| Population |
129,194,224 (July 2000 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 36% (male 24,055,675; female 22,918,354)
15-64 years: 60% (male 39,924,040; female 37,992,459)
65 years and over: 4% (male 2,342,134; female 1,961,562) (2000 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
1.59% (2000 est.) |
| Birth rate |
25.44 births/1,000 population (2000 est.) |
| Death rate |
8.73 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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 (2000 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
71.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 60.16 years
male: 60.4 years
female: 59.91 years (2000 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.85 children born/woman (2000 est.) |
| Nationality |
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladesh |
| Ethnic groups |
Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million |
| Religions |
Muslim 88.3%, Hindu 10.5%, other 1.2% |
| Languages |
Bangla (official), English |
| Literacy |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 38.1%
male: 49.4%
female: 26.1% (1995 est.) |
