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Demographics of Bhutan

September 30, 2023

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.

Demographics of Bhutan
Population pyramid of Bhutan in 2020
Population867,775 (2022 est.)
Growth rate0.97% (2022 est.)
Birth rate15.94 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate6.22 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy72.31 years
 • male71.19 years
 • female73.49 years
Fertility rate1.79 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate27.04 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years24.44%
15–64 years69.23%
65 and over6.33%
Sex ratio
Total1.08 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth1.05 male(s)/female
Under 151.05 male(s)/female
65 and over0.97 male(s)/female
Nationality
NationalityBhutanese
Bhutanese people in national dress at the Wangdi Phodrang festival

The Royal Government of Bhutan listed the country's population as 752,700 in 2003.[1]

The Bhutanese numbers can be reconstructed from their 9th Five Year Plan documents,[2] 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.[citation needed]

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".[1] 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 Edit

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population Edit

708,427 (July 2011 est.)
716,896 (July 2012 est.)
750,125 (July 2016 est.)[3]

Population by Sex and Age Group Edit

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2013) (Data refer to projected figures based on the Population and Housing Census 2005 (district projection)): [4]
Age Group Male Female Total %
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 0,78
Age group Male Female Total Percent
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
Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 30.V.2017) (Excluding 8408 non-Bhutanese/tourists found in hotels on the census reference day.): [5]
Age Group Male Female Total %
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 <0.01
Age group Male Female Total Percent
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
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (30.VII.2020) (Estimates or projections based on the 2017 Population Census.): [5]
Age Group Male Female Total %
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 0.53
Age group Male Female Total Percent
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.[6])

Urbanization[7]

urban population: 38.6% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 3.69% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Vital statistics Edit

Below is a table of Bhutan vital statistics since 1950 published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[8]

Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR1 CDR1 NC1 TFR1 IMR1
1950-1955 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

Births and deaths Edit

[9][10] (Government estimates) [11]

Year Population Live births Deaths Natural increase Crude birth rate Crude death rate Rate of natural increase TFR
2005 635,000 12,538 4,498 8,040 19.7 7.1 12.6 2.4
2016 726,596 9,718 3,541 6,177 13.4 4.9 8.5
2017 727,145 9,841 3,367 6,474 13.5 4.6 8.9 1.7
2018 734,374 10,711 3,364 7,347 14.6 4.6 10.0
2019 741,672 9,667 3,220 6,447 13.0 4.3 8.7
2020 748,931 9,769 3,109 6,660 13.0 4.2 8.8
2021 756,129 10,830 3,192 7,638 14.3 4.2 10.1
 
Life expectancy in Bhutan

Life expectancy at birth Edit

Total population: 70.2 years
Male: 68.8 years
Female: 71.7 years (2017[3] 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.[12]

Ethnic groups Edit

Main article: Ethnic groups in Bhutan
Ngalop people and Sharchop people 63%
Lhotsampas (also known as Nepalis) 22%
Indigenous or migrant ethnic groups 15%

[1]

Religions Edit

Main article: Religion in Bhutan
Buddhism 84.3%
Hinduism 11.3%
Other 4.4%

[1]

Languages Edit

Main article: Languages of Bhutan
Tshangla (sometimes referred to as Sharchopkha) 28%
Dzongkha (official) 24%
Nepali (locally referred as Lhotshamkha) 22%
Other 26%

[1]

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "South Asia ::BHUTAN". CIA The World Factbook.
  2. ^ . Department of Planning, Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 2005-09-06. Retrieved 2005-08-19.
  3. ^ a b "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Demographic Yearbook – 2020". New York: United Nations Statistics Division. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  5. ^ a b "Demographic Yearbook – 2020". New York: United Nations Statistics Division. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  6. ^ . cia.gov. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  7. ^ . cia.gov. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Bhutan: Demographic Profile, Medium Variant 1950–2100". World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Population Projections and Estimates Section. Retrieved 2011-10-30. (entry: Bhutan)
  9. ^ "Live births, deaths, and infant deaths, latest available year (2002 - 2016)" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 2 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Vital Statistics Report 2020". Bhutan National Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Population". Bhutan National Statiscits Bureau. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  12. ^ KuenselOnline

External links Edit

  •   This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2023 ed.). CIA. (Archived 2007 edition)

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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 Demographics of BhutanPopulation pyramid of Bhutan in 2020Population867 775 2022 est Growth rate0 97 2022 est Birth rate15 94 births 1 000 population 2022 est Death rate6 22 deaths 1 000 population 2022 est Life expectancy72 31 years male71 19 years female73 49 yearsFertility rate1 79 children born woman 2022 est Infant mortality rate27 04 deaths 1 000 live birthsNet migration rate0 migrant s 1 000 population 2022 est Age structure0 14 years24 44 15 64 years69 23 65 and over6 33 Sex ratioTotal1 08 male s female 2022 est At birth1 05 male s femaleUnder 151 05 male s female65 and over0 97 male s femaleNationalityNationalityBhutanese Bhutanese people in national dress at the Wangdi Phodrang festivalThe Royal Government of Bhutan listed the country s population as 752 700 in 2003 1 The Bhutanese numbers can be reconstructed from their 9th Five Year Plan documents 2 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 citation needed 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 1 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 Contents 1 Demographic statistics 2 Population 2 1 Population by Sex and Age Group 3 Vital statistics 3 1 Births and deaths 3 2 Life expectancy at birth 4 Ethnic groups 5 Religions 6 Languages 7 References 8 External linksDemographic statistics EditThe following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook unless otherwise indicated Population Edit708 427 July 2011 est 716 896 July 2012 est 750 125 July 2016 est 3 Population by Sex and Age Group Edit Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group 01 VII 2013 Data refer to projected figures based on the Population and Housing Census 2005 district projection 4 Age Group Male Female Total Total 381 582 351 421 733 004 1000 4 42 725 41 999 84 724 11 565 9 38 396 37 725 76 121 10 3810 14 32 169 31 593 63 762 8 7015 19 35 432 34 403 69 835 9 5320 24 36 526 34 745 71 271 9 7225 29 35 433 32 065 67 498 9 2130 34 33 279 28 491 61 770 8 4335 39 28 766 24 060 52 827 7 2140 44 23 774 19 545 43 319 5 9145 49 19 391 16 213 35 604 4 8650 54 15 245 13 209 28 455 3 8855 59 12 257 10 806 23 063 3 1560 64 9 602 8 645 18 247 2 4965 69 7 268 6 741 14 009 1 9170 74 5 169 4 956 10 124 1 3875 79 3 338 3 313 6 651 0 9180 2 812 2 912 5 724 0 78Age group Male Female Total Percent0 14 113 290 111 317 224 607 30 6415 64 249 705 222 182 471 887 64 3865 18 587 17 922 36 509 4 98 Population by Sex and Age Group Census 30 V 2017 Excluding 8408 non Bhutanese tourists found in hotels on the census reference day 5 Age Group Male Female Total Total 380 453 346 692 727 145 1000 4 29 176 28 298 57 474 7 905 9 32 035 30 956 62 991 8 6610 14 34 656 34 296 68 952 9 4815 19 34 679 33 607 68 286 9 3920 24 41 075 34 340 75 415 10 3725 29 42 802 36 478 79 280 10 9030 34 35 059 30 121 65 180 8 9635 39 29 689 25 860 55 549 7 6440 44 22 274 19 221 41 495 5 7145 49 18 865 16 668 35 533 4 8950 54 15 456 13 861 29 317 4 0355 59 12 379 11 519 23 898 3 2960 64 10 498 10 213 20 711 2 8565 69 7 585 7 069 14 654 2 0270 74 5 876 5 592 11 468 1 5875 79 3 965 3 906 7 871 1 0880 84 2 651 2 746 5 397 0 7485 89 1 262 1 338 2 600 0 3690 94 338 439 777 0 1195 99 120 143 263 0 04100 13 21 34 lt 0 01Age group Male Female Total Percent0 14 95 867 93 550 189 417 26 0515 64 262 776 231 888 494 664 68 0365 21 810 21 254 43 064 5 92 Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group 30 VII 2020 Estimates or projections based on the 2017 Population Census 5 Age Group Male Female Total Total 390 877 358 054 748 931 1000 4 29 208 28 557 57 765 7 715 9 30 495 29 235 59 730 7 9810 14 33 159 32 388 65 547 8 7515 19 34 343 34 200 68 543 9 1520 24 36 655 33 428 70 083 9 3625 29 42 547 35 456 78 003 10 4230 34 39 913 34 311 74 224 9 9135 39 32 294 28 047 60 341 8 0640 44 26 259 22 904 49 163 6 5645 49 20 171 17 597 37 768 5 0450 54 17 115 15 289 32 404 4 3355 59 13 709 12 419 26 128 3 4960 64 11 132 10 667 21 799 2 9165 69 8 849 8 583 17 432 2 3370 74 6 171 5 792 11 963 1 6075 79 4 399 4 346 8 745 1 1780 84 2 587 2 734 5 321 0 7185 1 871 2 101 3 972 0 53Age group Male Female Total Percent0 14 92 862 90 180 183 042 24 4415 64 274 138 244 318 518 456 69 2365 23 877 23 556 47 433 6 33 Median age Total 27 2 years Male 27 7 years Female 26 6 years 2016 est 6 Urbanization 7 urban population 38 6 of total population 2015 rate of urbanization 3 69 annual rate of change 2010 15 est Vital statistics EditBelow is a table of Bhutan vital statistics since 1950 published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs 8 Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR1 CDR1 NC1 TFR1 IMR11950 1955 9 000 5 000 4 000 47 9 27 1 20 8 6 67 184 81955 1960 10 000 6 000 5 000 49 0 26 8 22 3 6 67 181 41960 1965 12 000 6 000 6 000 48 5 25 7 22 8 6 67 174 11965 1970 13 000 7 000 7 000 47 8 24 1 23 8 6 67 163 11970 1975 16 000 7 000 8 000 47 0 22 0 25 1 6 67 149 31975 1980 18 000 8 000 10 000 45 8 19 6 26 2 6 67 133 21980 1985 20 000 8 000 12 000 42 7 17 1 25 6 6 39 117 11985 1990 21 000 8 000 13 000 40 4 15 0 25 3 6 11 104 01990 1995 19 000 7 000 12 000 35 2 12 5 22 7 5 27 87 51995 2000 16 000 5 000 11 000 29 2 9 9 19 3 4 13 69 72000 2005 15 000 5 000 11 000 25 2 7 9 17 2 3 30 52 82005 2010 15 000 5 000 10 000 21 5 7 2 14 4 2 61 44 41 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 birthsBirths and deaths Edit 9 10 Government estimates 11 Year Population Live births Deaths Natural increase Crude birth rate Crude death rate Rate of natural increase TFR2005 635 000 12 538 4 498 8 040 19 7 7 1 12 6 2 42016 726 596 9 718 3 541 6 177 13 4 4 9 8 52017 727 145 9 841 3 367 6 474 13 5 4 6 8 9 1 72018 734 374 10 711 3 364 7 347 14 6 4 6 10 02019 741 672 9 667 3 220 6 447 13 0 4 3 8 72020 748 931 9 769 3 109 6 660 13 0 4 2 8 82021 756 129 10 830 3 192 7 638 14 3 4 2 10 1 nbsp Life expectancy in BhutanLife expectancy at birth Edit Total population 70 2 years Male 68 8 years Female 71 7 years 2017 3 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 12 Ethnic groups EditMain article Ethnic groups in Bhutan Ngalop people and Sharchop people 63 Lhotsampas also known as Nepalis 22 Indigenous or migrant ethnic groups 15 1 Religions EditMain article Religion in Bhutan Buddhism 84 3 Hinduism 11 3 Other 4 4 1 Languages EditMain article Languages of Bhutan Tshangla sometimes referred to as Sharchopkha 28 Dzongkha official 24 Nepali locally referred as Lhotshamkha 22 Other 26 1 References Edit a b c d e South Asia BHUTAN CIA The World Factbook Reports Department of Planning Ministry of Finance Archived from the original on 2005 09 06 Retrieved 2005 08 19 a b The World Factbook Central Intelligence Agency cia gov Retrieved 19 April 2018 Demographic Yearbook 2020 New York United Nations Statistics Division Retrieved 2022 05 18 a b Demographic Yearbook 2020 New York United Nations Statistics Division Retrieved 2022 05 18 The World Factbook Central Intelligence Agency cia gov Archived from the original on June 13 2007 Retrieved 19 April 2018 The World Factbook Central Intelligence Agency cia gov Archived from the original on February 11 2009 Retrieved 19 April 2018 Bhutan Demographic Profile Medium Variant 1950 2100 World Population Prospects The 2010 Revision United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division Population Projections and Estimates Section Retrieved 2011 10 30 entry Bhutan Live births deaths and infant deaths latest available year 2002 2016 PDF United Nations Statistics Division 2 January 2018 Vital Statistics Report 2020 Bhutan National Statistics Bureau Retrieved 30 May 2021 Population Bhutan National Statiscits Bureau Retrieved 30 May 2021 KuenselOnlineExternal links Edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook 2023 ed CIA Archived 2007 edition Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Demographics of Bhutan amp oldid 1159802046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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