Bangladesh People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
167,184,465 (2023 est.)
Nationality
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladeshi
Ethnic groups
Bengali at least 98.9%, 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.)
major-language sample(s):
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Religions
Muslim 88.4%, other 11.6% (2020 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 25.38% (male 21,587,699/female 20,846,378)
15-64 years: 67.09% (male 54,560,958/female 57,599,478)
65 years and over: 7.53% (2023 est.) (male 5,871,022/female 6,718,930)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 47.7
youth dependency ratio: 39.1
elderly dependency ratio: 8.6
potential support ratio: 11.6 (2021 est.)
Median age
total: 27.9 years
male: 27.1 years
female: 28.6 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.91% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
17.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
-2.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 40.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 2.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas - population
23.210 million DHAKA (capital), 5.380 million Chittagong, 955,000 Khulna, 962,000 Rajshahi, 964,000 Sylhet, 906,000 Bogra (2023)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2023 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
18.6 years (2017/18 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49
Maternal mortality ratio
123 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 29.58 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 32.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.96 years
male: 72.8 years
female: 77.21 years (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.08 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
1.02 (2023 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
62.7% (2019)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 99% of population
rural: 98.7% of population
total: 98.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 1% of population
rural: 1.3% of population
total: 1.1% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
2.6% of GDP (2020)
Physicians density
0.67 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Hospital bed density
0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)
Sanitation facility access
improved: urban: 85.3% of population
rural: 73.5% of population
total: 78% of population
unimproved: urban: 14.7% of population
rural: 26.5% of population
total: 22% of population (2020 est.)
Major infectious diseases
degree of risk: high (2023)
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
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
3.6% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 34.7% (2020 est.)
male: 52.2% (2020 est.)
female: 17.1% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
22.6% (2019)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
80.1% (2023 est.)
Child marriage
women married by age 15: 15.5%
women married by age 18: 51.4% (2019 est.)
Education expenditures
2.1% of GDP (2021 est.)
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.9%
male: 77.8%
female: 72% (2020)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2020)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 14.7%
male: 12.5%
female: 19.6% (2021 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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