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 Nepali 35%
(predominantly Lhotshampas), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
%

Urbanization

Urban population: 41.6% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 2.98% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

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.)

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 (2018 est.)

Male: 28.6 years

Female: 27.6 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.05 male(s)/female

0 - 14 years : 1.05 male(s)/female

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

25 - 54 years : 1.12 male(s)/female

55 - 64 years : 1.15 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 1.09 male(s)/female

total - population : 1.09 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

183 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

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

Male: 30.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 30.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.1 years (2018 est.)

Male: 70.1 years

Female: 72.2 years

Total Fertility Rate

1.87 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

65.6% (2010)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 100% of population

Improved rural: 100% of population

Improved total: 100% of population

Unimproved urban: 0% of population

Unimproved rural: 0% of population

Unimproved total: 0% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

3.5% (2016)

Physicians Density

0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 77.9% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 33.1% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 50.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 22.1% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 66.9% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 49.6% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.3% (2018)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

1,300 (2018)

HIV Aids Deaths

<100 (2018)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

6.4% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

12.7% (2010)

Education Expenditures

6.6% of GDP (2018)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 64.9%

Male: 73.1%

Female: 55% (2015)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 12 years

Male: 12 years

Female: 12 years (2013)

Year

Population

  • 766,397

Nationality 2019

  • Bhutanese (singular and plural) noun


  • Bhutanese adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.05% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 17 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 203
  • (capital)
    000 THIMPHU

Health Expenditure

  • 3.5% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)