Bhutan Demographics Profile 2008

Population

682,321
note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook 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.)

Age structure

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

total: 23.5 years
male: 24.1 years
female: 22.8 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.301% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

20.56 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

NA

Sex ratio

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

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

total population: 65.53 years
male: 64.75 years
female: 66.35 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.48 children born/woman (2008 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

Major infectious diseases

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)

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: 47%
male: 60%
female: 34% (2003 est.)