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Bhutan People 1996

Population:

1,780,638 (July 1995 est.)

note:

other estimates range as low as 600,000

Age structure:

0-14 years:

40% (female 342,276; male 368,916)

15-64 years:

56% (female 486,258; male 513,560)

65 years and over:

4% (female 34,215; male 35,413) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.34% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

39.02 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

15.61 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

118.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

51.03 years

male:

51.56 years

female:

50.48 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.39 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Bhutanese (singular and plural)

adjective:

Bhutanese

Ethnic divisions:

Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35%, indigenous or migrant tribes 15%

Religions:

Lamaistic Buddhism 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%

Languages:

Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects; Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects

Literacy:

NA%

Labor force:

by occupation:

agriculture 93%, services 5%, industry and commerce 2%

note:

massive lack of skilled labor

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