Population 2,094,176
note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 39.8% (male 431,883; female 401,386)
15-64 years: 56.2% (male 606,184; female 571,310)
65 years and over: 4% (male 42,193; female 41,220) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.15% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 35.26 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 13.74 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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 (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 106.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 53.19 years
female: 52.83 years (2002 est.)
male: 53.53 years

Total fertility rate 5 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate less than 0.01% (1999 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
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: 28.1% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bhutan on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bhutan People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bhutan People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.