| People | Bhutan |
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Population:
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708,427 (July 2011 est.)
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 |
Population density:
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19 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 35% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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THIMPHU (capital) 89,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 28.9% (male 104,622/female 100,383)
15-64 years: 65.3% (male 245,054/female 217,864)
65 years and over: 5.7% (male 21,347/female 19,157) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 24.8 years
male: 25.4 years
female: 24.2 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.201% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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19.13 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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200 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 44.48 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 45.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 43.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 67.3 years
male: 66.46 years
female: 68.19 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.2 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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5.5% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.023 physicians/1,000 population (2007) |
Hospital bed density:
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1.7 beds/1,000 population (2006) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 88% of population
total: 92% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1% of population
rural: 12% of population
total: 8% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 87% of population
rural: 54% of population
total: 65% of population
unimproved:
urban: 13% of population
rural: 46% of population
total: 35% of population (2008) |
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: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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12% (2008) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
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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Sharchhopka 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26% (2005 Census) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47%
male: 60%
female: 34% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2008) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.8% of GDP (2008) |
People - note:
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void |
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