| Population : |
141,340,476 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 33.5% (male 24,359,149; female 23,013,811)
15-64 years: 63.1% (male 45,557,963; female 43,626,950)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male 2,575,519; female 2,207,084) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
2.08% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
30.03 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
8.52 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.17 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 64.32 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 61.71 years
male: 61.8 years
female: 61.61 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
3.15 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
13,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
650 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladeshi |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims (1998) |
| Religions : |
Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998) |
| Languages : |
Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1%
male: 53.9%
female: 31.8% (2003 est.) |
