Bangladeshi People, Bangladesh People

Population: 144,319,628 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 33.1% (male 24,590,207/female 23,162,420) 15-64 years: 63.5% (male 46,764,824/female 44,868,733) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 2,650,683/female 2,282,761) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 21.87 years male: 21.88 years female: 21.85 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.09% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 8.4 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.16 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 62.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 63.65 deaths/1,000 live births female: 61.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 62.08 years male: 62.13 years female: 62.02 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.13 children born/woman (2005 est.)

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

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 13,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 650 (2001 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Bangladeshi(s) adjective: Bangladeshi

Ethnic groups: Bengali 98%, 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: 43.1% male: 53.9% female: 31.8% (2003 est.)

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