Population :
152.51 Million (Population & Housing Census Report 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics)
Population growth rate :
1.37 percent
Population Density :
1015 Person per sq km
Total fertility rate :
2.55 Children born/woman (2012 est.)
Birth rate :
22.53 (2012 est.)
Death rate :
5.71 (July 2012 est.)
Adult literacy rate :
47.9 Percent (15 years +)
Net migration rate :
-0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (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.)
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
Nationality :
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladesh
Ethnic groups :
Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million
Religions :
Muslim (89.6%), Hindu (9.3%), Buddhist (0.60%) Christain (0.30%), & Animists and believers in tribal faiths (0.20%)
Languages :
95 percent Bangla and 5 percent other dialect. English is widely spoken.
Food :
Rice, Vegetables, pulses, fish and meat.
Mineral resources :
Natural gas, limestone, hard rock, coal, Lignite, silica sand white clay, radio active Sand etc. (There is a strong possibility of oil deposit)
Literacy :
definition : age 15 and over can read and write
total population : 38.1%
male : 49.4%
female : 26.1% (1995 est.)
Human resources :
A substantial manpower reserve, trained From 34 public government and technical University along with 56 Private University and Electronic media18
Skilled :
Engineers, technicians, physicians’ economists, Accountants, administrative and managerial, personal abundance of low cost, easily trained and adaptable, hardworking, intelligent and Youthful labour force.
