Short facts about people of Bangladesh

Population:

131,269,860 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  35.04% (male 23,550,607; female 22,451,006) 15-64 years:  61.6% (male 41,432,123; female 39,434,633) 65 years and over:  3.36% (male 2,389,639; female 2,011,852) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.59% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

25.3 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

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:  1.19 male(s)/female total population:  1.05 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

69.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  60.54 years male:  60.74 years female:  60.33 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.78 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.02% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

13,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

1,000 (1999 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:  56% male:  63% female:  49% (2000 est.)

Source: World Factbook