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 - : 39.6% (male 438,784; female 407,919)

15-64 years - : 56.4% (male 621,666; female 585,550)

65 years and over - : 4% (male 43,262; female 42,368) (2003 est.)

Median Age

Total: 20.1 years

Male: 19.9 years

Female: 20.3 years (2002)

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 (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 104.68 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 106.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Male: 102.49 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 53.58 years

Male: 53.9 years

Female: 53.25 years (2003 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2001 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

  • 2,139,549

Nationality

  • Bhutanese (singular and plural) noun


  • Bhutanese adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.14% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 34.82 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.47 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.94 children born/woman (2003 est.)