Virtual Bangladesh : People : Basic Statistics

Population:	133,376,684 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure:	0-14 years: 33.8% (male 23,069,242; female 21,995,457) 15-64 years: 62.8% (male 42,924,778; female 40,873,077) 65 years and over: 3.4% (male 2,444,314; female 2,069,816) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate:	1.59% (2002 est.)
Birth rate:	25.12 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate:	8.47 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Net migration rate:	-0.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Sex ratio:	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: 1.18 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Infant mortality rate:	68.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:	total population: 60.92 years female: 60.74 years (2002 est.) male: 61.08 years
Total fertility rate:	2.72 children born/woman (2002 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:	0.02% (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:	13,000 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:	1,000 (1999 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: 56% male: 63% female: 49% (2000 est.)