| Population: 146.7 million (UN, 2003) |
| Languages: Bangla (official, also known
as Bengali), English |
Age Structure:
0-14 years:33.8% (male 23,069,242;female 21,995,457)
15-64 years: 62.8% (male 42,924,778; female 40,873,077)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male 2,444,314; female
2,069,816) |
| Population Growth Rate: 1.59% |
| Birth Rate / 1000: 25.12 births/1,000
population |
| Death Rate / 1000: 8.47 deaths/1,000
population |
| Net Migration Rate: 0.75 migrant(s)/1,000
population |
Sex Ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.18 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female |
Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births :
68.05 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy At Birth:
total population: 60.92 years
male: 61.08 years
female: 60.74 years |
Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman :
2.72 children born/woman |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate: 0.02% |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living: 13,000 |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths: 1,000 |
Nationality:
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladeshi |
| Ethnic Groups: Bengali 98%, tribal
groups, non-Bengali Muslims (1998) |
| Religions: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other
1% (1998) |
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56%
male: 63%
female: 49% (2000 est.) |
