Bangladesh : Population Statistics

Population: 133,376,684 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 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) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate :

• 1.59% (2002 est.)
• Birth rate : 25.12 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
• Death rate : 8.47 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
• Net migration rate : -0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 1.18 male(s)/female.
• total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2002 est.) .

Infant mortality rate:

68.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

• total population: 60.92 years.
• male: 61.08 years
• female: 60.74 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.72 children born/woman (2002 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Bangladeshi(s).

adjective: Bangladeshi

Ethnic groups:

Bengali 98%, Biharis & tribals.

Religions:

Muslim 88.3%, Hindu 10.5%, other 1.2% .

Languages:

Bangla (official), English.