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

Urbanization

Urban population: 42.3% of total population (2020)

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

Total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030: PDF

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 24.52% (male 98,113/female 93,740)

15-24 - years : 17.77% (male 70,768/female 68,211)

25-54 - years : 44.72% (male 184,500/female 165,374)

55-64 - years : 6.39% (male 26,714/female 23,280)

65 - years and over : 6.6% (male 26,797/female 24,821) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 45.1

Youth dependency ratio: 36.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 9

Potential support ratio: 11.1 (2020 est.)

Median Age

Total: 29.1 years

Male: 29.6 years

Female: 28.6 years (2020 est.)

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 : 1.08 male(s)/female

total - population : 1.08 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

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

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 27 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 27.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 27 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.1 years

Male: 71 years

Female: 73.2 years (2020 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.82 children born/woman (2020 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

65.6% (2010)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0.3% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

3.2% (2017)

Physicians Density

0.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 27.9% of population

Total: 21.7% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

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

6.9% of GDP (2018)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 66.6%

Male: 75%

Female: 57.1% (2017)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 13 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 14 years (2018)

Year

Population

  • 782,318

Nationality 2020

  • 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
    1.02% (2020 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 16.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • 203
  • (capital)
    000 THIMPHU

Health Expenditure

  • 3.2% (2017)

Physicians Density

  • 0.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)