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 - : 39.99% (male 424,832; female 394,725)

15-64 years - : 56.05% (male 591,152; female 557,498)

65 years and over - : 3.96% (male 41,125; female 40,080) (2001 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 (2001 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

108.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 52.79 years

Male: 53.16 years

Female: 52.41 years (2001 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 42.2%

Male: 56.2%

Female: 28.1% (1995 est.)

Year

Population

  • other estimates range as low as 800,000

Nationality

  • Bhutanese (singular and plural) noun


  • Bhutanese adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.17% (2001 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 35.73 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death Rate

  • 14.03 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 5.07 children born/woman (2001 est.)