Table 1  Age and gender distributions in sample and population census 2011 of Nepal [[19]]
Age group (years)   Distribution of males in Nepali population (%)   Distribution of males in sample N (%)   Distribution of females in Nepali population (%)   Distribution of females in sample N (%)
18-19  4.1a  61 (2.9)  4.2a  76 (3.6)
20-24  7.3  106 (5.0)  9.2  189 (9.0)
25-29  6.4  111 (5.3)  8.2  207 (9.9)
30-34  5.4  101 (4.8)  6.8  204 (9.7)
35-39  5.2  103 (4.9)  6.1  154 (7.3)
40-44  4.6  97 (4.6)  5.1  123 (5.9)
45-49  4.0  69 (3.3)  4.2  83 (4.0)
50-54  3.6  79 (3.8)  3.5  91 (4.3)
55-59  2.9  56 (2.7)  2.8  57 (2.7)
60-65  3.1b  78 (3.7)  3.3b  55 (2.6)
Total  46.6  861 (41.0)  53.4  1,239 (59.0)
a:Estimated as 0.4 x (population of age group 15–19 years).
b:Estimated as 1.2 x (population of age group 60–64 years).