2 GeoFroggy

Languages

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

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 - : 28.4% (male 103,802/ female 99,553)

15-64 years - : 65.8% (male 249,391/ female 222,384)

65 years and over - : 5.8% (male 21,963/ female 19,803) (2012 est.)

population pyramid - :

Median Age

Total: 25.3 years

Male: 25.9 years

Female: 24.7 years (2012 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 1.12 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.11 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 42.17 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 42.82 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 41.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 67.88 years

Male: 67.01 years

Female: 68.79 years (2012 est.)

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

  • 716,896

Nationality

  • Bhutanese (singular and plural) noun


  • Bhutanese adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.175% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 100

Birth Rate

  • 18.75 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 103

Death Rate

  • 6.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 132

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 79

Health Expenditure

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

Physicians Density

  • 0.023 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2006)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.13 children born/woman (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 111