| Population | 2,327,849
note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 38.6% (male 465,340/female 433,184)
15-64 years: 57.4% (male 688,428/female 647,134)
65 years and over: 4% (male 47,123/female 46,640) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 20.5 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 20.7 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 2.082% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 33.28 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 12.46 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.074 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.064 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
total population: 1.066 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 96.37 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 94.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 98.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 55.17 years
male: 55.38 years
female: 54.96 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 4.67 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | less than 100 (1999 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
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| Nationality | noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Bhutanese |
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| Ethnic groups | Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15% |
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| Religions | Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25% |
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| Languages | Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47%
male: 60%
female: 34% (2003 est.) |
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