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Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Bengali at least 98%
Indigenous ethnic groups 1.1%
(2011 est.); note: Bangladesh's government recognizes 27 indigenous ethnic groups under the 2010 Cultural Institution for Small Anthropological Groups Act; other sources estimate there are about 75 ethnic groups; critics of the 2011 census claim that it underestimates the size of Bangladesh's ethnic population; %

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 27.29% (male 22,135,349 /female 21,373,470)

15-24 years - : 19.14% (male 15,313,674 /female 15,200,861)

25-54 years - : 40.07% (male 30,626,005 /female 33,267,339)

55-64 years - : 7.09% (male 5,582,450 /female 5,716,763)

65 years and over - : 6.42% (male 4,844,612 /female 5,392,478) (2018 est.)

population pyramid - : The World Factbook Field Image Modal Ã— South Asia

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 52.6 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 44.9 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 7.7 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 13 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 27.1 years

Male: 26.3 years

Female: 27.8 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 146

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years - : 1 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years - : 0.93 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 30.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 32.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Female: 28.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 60

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 73.7 years (2018 est.)

Male: 71.5 years (2018 est.)

Female: 75.9 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 133

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 13% of population

Total: 13.1% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Sanitation Facility Access

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AIDS - adult prevalence rate

<.1% (2017 est.);

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

1,100 (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 62;

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: High (2016)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever (2016)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2016)

Water contact diseases: Leptospirosis (2016)

Animal contact diseases: Rabies (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

3.6% (2016); country comparison to the world: 191;

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

32.6% (2014); country comparison to the world: 5;

Education Expenditures

2.5% of GDP (2016); country comparison to the world: 164;

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)

Total population: 72.8% (2016 est.)

Male: 75.6% (2016 est.)

Female: 69.9% (2016 est.)

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Population

159,453,001

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
1.02% (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 105;

Birth Rate

18.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 89;

Death Rate

5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 179;

Migration Rate

-3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 175;

Urban Areas Population

19.578 million DHAKA (capital), 4.816 million Chittagong, 975,000 Khulna, 880,000 Rajshahi, 776,000 Sylhet
(2018)

Health Expenditure

2.8% of GDP (2014); country comparison to the world: 183;

Physicians Density

0.47 physicians/1,000 population (2015);

Hospital Bed Density

0.8 beds/1,000 population (2015);

Total fertility rate

2.15 children born/woman (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 98;

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