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| Population: |
131,269,860 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
35.04% (male 23,550,607; female 22,451,006)
15-64 years:
61.6% (male 41,432,123; female 39,434,633)
65 years and over:
3.36% (male 2,389,639; female 2,011,852) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.59% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
25.3 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-0.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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 (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
69.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
60.54 years
male:
60.74 years
female:
60.33 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.78 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.02% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
13,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
1,000 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Bangladeshi(s)
adjective:
Bangladeshi
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| Ethnic groups: |
Bengali 98%, 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:
56%
male:
63%
female:
49% (2000 est.)
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