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Languages

Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Bengali at least 98%
Ethnic groups 1.1%
%

Urbanization

Urban population: 34.3% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 3.55% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 28.27% (male 22,456,564/female 21,695,491)

15-24 years - : 19.53% (male 15,261,363/female 15,247,635)

25-54 years - : 39.39% (male 29,565,250/female 31,951,537)

55-64 years - : 6.77% (male 5,232,828/female 5,342,822)

65 years and over - : 6.04% (male 4,493,557/female 4,939,835) (2016 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 52.5%

Youth dependency ratio: 44.9%

Elderly dependency ratio: 7.6%

Potential support ratio: 13.2% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 26.3 years

Male: 25.6 years

Female: 26.9 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 147

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.93 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.97 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 73.2 years

Male: 71 years

Female: 75.4 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 133

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 39.4% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.01% (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

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 (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

3.3% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

32.6% (2014)

Education Expenditures

2% of GDP (2013)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 61.5%

Male: 64.6%

Female: 58.5% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 10 years

Male: 10 years

Female: 10 years (2011)

Year

Population

  • 156,186,882

Nationality

  • Bangladeshi(s) noun


  • Bangladeshi adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    89.10%
  • Hindu
    10.00%
  • Other Includes Buddhist
    0.90%
  • Christian Est
    2,013.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.05% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 19 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • DHAKA (capital) 17.598
    million
  • Chittagong
    4.539 million
  • Khulna
    1.022 million
  • Rajshahi
    844,000 (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 2.8% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 0.36 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.6 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.19 children born/woman (2016 est.)