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| People | Bangladesh |
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Population:
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138,448,210 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 34.1% (male 24,255,300; female 23,007,632)
15-64 years: 62.5% (male 44,261,739; female 42,281,331) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 2,506,606; female 2,135,602) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 21.2 years
male: 21.2 years female: 21.1 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.06% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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29.9 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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8.63 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.17 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 66.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 64.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 67.21 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 61.33 years
male: 61.46 years female: 61.2 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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3.17 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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13,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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650 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladeshi |
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Ethnic groups:
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Bengali 98%, tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims (1998) |
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Religions:
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Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, other 1% (1998) |
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Languages:
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Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1% male: 53.9% female: 31.8% (2003 est.) |
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