Short facts about people of Bhutan

Population:

2,049,412 (July 2001 est.) note:  other estimates range as low as 800,000

Age structure:

0-14 years:  39.99% (male 424,832; female 394,725) 15-64 years:  56.05% (male 591,152; female 557,498) 65 years and over:  3.96% (male 41,125; female 40,080) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.17% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

35.73 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

14.03 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  1.03 male(s)/female total population:  1.07 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

108.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  52.79 years male:  53.16 years female:  52.41 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.07 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.01% (1999 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%, 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.)

Source: World Factbook