001)."Muslim Population in the Kingdom of Nepal: Some Outstanding Features"(PDF).Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs.21(2): 333–345.doi:10.1080/1360200120092897.S2CID143442959.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on August 18, 2011.RetrievedApril 7,2011.
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