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Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Bengali at least 98.9%
Other indigenous ethnic groups 1.1%
(2011 est.)%

Urbanization

Urban population: 40.5% of total population (2023)

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

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 25.38% (male 21,587,699/female 20,846,378)

15-64 - years : 67.09% (male 54,560,958/female 57,599,478)

65 - years and over : 7.53% (2023 est.) (male 5,871,022/female 6,718,930)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 47.7

Youth dependency ratio: 39.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 8.6

Potential support ratio: 11.6 (2021 est.)

Median Age

Total: 29.2 years (2023 est.)

Male: 28.3 years

Female: 30 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.04 male(s)/female

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

15-64 - years : 0.95 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.87 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.96 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 29.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Male: 32.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 26.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 75 years (2023 est.)

Male: 72.8 years

Female: 77.2 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

18.6 years (2017/18 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

123 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)comparison ranking: 63

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Total population: 75 years (2023 est.)

Male: 72.8 years

Female: 77.2 years

Tobacco Use

Total: 34.7% (2020 est.)

Male: 52.2% (2020 est.)

Female: 17.1% (2020 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.08 children born/woman (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 98

Gross Reproduction Rate

1.02 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

62.7% (2019)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 1.3% of population

Total: 1.1% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

2.6% of GDP (2020)

Physicians Density

0.67 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 26.5% of population

Total: 22% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

Child Marriage

Array

Women married by age 15: 15.5%

Women married by age 18: 51.4% (2019 est.)

Currently Married Women

80.1% (2023 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: High (2023)

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

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

3.6% (2016)comparison ranking: 191

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

22.6% (2019)comparison ranking: 10

Education Expenditures

2.1% of GDP (2021 est.)comparison ranking: 186

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

  • 167,184,465

Nationality 2023

  • Bangladeshi(s) noun


  • Bangladeshi adjective


Religions

  • Muslim
    88.40%
  • Other Est
    11.62%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.91% (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 104

Birth Rate

  • 17.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 89

Death Rate

  • 5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 183

Migration Rate

  • -2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 180

Urban Areas Population

  • DHAKA
    23.210 million
  • Chittagong
    5.380 million
  • 955
  • 000 Khulna
  • 962
  • 000 Rajshahi
  • 964
  • 000 Sylhet
  • 906
  • (2023)
    000 Bogra

Health Expenditure

  • 2.6% of GDP (2020)

Physicians Density

  • 0.67 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)