2 GeoFroggy

Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Bhote 50%
Ethnic Nepalese 35%
(includes Lhotsampas--one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 39.8% (male 431,883; female 401,386)

15-64 years - : 56.2% (male 606,184; female 571,310)

65 years and over - : 4% (male 42,193; female 41,220) (2002 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 (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

106.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 53.19 years

Female: 52.83 years (2002 est.)

Male: 53.53 years

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

  • 2,094,176

Nationality

  • Bhutanese (singular and plural) noun


  • Bhutanese adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.15% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 35.26 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.74 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 5 children born/woman (2002 est.)