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Bangladesh People - 2024


SOURCE: 2024 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Population

167,184,465 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Bangladeshi(s)

adjective: Bangladeshi

Ethnic groups

Bengali at least 99%, other indigenous ethnic groups 1% (2022 est.)

note: Bangladesh's government recognizes 27 indigenous ethnic groups under the 2010 Cultural Institution for Small Anthropological Groups Act; other sources estimate there are about 75 ethnic groups

Languages

Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):


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Religions

Muslim 91%, Hindu 8%, other 1% (2022 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 25.38% (male 21,587,699/female 20,846,378)

15-64 years: 67.09% (male 54,560,958/female 57,599,478)

65 years and over: 7.53% (2023 est.) (male 5,871,022/female 6,718,930)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 47.7

youth dependency ratio: 39.1

elderly dependency ratio: 8.6

potential support ratio: 11.6 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 29.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 28.3 years

female: 30 years

Population growth rate

0.91% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

17.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 40.5% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

23.210 million DHAKA (capital), 5.380 million Chittagong, 955,000 Khulna, 962,000 Rajshahi, 964,000 Sylhet, 906,000 Bogra (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

18.6 years (2017/18 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49

Maternal mortality ratio

123 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 29.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 32.1 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 26.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 75 years (2023 est.)

male: 72.8 years

female: 77.2 years

Total fertility rate

2.08 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.02 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

62.7% (2019)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 99% of population

rural: 98.7% of population

total: 98.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 1% of population

rural: 1.3% of population

total: 1.1% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

2.6% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

0.67 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Hospital bed density

0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 85.3% of population

rural: 73.5% of population

total: 78% of population

unimproved: urban: 14.7% of population

rural: 26.5% of population

total: 22% of population (2020 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2023)

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 diseases: leptospirosis

animal contact diseases: rabies

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

3.6% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 34.7% (2020 est.)

male: 52.2% (2020 est.)

female: 17.1% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

22.6% (2019)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

80.1% (2023 est.)

Child marriage

women married by age 15: 15.5%

women married by age 18: 51.4% (2019 est.)

Education expenditures

2.1% of GDP (2021 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 74.9%

male: 77.8%

female: 72% (2020)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 13 years (2020)

NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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