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: 38.9% of total population (2021)

Rate of urbanization: 2.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 26.48% (male 21,918,651/female 21,158,574)

15-24 - years : 18.56% (male 15,186,470/female 15,001,950)

25-54 - years : 40.72% (male 31,694,267/female 34,535,643)

55-64 - years : 7.41% (male 5,941,825/female 6,115,856)

65 - years and over : 6.82% (male 5,218,206/female 5,879,411) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 47

Youth dependency ratio: 39.3

Elderly dependency ratio: 7.7

Potential support ratio: 13 (2020 est.)

Median Age

Total: 27.9 years

Male: 27.1 years

Female: 28.6 years (2020 est.)

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 : 0.97 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.89 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 31.13 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 33.82 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 28.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.43 years

Male: 72.25 years

Female: 76.7 years (2021 est.)

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

18.6 years (2017/18 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

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

Total Fertility Rate

2.1 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

62.7% (2019)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 1.6% of population

Total: 1.4% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

2.3% (2018)

Physicians Density

0.58 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 35.6% of population

Total: 29.1% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

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 (2020)

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 diseases: Leptospirosis

Animal contact diseases: Rabies

Note: Widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Bangladesh; as of 6 October 2021, Bangladesh has reported a total of 1,560,155 cases of COVID-19 or 947.33 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with 16.78 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 5 October 2021, 10.46% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

3.6% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

22.6% (2019)

Education Expenditures

1.3% of GDP (2019)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 74.9%

Male: 77.8%

Female: 72% (2020)

School Life Expectancy

Total: 12 years

Male: 12 years

Female: 13 years (2020)

Year

Population

  • 164,098,818

Nationality 2021

  • Bangladeshi(s) noun


  • Bangladeshi adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    88.40%
  • Other Est
    11.62%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.95% (2021 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 17.88 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death Rate

  • 5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -2.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • DHAKA
    21.741 million
  • Chittagong
    5.133 million
  • 949
  • 000 Khulna
  • 924
  • 000 Rajshahi
  • 890
  • 000 Sylhet
  • Bogra 820
  • 000 (2021)

Health Expenditure

  • 2.3% (2018)

Physicians Density

  • 0.58 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)