| Population |
2,185,569
note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (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.) |
| Median age |
total: 20.2 years
male: 20 years
female: 20.3 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
2.12% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
34.41 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
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 |
total: 102.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 104.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 100.35 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 53.99 years
male: 54.27 years
female: 53.68 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
4.87 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
less than 100 (1999 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
NA |
| 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 |
conventional long form: kingdom of bhutan
conventional short form: bhutan |