2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects

Ethnic Groups

Bhote 50%
Ethnic Nepalese 35%
Indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 40% (male 417,627; female 387,927)

15-64 years - : 56% (male 576,533; female 544,076)

65 years and over - : 4% (male 40,081; female 38,978) (2000 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 - : 1.03 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.07 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

110.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 52.4 years

Male: 52.79 years

Female: 51.99 years (2000 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 42.2%

Male: 56.2%

Female: 28.1% (1995 est.)

People Note

Refugee issue over the presence in Nepal of approximately 96,500 Bhutanese refugees, 90% of whom are in seven United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) camps
Year

Population

  • other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2000 est.)

Nationality

  • Bhutanese (singular and plural) noun


  • Bhutanese adjective


Religions

  • Lamaistic Buddhist
    75.00%
  • Indian And Nepaleseinfluenced Hinduism
    0.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.19% (2000 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 36.22 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Death Rate

  • 14.32 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 5.13 children born/woman (2000 est.)