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Bangladesh:
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Other pages in this profile of Bangladesh:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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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.) |
Median Age |
total: 22.5 years male: 22.5 years female: 22.5 years (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.) |
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