:Islam in Nepal
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{{ethnic group|
| group = Nepalese Muslims
| native_name = नेपाली मुसलमान
| flag = 25px
| image = Image:Mosquektm (74).JPG
| caption = Mosque in Kathmandu, Nepal
(5.09% of the country's population){{increase}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalreligiousfutures.org/countries/nepal/religious_demography#/?affiliations_religion_id=16&affiliations_year=2020|title = Religions in Nepal | PEW-GRF}}
| popplace = {{flagcountry|Nepal}}
| langs = Nepali • Awadhi • Bhojpuri • Maithili • Urdu • Gurung • Tamang • Magar
| rels = File:Star and Crescent.svg
| related = Kashmiri Muslims • Bihari Muslims • Madheshi people{{cite journal|url=https://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/ind/muslimsofnepal.pdf|title=Muslims of Nepal's Terai|first=Mollica|last=Dastider|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=35|number=10|date=10 March 2000|page=766|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518104632/https://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/ind/muslimsofnepal.pdf|access-date=30 March 2012|archive-date=18 May 2024|url-status=live}} • Gorkhali Muslims • Tibetan Muslims
}}
{{Islam by country}}
Islam ({{langx|ne|नेपाली मुसलमान}}) is the third largest religion in Nepal.{{cite book|title=Statistical Yearbook of Nepal - 2013|date=2013|publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics|location=Kathmandu|page=23|url=http://cbs.gov.np/publications/statisticalyearbook_2013|access-date=13 December 2015|archive-date=18 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918034634/http://cbs.gov.np/publications/statisticalyearbook_2013|url-status=dead}} According to the 2021 Nepal census, approximately 1.483 million Muslims, comprising 5.09% of the population, live in Nepal.{{cite report |date=2021 |title=National Population and Housing Census 2021, Caste/Ethnicity Report |author=National Statistics Office |work=Government of Nepal |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/caste-ethnicity}}
Nepalese Muslims ({{langx|ne|नेपाली मुसलमान}}; Nepali Musalman) are Nepalis who follow Islam. Their ancestors arrived in Nepal from different parts of South Asia and have since lived amidst the numerically dominant Hindus and Buddhists. Most muslims of Nepal ethnically are not Nepalese. They are similar to the Muslim population of Uttarpradesh and Bihar in India and they share a similar culture and speak the same language. Most of the Muslim community lives in the Terai region, while the remaining 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%), Parsa (17.3%), Banke (16%) in the western Terai, Siraha (7%), Sunsari (10%), Saptari (10%) and Gorkha (13%) hill.Understanding Nepal : Muslims in a plural society by Mollica Dastider {{ISBN|978-81-241-1271-7}}
Demographics
{{Main article|Nepalese Muslims}}
According to the 2021 Nepal census, there are around 1.483 million Muslims in Nepal. Almost all of them live in Terai Region.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nmc.gov.np/site/cms/9 |title=National Muslim Commission |access-date=2018-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416060749/http://www.nmc.gov.np/site/cms/9 |archive-date=2019-04-16 |url-status=dead }} Districts with large Muslim concentrations are: Rautahat, Banke, Kapilvastu, Parsa, Mahottari, Bara, and Sunsari. There are only 21,866 Muslims in the capital city of Kathmandu (1.25% of the total population).
Ahmadis maintain a small presence in Nepal.{{cite book|last1=Sijapati|first1=Megan Adamson|title=Islamic Revival in Nepal: Religion and a New Nation|date=2011|publisher=Routledge|location=London and New York}}
{{Historical populations
|title = Historical Muslim Population in Nepal{{Cite web|url=https://nepal.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/Population%20Monograph%20V02.pdf|title=Population Monograph of Nepal Volume II (Social Demography)}}https://unstats.un.org › docsPDF
NATIONAL POPULATION CENSUS OF NEPAL:
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|source = Nepal Censuses
|1952/54 | 209,718
|1961 | 280,507
|1971 | 351,301
|1981 | 399,607
|1991 | 652,735
|2001 | 972,359
|2011 | 1,162,370
|2021 | 1,483,060
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The Muslim population was 1,483,060 as per Nepal 2021 Official census which make up 5.09% of Nepal's population. The Muslim population increased from 4.39% in 2011 to 5.09% in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/interactives/religious-composition-by-country-2010-2050/ | title=Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050 | date=21 December 2022 }}
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|+ Decadal percentage of Muslims in Nepal{{Cite web|url=https://nepal.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/Population%20Monograph%20V02.pdf|title=Population Monograph of Nepal Volume II (Social Demography)}} |
| Year
! Percent ! Increase |
|---|
| 1952/54
| {{percentage bar|2.54}} | |
| 1961
| {{percentage bar|2.98}} | {{increase}} +0.44% |
| 1971
| {{percentage bar|3.04}} | {{increase}} +0.06% |
| 1981
| {{percentage bar|2.66}} | {{decrease}} -0.38% |
| 1991
| {{percentage bar|3.53}} | {{increase}} +0.87% |
| 2001
| {{percentage bar|4.20}} | {{increase}} +0.67% |
| 2011
| {{percentage bar|4.39}} | {{increase}} +0.19% |
| 2021
| {{percentage bar|5.09}} | {{increase}} +0.70% |
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|+ Projected Muslim population in Nepal (2030-2050){{cite web | url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/interactives/religious-composition-by-country-2010-2050/ | title=Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050 | date=21 December 2022 }} |
| Year
! Population ! % |
|---|
| 2030
| 2.2 million | 5.5% |
| 2040
| 2.7 million | 6% |
| 2050
| 3.2 million | 6.6% |
Islam is the fastest-growing religion in Nepal. By 2050 Pew Research Center have estimated that Nepal will have 3.34 million Muslims and will constitute roughly around 7% of the country's population,{{cite web | url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/interactives/religious-composition-by-country-2010-2050/ | title=Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050 | date=21 December 2022 }} thus surpassing Buddhism which is currently the 2nd largest Religion in Nepal as of 2021 Nepal census reports.{{cite web | url=https://theprint.in/world/nepals-81-19-per-cent-population-is-hindu-even-as-followers-of-hinduism-buddhism-decline-and-islam-christians-increase/1611622/ | title=Nepal's 81.19 per cent population is Hindu even as followers of Hinduism, Buddhism decline and Islam, Christians increase | website=ThePrint | date=4 June 2023 }}
See also
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References
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External links
- {{Cite web
| last = Haque
| first = Md. Mozammil
| title = Islam in Nepal
| publisher = Wordpress
| url = http://islaminnepal.wordpress.com/
| access-date = April 7, 2011}}
- {{cite journal
|last=Sharma
|first=Sudhindra
|title=How the crescent fares in Nepal
|url=http://www.himalmag.com/component/content/article/3033-How-the-cresent-fares-in-Nepal.html
|journal=Himal
|date=May 1995
|access-date=April 7, 2011
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320064521/http://www.himalmag.com/component/content/article/3033-How-the-cresent-fares-in-Nepal.html
|archive-date=March 20, 2012
}}
- Sijapati, Megan Adamson. [https://www.amazon.com/Islamic-Revival-Nepal-Routledge-Contemporary/dp/0415618746 Islamic Revival in Nepal: Religion and a New Nation]. New York and London, Routledge Press, 2011. South Asia edition, Delhi 2013.
- {{cite journal
|last = Siddique
|first = Muhammad
|year = 2001
|title = Muslim Population in the Kingdom of Nepal: Some Outstanding Features
|url = http://ipac.kacst.edu.sa/eDoc/2006/159831_1.pdf
|journal = Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs
|volume = 21
|issue = 2
|pages = 333–345
|doi = 10.1080/1360200120092897
|s2cid = 143442959
|access-date = April 7, 2011
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110818154346/http://ipac.kacst.edu.sa/eDoc/2006/159831_1.pdf
|archive-date = August 18, 2011
}}
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