2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English

Ethnic Groups

Bengali 98%
Other 2%
(includes tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims) (1998)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 33.4% (male 26,364,370/female 24,859,792)

15-64 years - : 63.1% (male 49,412,903/female 47,468,013)

65 years and over - : 3.5% (male 2,912,321/female 2,529,502) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 22.8 years

Male: 22.8 years

Female: 22.9 years (2008 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 - : 1.15 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 57.45 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 58.44 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 56.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 63.21 years

Male: 63.14 years

Female: 63.28 years (2008 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 and protozoal 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

Note: Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)

Education Expenditures

2.7% of GDP (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

  • 153,546,896

Nationality

  • Bangladeshi(s) noun


  • Bangladeshi adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.022% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 28.86 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 3.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)