| Year | Budhanilkantha | Kathmandu |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33,369 | — |
| 2025 | 402,004 | — |
| 2024 | 255,501 | — |
| 2016 | — | 41,241 |
| 2015 | — | 86,099 |
| 2014 | — | 72,007 |
| 2012 | — | 9,404 |
| 2011 | — | 26,380 |
| 2010 | — | 27,563 |
| 2009 | — | 26,502 |
| 2008 | — | 6,488 |
| 2007 | — | 2,181 |
| 2006 | — | 5,991 |
| 1998 | — | 712 |
| 1996 | — | 6,905 |
| 1995 | — | 11,886 |
| 1994 | — | 20,879 |
| 1993 | — | 33,032 |
| 1992 | — | 19,253 |
| 1991 | — | 20,177 |
| 1990 | — | 4,816 |
| 1986 | — | 3,743 |
| 1985 | — | 14,586 |
| 1984 | — | 12,283 |
| 1983 | — | 8,216 |
| 1981 | — | 5,281 |
| 1979 | — | 15,583 |