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Virtual Bangladesh : People : Statistics

Population Statistics

All numbers in thousands

Year Total Muslims Hindus Buddhists Christians
1951 41,900 32,227 9,239 319 107
1961 50,840 40,890 9,380 374 149
1974 71,478 61,039 9,673 439 216
1981 87,120 75,487 10,570 538 275
1991 106,315 93,881 11,179 623 346

Population

128,094,948 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure

  • 0-14 years: 40% (female 25,195,262; male 26,352,299)
  • 15-64 years:57% (female 34,862,105; male 37,867,705)
  • 65 years and over: 3% (female 1,761,336; male 2,056,241) (July 1995 est.)
  • Population growth rate: 2.32% (1995 est.)
  • Birth rate: 34.62 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  • Death rate: 11.43 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  • Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  • Infant mortality rate: 104.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
  • Life expectancy at birth:
    • total population: 55.46 years
    • male: 55.69 years
    • female: 55.22 years (1995 est.)
  • Total fertility rate: 4.39 children born/woman (1995 est.)

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