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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: 35.8% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 3.19% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 27.76% (male 22,283,780/female 21,521,977)

15-24 years - : 19.36% (male 15,309,543/female 15,241,971)

25-54 years - : 39.73% (male 30,094,014/female 32,614,286)

55-64 years - : 6.93% (male 5,405,900/female 5,527,330)

65 years and over - : 6.23% (male 4,666,033/female 5,161,744) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 52.6

Youth dependency ratio: 44.9

Elderly dependency ratio: 7.7

Potential support ratio: 13 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 26.7 years

Male: 26 years

Female: 27.3 years (2017 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: 73.4 years

Male: 71.3 years

Female: 75.6 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 136

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 39.4% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

<.01% (2016 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

1,000 (2016 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 (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

3.6% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

32.6% (2014)

Education Expenditures

2.2% of GDP (2015)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 72.8%

Male: 75.6%

Female: 69.9% (2016 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 10 years

Male: 10 years

Female: 10 years (2011)

Year

Population

  • 157,826,578

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
    1.04% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 18.8 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 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

  • 0.39 physicians/1,000 population (2012)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.6 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.17 children born/woman (2017 est.)