ACQUISITION OF CITIZENSHIP CERTIFICATE IN NEPAL ESTIMATION AND PROJECTION Findings From this study, it was found that 23.65% of the population of Nepal or 4,346,046 individuals in Nepal above the age of 16 did not have citizenship certificates. The study also estimated the district-wise ratio of people without citizenship certificate. Kanchanpur had the lowest percentage of individuals without citizenship certificates (1.74%), followed by Saptari (11.18%) and Dailekh (13.70%). Manang had the highest percentage of individuals without citizenship certificates (43.39%), followed by Humla (42.50%) and Mugu (41.11%). The study also estimated the ratio of individuals without citizenship certificates on the basis of geographical region. The Hill region had 28.5% of individuals without citizenship certificates per district while the Terai region had 17.5%. The Mountain region had the largest percentage of individuals lacking citizenship certificates per district, at 34%. Population 16 years and above (2011 census) Migrant Nepalese population (2011 census) Foreigners residing in Nepal (2011 census) Total effective population Citizenship certificate issued in 2011 Cumulative data on citizenship certificate distributed from 1952 to 2010 A B C E=A+B–C F G1 16,593,733 1,921,494 138,910 18,376,317 685,255 17,983,229 Citizenship certificate holders alive on 16 July 2010 Total number of current citizenship certificate holders Percentage of population who have citizenship certificate Percentage of population does not have citizenship certificate Population having no citizenship certificate G=G1*G2 H=F+G I=H/E*100 J=100-I K=E-H 13,345,016 14,030,271 76.35 23.65 4,346,046 (For district wise details please see the full report of ‘Acquisition of Citizenship Certificate in Nepal: Estimating Prevalence’ published on April 2013 by FWLD) 5