167,184,465 (2023 est.)
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladeshi
Bengali at least 99%, other indigenous ethnic groups 1% (2022 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
Bangla 98.8% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1.2% (2011 est.)
major-language sample(s):
বিশ্ব ফ্যাক্টবুক, মৌলিক তথ্যের অপরিহার্য উৎস (Bangla)
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Muslim 91%, Hindu 8%, other 1% (2022 est.)
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)
2023 population pyramid: 
total dependency ratio: 47.7
youth dependency ratio: 39.1
elderly dependency ratio: 8.6
potential support ratio: 11.6 (2021 est.)
total: 29.2 years (2023 est.)
male: 28.3 years
female: 30 years
0.91% (2023 est.)
17.5 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
5.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
urban population: 40.5% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 2.88% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
23.210 million DHAKA (capital), 5.380 million Chittagong, 955,000 Khulna, 962,000 Rajshahi, 964,000 Sylhet, 906,000 Bogra (2023)
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.)
18.6 years (2017/18 est.)
note: data represents median age at first birth among women 20-49
123 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
total: 29.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
male: 32.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.9 deaths/1,000 live births
total population: 75 years (2023 est.)
male: 72.8 years
female: 77.2 years
2.08 children born/woman (2023 est.)
1.02 (2023 est.)
62.7% (2019)
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.)
2.6% of GDP (2020)
0.67 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
0.8 beds/1,000 population (2016)
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.)
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
3.6% (2016)
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.)
total: 34.7% (2020 est.)
male: 52.2% (2020 est.)
female: 17.1% (2020 est.)
22.6% (2019)
80.1% (2023 est.)
women married by age 15: 15.5%
women married by age 18: 51.4% (2019 est.)
2.1% of GDP (2021 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.9%
male: 77.8%
female: 72% (2020)
total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 13 years (2020)
NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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