
Bhutan People
Bhutan People: A summary of information about Bhutan People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Bhutan: People
Population
2,005,222 note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 40% (male 417,627; female 387,927) 15-64 years: 56% (male 576,533; female 544,076) 65 years and over: 4% (male 40,081; female 38,978) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
2.19% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
36.22 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
14.32 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
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 (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
110.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 52.4 years male: 52.79 years female: 51.99 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
5.13 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural) adjective: Bhutanese
Ethnic groups
Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35%, 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: 42.2% male: 56.2% female: 28.1% (1995 est.)
People - note
refugee issue over the presence in Nepal of approximately 96,500 Bhutanese refugees, 90% of whom are in seven United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) camps