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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 |
Definition - World rank and map 153,546,901 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 1,146.6 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 33.4% (male 26,364,370/female 24,859,792) 15-64 years: 63.1% (male 49,412,903/female 47,468,013) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 2,912,321/female 2,529,502) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 22.8 years male: 22.8 years female: 22.9 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.022% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 28.86 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 8 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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: 1.15 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 57.45 deaths/1,000 live births male: 58.44 deaths/1,000 live births female: 56.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 63.21 years male: 63.14 years female: 63.28 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.08 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 13,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 650 (2001 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal 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 in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Bangladeshi(s) adjective: Bangladeshi |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Bengali 98%, other 2% (includes tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims) (1998) |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998) |
Languages |
Definition Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English |
Literacy |
Definition 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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