2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English

Ethnic Groups

Bengali 98%
Tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims (1998)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 35.04% (male 23,550,607; female 22,451,006)

15-64 years - : 61.6% (male 41,432,123; female 39,434,633)

65 years and over - : 3.36% (male 2,389,639; female 2,011,852) (2001 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.19 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.05 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

69.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 60.54 years

Male: 60.74 years

Female: 60.33 years (2001 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.02% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

1,000 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 56%

Male: 63%

Female: 49% (2000 est.)

Year

Population

  • 131,269,860

Nationality

  • Bangladeshi(s) noun


  • Bangladeshi adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    83.00%
  • Hindu
    16.00%
  • Other
    11,998.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.59% (2001 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 25.3 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.78 children born/woman (2001 est.)