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{{Short description|Nationals or citizens of Nepal}}
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{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Nepali people, Nepalis
| native_name = नेपाली, 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅𑐩𑐶
| native_name_lang = ne, new
| image = Flag of Nepal.svg
| image_caption = [[Flag of Nepal]]
| total = {{Circa|26 million|lk=yes}}
| total_year = 2011
| total_source = census
| total_ref = <ref name="2011 National Census" />
| genealogy =
| popplace = [[Nepal]]
| region1 = {{IND}}
| pop1 = estimated 2,926,168 (2011 Census of India)
| ref1 =<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2016/01/28/counting-heads-20160128081012|title=Counting heads|work=The Kathmandu Post|first=Deepak|last=Thapa|date=28 January 2018|access-date=20 April 2020|archive-date=14 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714044223/https://kathmandupost.com/opinion/2016/01/28/counting-heads-20160128081012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| region2 = {{flag|Malaysia}}
| pop2 = 700,000(estimated)
| ref2 =
| region3 = {{flag|Burma}}
| pop3 = 405,069
| ref3 =
| region4 = {{QAT}}
| pop4 = [[Nepalis in Qatar|406,917]]
| ref4 =<ref name="migration-nepal-country-profile-2019">{{Cite journal|date=18 December 2019|title=Migration in Nepal: A Country Profile 2019|url=https://publications.iom.int/books/migration-nepal-country-profile-2019|website=International Organization for Migration|language=en|journal=|access-date=10 November 2021|archive-date=10 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110151242/https://publications.iom.int/books/migration-nepal-country-profile-2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| region5 = {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| pop5 = 334,451
| ref5 =<ref name="migration-nepal-country-profile-2019"/>
| region6 = {{USA}}
| pop6 = around 200,385
| region7 = {{UK}}
| pop7 = [[Nepalese in the United Kingdom|164,000]]
| ref7 =  (2018)<ref name="2018 estimates">{{ONSCoB2018|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref>
| region8 = {{AUS}}
| pop8 = [[Nepalese Australians|131,830]]
| ref8 =  (2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Migration, Australia Statistics onAustralia's international migration |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/migration-australia/2019-20 |website=Australian Bureau of Statistics |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |access-date=27 April 2021 |archive-date=27 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427082636/https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/migration-australia/2019-20 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| region9 = {{UAE}}
| pop9 = [[Nepalis in the United Arab Emirates|224,905]]
| ref9 =<ref name="migration-nepal-country-profile-2019"/>
| region10 = {{JAP}}
| pop10 = [[Nepalis in Japan|87,148]]
| ref10 =<ref name="migration-nepal-country-profile-2019"/>
| region11 = {{flag|Kuwait}}
| pop11 = [[Nepalis in Kuwait|71,193]]
| ref11 =<ref name="migration-nepal-country-profile-2019"/>
| region12 = {{flag|South Korea}}
| pop12 = [[Nepalis in South Korea|60,000]]
| ref12 =  (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/03/09/all-empty-everywhere-nepali-workers-describe-life-in-south-korea-under-covid-19|title=All empty everywhere: Nepali workers describe life in South Korea under Covid-19|website=The Kathmandu Post|access-date=27 April 2021|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303082817/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/03/09/all-empty-everywhere-nepali-workers-describe-life-in-south-korea-under-covid-19|url-status=live}}</ref>
| region14 = {{flag|Hong Kong}}
| pop14 = [[Nepalis in Hong Kong|25,472]]
| ref14 =<ref name="migration-nepal-country-profile-2019"/>
| region15 = {{CAN}}
| pop15 = [[Nepalese Canadians|14,385]] (2016)
| region16 = {{flag|Singapore}}
| pop16 = [[Nepalese in Singapore|7,000]]
| ref16 =<ref name="migration-nepal-country-profile-2019"/>
| region17 = {{flag|Oman}}
| pop17 = 17,057
| ref17 =<ref name="migration-nepal-country-profile-2019"/>
| languages = [[Languages of Nepal]] <br> [[Languages with official status in Nepal|Official languages of Nepal]]
| religions = [[Hinduism]], [[Buddhism]], [[Islam]], [[Kirat Mundhum|Kirant]], [[Christianity]], [[Nature worship|Prakriti]]
| related = [[Non Resident Nepali|Nepali diaspora]]
| footnotes =
}}

'''Nepalis''' ([[English language|English]]: '''Nepalese''' ; {{lang-ne|नेपाली}}), or '''Nepali people''' ({{lang-ne|नेपाली}}), also known as ''Nepa-mi'' ([[Newar language|Nepal Bhasa]] : 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅𑐩𑐶, नेपाःमि),<ref name="nepami" /> are the citizens of [[Nepal]] under the provisions of [[Nepali nationality law]]. The country is home to people of many different national origins. Nepali may also refer to non-citizen residents, dual citizens, and expatriates.<ref name="nrnact" />

Nepal is a multicultural and multi-ethnic country. [[Kathmandu Valley]], in the middle hill region, constitutes a small fraction of the nation's area but is the most densely populated, with almost 5 percent of the nation's population.<ref name="2011NepalCensus">{{cite web|date=November 2012|title=National Population and Housing Census 2011|url=http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731124937/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/VDC_Municipality.pdf|archive-date=31 July 2013|website=Central Bureau of Statistics}}</ref><ref name=cia>{{cite web | publisher=CIA | url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/nepal/ | work=The World Factbook | title=Nepalese peoples and nationality law | access-date=24 January 2021 | archive-date=9 January 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109075733/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/nepal/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Names==
The name ''Nepalese'' has been recorded in usage of English language,<ref name="nrnact" /> however is rejected as an ''Anglicization''.<ref name="sbs">{{cite news |title=You've been getting our name wrong, says Nepal's Foreign Minister |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/you-ve-been-getting-our-name-wrong-says-nepal-s-foreign-minister |access-date=10 November 2021 |agency=SBS Nepali |date=27 November 2016}}</ref> The term ''Nepa-mi'' ([[Newar language|Nepal Bhasa]] : 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅𑐩𑐶, नेपाःमि) is used among the [[Newar people|Newars]].<ref name="nepami">{{cite web |title=नेपाःमि [nepāḥmi] |url=https://nepalbhasa.org/dictionary/nb/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%83%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF |website=Nepalbhasa Dictionary |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main|History of Nepal}}
The Gopala and Mahishpala dynasty has been recorded as earliest instance of Nepali people.<ref>{{cite web |title=History Of Nepal |url=https://mofa.gov.np/about-nepal/history-of-nepal/ |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>

==Ethnic groups==
The population ranking of 125 Nepali castes/ethnic groups as per the [[2011 Nepal census]].<ref name="2011 National Census">{{cite web|date=November 2012|title=National Population and Housing Census 2011 (National Report)|url=http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418041642/http://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/National%20Report.pdf|archive-date=18 April 2013|access-date=26 November 2012|publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
! style="text-align:left" | Rank
! Caste/ethnic groups
! Population
! Percentage composition

|-
| style="text-align:left" | 1
| [[Chhetri]]
| 4,398,053
| 16.60%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 2
| [[Bahun|Hill Brahman/Bahun]]
| 3,226,903
| 12.18%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 3
| [[Magar people|Magar]]
| 1,887,733
| 7.12%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 4
| [[Tharu people|Tharu]]
| 1,737,470
| 6.56%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 5
| [[Tamang people|Tamang]]
| 1,539,830
| 5.81%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 6
| [[Newar]]
| 1,321,933
| 4.99%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 7
| [[Kami (caste)|Kami]]
| 1,258,554
| 4.75%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 8
| [[Nepali Muslims]]
| 1,164,255
| 4.39%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 9
|[[Yadav]]
| 1,054,458
| 3.98%
|-
| style="text-align:left" |10
| [[Rai (ethnic group)|Rai]]
| 690,989
| 2.34%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 11
| [[Gurung people|Gurung]]
| 522,641
|1.97%
|-
| style="text-align:left" |12
|[[Sherpa people|Sherpa]]
|472,862
|1.78%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 13
| [[Thakuri]]
|425,623
|1.61%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 14
| [[Limbu people|Limbu]]
|387,300
|1.46%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 15
| [[Sarki (ethnic group)|Sarki]]
|374,816
|1.41%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 16
| [[Teli]]
|369,688
|1.40%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 17
| [[Chamar|Chamar/Harijan/Ram]]
|335,893
|1.27%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 18
|[[Kushwaha|Koiri/Kushwaha]]
|306,393
|1.16%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 19
| [[Musahar]]
|234,490
|0.89%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 20
|[[Kurmi]]
|231,129
|0.87%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 21
|[[Sanyasi|Sanyasi/Dasnami]]
|227,822
|0.86%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 22
|[[Dhanuk]]
|219,808
|0.83%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 23
|[[Dusadh|Dusadh/Pasawan/Pasi]]
|208,910
|0.79%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 24
|[[Raute people|Raute]]
| 618
| 0.00%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 25
| Nurang
| 278
| 0.00%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | 26
|[[Kusunda people|Kusunda]]
| 273
| 0.00%
|-
|-style="text-align:left" |27
|27
|Hyolmo / Yolmo

| style="text-align:left" | 1,50,000
|1%
|-
|
|Others
|132,321
|0.7%
|-
| style="text-align:left" | -
|'''Total'''
| 26,494,504
| 100.00%
|}
{{clear}}

==Nepali diaspora==
{{Main|Non Resident Nepali}}
The '''Nepali diaspora''' or '''Non Resident Nepali''' are Nepali people living overseas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Non Resident Nepali (NRN) ID |url=https://us.nepalembassy.gov.np/nrn-id/ |website=Embassy of Nepal, USA |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref> The ''Non-resident Nepali Act, 2064'' of Nepal defines a non-resident Nepali as someone who is a foreign citizen of Nepalese origin including a Nepalese citizen residing abroad.<ref name="nrnact">{{cite web |title=Non-resident Nepali Act, 2064 |url=https://www.lawcommission.gov.np/en/archives/category/documents/prevailing-law/statutes-acts/non-resident-nepali-act-2064 |website=Nepal Law Commission |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Nepal]]
* [[Languages of Nepal]]
* [[List of Nepali people]]
* [[Music of Nepal]]
* [[Religion in Nepal]]
* [[Demographics of Nepal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nepalis}}
[[Category:Nepalese people| ]]
[[Category:Demographics of Nepal]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Nepal]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in South Asia]]

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