ABSTRACT

In 1981 the population of Nepal was just over 15 million with an average density of 102 per sq km. By the mid-1980s the estimated population was almost 17 million. As would be expected in a country of such marked environmental contrasts the population is very unevenly distributed (fig. 29. Table 2 shows the population data for the three major ecological zones. Population density, 1981 https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315066066/39d9b10e-4e01-45c6-bf25-43b9dfd4e182/content/fig29_C.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> Distribution of Population by Ecological Zone, 1981 https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">

Mountain

Hill

Terai

Total

Population

1,302,896

7,163,115

6,556,828

15,022,839

Per cent

8.7

47.7

43.6

100

Density per sq km

25

117

193

102