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People
699,847
country comparison to the world: 
164
note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census (July 2010 est.)
0-14 years: 30.2% (male 106,410/female 102,164)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 235,988/female 208,484)
65 years and over: 5.5% (male 20,169/female 17,926) (2010 est.)
total: 24.3 years
male: 25 years
female: 23.7 years (2010 est.)
1.236% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
19.62 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
7.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: 88
urban population: 35% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 46.92 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 55
male: 47.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 45.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 66.71 years
country comparison to the world: 158
male: 65.89 years
female: 67.57 years (2010 est.)
2.29 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
fewer than 100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
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degree of risk: intermediate
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)
noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Bhutanese
Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47%
male: 60%
female: 34% (2003 est.)
total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2008)
5.1% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 63
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