 |
People |
|
|
| Population |
2,094,176
Note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (2003)
|
| 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) (2003) |
| Population
Growth Rate |
2.15%
(2003) |
Human
development index
(HDI) value |
0.511
(2003) |
Population
without sustainable access to an improved water source
(%) |
38
(2003) |
Urban
population
(as % of total) |
7.4
(2003) |
Population
with access to
improved sanitation (%) |
70
(2003) |
Under
nourished people
(as % of total population)
|
NA |
| People
living with HIV/AIDS |
<
0.10 (2003) |
| Life
expectancy at birth |
62.5
(2003) |
Infant
mortality rate
(per 1,000 live births) |
74
(2003) |
Probability
at birth of
surviving to age 65 |
Female:
66.1 Male: 61.1 (2003) |
Public
expenditure
on health (as % of GDP) |
3.7
(2003) |
Seats
in parliament
held by women (as % of total) |
9.3
(2003) |
| Birth
Rate |
35.26
Births/1,000 population (2003)
|
| Death
Rate |
13.74
deaths/1,000 population (2003)
|
| 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 (2003) |
| Net
Migration Rate |
0
Migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003) |
| Infant
Mortality Rate |
106.79
deaths/1,000 live births (2003)
|
| Life
Expectancy at Birth |
Total
population: 53.19 years
Female: 52.83 years (2003)
Male: 53.53 years |
| Total
Fertility Rate |
5
children born/woman (2003) |
| HIV/AIDS
- Adult Prevalence Rate |
Less
than 0.01% (2003) |
| HIV/AIDS
- People Living with HIV/AIDS |
Less
than 100 (2003) |
| Ethnic
Groups |
Bhote
50%, Ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas--one of several
Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15% (2003) |
| Religions |
Lamaistic
Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25% (2003) |
| Languages |
Dzongkha
(official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese
speak various Nepalese dialects (2003) |
| Literacy |
Definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 42.2%
Male: 56.2%
Female: 28.1% (2003) |
| Source:www.geographyiq.com |
Brief
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