Bhutan's People | Bhutan People

Population: 2,232,291 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 39.1% (male 452,213/female 420,675) 15-64 years: 56.9% (male 654,109/female 615,431) 65 years and over: 4% (male 45,281/female 44,582) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 20.27 years male: 20.11 years female: 20.44 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.11% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 12.94 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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 (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 100.44 deaths/1,000 live births male: 98.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 102.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 54.39 years male: 54.65 years female: 54.11 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 4.81 children born/woman (2005 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: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.2% male: 56.2% female: 28.1% (1995 est.)

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