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 - : 34.6% (male 27,065,625/female 26,913,961)

15-64 years - : 61.4% (male 45,222,182/female 50,537,052)

65 years and over - : 4% (male 3,057,255/female 3,254,808) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 23.3 years

Male: 22.9 years

Female: 23.5 years (2009 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.04 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.9 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.94 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.93 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 59.02 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 66.12 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 51.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 60.25 years

Male: 57.57 years

Female: 63.03 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2001 est.)country comparison to the world: 140

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 82

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 (2009)

Education Expenditures

2.7% of GDP (2005)country comparison to the world: 151

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 47.9%

Male: 54%

Female: 41.4% (2001 Census)

Year

Population

  • 156,050,883

Nationality

  • Bangladeshi(s) noun


  • Bangladeshi adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.292% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 104

Birth Rate

  • 24.68 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 71

Death Rate

  • 9.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 81

Migration Rate

  • -2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 144

Total fertility rate

  • 2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 82