| Population: |
150,448,339 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 33.1% (male 25,639,640/female 24,174,937)
15-64 years: 63.4% (male 48,659,087/female 46,712,687)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 2,818,638/female 2,443,350) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.056% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
29.36 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
8.13 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.061 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.042 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.154 male(s)/female
total population: 1.052 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 59.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 60.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 58.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 62.84 years
male: 62.81 years
female: 62.86 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
3.09 children born/woman (2007 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.) |
| Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: leptospirosis
animal contact disease: rabies
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladeshi |
| Ethnic groups: |
Bengali 98%, other 2% (includes 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.) |
