Population: 116,601,424 (July 1991), growth rate 2.3% (1991)

Birth rate: 36 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 13 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 118 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 54 years male, 52 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 4.7 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Bangladeshi(s); adjective--Bangladesh

Ethnic divisions: Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, and tribals less than 1 million

Religion: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, Buddhist, Christian, and other less than 1%

Language: Bangla (official), English widely used

Literacy: 35% (male 47%, female 22%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 35,100,000; agriculture 74%, services 15%, industry and commerce 11% (FY86); extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Oman (1991)

Organized labor: 3% of labor force belongs to 2,614 registered unions (1986 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.