The Kingdom of Bhutan is a small land-locked country located between China in the north, and India in south, with an estimated population of 733,643 of which 52% are male and 48% are female. The majority of the population continues to live in rural areas (65.5%), with the vast majority engaged in agriculture and livestock farming. Nearly 61% of the population is in the economically active age group of 15-64 years, and about 5 per cent is above 64 years old. According to the Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (National Statistics Bureau 2005), life expectancy at birth stood at 66.2 years (65.65 years for males and 66.85 years for females). Demographically, Bhutan is characterized by a high fertility rate and a declining mortality rate, leading to very rapid population growth.

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