2 GeoFroggy

Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Bengali at least 98%
Other indigenous ethnic groups 1.1%
(2011 est.)%

Urbanization

Urban population: 37.4% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 3.17% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

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.)

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 (2018 est.)

Male: 26.3 years

Female: 27.8 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.04 male(s)/female

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

15 - 24 years : 1.01 male(s)/female

25 - 54 years : 0.92 male(s)/female

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

65 - years and over : 0.9 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.97 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

173 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

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

Male: 32.8 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 28.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 73.7 years (2018 est.)

Male: 71.5 years

Female: 75.9 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

18.5 years (2014 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.15 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

62.3% (2014)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 86.5% of population

Improved rural: 87% of population

Improved total: 86.9% of population

Unimproved urban: 13.5% of population

Unimproved rural: 13% of population

Unimproved total: 13.1% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

2.4% (2016)

Physicians Density

0.53 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 57.7% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 62.1% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 60.6% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 42.3% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 37.9% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 39.4% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

<.1% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

14,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<1000 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: High (2019)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever (2019)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2019)

Water contact diseases: Leptospirosis (2019)

Animal contact diseases: Rabies (2019)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

3.6% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

32.8% (2014)

Education Expenditures

2% of GDP (2018)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 72.9%

Male: 75.7%

Female: 70.1% (2017)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 11 years

Male: 11 years

Female: 12 years (2017)

Year

Population

  • 159,453,001

Nationality 2019

  • 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.)

Birth Rate

  • 18.6 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • DHAKA
    20.284 million
  • Chittagong
    4.915 million
  • 963
  • 000 Khulna
  • 893
  • 000 Rajshahi
  • 814
  • (2019)
    000 Sylhet

Health Expenditure

  • 2.4% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 0.53 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.8 beds/1,000 population (2015)