2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Sharchhopka 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26% (includes foreign languages) (2005 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Ngalop (also known as Bhote) 50%
Ethnic Nepalese 35%
(includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
%

Urbanization

urban population: 35.6% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 3.65% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 27.3% (male 102,196/female 97,923)

15-24 years - : 20.1% (male 75,327/female 72,472)

25-54 years - : 40.8% (male 159,868/female 139,236)

55-64 years - : 5.8% (male 22,769/female 19,699)

65 years and over - : 6% (male 23,153/female 21,000) (2014 est.)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 48.1 %

youth dependency ratio: 40.8 %

elderly dependency ratio: 7.2 %

potential support ratio: 13.8 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 26.2 years

male: 26.8 years

female: 25.6 years (2014 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 - : 1.15 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1.09 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 1.1 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

180 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 59

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 37.89 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 68.06 years

female: 69.95 years (2014 est.)

total population: 68.98 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

2.02 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 121

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

65.6% (2010)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 0.6% of population

Rural: 2.7% of population

Total: 1.9% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 25.5% of population

Rural: 68.9% of population

Total: 53.1% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.2% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 109

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

1,100 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 143

HIV Aids Deaths

100 (2012 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

12.8% (2010) country comparison to the world: 59

Education Expenditures

4.7% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 86

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 52.8%

male: 65%

female: 38.7% (2005 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2012)

Year

Population

  • 733,643

Nationality 2014

  • Bhutanese (singular and plural) noun


  • Bhutanese adjective


Religions

  • Lamaistic Buddhist
    75.30%
  • Indian And Nepaleseinfluenced Hinduism
    0.00%
  • Other Est
    2.62%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.13% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 106

Birth Rate

  • 18.12 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 106

Death Rate

  • 6.78 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 140

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 100

Urban Areas Population

  • 99
    THIMPHU (capital)
  • 000 (2011)

Physicians Density

  • 0.07 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.8 beds/1,000 population (2011)