2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Sharchopkha 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: 44.4% of total population (2023)

Rate of urbanization: 2.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 23.49% (male 105,317/female 100,526)

15-64 - years : 69.97% (male 318,732/female 294,292)

65 - years and over : 6.54% (2023 est.) (male 29,582/female 27,732)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 40.7

Youth dependency ratio: 32.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 8.6

Potential support ratio: 11.1 (2021 est.)

Median Age

Total: 30.2 years (2023 est.)

Male: 30.6 years

Female: 29.8 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.05 male(s)/female

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

15-64 - years : 1.08 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 1.07 male(s)/female

total - population : 1.07 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 25.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Male: 25.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 25.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 73 years (2023 est.)

Male: 71.8 years

Female: 74.3 years

Maternal Mortality Ratio

60 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)comparison ranking: 92

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Total population: 73 years (2023 est.)

Male: 71.8 years

Female: 74.3 years

Total Fertility Rate

1.77 children born/woman (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 144

Gross Reproduction Rate

0.86 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

NA

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0.2% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

4.4% of GDP (2020)

Physicians Density

0.5 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 16.9% of population

Total: 13.6% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

Currently Married Women

62.8% (2023 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

6.4% (2016)comparison ranking: 168

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

NA

Education Expenditures

7% of GDP (2021 est.)comparison ranking: 22

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 70.9%

Male: 77.9%

Female: 62.8% (2021)

School Life Expectancy

Total: 13 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 13 years (2018)

Year

Population

  • 876,181

Nationality 2023

  • 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
    0.96% (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 100

Birth Rate

  • 15.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 106

Death Rate

  • 6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 149

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 95

Urban Areas Population

  • 203
  • (capital)
    000 THIMPHU

Health Expenditure

  • 4.4% of GDP (2020)

Physicians Density

  • 0.5 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)