Bangladesh People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

164,098,818 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Bangladeshi(s)

adjective: Bangladeshi

Ethnic groups

Bengali at least 98%, other indigenous ethnic groups 1.1% (2011 est.)

note: Bangladesh's government recognizes 27 indigenous ethnic groups under the 2010 Cultural Institution for Small Anthropological Groups Act; other sources estimate there are about 75 ethnic groups; critics of the 2011 census claim that it underestimates the size of Bangladesh's ethnic population

Languages

Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)

printed major-language sample:
বিশ্ব ফেসবুক, মৌলিক তথ্যের অপরিহার্য উৎস (Bangla)

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Religions

Muslim 89.1%, Hindu 10%, other 0.9% (includes Buddhist, Christian) (2013 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 26.48% (male 21,918,651/female 21,158,574)

15-24 years: 18.56% (male 15,186,470/female 15,001,950)

25-54 years: 40.72% (male 31,694,267/female 34,535,643)

55-64 years: 7.41% (male 5,941,825/female 6,115,856)

65 years and over: 6.82% (male 5,218,206/female 5,879,411) (2020 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 47

youth dependency ratio: 39.3

elderly dependency ratio: 7.7

potential support ratio: 13 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 27.9 years

male: 27.1 years

female: 28.6 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.95% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

17.88 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 38.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 2.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

21.741 million DHAKA (capital), 5.133 million Chittagong, 949,000 Khulna, 924,000 Rajshahi, 890,000 Sylhet, Bogra 820,000 (2021)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.92 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

18.6 years (2017/18 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 20-49

Maternal mortality rate

173 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 31.13 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 33.82 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 28.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.43 years

male: 72.25 years

female: 76.7 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.1 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

62.7% (2019)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 98.9% of population

rural: 98.4% of population

total: 98.6% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population

rural: 1.6% of population

total: 1.4% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

2.3% (2018)

Physicians density

0.58 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital bed density

0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 82.5% of population

rural: 64.4% of population

total: 70.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 17.5% of population

rural: 35.6% of population

total: 29.1% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

<.1 est.>

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

14,000 (2018 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2020)

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 diseases: leptospirosis

animal contact diseases: rabies

note: widespread ongoing transmission of a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is occurring throughout Bangladesh; as of 19 July 2021, Bangladesh has reported a total of 1,128,889 cases of COVID-19 or 685.47 cumulative cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 population with 11.13 cumulative deaths per 100,000 population; as of 19 July 2021, 3.54% of the population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

3.6% (2016)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

22.6% (2019)

Education expenditures

1.3% of GDP (2019)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 74.7%

male: 77.4%

female: 72% (2019)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 12 years

male: 12 years

female: 12 years (2018)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 12.8%

male: 10.8%

female: 16.8% (2017 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.