2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Sharchhopka 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26% (2005 Census)

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 - : 28.9% (male 104,622/female 100,383)

15-64 years - : 65.3% (male 245,054/female 217,864)

65 years and over - : 5.7% (male 21,347/female 19,157) (2011 est.)

Median Age

Total: 24.8 years

Male: 25.4 years

Female: 24.2 years (2011 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 (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 44.48 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 45.24 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 43.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 67.3 years

Male: 66.46 years

Female: 68.19 years (2011 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 1% of population

Rural: 12% of population

Total: 8% of population (2008)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 101

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 146

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)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

12% (2008)country comparison to the world: 60

Education Expenditures

4.8% of GDP (2008)country comparison to the world: 67

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 47%

Male: 60%

Female: 34% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 708,427

Nationality

  • Bhutanese (singular and plural) noun


  • Bhutanese adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.201% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 98

Birth Rate

  • 19.13 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 101

Death Rate

  • 7.12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 128

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 77

Health Expenditure

  • 5.5% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 129

Physicians Density

  • 0.023 physicians/1,000 population (2007)country comparison to the world: 186

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2006)country comparison to the world: 112

Total fertility rate

  • 2.2 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 106