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 - : 33.1% (male 24,590,207/female 23,162,420)

15-64 years - : 63.5% (male 46,764,824/female 44,868,733)

65 years and over - : 3.4% (male 2,650,683/female 2,282,761) (2005 est.)

Median Age

Total: 21.87 years

Male: 21.88 years

Female: 21.85 years (2005 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 1.16 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 62.6 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 63.65 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 61.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 62.08 years

Male: 62.13 years

Female: 62.02 years (2005 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

650 (2001 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: High

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations

Water contact disease: Leptospirosis

Animal contact disease: Rabies (2004)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 43.1%

Male: 53.9%

Female: 31.8% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 144,319,628

Nationality

  • Bangladeshi(s) noun


  • Bangladeshi adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.09% (2005 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 30.01 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 3.13 children born/woman (2005 est.)