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 - : 30.2% (male 106,410/female 102,164)

15-64 years - : 64.3% (male 235,988/female 208,484)

65 years and over - : 5.5% (male 20,169/female 17,926) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 23.9 years

Male: 24.5 years

Female: 23.3 years (2009 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.13 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.12 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.1 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 49.36 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 50.38 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 48.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 66.13 years

Male: 65.33 years

Female: 66.97 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 139

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: intermediate

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria

Water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Education Expenditures

7% of GDP (2005)country comparison to the world: 22

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 47%

Male: 60%

Female: 34% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 691,141country

Nationality

  • Bhutanese (singular and plural) noun


  • Bhutanese adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.267% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 107

Birth Rate

  • 20.07 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 97

Death Rate

  • 7.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 123

Migration Rate

  • NA

Total fertility rate

  • 2.38 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 104