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Population:
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2,139,549
note: other estimates range as low as 810,000 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 39.6% (male 438,784; female 407,919)
15-64 years: 56.4% (male 621,666; female 585,550)
65 years and over: 4% (male 43,262; female 42,368) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 20.1 years
male: 19.9 years
female: 20.3 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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2.14% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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34.82 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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13.47 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 104.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 106.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 102.49 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 53.58 years
male: 53.9 years
female: 53.25 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.94 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 100 (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Bhutanese
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Ethnic groups:
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Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas--one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
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Religions:
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Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
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Languages:
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Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: 28.1% (1995 est.)
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