Demographics of Bhutan

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsLamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%

Ethnic groupsBhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%

Demographics

Total fertility rate2.13 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence5.80 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index38.7 38.1 46.8

Intentional homicides1.70 per 100,000 people (2010)1.10 per 100,000 people (2009)1.00 per 100,000 people (2008)

Total Population734 Thousand (2014)754 Thousand (2013)742 Thousand (2012)

Population Growth1.13 % (2014)1.15 % (2013)1.18 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.05 Square kilometer per capita

Population density19.1 capita per square kilometer (2014)19.6 capita per square kilometer (2013)19.3 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people69.6 per 1,000 people (2011)60.3 per 1,000 people (2010)51.5 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per km of road6.15 per km of road (2011)6.32 per km of road (2010)5.31 per km of road (2009)

Mobile cellular subscriptions72.2 per 100 people (2013)75.6 per 100 people (2012)66.4 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers2.72 per 100 people (2013)2.26 per 100 people (2012)1.81 per 100 people (2011)

Internet users29.9 per 100 people (2013)25.4 per 100 people (2012)21.0 per 100 people (2011)