TABLE 17: POPULATION BY RELIGION, FIVE YEAR AGE GROUP AND SEX  FOR REGIONS
AGE GROUPS	RELIGION
	TOTAL	HINDU	BOUDDHA	ISLAM	KIRAT	JAIN	CHRISTIAN	SIKHA	GARAUTE	TAP JURA	BAHAI	OTHERS
NEPAL
Both Sexes	22736934	18330121	2442520	954023	818106	4108	101976	5890	1480	2817	1211	78979
0-4 Years	2755213	2215675	278968	144274	94122	321	11471	653	438	415	142	9587
5-9 Years	3211442	2576889	333513	161049	113548	365	14293	717	269	450	161	10907
10-14 Years	2981932	2393479	328109	123361	111637	409	13940	723	236	422	193	10081
15-19 Years	2389002	1919898	264827	88642	94643	401	11231	651	128	332	146	8563
20-24 Years	2016768	1639897	214316	75061	69773	417	9575	607	111	241	141	6981
25-29 Years	1725478	1413008	174235	70683	52759	385	7902	473	65	188	83	5950
30-34 Years	1489503	1213669	153877	60166	48765	345	7026	431	59	141	74	5150
35-39 Years	1310653	1065029	136032	54573	43620	297	6109	359	34	128	54	4580
40-44 Years	1088044	878326	117509	42554	40400	281	4921	254	30	99	30	3769
45-49 Years	923373	745725	99178	36273	34334	237	3982	245	19	89	38	3361
50-54 Years	766054	614989	86508	27202	31189	200	3139	207	19	72	41	2579
55-59 Years	602093	485814	67952	20445	23028	125	2388	156	22	55	30	2155
60-64 Years	520908	412998	64140	18407	21115	107	2177	147	11	58	24	1793
65 +  Years	956471	754725	123356	31333	39173	218	3822	267	39	127	54	3523
MALE	11359378	9176144	1197723	492654	398330	2158	49917	2979	722	1345	537	38936
0-4 Years	1395715	1123626	140895	72351	47516	172	5930	321	236	206	59	4845
5-9 Years	1633087	1311150	168065	83164	57296	184	7236	347	128	223	74	5571
10-14 Years	1533806	1232525	166421	65990	55974	217	7042	365	106	202	93	5179
15-19 Years	1185826	952955	129836	46525	46402	235	5344	330	60	170	65	4134
20-24 Years	946742	771523	98428	36859	31882	202	4286	312	49	113	59	3191
25-29 Years	821014	675687	79894	35146	23493	198	3592	238	40	84	34	2732
30-34 Years	726040	594753	72991	29529	22520	174	3336	239	30	62	29	2469
35-39 Years	651351	531935	65102	28681	20047	158	3001	181	16	57	26	2220
40-44 Years	539993	437211	56977	22110	19103	154	2442	131	16	52	11	1854
45-49 Years	469695	380735	48967	19456	16624	141	1963	115	4	45	15	1679
50-54 Years	392659	316667	42685	15095	15099	117	1542	112	7	37	14	1328
55-59 Years	318610	258263	35107	11138	11584	65	1250	81	6	21	16	1106
60-64 Years	262255	208253	31295	9936	10706	46	1075	61	5	22	14	869
65 +  Years	482585	380861	61060	16674	20084	95	1878	146	19	51	28	1759
FEMALE	11377556	9153977	1244797	461369	419776	1950	52059	2911	758	1472	674	40043
0-4 Years	1359498	1092049	138073	71923	46606	149	5541	332	202	209	83	4742
5-9 Years	1578355	1265739	165448	77885	56252	181	7057	370	141	227	87	5336
10-14 Years	1448126	1160954	161688	57371	55663	192	6898	358	130	220	100	4902
15-19 Years	1203176	966943	134991	42117	48241	166	5887	321	68	162	81	4429
20-24 Years	1070026	868374	115888	38202	37891	215	5289	295	62	128	82	3790
25-29 Years	904464	737321	94341	35537	29266	187	4310	235	25	104	49	3218
30-34 Years	763463	618916	80886	30637	26245	171	3690	192	29	79	45	2681
35-39 Years	659302	533094	70930	25892	23573	139	3108	178	18	71	28	2360
40-44 Years	548051	441115	60532	20444	21297	127	2479	123	14	47	19	1915
45-49 Years	453678	364990	50211	16817	17710	96	2019	130	15	44	23	1682
50-54 Years	373395	298322	43823	12107	16090	83	1597	95	12	35	27	1251
55-59 Years	283483	227551	32845	9307	11444	60	1138	75	16	34	14	1049
60-64 Years	258653	204745	32845	8471	10409	61	1102	86	6	36	10	924
65 +  Years	473886	373864	62296	14659	19089	123	1944	121	20	76	26	1764
Eastern Dev. Region
Both Sexes	5286890	3778026	420285	216514	792374	2146	29280	3038	456	1494	537	44690
0-4 Years	610436	428503	47619	33870	91423	157	3176	348	145	224	62	5278
5-9 Years	740546	522730	58313	38239	110469	180	3952	381	83	249	61	6221
10-14 Years	683248	477674	57983	28893	108479	203	4037	373	70	217	88	5518
15-19 Years	564992	396384	47860	20208	91760	228	3267	341	32	166	68	4876
20-24 Years	466694	339367	36745	16398	66795	221	2706	309	29	131	59	4094
25-29 Years	400976	298979	29292	16087	50473	180	2110	242	17	95	38	3575
30-34 Years	352396	260485	26062	13522	46718	186	2054	217	22	65	42	3110
35-39 Years	317022	234363	23059	12801	41986	150	1730	187	10	67	24	2722
40-44 Years	263970	191011	20372	9451	39186	140	1483	133	12	63	15	2179
45-49 Years	222446	160559	17113	7963	33378	136	1213	131	6	52	14	1939
50-54 Years	181134	127701	14877	5495	30421	110	1003	102	5	37	17	1408
55-59 Years	140007	99692	11487	4237	22503	72	760	82	6	31	10	1164
60-64 Years	118622	82564	10213	3572	20587	63	642	73	4	26	8	900
65 +  Years	224401	158014	19290	5778	38196	120	1147	119	15	71	31	1706
MALE	2642320	1901251	205872	110521	385352	1139	14401	1469	224	702	220	22095
0-4 Years	309460	217706	24002	16988	46126	93	1681	169	82	107	23	2672
5-9 Years	376436	265947	29603	19688	55750	91	2012	189	42	118	32	3124
10-14 Years	350283	246167	29249	15244	54404	108	2023	184	28	102	41	2863
15-19 Years	281716	198788	23274	10445	44944	138	1600	152	17	82	22	2353
20-24 Years	217396	159187	16638	7795	30407	103	1205	152	13	61	19	1890
25-29 Years	189430	143234	13383	7673	22351	91	943	98	10	38	14	1643
30-34 Years	170806	128021	12202	6415	21480	96	966	113	10	28	14	1499
35-39 Years	158583	119288	11055	6682	19215	76	812	100	2	27	13	1342
40-44 Years	132457	97310	9889	4894	18443	68	712	64	7	34	4	1073
45-49 Years	114668	83927	8504	4334	16141	80	616	60	2	27	8	998
50-54 Years	93188	66669	7434	3025	14696	65	501	56	1	20	6	736
55-59 Years	74265	53593	5911	2357	11311	39	396	46	2	14	4	608
60-64 Years	60642	42284	5110	1917	10463	31	351	27	2	11	5	454
65 +  Years	112990	79130	9618	3064	19621	60	583	59	6	33	15	840
FEMALE	2644570	1876775	214413	105993	407022	1007	14879	1569	232	792	317	22595
0-4 Years	300976	210797	23617	16882	45297	64	1495	179	63	117	39	2606
5-9 Years	364110	256783	28710	18551	54719	89	1940	192	41	131	29	3097
10-14 Years	332965	231507	28734	13649	54075	95	2014	189	42	115	47	2655
15-19 Years	283276	197596	24586	9763	46816	90	1667	189	15	84	46	2523
20-24 Years	249298	180180	20107	8603	36388	118	1501	157	16	70	40	2204
25-29 Years	211546	155745	15909	8414	28122	89	1167	144	7	57	24	1932
30-34 Years	181590	132464	13860	7107	25238	90	1088	104	12	37	28	1611
35-39 Years	158439	115075	12004	6119	22771	74	918	87	8	40	11	1380
40-44 Years	131513	93701	10483	4557	20743	72	771	69	5	29	11	1106
45-49 Years	107778	76632	8609	3629	17237	56	597	71	4	25	6	941
50-54 Years	87946	61032	7443	2470	15725	45	502	46	4	17	11	672
55-59 Years	65742	46099	5576	1880	11192	33	364	36	4	17	6	556
60-64 Years	57980	40280	5103	1655	10124	32	291	46	2	15	3	446
65 +  Years	111411	78884	9672	2714	18575	60	564	60	9	38	16	866
Central Dev. Region
Both Sexes	7988612	6100467	1339440	455714	25020	1440	46181	1090	390	700	278	18982
0-4 Years	930570	698657	151903	69552	2619	116	5163	101	129	86	30	2429
5-9 Years	1098320	825716	184038	75956	3004	129	6630	109	76	95	38	2700
10-14 Years	993848	746776	178890	56032	3084	143	6226	109	47	107	41	2547
15-19 Years	811148	618411	142728	39946	2814	128	4936	115	34	96	37	2033
20-24 Years	741681	574688	121750	36056	2891	157	4338	141	35	61	34	1626
25-29 Years	653203	510750	100224	34606	2199	163	3768	119	16	53	18	1356
30-34 Years	567525	442106	88991	29753	1974	132	3264	92	14	43	17	1196
35-39 Years	483160	374104	76871	26430	1589	110	2887	67	4	38	9	1093
40-44 Years	394373	304475	64495	21047	1170	110	2127	63	6	22	10	876
45-49 Years	324271	250561	52159	17928	931	75	1786	48	4	18	7	776
50-54 Years	263928	202679	44636	13906	749	63	1277	32	4	19	13	573
55-59 Years	207346	159630	35417	10170	512	38	1011	24	7	13	9	535
60-64 Years	180693	135719	33654	9315	524	20	1028	22	2	15	4	407
65 +  Years	338546	256195	63684	15017	960	56	1740	48	12	34	11	835
MALE	4088292	3136364	669043	236603	12589	765	22658	610	194	338	135	9525
0-4 Years	471768	354830	76700	34910	1358	55	2647	44	70	41	14	1210
5-9 Years	560903	422561	92729	39240	1513	63	3359	46	38	49	20	1372
10-14 Years	518724	390905	91247	30429	1538	79	3150	56	20	51	18	1302
15-19 Years	419176	321816	71151	21271	1419	76	2325	72	15	53	22	1024
20-24 Years	367082	286235	58605	17880	1428	79	1979	83	16	33	20	773
25-29 Years	326535	257181	48165