Sino-Tibetan language

Gurung

गुरुङ

Gurung is spoken as a mother tongue by 328,074 people in Nepal — 1.12% of the population and the 13th most-spoken language in the country (Census 2021).

Speakers

328,074

Mother tongue (2021)

Share of Nepal

1.12%

Language family

Sino-Tibetan

Rank

#13

By mother-tongue speakers

Sino-Tibetan family

Related languages

Tamang · 4.88%

Nepal Bhasha (Newari) · 2.96%

Magar Dhut · 2.78%

Yakthung/Limbu · 1.2%

Sherpa · 0.4%

← All 124 languages of Nepal

Questions

Gurung, answered

How many people speak Gurung in Nepal?+

Gurung is the mother tongue of 328,074 people in Nepal — 1.12% of the population (Census 2021).

What language family does Gurung belong to?+

Gurung is a Sino-Tibetan language. The Sino-Tibetan family covers 16.59% of Nepal's population.

Sources & data note

All population, ethnicity, language and religion figures are the final published counts of the National Population and Housing Census 2021 (National Statistics Office). The NSO enumerates 142 caste/ethnic groups and 124 mother tongues; entries for 'others/foreigners/not stated' explain small residuals. Where community-chosen names replaced older census labels (Bishwokarma for Kami, Pariyar for Damai/Dholi, Mijar for Sarki), both are shown. Language-family shares follow the NSO's own table (Indo-Aryan 83.07%, Sino-Tibetan 16.59%); some secondary sources round differently.