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Bhutan:
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Other pages in this profile of Bhutan:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 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.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 14.5 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 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 |
Definition - World rank and map total: 23.5 years male: 24.1 years female: 22.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.301% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 20.56 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 7.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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 |
Definition - World rank and map 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 |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 65.53 years male: 64.75 years female: 66.35 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.48 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map fewer than 100 (1999 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition 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 |
Definition noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural) adjective: Bhutanese |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15% |
Religions |
Definition Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25% |
Languages |
Definition Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 47% male: 60% female: 34% (2003 est.) |
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