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Bangladesh People 1996

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

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:

50.1 million

by occupation:

agriculture 65%, services 21%, industry and mining 14% (1989)

note:

extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Oman (1991)

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