The People of Bangladesh
[Note: This information derives primarily from the 1995 edition of the CIA World Factbook.]
Population
128,094,948 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 40% (female 25,195,262; male 26,352,299)
- 15-64 years:57% (female 34,862,105; male 37,867,705)
- 65 years and over: 3% (female 1,761,336; male 2,056,241) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.32% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 34.62 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate: 11.43 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 104.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
- total population: 55.46 years
- male: 55.69 years
- female: 55.22 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.39 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality
- noun: Bangladeshi(s)
- adjective: Bangladesh
Ethnic divisions
- Bengali 98%,
- Biharis 250,000,
- tribals less than 1 million
- Jumma People of Chittagong Hill Tracts
Religions
- Muslim 83%
- Hindu 16%
- Buddhist
- Christian
- other
Languages
- Bangla (official)
- English
Literacy
- age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
- total population: 35%
- male: 47%
- female: 22%
Labor force
- total: 50.1 million
- by occupation: agriculture 65%, services 21%, industry and mining 14% (1989)
- extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Oman (1991)
