Islam in Nepal
Islam (Nepali: नेपाली मुसलमान) is the third largest religion in Nepal. According to the 2021 Nepal census, approximately 1.483 million Muslims, comprising 5.09% of the population, live in Nepal.
नेपाली मुसलमान | |
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| Total population | |
| 1,483,060 (5.09% of the country's population) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nepal | |
| Languages | |
| Nepali • Awadhi • Bhojpuri • Maithili • Urdu • Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Kashmiri Muslims, Bihari Muslims, Madheshi people, Gorkhali Muslims |
| Islam by country |
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| Islam portal |
Nepalese Muslims (Nepali: नेपाली मुसलमान; Nepali Musalman) are Nepalis who follow Islam. Their ancestors arrived in Nepal from different parts of South Asia, Central Asia and Tibet during different epochs, and have since lived amidst the numerically dominant Hindus and Buddhists. About 80% of the Muslim community live in the Terai region, while the other 20% are found mainly in the city of Kathmandu and Gorkha and the western hills. The community numbers 971,056, about 3.8% of the total population of Nepal. Districts with large Muslim population include Sarlahi (9.9%), Rautahat (17.2%), Bara (11.9%), and Parsa (17.3%) and Banke (16%) in the western Terai and Siraha (7%) and Sunsari (10%) and Saptari (10%) Gorkha (13%) hill.