| 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.) |
| 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
female: 63.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 65.41 deaths/1,000 live births |
| 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 |
conventional long form: people's republic of bangladesh
conventional short form: bangladesh
former: east pakistan |