The population of Bangladesh

Population:
158,570,535 (July 2011 est.).
country comparison of the world: 7
Age structure:
0-14 years: 34.3% (male 27,551,594 / female 26,776,647)
15-64 years: 61.1% (male 45,956,431 / female 50,891,519)
65 years: 4.7% (male 3,616,225 / female 3,778,119) (2011 est.).
Median Age:
total: 23.3 years
male: 22.7 years
female: 23.7 years (2011 est.).
Population growth rate:
1The 566% (2011 est.).
country comparison of the world: 76
Birth rate:
Population of 22.98 births / 1,000 population (2011 est.).
country comparison of the world: 72
Death Rate:
Population 5.75 deaths / 1,000 (July 2011 est.).
country comparison of the world: 172
net migration index:
-1.57 Kind (s) migrant / 1,000 population (2011 est.).
country comparison of the world: 158
Urbanization:
urban population: 28% of total population (2010)
index of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.).
Cities - population:
DHAKA (capital) 14251000; Chittagong 4.816 million, 1.636 million Khulna, Rajshahi 853.000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male (es) / female
under 15 years: 1.01 male (es) / female
15-64 years: 0.89 male (es) / female
65 years: 0.93 male (es) / female
total population: 0.93 male (es) / female (2011 est.).
Infant mortality rate:
total: 50.73 deaths / 1,000 live births
country comparison of the world: 47
male: 53.23 deaths / 1,000 live births
female: 48.13 deaths / 1,000 live births (2011 est.).
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.75 years
country comparison of the world: 148
male: 67.93 years
female: 71.65 years (2011 est.).
Total fertility rate:
2.6 children born / woman (2011 est.).
country comparison of the world: 81
HIV / AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2009 est.).
country comparison of the world: 117
HIV / AIDS - people living with HIV / AIDS:
6.300 (2009 est.).
country comparison of the world: 117
HIV / AIDS - deaths:
less than 200 (2009 est.)
country comparison of the world: 114
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
sea ​​food or diseases: Protozoal and bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some positions
water contact disease: leptospirosis
animal contact disease: rabies
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country, this poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among U.S. citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)
Source of drinking water:
improved:
urban: 85% of population
rural: 78% of population
total: 80% of population
unimproved:
urban: 15% of population
rural: 22% of population
total: 20% of population (2008)
Access to sanitation facilities:
improved:
urban: 56% of population
rural: 52% of population
total: 53% of population
unimproved:
urban: 44% of population
rural: 48% of population
total: 47% of population (2008)
Nationality:
noun: Bangladeshi (s)
adjective: Bangladeshi
Ethnic groups:
Bengali 98%, other 2% (includes tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims) (1998)
Religions:
The 89.5% Muslim, Hindu 9.6%, other 0.9% (2004)
Languages:
Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and can read and write
total population: 47.9%
male: 54%
female: 41.4% (Census 2001)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 8 years
male: 8 years
female: 8 years (2007)
Education expenses:
2.4% of GDP (2008)
country comparison of the world: 149