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Demographics of Bangladesh

CountryBangladesh
Size Of Population158,570,535 (July 2011 est.)
Growth1.292% (2009 est.)
Birth24.68 births/1,000
population (2009 est.)
Death8 deaths/1,000
population (2009 est.)
Life60.25 years
Life Male57.57 years
Life Female63.03 years (2009 est.)
Fertility2.6 children born/woman (2011 est.)
Infant Mortality59.02 deaths/1,000 live births
Age 0-14 Years34.6% (male 24,957,997/female 23,533,894)
Age 15-64 Years61.4% (male 47,862,774/female 45,917,674)
Age 65 Years4% (male 2,731,578/female 2,361,435) (2006 est.)
Sr Total Mf Ratio0.93 male(s)/female
Sr At Birth1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Sr Under 151.01 male(s)/female
Sr 15-64 Years0.9 male(s)/female
Sr 65 Years Over0.94 male(s)/female
Nationnoun: Bengali(s) adjective: Bangladeshi
Major EthnicBengali
Minor EthnicSanthal, Chakma, Garo, Bihari, Oraon, Munda, Rohingya
OfficialBengali
SpokenBengali, Sylheti, Chittagonian, Urdu, Tribal languages and English

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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Bangladesh, including population density, ethnicity, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.Bangladesh is largely ethnically homogeneous. Indeed, its name derives from the Bengali ethno-linguistic group, which comprises 98% of the population. Bengalis, who also predominate in the West Bengal province of India, are one of the most populous ethnic groups in the world. Variations in Bengali culture and language do exist of course. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the region. The dialect spoken by those in Chittagong and Sylhet are particularly distinctive. In 2009 the population was estimated at 156 million. Religiously, about 90% of Bangladeshis are Muslims and the remainder are mostly Hindus.

Bangladesh has the highest population density in the world, excluding a handful of city-states and small countries with populations under 10m, such as Malta and Hong Kong.

Most of the demographic statistics below are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.


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