| People | Bhutan |
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Population:
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682,321
note: the exxun.com population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous exxun.com population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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15 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 30.8% (male 107,360/female 103,093)
15-64 years: 63.7% (male 231,323/female 203,649)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 19,561/female 17,335) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 23.5 years
male: 24.1 years
female: 22.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.301% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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20.56 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.13 male(s)/female
total population: 1.11 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 51.92 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 53.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 50.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 65.53 years
male: 64.75 years
female: 66.35 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.48 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 100 (1999 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Bhutanese |
Ethnic groups:
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Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15% |
Religions:
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Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25% |
Languages:
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Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47%
male: 60%
female: 34% (2003 est.) |
People - note:
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void |
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