| Population : |
2,185,569 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 39.3% (male 445,548; female 414,338)
15-64 years: 56.6% (male 637,637; female 600,253)
65 years and over: 4% (male 44,298; female 43,495) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
2.12% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
34.41 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 102.56 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 53.99 years
male: 54.27 years
female: 53.68 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
4.87 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
less than 100 (1999 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Bhutanese |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15% |
| Religions : |
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25% |
| Languages : |
Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: 28.1% (1995 est.) |
