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Nationality:
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective:
Bangladeshi
Ethnic groups:
Bengali 98%, other 2% (includes tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims) (1998)
Languages:
Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
Religions:
Muslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9% (2004)
Population:
161,083,804 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 8
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33.6% (male 27,489,425/female 26,705,051)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
18.8% (male 14,079,450/female 16,124,609)
25-54 years:
37.2% (male 28,328,628/female 31,625,777)
55-64 years:
5.6% (male 4,627,372/female 4,413,711)
65 years and over:
4.8% (male 3,763,528/female 3,926,253) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 23.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
23.1 years
female:
24.1 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.579% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
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Birth rate:
22.53 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
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Death rate:
5.71 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-1.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 28% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
3.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
DHAKA (capital) 14.251 million; Chittagong 4.816 million; Khulna 1.636 million; Rajshahi 853,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
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under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
240 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 45
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 48.99 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 45
male:
51.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
46.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.06 years
country comparison to the world: 148
male:
68.21 years
female:
71.98 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.55 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
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Health expenditures:
3.4% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 172
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Physicians density:
0.295 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
0.4 beds/1,000 population (2005)
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Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 56% of population
rural: 52% of population
total: 53% of population
unimproved:
