| Population: |
2,049,412 (July 2001 est.)
note:
other estimates range as low as 800,000
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
39.99% (male 424,832; female 394,725)
15-64 years:
56.05% (male 591,152; female 557,498)
65 years and over:
3.96% (male 41,125; female 40,080) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.17% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
35.73 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
14.03 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.03 male(s)/female
total population:
1.07 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
108.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
52.79 years
male:
53.16 years
female:
52.41 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
5.07 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 0.01% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Bhutanese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Bhutanese
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| Ethnic groups: |
Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35%, 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:
42.2%
male:
56.2%
female:
28.1% (1995 est.)
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