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 - : 27.8% (male 102,991/female 98,730)

15-24 years - : 20.6% (male 76,202/female 73,273)

25-54 years - : 39.9% (male 155,216/female 134,363)

55-64 years - : 5.7% (male 22,295/female 19,285)

65 years and over - : 5.9% (male 22,546/female 20,395) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 48.9 %

Youth dependency ratio: 41.8 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 %

Potential support ratio: 14 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 25.7 years

Male: 26.3 years

Female: 25.1 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.16 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.16 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 1.1 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 39.97 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 40.52 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 39.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 68.44 years

Male: 67.54 years

Female: 69.38 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 0% of population

Rural: 6% of population

Total: 4% of population (2010 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 95

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 100 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 127

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: high

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

Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

5.3% (2008)country comparison to the world: 154

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

12.7% (2010)country comparison to the world: 59

Education Expenditures

4.7% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 83

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 52.8%

Male: 65%

Female: 38.7% (2005 est.)

Year

Population

  • 725,296

Nationality

  • Bhutanese (singular and plural) noun


  • Bhutanese adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.15% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 102

Birth Rate

  • 18.43 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 105

Death Rate

  • 6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 138

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 80

Urban Areas Population

  • THIMPHU (capital) 99,000
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 4.1% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 162

Physicians Density

  • 0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.8 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.07 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 118