| Population | 150,448,339 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 33.1% (male 25,639,640/female 24,174,937)
15-64 years: 63.4% (male 48,659,087/female 46,712,687)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 2,818,638/female 2,443,350) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 22.5 years
male: 22.5 years
female: 22.5 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 2.056% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 29.36 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 8.13 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.061 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.042 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.154 male(s)/female
total population: 1.052 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 59.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 60.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 58.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 62.84 years
male: 62.81 years
female: 62.86 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 3.09 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 13,000 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 650 (2001 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladeshi |
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| Ethnic groups | Bengali 98%, other 2% (includes tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims) (1998) |
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| Religions | Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998) |
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| Languages | Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1%
male: 53.9%
female: 31.8% (2003 est.) |
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