This is a demography of the population of Bhutan including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The Royal Government of Bhutan listed the country's population as 752,700 in 2003.
The Bhutanese numbers can be reconstructed from their 9th Five Year Plan documents, which lists the exact number of households in each gewog. If the Bhutanese refugee advocate groups are correct, a spot check of a southern gewog should show a massive under-reporting of population.
The CIA World Fact book number has since been adjusted with a note of former inconsistencies, and attributes the difference to the government not including the "first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005". In the 1970s Bhutan was one of the most isolated countries in the world and nobody knew how many people lived there since no census had ever been taken.
Demographic statistics The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population 708,427 (July 2011 est.) 716,896 (July 2012 est.) 750,125 (July 2016 est.)
Population by Sex and Age Group
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 381 582 351 421 733 004 100 0-4 42 725 41 999 84 724 11,56 5-9 38 396 37 725 76 121 10,38 10-14 32 169 31 593 63 762 8,70 15-19 35 432 34 403 69 835 9,53 20-24 36 526 34 745 71 271 9,72 25-29 35 433 32 065 67 498 9,21 30-34 33 279 28 491 61 770 8,43 35-39 28 766 24 060 52 827 7,21 40-44 23 774 19 545 43 319 5,91 45-49 19 391 16 213 35 604 4,86 50-54 15 245 13 209 28 455 3,88 55-59 12 257 10 806 23 063 3,15 60-64 9 602 8 645 18 247 2,49 65-69 7 268 6 741 14 009 1,91 70-74 5 169 4 956 10 124 1,38 75-79 3 338 3 313 6 651 0,91 80+ 2 812 2 912 5 724 0,78Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 0-14 113 290 111 317 224 607 30,64 15-64 249 705 222 182 471 887 64,38 65+ 18 587 17 922 36 509 4,98
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 380 453 346 692 727 145 100 0–4 29 176 28 298 57 474 7.90 5–9 32 035 30 956 62 991 8.66 10–14 34 656 34 296 68 952 9.48 15–19 34 679 33 607 68 286 9.39 20–24 41 075 34 340 75 415 10.37 25–29 42 802 36 478 79 280 10.90 30–34 35 059 30 121 65 180 8.96 35–39 29 689 25 860 55 549 7.64 40–44 22 274 19 221 41 495 5.71 45–49 18 865 16 668 35 533 4.89 50–54 15 456 13 861 29 317 4.03 55–59 12 379 11 519 23 898 3.29 60–64 10 498 10 213 20 711 2.85 65-69 7 585 7 069 14 654 2.02 70-74 5 876 5 592 11 468 1.58 75-79 3 965 3 906 7 871 1.08 80-84 2 651 2 746 5 397 0.74 85-89 1 262 1 338 2 600 0.36 90-94 338 439 777 0.11 95-99 120 143 263 0.04 100+ 13 21 34 <0.01Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 95 867 93 550 189 417 26.05 15–64 262 776 231 888 494 664 68.03 65+ 21 810 21 254 43 064 5.92
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% Total 390 877 358 054 748 931 100 0–4 29 208 28 557 57 765 7.71 5–9 30 495 29 235 59 730 7.98 10–14 33 159 32 388 65 547 8.75 15–19 34 343 34 200 68 543 9.15 20–24 36 655 33 428 70 083 9.36 25–29 42 547 35 456 78 003 10.42 30–34 39 913 34 311 74 224 9.91 35–39 32 294 28 047 60 341 8.06 40–44 26 259 22 904 49 163 6.56 45–49 20 171 17 597 37 768 5.04 50–54 17 115 15 289 32 404 4.33 55–59 13 709 12 419 26 128 3.49 60–64 11 132 10 667 21 799 2.91 65-69 8 849 8 583 17 432 2.33 70-74 6 171 5 792 11 963 1.60 75-79 4 399 4 346 8 745 1.17 80-84 2 587 2 734 5 321 0.71 85+ 1 871 2 101 3 972 0.53Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent 0–14 92 862 90 180 183 042 24.44 15–64 274 138 244 318 518 456 69.23 65+ 23 877 23 556 47 433 6.33
Median age Total: 27.2 years Male: 27.7 years Female: 26.6 years (2016 est.)
Urbanization urban population: 38.6% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 3.69% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Vital statistics UN estimates Below is a table of Bhutan vital statistics since 1950 published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. (entry: Bhutan)
PeriodLive births per yearDeaths per yearNatural change per yearCBR1CDR1NC1TFR1IMR1 9,000 5,000 4,000 47.9 27.1 20.8 6.67 184.8 1955–1960 10,000 6,000 5,000 49.0 26.8 22.3 6.67 181.4 1960–1965 12,000 6,000 6,000 48.5 25.7 22.8 6.67 174.1 1965–1970 13,000 7,000 7,000 47.8 24.1 23.8 6.67 163.1 1970–1975 16,000 7,000 8,000 47.0 22.0 25.1 6.67 149.3 1975–1980 18,000 8,000 10,000 45.8 19.6 26.2 6.67 133.2 1980–1985 20,000 8,000 12,000 42.7 17.1 25.6 6.39 117.1 1985–1990 21,000 8,000 13,000 40.4 15.0 25.3 6.11 104.0 1990–1995 19,000 7,000 12,000 35.2 12.5 22.7 5.27 87.5 1995–2000 16,000 5,000 11,000 29.2 9.9 19.3 4.13 69.7 2000–2005 15,000 5,000 11,000 25.2 7.9 17.2 3.30 52.8 2005–2010 15,000 5,000 10,000 21.5 7.2 14.4 2.61 44.4 1 CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births
Registered births and deaths
PopulationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Crude migration rate (per 1000)Total fertility rate2005635,00012,5384,4988,04019.77.112.62.420062007200820092010201120122013201420152016726,5969,7183,5416,17713.44.98.51.72017727,1459,8413,3676,47413.54.68.9−8.151.72018734,37410,7113,3647,34714.64.610.0−0.161.83 (e) 2019741,6729,6673,2206,44713.04.38.71.151.63 (e)2020748,9319,7693,1096,66013.04.28.80.801.62 (e)2021756,12910,2483,1927,63813.64.29.4−0.581.69 (e)2022763,2499,7113,6056,10613.34.78.61.331.58 (e)2023770,2768,9883,5795,40911.74.67.12.101.45 (e)
Life expectancy at birth Total population: 70.2 years Male: 68.8 years Female: 71.7 years (2017 est.) Life expectancy at birth is 70.2 years, which is an increase from 66.3 years in 2005. Women (71.7 years) live longer than men (68.8).
In 2018, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay announced that the average life expectancy at birth has surpassed 70.KuenselOnline
Ethnic groups
Religions
Bhutan is a Buddhist country by constitution and Buddhism plays a vital role in the country.
The official religion in Bhutan is Buddhism, which is practiced by 74.7% of the population. Hinduism is followed by 22.6% of the Population.
The freedom of religion is guaranteed by the King.
In the past, approximately 75% of the population of 770,000 followed either the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school, the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism or another school of Buddhism. Almost 22% of citizens (mainly Lhotshampas) practiced Hinduism.Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project: Bhutan . Pew Research Center. 2010.
Languages
References
External links
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