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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%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 25.35% (male 99,325 /female 94,985)

15-24 years - : 18.4% (male 71,790 /female 69,205)

25-54 years - : 43.73% (male 177,436 /female 157,729)

55-64 years - : 6.13% (male 25,160 /female 21,817)

65 years and over - : 6.39% (male 25,492 /female 23,458) (2018 est.)

population pyramid - : The World Factbook Field Image Modal Ã— South Asia

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 47.3 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 40.4 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 6.9 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 14.5 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 28.1 years

Male: 28.6 years

Female: 27.6 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 140

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years - : 1.14 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years - : 1.16 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over - : 1.1 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population - : 1.09 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 30.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 30.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Female: 30.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 61

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.1 years (2018 est.)

Male: 70.1 years (2018 est.)

Female: 72.2 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 157

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA;

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

NA;

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: High (2016)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2016)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

6.4% (2016); country comparison to the world: 167;

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

12.8% (2010); country comparison to the world: 52;

Education Expenditures

7.4% of GDP (2015); country comparison to the world: 15;

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)

Total population: 64.9% (2015 est.)

Male: 73.1% (2015 est.)

Female: 55% (2015 est.)

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Population

766,397

Nationality

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
1.05% (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 104;

Birth Rate

17 births/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 105;

Death Rate

6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 144;

Migration Rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 75;

Urban Areas Population

203,000 THIMPHU (capital)
(2018)

Health Expenditure

3.6% of GDP (2014); country comparison to the world: 168;

Physicians Density

0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2016);

Hospital Bed Density

1.7 beds/1,000 population (2012);

Total fertility rate

1.87 children born/woman (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 138;

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