| Population | 857,423 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural) adjective: Bhutanese |
| Ethnic groups | Ngalop (also known as Bhote) 50%, ethnic Nepali 35% (predominantly Lhotshampas), indigenous or migrant tribes 15% |
| Languages | Sharchopkha 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26% (includes foreign languages) (2005 est.) |
| Religions | Lamaistic Buddhist 75.3%, Indian- and Nepali-influenced Hinduism 22.1%, other 2.6% (2005 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 24.52% (male 98,113/female 93,740) 15-24 years: 17.77% (male 70,768/female 68,211) 25-54 years: 44.72% (male 184,500/female 165,374) 55-64 years: 6.39% (male 26,714/female 23,280) 65 years and over: 6.6% (male 26,797/female 24,821) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 45.1 youth dependency ratio: 36.1 elderly dependency ratio: 9 potential support ratio: 11.1 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 29.1 years male: 29.6 years female: 28.6 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.99% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 16.17 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.28 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 43% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 2.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 203,000 THIMPHU (capital) (2018) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.15 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.08 male(s)/female total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 183 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 35.99 deaths/1,000 live births male: 38.49 deaths/1,000 live births female: 33.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 71.5 years male: 70.1 years female: 72.98 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.8 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 65.6% (2010) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.3% of population rural: 100% of population total: 99.7% of population unimproved: urban: 0.7% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0.3% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 3.1% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.42 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2012) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 87.5% of population rural: 72.1% of population total: 78.3% of population unimproved: urban: 12.5% of population rural: 27.9% of population total: 21.7% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.2% (2020) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 1,300 (2020) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 6.4% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 12.7% (2010) |
| Education expenditures | 6.9% of GDP (2018) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 66.6% male: 75% female: 57.1% (2017) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 13 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2018) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
