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The People of Bangladesh

Bangladeshi People

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Population: 156,050,883 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 34.6% (male 27,065,625/female 26,913,961) 15-64 years: 61.4% (male 45,222,182/female 50,537,052) 65 years and over: 4% (male 3,057,255/female 3,254,808) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 23.3 years male: 22.9 years female: 23.5 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.292% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 59.02 deaths/1,000 live births male: 66.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 51.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 60.25 years male: 57.57 years female: 63.03 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.74 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 12,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Bangladeshi(s) adjective: Bangladeshi

Ethnic groups: Bengali 98%, other 2% (includes tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims) (1998)

Religions: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998)

Languages: Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 47.9% male: 54% female: 41.4% (2001 Census)