People Of Bhutan

Population	2,185,569 note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 39.3% (male 445,548; female 414,338) 15-64 years: 56.6% (male 637,637; female 600,253) 65 years and over: 4% (male 44,298; female 43,495) (2004 est.)
Median age	total: 20.2 years male: 20 years female: 20.3 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate	2.12% (2004 est.)
Birth rate	34.41 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate	13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 1.02 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 102.56 deaths/1,000 live births female: 104.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 100.35 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 53.99 years male: 54.27 years female: 53.68 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate	4.87 children born/woman (2004 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
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	conventional long form: Kingdom of Bhutan conventional short form: Bhutan

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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