KATHMANDU, March 24: It has been found that more than 2.19 million Nepalis are living abroad.
According to the detailed report of the National Census 2078 released today by the National Statistics Office, it has been found that 2,190,592 people from 1,555,961 families are living abroad.
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This number is 269,098 more than the 2068 national census. In the 2068 census, 1,921,494 people were found to be absent from the family and living abroad.
According to the census of 2078, as many as 1,799,675 men (82.2 percent) and 390,917 (17.8 percent) women are abroad, as mentioned in the report.
