Bhutan People
Population2,185,569
note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 39.3% (male 445,548; female 414,338)
15-64 years: 56.6% (male 637,637; female 600,253)
65 years and over: 4% (male 44,298; female 43,495) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 20.2 years
male: 20 years
female: 20.3 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
2.12% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
34.41 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 102.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 100.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 104.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 53.99 years
male: 54.27 years
female: 53.68 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
4.87 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
less than 100 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths
NA
Nationality
noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Bhutanese
Ethnic groups
Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
Religions
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Languages
Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: 28.1% (1995 est.)
