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) (2010 est.)

Median Age

Total: 22.9 years

Male: 22.4 years

Female: 23.4 years (2010 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.04 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 0.89 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.93 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.93 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 52.54 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 55.04 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 49.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 69.44 years

Male: 67.64 years

Female: 71.3 years (2010 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2001 est.)country comparison to the world: 139

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

2.4% of GDP (2008)country comparison to the world: 163

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 47.9%

Male: 54%

Female: 41.4% (2001 Census)

Year

Population

  • 156,118,464

Nationality

  • Bangladeshi(s) noun


  • Bangladeshi adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    89.50%
  • Hindu
    9.60%
  • Other
    0.92%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.55% (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 79

Birth Rate

  • 23.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 71

Death Rate

  • 5.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 172

Migration Rate

  • -2.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 174

Total fertility rate

  • 2.65 children born/woman (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 79