(Note: abortion data are reported by Nepal fiscal year)
| province | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagmati | 4,511 | 14,623 | 18,463 | 19,225 | 22,231 | |||
| Gandaki | 1,074 | 11,304 | 12,450 | 12,796 | 12,925 | |||
| Karnali | 442 | 5,714 | 5,741 | 586 | 4,888 | 4,860 | 5,410 | 5,762 |
| Koshi | 1,740 | 15,404 | 15,911 | 16,229 | 17,040 | |||
| Lumbini | 3,592 | 17,497 | 18,415 | 18,107 | 19,820 | |||
| Madhesh | 1,117 | 6,156 | 7,513 | 8,203 | 8,581 | |||
| Sudurpaschim | 858 | 10,080 | 13,121 | 13,493 | 15,998 | |||
| UNKNOWN | 83,083 | 92,926 | 90,005 | 87,283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEPAL TOTAL | 96,417 | 98,640 | 95,746 | 87,869 | 79,952 | 90,733 | 93,463 | 102,357 |
(Note: birth data reporting is incomplete; figures here are estimates)
| province | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagmati | 87,638 | 82,732 | 82,128 | 78,205 | 85,000 | 100,000 | ||
| Gandaki | 38,000 | 36,394 | 34,861 | 31,710 | 30,000 | 34,000 | ||
| Karnali | 36,367 | 35,841 | 34,887 | 30,225 | 35,000 | 32,000 | ||
| Koshi | 86,303 | 82,219 | 77,833 | 72,463 | 72,000 | 83,000 | ||
| Lumbini | 94,752 | 95,488 | 90,640 | 82,512 | 84,000 | 89,000 | ||
| Madhesh | 140,578 | 149,486 | 142,003 | 112,116 | 97,000 | 96,000 | ||
| Sudurpaschim | 51,867 | 49,135 | 48,503 | 43,238 | 52,000 | 44,000 | ||
| UNKNOWN | 67,495 | 68,705 | 91,145 | 152,531 | 155,000 | 139,000 | ||
| NEPAL TOTAL | 603,000 | 600,000 | 602,000 | 603,000 | 610,000 | 617,000 | 613,000 | 530,000 |
Sources (incomplete):
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