2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English

Ethnic Groups

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

Urbanization

urban population: 28.4% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 2.96% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 32.3% (male 27,268,560/female 26,468,883)

15-24 years - : 18.8% (male 14,637,526/female 16,630,766)

25-54 years - : 38% (male 29,853,531/female 33,266,733)

55-64 years - : 5.9% (male 4,964,130/female 4,870,447)

65 years and over - : 5% (male 4,082,544/female 4,237,592) (2014 est.)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 52.2 %

youth dependency ratio: 44.9 %

elderly dependency ratio: 7.3 %

potential support ratio: 13.6 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 24.3 years

male: 23.8 years

female: 24.8 years (2014 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 0.88 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.9 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.96 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.95 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

240 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 49

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 45.67 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 68.75 years

female: 72.63 years (2014 est.)

total population: 70.65 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

2.45 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 83

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

61.2% (2011/12)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 14.2% of population

Rural: 15.6% of population

Total: 15.2% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

0.36 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 44.8% of population

Rural: 42.2% of population

Total: 43% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 126

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

8,000 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 113

HIV Aids Deaths

400 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 97

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 (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

1.1% (2008) country comparison to the world: 190

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

36.8% (2011) country comparison to the world: 5

Education Expenditures

2.2% of GDP (2009) country comparison to the world: 161

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 57.7%

male: 62%

female: 53.4% (2011 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 10 years

male: 10 years

female: 10 years (2011)

Year

Population

  • 166,280,712

Nationality 2014

  • Bangladeshi(s) noun


  • Bangladeshi adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.6% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 77

Birth Rate

  • 21.61 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 76

Death Rate

  • 5.64 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 174

Migration Rate

  • -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 110

Urban Areas Population

  • 15.391
    DHAKA (capital)
  • million;
    Chittagong 5.239
  • 000 (2011)

Physicians Density

  • 0.36 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.6 beds/1,000 population (2011)