Demographics of Bangladesh
| Population | 168,957,745 (2015 est.) |
|---|---|
| Growth rate | 1.6% (2015 est.) |
| Birth rate | 21.14 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.61 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 70.94 years (2015 est.) |
| • male | 69.02 years |
| • female | 72.94 years |
| Fertility rate | 2.4 children born/woman (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 44.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| 0–14 years | 31.62 (2015 est.) |
| 15–64 years | 63.25 |
| 65 and over | 5.13 |
| Total | 0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.) |
| At birth | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.03 male(s)/female |
| 15–64 years | 0.91 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.97 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Major ethnic | Bengali |
| Minor ethnic |
Santhals, Chakma, Garos (Achiks), Oraons, Mundas, Mro, Marma, Manipuri, Zomi, Bihari (Stranded Pakistani) |
| Official | Bengali |
| Spoken |
Bengali, Sylheti, English, Santali, Rajbanshi, Chakma, Tripuri, Khasi, Mundari |
Bangladesh is largely ethnically homogeneous, and its name derives from the Bengali ethno-linguistic group which comprises 98% of the population. The Chittagong Hill Tracts, Sylhet, Mymensingh and North Bengal divisions are home to diverse indigenous peoples. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the region. The dialect spoken by those in Chittagong and Sylhet are particularly distinctive. The population is estimated at 169 million (2015). About 87% of Bangladeshis are Muslims, followed by Hindus (12%), Buddhists (1%) and Christians (0.5%).
Bangladesh has the highest population density in the world, excluding a handful of city-states and small countries with populations under 10m, such as Malta and Hong Kong.
Most of the demographic statistics below are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
The 2011 total population was 152,518,015 which ranks Bangladesh 8th in the world.
The baseline for population studies on Bangladesh is the official census which is conducted every 10 years, the last being in 2011.
p=provisional figure
Structure of the population (15.03.2011) (Census) :
Structure of the population (DHS 2014) Male: 37 672, Female: 39 641, Total: 77 313 :
The following table lists various recent estimates of the population.
According to the OECD/World Bank population in Bangladesh increased from 1990 to 2008 with 44 million and 38% growth in population compared to 34% growth in India and 54% growth in Pakistan. The annual population growth 2007-2008 was 1.4% compared to India 1.35%, Pakistan 2.2%, Dem. Rep. of Congo 2.9%, Tanzania 2.9%, Syria 3.5% or Yemen 4.0%. According to the OECD/World Bank population statistics between 1990-2008 the world population growth was 27% and 1,423 million persons.
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