Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Major infectious diseases: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
156,118,464 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 7
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 34.6% (male 27,065,625/female 26,913,961)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
61.4% (male 45,222,182/female 50,537,052)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
4% (male 3,057,255/female 3,254,808) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 22.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
22.4 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
23.4 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
1.55% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
23.43 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
5.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-2.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 27% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
0.89 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
0.93 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 52.54 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
55.04 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
49.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 69.44 years
country comparison to the world: 149
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
67.64 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
71.3 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
2.65 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
country comparison to the world: 139
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
12,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 82
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases:
dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations
water contact disease:
leptospirosis
animal contact disease:
rabies
note:
highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective:
Bangladeshi
Bengali 98%, other 2% (includes tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims) (1998)
Muslim 89.5%, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9% (2004)
Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
47.9%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
54%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
41.4% (2001 Census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 8 years
male:
8 years
female:
8 years (2007)
2.4% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 163
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]