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.)
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