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 - : 32.9% (male 24,957,997/female 23,533,894)

15-64 years - : 63.6% (male 47,862,774/female 45,917,674)

65 years and over - : 3.5% (male 2,731,578/female 2,361,435) (2006 est.)

Median Age

Total: 22.2 years

Male: 22.2 years

Female: 22.2 years (2006 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 (2006 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 60.83 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 61.87 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 59.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 62.46 years

Male: 62.47 years

Female: 62.45 years (2006 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 (2005)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 43.1%

Male: 53.9%

Female: 31.8% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 147,365,352

Nationality

  • Bangladeshi(s) noun


  • Bangladeshi adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.09% (2006 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 29.8 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.27 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 3.11 children born/woman (2006 est.)