Bangladesh People
Population141,340,476 (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.)
Median age
total: 21.5 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 21.5 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
2.08% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
30.03 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
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
total: 64.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 65.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 63.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 61.71 years
male: 61.8 years
female: 61.61 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.15 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
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.)
