Population: 716,380 (July 1994 est.)
note: other estimates range as high as 1.7 million (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.34% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 39.31 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 15.93 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 121 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 50.6 years
male: 51.15 years
female: 50.03 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 5.42 children born/woman (1994 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:
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: NA
by occupation: agriculture 93%, services 5%, industry and commerce 2%
note: massive lack of skilled labor

NOTE: The information regarding Bhutan on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bhutan People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bhutan People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.