KATHMANDU, March 24: The population of Nepal has reached 29.16 million.

KATHMANDU, July 11: Experts have suggested the government reconsider its decision to distribute senior citizen allowance at the age of 68. According to the latest data from the central bureau of statistics, experts have stressed that the government should reconsider this decision as the population of the elderly age group is increasing in Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Dec 24: The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has made preparations to publish the report of a national census of the local level for the first time.

KATHMANDU, Mar 14: Due to the lockdown, loss of jobs and the ongoing pandemic, the saving capacity of Nepalis has decreased.

KATHMANDU, Dec 9: The Central Bureau of Statistics is making preparations to conduct the 12th national census from June 8 to 22 and it will be inclusive, officials said.

Poverty is the problem worldwide and Nepal is no exception. Ending “poverty in all its forms everywhere” is one of the main agendas of 17 Sustainable Development Goals unveiled by the UN in 2016.

KATHMANDU, Nov 12: The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) organized an interaction on Monday with experts and sought their suggestions on the proposed methodology and questionnaire for the 2021 national census.

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: In its attempt to make the 2021 national population census more scientific and accurate, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) will not be using the sampling method. Instead, the enumerators will be visiting all households across the country to collect census data. As a result, the census will be much costlier than the previous ones due to a huge manpower requirement.

KATHMANDU, July 3: It has come to the light that nearly one-third of Nepal's businesses are owned by women.

KATHMANDU, April 27: The country's economic output is projected to grow by 6.81 percent in the current fiscal year and reach worth Rs 3,464 billion. This is the third consecutive fiscal year with an economic growth rate of over six percent.

KATHMANDU, Jan 30: The Central Bureau of Statistics has started discussions to launch the National Census, 2078.

KATHMANDU, Sep 29: Stating that they have been largely excluded by the census, the disabled people of Nepal have demanded the government to enlist the actual number of such people in the upcoming census.