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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%86%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8D%D1%88" title="Насельніцтва Бангладэш – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Насельніцтва Бангладэш" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%88" title="Население на Бангладеш – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Население на Бангладеш" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dv mw-list-item"><a href="https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%84%DE%A6%DE%82%DE%B0%DE%8E%DE%A7%DE%85%DE%AA%DE%8E%DE%AC_%DE%91%DE%AC%DE%89%DE%AE%DE%8E%DE%B0%DE%83%DE%A6%DE%8A%DE%A9" title="ބަންގާޅުގެ ޑެމޮގްރަފީ – Divehi" lang="dv" hreflang="dv" data-title="ބަންގާޅުގެ ޑެމޮގްރަފީ" data-language-autonym="ދިވެހިބަސް" data-language-local-name="Divehi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ދިވެހިބަސް</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demograf%C3%ADa_de_Banglad%C3%A9s" title="Demografía de Bangladés – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Demografía de Bangladés" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9mographie_du_Bangladesh" title="Démographie du Bangladesh – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Démographie du Bangladesh" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B0%A9%EA%B8%80%EB%9D%BC%EB%8D%B0%EC%8B%9C%EC%9D%98_%EC%9D%B8%EA%B5%AC" title="방글라데시의 인구 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="방글라데시의 인구" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80" title="बांग्लादेश की जनसांख्यिकी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="बांग्लादेश की जनसांख्यिकी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Bangladesh_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png/350px-Bangladesh_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="281" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Bangladesh_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png/525px-Bangladesh_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Bangladesh_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png/700px-Bangladesh_single_age_population_pyramid_2020.png 2x" data-file-width="2212" data-file-height="1777" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Bangladesh <a href="/wiki/Population_pyramid" title="Population pyramid">population pyramid</a> in 2020</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">169,356,251 (2021 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-UN_WPP_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_WPP-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UN_WPP_2022_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_WPP_2022-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Growth rate</th><td class="infobox-data">1.01% (2024 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-United_Nations_-_World_Population_Prospects_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_Nations_-_World_Population_Prospects-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Birth rate</th><td class="infobox-data">17.71 births/1,000 <br />population (2020 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-United_Nations_-_World_Population_Prospects_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_Nations_-_World_Population_Prospects-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Death rate</th><td class="infobox-data">5.54 deaths/1,000 <br />population (2020 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-United_Nations_-_World_Population_Prospects_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_Nations_-_World_Population_Prospects-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Life expectancy</th><td class="infobox-data">73.2 years (2023)<sup id="cite_ref-Country_Comparisons_Life_expectancy_at_birth_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Country_Comparisons_Life_expectancy_at_birth-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • male</th><td class="infobox-data">73.1 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • female</th><td class="infobox-data">75.4 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fertility rate</th><td class="infobox-data">2.17 children born/woman <br />(2023) <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Infant mortality rate</th><td class="infobox-data">24.73 deaths/1,000 live births <br />(2020 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-United_Nations_-_World_Population_Prospects_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_Nations_-_World_Population_Prospects-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddddff">Age structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">0–14 years</th><td class="infobox-data">27.21% (2019 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-Statista.com_age_structure_in_Bangladesh_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Statista.com_age_structure_in_Bangladesh-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">15–64 years</th><td class="infobox-data">67.61% (2019 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-Statista.com_age_structure_in_Bangladesh_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Statista.com_age_structure_in_Bangladesh-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">65 and over</th><td class="infobox-data">5.18% (2019 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-Statista.com_age_structure_in_Bangladesh_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Statista.com_age_structure_in_Bangladesh-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddddff">Sex ratio</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total</th><td class="infobox-data">0.97 male(s)/female<br />(2017 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-CIA_World_Factbook_2017_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA_World_Factbook_2017-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">At birth</th><td class="infobox-data">104 male(s)/ 100 female (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-states101.com_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-states101.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Under 15</th><td class="infobox-data">103 male(s)/ 100 female (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-states101.com_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-states101.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">65 and over</th><td class="infobox-data">97 male(s)/ 100 female (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-states101.com_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-states101.com-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" 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The <a href="/wiki/Chittagong_Hill_Tracts" title="Chittagong Hill Tracts">Chittagong Hill Tracts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sylhet" title="Sylhet">Sylhet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mymensingh" title="Mymensingh">Mymensingh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barisal" title="Barisal">Barisal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rajshahi_Division" title="Rajshahi Division">North Bengal</a> regions are home to diverse tribal peoples. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the region. The dialect spoken by those in <a href="/wiki/Chittagong" title="Chittagong">Chittagong</a> and Sylhet are particularly distinctive. About (91.04%) of Bangladeshis are Muslims, followed by Hindus (largest-minority) at (7.95%), Buddhists (0.61%) and Christians (0.30%) and others (0.12%) as per 2022 census. </p><p>Bangladesh has <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density" title="List of countries and dependencies by population density">one of the highest population densities</a> in the world. The total fertility rate (TFR) has been reduced by more than two thirds since Independence. The current TFR in Bangladesh is 1.930 per woman,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> globally considered to be below the benchmark for <a href="/wiki/Sub-replacement_fertility" title="Sub-replacement fertility">replacement level fertility</a>. </p><p>At this TFR and without migration, Bangladesh's population is expected to soon reach a stage where it neither grows nor shrinks, once <a href="/wiki/Population_momentum" title="Population momentum">the top of its age pyramid fills in</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The April 2023 total population was 169,532,362 which makes Bangladesh the <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population" title="List of countries and dependencies by population">eighth-most populous country</a> in the world. </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Notice plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width:100%;margin:0;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/60px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/80px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text" style="text-align: left;"><div class="mbox-text-span">Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. 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There is more info on <a href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T334940" class="extiw" title="phab:T334940">Phabricator</a> and on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Graph/Plans" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Graph/Plans">MediaWiki.org</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census">Census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pyramide_Bangladesh.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Pyramide_Bangladesh.PNG/220px-Pyramide_Bangladesh.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Pyramide_Bangladesh.PNG/330px-Pyramide_Bangladesh.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Pyramide_Bangladesh.PNG/440px-Pyramide_Bangladesh.PNG 2x" data-file-width="902" data-file-height="625" /></a><figcaption>Age-sex pyramid for Bangladesh, 2005</figcaption></figure> <p>The latest decennial census was conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics" title="Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics">Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics</a> in <a href="/wiki/2022_Census_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Census of Bangladesh">2022</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bangladesh_population_1900to2010.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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tr::before{border-color:rgba(84,89,93,.3)}.mw-parser-output table[border].static-row-numbers:not(.wikitable) tr::before{border:0 inset #202122}.mw-parser-output table[border].static-row-numbers:not(.wikitable) thead+tbody tr:first-child:not(.static-row-header)::before,.mw-parser-output table[border].static-row-numbers:not(.wikitable) tbody tr:not(:first-child):not(.static-row-header)::before{border-width:1px}body.skin-monobook .mw-parser-output table[border].static-row-numbers:not(.wikitable) tr::before,body.skin-timeless .mw-parser-output table[border].static-row-numbers:not(.wikitable):not(.mw-datatable) tr::before{border-color:#000000}body.skin-timeless .mw-parser-output .static-row-numbers.mw-datatable:not(.wikitable) tr::before{border:0 solid #c8ccd1}body.skin-timeless .mw-parser-output .static-row-numbers.mw-datatable:not(.wikitable) thead+tbody tr:first-child:not(.static-row-header)::before,body.skin-timeless .mw-parser-output .static-row-numbers.mw-datatable:not(.wikitable) tbody tr:not(:first-child):not(.static-row-header)::before{border-width:1px}@media all and (max-width:720px){body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .static-row-numbers.wikitable tr::before{border-left-width:1px}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .static-row-numbers.wikitable thead tr:first-child::before,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .static-row-numbers.wikitable caption+tbody tr:first-child::before,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .static-row-numbers.wikitable tbody:first-child tr:first-child::before{border-top-width:1px}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .static-row-numbers.wikitable tbody tr:last-child::before,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .static-row-numbers.wikitable tfoot tr:last-child::before{border-bottom-width:1px}}</style> <table class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-text"> <caption> <b>Population of Bangladesh</b><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#e0e0e0"> <th>Census date</th> <th>Census population <br /> (millions)</th> <th>Adjusted population <br />(millions) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1801 </td> <td>14.5 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1851 </td> <td>20.3 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1901 </td> <td>28.928 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1911 </td> <td>31.555 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1921 </td> <td>33.255 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1931 </td> <td>35.602 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1941 </td> <td>41.997 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td>41.932 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961 </td> <td>50.840 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td>71.479 </td> <td>76.398 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td>87.120 </td> <td>89.912 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td>106.313 </td> <td>111.455 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td>124.355 </td> <td>130.523 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td>142.319 </td> <td>152.518 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>165.159 </td> <td>169.829 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UN_estimates">UN estimates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: UN estimates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" width="80pt">Year<sup id="cite_ref-WPP_2017_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPP_2017-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th rowspan="2" width="80pt">Total population (millions) </th> <th colspan="3">Population percentage </th></tr> <tr> <th>aged 0–14 </th> <th>aged 15–64 </th> <th>aged 65+ </th></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td align="right">37.895 </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238854847">.mw-parser-output .percentage-bar{position:relative;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#fff;width:100px;max-width:100%;height:1.5em}.mw-parser-output .percentage-bar-fill{position:absolute;background-color:#dbdbdb;height:1.5em;width:50%}.mw-parser-output .percentage-bar-text{position:absolute;width:100%;height:1.5em;text-align:center;color:#000}</style><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 41%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">41.2%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 54%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">54.8%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 3%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">3.9%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td align="right">43.444 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 42%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">42.4%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 54%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">54.1%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 3%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">3.5%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td align="right">50.102 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 43%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">43.6%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 53%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">53.1%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 3%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">3.3%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td align="right">57.792 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 44%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">44.7%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 52%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">52.0%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 3%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">3.3%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td align="right">66.881 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 44%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">44.7%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 51%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">51.8%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 3%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">3.4%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td align="right">70.582 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 45%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">45.8%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 50%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">50.7%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 3%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">3.5%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td align="right">80.624 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 45%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">45.0%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 51%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">51.4%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 3%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">3.6%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td align="right">92.284 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 43%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">43.9%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 52%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">52.5%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 3%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">3.6%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td align="right">105.256 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 42%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">42.5%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 53%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">53.8%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 3%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">3.7%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td align="right">117.487 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 40%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">40.3%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 55%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">55.9%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 3%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">3.8%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td align="right">127.658 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 37%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">37.0%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 59%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">59.2%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 3%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">3.9%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td align="right">139.036 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 34%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">34.4%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 61%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">61.3%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 4%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">4.3%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td align="right">147.575 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 32%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">32.0%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 63%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">63.2%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 4%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">4.8%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td align="right">156.256 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 29%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">29.3%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 65%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">65.6%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 5%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">5.1%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td align="right">164.689 </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 26%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">26.8%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 68%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">68.0%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 5%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">5.2%</div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population_by_sex_and_age_group">Population by sex and age group</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Population by sex and age group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-bbs.gov.bd_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbs.gov.bd-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Population by sex and age group (Census 15.III.2011): <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1233514072"> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-text"> <tbody><tr> <th width="80pt">Age group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80pt">Female </th> <th width="80pt">Total </th> <th width="80pt">% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Total </td> <td align="right">72 109 796 </td> <td align="right">71 933 901 </td> <td align="right">144 043 697 </td> <td align="right">100 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0–4 </td> <td align="right">7 638 523 </td> <td align="right">7 423 447 </td> <td align="right">15 061 970 </td> <td align="right">10.46 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">5–9 </td> <td align="right">9 322 514 </td> <td align="right">8 850 715 </td> <td align="right">18 173 229 </td> <td align="right">12.62 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">10–14 </td> <td align="right">8 614 889 </td> <td align="right">8 031 726 </td> <td align="right">16 646 615 </td> <td align="right">11.56 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15–19 </td> <td align="right">6 509 492 </td> <td align="right">6 352 398 </td> <td align="right">12 861 890 </td> <td align="right">8.93 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">20–24 </td> <td align="right">5 777 370 </td> <td align="right">7 522 419 </td> <td align="right">13 299 789 </td> <td align="right">9.23 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">25–29 </td> <td align="right">6 225 252 </td> <td align="right">7 254 256 </td> <td align="right">13 479 508 </td> <td align="right">9.36 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">30–34 </td> <td align="right">5 079 106 </td> <td align="right">5 420 659 </td> <td align="right">10 499 765 </td> <td align="right">7.29 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">35–39 </td> <td align="right">4 697 349 </td> <td align="right">4 859 079 </td> <td align="right">9 556 428 </td> <td align="right">6.63 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">40–44 </td> <td align="right">4 280 923 </td> <td align="right">3 980 739 </td> <td align="right">8 261 662 </td> <td align="right">5.74 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">45–49 </td> <td align="right">3 363 273 </td> <td align="right">3 016 800 </td> <td align="right">6 380 073 </td> <td align="right">4.43 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">50–54 </td> <td align="right">2 952 596 </td> <td align="right">2 599 675 </td> <td align="right">5 552 271 </td> <td align="right">3.85 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">55–59 </td> <td align="right">1 923 534 </td> <td align="right">1 577 463 </td> <td align="right">3 500 997 </td> <td align="right">2.43 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">60–64 </td> <td align="right">2 081 306 </td> <td align="right">1 852 708 </td> <td align="right">3 934 014 </td> <td align="right">2.73 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65–69 </td> <td align="right">1 149 569 </td> <td align="right">963 921 </td> <td align="right">2 113 490 </td> <td align="right">1.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">70–74 </td> <td align="right">1 206 398 </td> <td align="right">1 025 314 </td> <td align="right">2 231 712 </td> <td align="right">1.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">75–79 </td> <td align="right">488 338 </td> <td align="right">386 389 </td> <td align="right">874 727 </td> <td align="right">0.61 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">80–84 </td> <td align="right">443 239 </td> <td align="right">436 840 </td> <td align="right">880 079 </td> <td align="right">0.61 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">85–89 </td> <td align="right">138 268 </td> <td align="right">124 343 </td> <td align="right">262 611 </td> <td align="right">0.18 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">90–94 </td> <td align="right">116 916 </td> <td align="right">133 273 </td> <td align="right">250 189 </td> <td align="right">0.17 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">95+ </td> <td align="right">100 941 </td> <td align="right">121 737 </td> <td align="right">222 678 </td> <td align="right">0.15 </td></tr> <tr> <th width="50">Age group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80">Female </th> <th width="80">Total </th> <th width="80pt">% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0–14 </td> <td align="right">25 575 926 </td> <td align="right">24 305 888 </td> <td align="right">49 881 814 </td> <td align="right">34.63 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15–64 </td> <td align="right">42 890 201 </td> <td align="right">44 436 196 </td> <td align="right">87 326 397 </td> <td align="right">60.62 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65+ </td> <td align="right">3 643 669 </td> <td align="right">3 191 817 </td> <td align="right">6 835 486 </td> <td align="right">4.75 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Population census by sex and age group (2022 census): </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="80pt">Age group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80pt">Female </th> <th width="80pt">Total </th> <th width="80pt">% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Total </td> <td align="right">84 077 203 </td> <td align="right">85 653 120 </td> <td align="right">169 828 909 </td> <td align="right">100 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0–4 </td> <td align="right">7 940 000 </td> <td align="right">7 630 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">9.44 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">5–9 </td> <td align="right">7 920 000 </td> <td align="right">7 400 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">9.28 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">10–14 </td> <td align="right">8 510 000 </td> <td align="right">7 820 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">9.89 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15–19 </td> <td align="right">8 060 000 </td> <td align="right">8 490 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">10.03 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">20–24 </td> <td align="right">6 710 000 </td> <td align="right">8 270 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">9.08 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">25–29 </td> <td align="right">6 460 000 </td> <td align="right">7 910 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">8.71 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">30–34 </td> <td align="right">5 650 000 </td> <td align="right">6 460 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">7.34 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">35–39 </td> <td align="right">6 040 000 </td> <td align="right">6 680 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">7.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">40–44 </td> <td align="right">5 120 000 </td> <td align="right">4 920 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">6.08 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">45–49 </td> <td align="right">4 130 000 </td> <td align="right">4 130 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">5.01 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">50–54 </td> <td align="right">4 000 000 </td> <td align="right">3 780 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">4.72 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">55–59 </td> <td align="right">2 950 000 </td> <td align="right">2 770 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">3.48 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">60–64 </td> <td align="right">3 010 000 </td> <td align="right">2 590 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">3.39 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65–69 </td> <td align="right">2 150 000 </td> <td align="right">1 770 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">2.38 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">70–74 </td> <td align="right">1 570 000 </td> <td align="right">1 260 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">1.71 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">75–79 </td> <td align="right">670 000 </td> <td align="right">550 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">0.74 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">80+ </td> <td align="right">820 000 </td> <td align="right">920 000 </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td align="right">1.06 </td></tr> <tr> <th width="50">Age group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80">Female </th> <th width="80">Total </th> <th width="50">Per cent </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0–14 </td> <td align="right">24 535 272 </td> <td align="right">23 929 621 </td> <td align="right">48 464 893 </td> <td align="right">28.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15–64 </td> <td align="right">54 843 936 </td> <td align="right">55 713 243 </td> <td align="right">110 557 179 </td> <td align="right">65.72 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65+ </td> <td align="right">4 810 792 </td> <td align="right">4 387 136 </td> <td align="right">9 197 928 </td> <td align="right">5.47 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_sources">Other sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Other sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following table lists various recent estimates of the population. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Source </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Population (millions) </th></tr> <tr> <td>US State Dept<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">2005 </td> <td align="center">144 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Population Reference Bureau<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">2020 </td> <td align="center">170 </td></tr> <tr> <td>World Bank<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">2020 </td> <td align="center">165 </td></tr> <tr> <td>CIA World FactBook<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">2021 </td> <td align="center">164 </td></tr> <tr> <td>World Population Reference<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">2010 </td> <td align="center">164 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>According to the OECD/World Bank population in Bangladesh increased from 1990 to 2008 with 44 million and 38% growth in population compared to 34% growth in <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_India" title="Demographics of India">India</a> and 54% growth in <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Pakistan" title="Demographics of Pakistan">Pakistan</a>. The annual population growth 2007–2008 was 1.4% compared to India 1.35%, Pakistan 2.2%, <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Demographics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Dem. Rep. of Congo</a> 2.9%, <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Tanzania" title="Demographics of Tanzania">Tanzania</a> 2.9%, <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Syria" title="Demographics of Syria">Syria</a> 3.5% or <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Yemen" title="Demographics of Yemen">Yemen</a> 4.0%. According to the OECD/World Bank population statistics between 1990 and 2008 the <a href="/wiki/World_population" title="World population">world population</a> <a href="/wiki/Population_growth" title="Population growth">growth</a> was 27% and 1,423 million persons.<sup id="cite_ref-IEApop2011_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEApop2011-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population_growth_rate">Population growth rate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Population growth rate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dhaka_14th_March_(32624769393).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Dhaka_14th_March_%2832624769393%29.jpg/220px-Dhaka_14th_March_%2832624769393%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Dhaka_14th_March_%2832624769393%29.jpg/330px-Dhaka_14th_March_%2832624769393%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Dhaka_14th_March_%2832624769393%29.jpg/440px-Dhaka_14th_March_%2832624769393%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1124" /></a><figcaption>A view of <a href="/wiki/Paltan" title="Paltan">Paltan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Segunbagicha" title="Segunbagicha">Segunbagicha</a> areas in <a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a> in 2017</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> had high rates of population growth in the 1960s and 1970s. Since then however it has seen significant reduction in its total <a href="/wiki/Fertility_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Fertility rate">fertility rate</a>. Over a period of three decades it dropped from almost 7 to 0.74 in 2005–2018.<sup id="cite_ref-WPP_2017_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPP_2017-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gender_ratio">Gender ratio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Gender ratio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1233514072"> <table class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-text"> <tbody><tr> <th width="100pt">Age range (years) </th> <th width="100pt">Sex ratio (males/females) (2015 est.)<sup id="cite_ref-CIA_World_Factbook_2015_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA_World_Factbook_2015-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>at birth </td> <td align="right">1.04 </td></tr> <tr> <td>0–14 </td> <td align="right">1.03 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15–24 </td> <td align="right">0.89 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25–54 </td> <td align="right">0.90 </td></tr> <tr> <td>55–64 </td> <td align="right">1.01 </td></tr> <tr> <td>65 and over </td> <td align="right">0.97 </td></tr> <tr> <td>total population </td> <td align="right">0.95 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Urban_and_rural">Urban and rural</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Urban and rural"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The sprawling mega-city of Dhaka has a huge population, but the majority of the people nonetheless still live in villages in rural areas. </p> <dl><dd>Urban population: 37.4% of total population (2019 est.)</dd> <dd>Rate of urbanization: 3.13% annual rate of change (2019 est.)</dd> <dd>Bangladesh is considered an urban country based on their population density<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population_density">Population density</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Population density"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Based on <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> Data 2020 figures for population (164,689,383) and land area (130,170 km<sup>2</sup>), Bangladesh has the highest population density among large countries, 1265 persons per square kilometre, and 10th overall, when small countries and city-states are included.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vital_statistics">Vital statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Vital statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Births_and_deaths">Births and deaths</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Births and deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Notable events in Bangladesh demography: </p> <ul><li>1971 <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_genocide" title="Bangladesh genocide">Bangladesh genocide</a></li></ul> <p>The Population Department of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> prepared the following estimates. Population estimates account for under numeration in population censuses.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1233514072"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:80pt;">Year </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Mid-year population (thousands) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Live births (thousands) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Deaths (thousands) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Natural change (thousands) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Crude birth rate (per 1000) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Crude death rate (per 1000) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Natural change (per 1000) </th> <th style="width:80pt;">Crude migration rate (per 1000) </th> <th style="width:80pt;"><a href="/wiki/Total_fertility_rate" title="Total fertility rate">Total fertility rate</a> (TFR) </th> <th style="width:80pt;"><a href="/wiki/Infant_mortality" title="Infant mortality">Infant mortality</a> (per 1000 live births) </th> <th style="width:80pt;"><a href="/wiki/Life_expectancy" title="Life expectancy">Life expectancy</a> (in years) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td>39729 </td> <td>1848 </td> <td>1072 </td> <td> 776 </td> <td>46.5 </td> <td>27.0 </td> <td>19.5 </td> <td> </td> <td>6.30 </td> <td>219.2 </td> <td>38.18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td>  40549 </td> <td>  1907 </td> <td>  1066 </td> <td>  842 </td> <td>47.0 </td> <td>26.3 </td> <td>20.8 </td> <td>-0.2 </td> <td>6.34 </td> <td>213.6 </td> <td>38.86 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td>  41427 </td> <td>  1960 </td> <td>  1056 </td> <td>  904 </td> <td>47.3 </td> <td>25.5 </td> <td>21.8 </td> <td>-0.1 </td> <td>6.35 </td> <td>208.1 </td> <td>39.69 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953 </td> <td>  42329 </td> <td>  2016 </td> <td>  1067 </td> <td>  949 </td> <td>47.6 </td> <td>25.2 </td> <td>22.4 </td> <td>-0.6 </td> <td>6.38 </td> <td>203.1 </td> <td>39.94 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td>  43282 </td> <td>  2079 </td> <td>  1047 </td> <td>  1032 </td> <td>48.0 </td> <td>24.2 </td> <td>23.8 </td> <td>-1.3 </td> <td>6.44 </td> <td>197.6 </td> <td>41.16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td>  44316 </td> <td>  2140 </td> <td>  1044 </td> <td>  1096 </td> <td>48.3 </td> <td>23.5 </td> <td>24.7 </td> <td>-0.8 </td> <td>6.49 </td> <td>192.8 </td> <td>41.89 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td>  45408 </td> <td>  2198 </td> <td>  1048 </td> <td>  1150 </td> <td>48.4 </td> <td>23.1 </td> <td>25.3 </td> <td>-0.7 </td> <td>6.53 </td> <td>188.4 </td> <td>42.42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td>  46561 </td> <td>  2262 </td> <td>  1037 </td> <td>  1225 </td> <td>48.6 </td> <td>22.3 </td> <td>26.3 </td> <td>-0.9 </td> <td>6.57 </td> <td>183.5 </td> <td>43.41 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958 </td> <td>  47743 </td> <td>  2329 </td> <td>  1043 </td> <td>  1286 </td> <td>48.7 </td> <td>21.8 </td> <td>26.9 </td> <td>-1.5 </td> <td>6.62 </td> <td>179.5 </td> <td>43.93 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td>  49005 </td> <td>  2405 </td> <td>  1045 </td> <td>  1360 </td> <td>49.0 </td> <td>21.3 </td> <td>27.7 </td> <td>-1.3 </td> <td>6.71 </td> <td>175.4 </td> <td>44.60 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td>  50396 </td> <td>  2493 </td> <td>  1070 </td> <td>  1423 </td> <td>49.5 </td> <td>21.2 </td> <td>28.2 </td> <td>0.2 </td> <td>6.78 </td> <td>173.4 </td> <td>44.74 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961 </td> <td>  51883 </td> <td>  2574 </td> <td>  1064 </td> <td>  1510 </td> <td style="color:blue;">49.6 </td> <td>20.5 </td> <td>29.1 </td> <td>0.4 </td> <td>6.83 </td> <td>168.3 </td> <td>45.66 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td>  53462 </td> <td>  2650 </td> <td>  1055 </td> <td>  1595 </td> <td>49.6 </td> <td>19.7 </td> <td>29.8 </td> <td>0.6 </td> <td>6.87 </td> <td>164.3 </td> <td>46.70 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td>  55094 </td> <td>  2704 </td> <td>  1084 </td> <td>  1620 </td> <td>49.1 </td> <td>19.7 </td> <td>29.4 </td> <td>1.1 </td> <td>6.84 </td> <td>162.6 </td> <td>46.66 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td>  56774 </td> <td>  2760 </td> <td>  1068 </td> <td>  1692 </td> <td>48.6 </td> <td>18.8 </td> <td>29.8 </td> <td>0.7 </td> <td>6.84 </td> <td>158.7 </td> <td>47.74 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td>  58500 </td> <td>  2816 </td> <td>  1130 </td> <td>  1686 </td> <td>48.2 </td> <td>19.3 </td> <td>28.8 </td> <td>1.6 </td> <td>6.83 </td> <td>159.0 </td> <td>46.86 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966 </td> <td>  60265 </td> <td>  2881 </td> <td>  1088 </td> <td>  1792 </td> <td>47.8 </td> <td>18.1 </td> <td>29.7 </td> <td>0.5 </td> <td>6.82 </td> <td>154.7 </td> <td>48.58 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td>  62104 </td> <td>  2966 </td> <td>  1107 </td> <td>  1859 </td> <td>47.8 </td> <td>17.8 </td> <td>29.9 </td> <td>0.6 </td> <td>6.85 </td> <td>153.3 </td> <td>48.87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td>  63996 </td> <td>  3046 </td> <td>  1130 </td> <td>  1916 </td> <td>47.6 </td> <td>17.6 </td> <td>29.9 </td> <td>0.6 </td> <td>6.85 </td> <td>152.5 </td> <td>49.09 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td>  65867 </td> <td>  3134 </td> <td>  1159 </td> <td>  1975 </td> <td>47.5 </td> <td>17.6 </td> <td>29.9 </td> <td>-0.7 </td> <td>6.86 </td> <td>152.0 </td> <td>49.17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td>  67542 </td> <td>  3209 </td> <td>  1509 </td> <td>  1701 </td> <td>47.4 </td> <td>22.3 </td> <td>25.1 </td> <td>0.3 </td> <td style="color:blue;">6.88 </td> <td>165.3 </td> <td>42.59 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td>  68376 </td> <td>  3262 </td> <td style="color:red;">2811 </td> <td style="color:red;">451 </td> <td>47.6 </td> <td style="color:red;">41.0 </td> <td style="color:red;">6.6 </td> <td>5.7 </td> <td>6.87 </td> <td>199.4 </td> <td>26.00 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td>  69347 </td> <td>  3300 </td> <td>  1189 </td> <td>  2112 </td> <td>47.5 </td> <td>17.1 </td> <td style="color:blue;">30.4 </td> <td>-16.2 </td> <td>6.85 </td> <td>151.3 </td> <td>49.59 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td>  71145 </td> <td>  3349 </td> <td>  1211 </td> <td>  2137 </td> <td>47.0 </td> <td>17.0 </td> <td>30.0 </td> <td>-4.1 </td> <td>6.82 </td> <td>151.1 </td> <td>49.83 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td>  72948 </td> <td>  3414 </td> <td>  1275 </td> <td>  2139 </td> <td>46.7 </td> <td>17.4 </td> <td>29.2 </td> <td>-3.9 </td> <td>6.79 </td> <td>153.6 </td> <td>49.16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td>  74700 </td> <td>  3461 </td> <td>  1246 </td> <td>  2215 </td> <td>46.2 </td> <td>16.6 </td> <td>29.5 </td> <td>-5.5 </td> <td>6.74 </td> <td>149.3 </td> <td>50.29 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td>  76380 </td> <td>  3540 </td> <td>  1260 </td> <td>  2280 </td> <td>46.2 </td> <td>16.4 </td> <td>29.7 </td> <td>-7.2 </td> <td>6.67 </td> <td>147.9 </td> <td>50.65 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td>  78138 </td> <td>  3610 </td> <td>  1266 </td> <td>  2344 </td> <td>46.1 </td> <td>16.1 </td> <td>29.9 </td> <td>-6.9 </td> <td>6.59 </td> <td>146.1 </td> <td>51.20 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td>  80008 </td> <td>  3661 </td> <td>  1289 </td> <td>  2372 </td> <td>45.6 </td> <td>16.1 </td> <td>29.5 </td> <td>-5.6 </td> <td>6.52 </td> <td>143.9 </td> <td>51.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td>  81908 </td> <td>  3735 </td> <td>  1306 </td> <td>  2429 </td> <td>45.5 </td> <td>15.9 </td> <td>29.6 </td> <td>-5.9 </td> <td>6.42 </td> <td>141.3 </td> <td>51.46 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td>  83930 </td> <td>  3793 </td> <td>  1313 </td> <td>  2479 </td> <td>45.1 </td> <td>15.6 </td> <td>29.5 </td> <td>-4.8 </td> <td>6.32 </td> <td>138.6 </td> <td>51.85 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td>  86155 </td> <td>  3859 </td> <td>  1324 </td> <td>  2535 </td> <td>44.7 </td> <td>15.4 </td> <td>29.4 </td> <td>-2.9 </td> <td>6.24 </td> <td>135.7 </td> <td>52.17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td>  88555 </td> <td style="color:blue;">3922 </td> <td>  1332 </td> <td>  2590 </td> <td>44.3 </td> <td>15.0 </td> <td>29.2 </td> <td>-1.3 </td> <td>6.12 </td> <td>132.6 </td> <td>52.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td>  91045 </td> <td>  3899 </td> <td>  1327 </td> <td>  2572 </td> <td>42.8 </td> <td>14.6 </td> <td>28.2 </td> <td>-0.1 </td> <td>5.89 </td> <td>129.2 </td> <td>53.01 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td>  93534 </td> <td>  3914 </td> <td>  1318 </td> <td>  2596 </td> <td>41.8 </td> <td>14.1 </td> <td>27.7 </td> <td>-0.4 </td> <td>5.73 </td> <td>125.8 </td> <td>53.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td>  95959 </td> <td>  3913 </td> <td>  1317 </td> <td>  2597 </td> <td>40.7 </td> <td>13.7 </td> <td>27.0 </td> <td>-1.1 </td> <td>5.54 </td> <td>122.6 </td> <td>53.90 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td>  98272 </td> <td>  3880 </td> <td>  1301 </td> <td>  2579 </td> <td>39.4 </td> <td>13.2 </td> <td>26.2 </td> <td>-2.1 </td> <td>5.30 </td> <td>118.4 </td> <td>54.42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td>  100490 </td> <td>  3858 </td> <td>  1286 </td> <td>  2572 </td> <td>38.3 </td> <td>12.8 </td> <td>25.6 </td> <td>-3.0 </td> <td>5.07 </td> <td>114.7 </td> <td>54.93 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td>  102689 </td> <td>  3803 </td> <td>  1290 </td> <td>  2513 </td> <td>37.0 </td> <td>12.5 </td> <td>24.4 </td> <td>-2.5 </td> <td>4.84 </td> <td>110.9 </td> <td>55.03 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td>  104894 </td> <td>  3801 </td> <td>  1299 </td> <td>  2501 </td> <td>36.2 </td> <td>12.4 </td> <td>23.8 </td> <td>-2.3 </td> <td>4.68 </td> <td>106.9 </td> <td>55.09 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td>  107148 </td> <td>  3750 </td> <td>  1257 </td> <td>  2492 </td> <td>35.0 </td> <td>11.7 </td> <td>23.2 </td> <td>-1.7 </td> <td>4.48 </td> <td>103.0 </td> <td>55.99 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td>  109243 </td> <td>  3660 </td> <td>  1375 </td> <td>  2285 </td> <td>33.4 </td> <td>12.6 </td> <td>20.9 </td> <td>-1.3 </td> <td>4.24 </td> <td>103.6 </td> <td>54.15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td>  111272 </td> <td>  3604 </td> <td>  1178 </td> <td>  2426 </td> <td>32.4 </td> <td>10.6 </td> <td>21.8 </td> <td>-3.2 </td> <td>4.03 </td> <td>95.2 </td> <td>57.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td>  113419 </td> <td>  3579 </td> <td>  1174 </td> <td>  2404 </td> <td>31.5 </td> <td>10.3 </td> <td>21.2 </td> <td>-1.9 </td> <td>3.85 </td> <td>91.3 </td> <td>57.93 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td>  115615 </td> <td>  3627 </td> <td>  1153 </td> <td>  2474 </td> <td>31.3 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td>21.4 </td> <td>-2.0 </td> <td>3.77 </td> <td>87.3 </td> <td>58.62 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td>  117793 </td> <td>  3593 </td> <td>  1120 </td> <td>  2472 </td> <td>30.5 </td> <td>9.5 </td> <td>21.0 </td> <td>-2.2 </td> <td>3.61 </td> <td>83.4 </td> <td>59.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td>  119877 </td> <td>  3597 </td> <td>  1138 </td> <td>  2458 </td> <td>30.0 </td> <td>9.5 </td> <td>20.5 </td> <td>-2.8 </td> <td>3.50 </td> <td>79.5 </td> <td>59.49 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td>  122039 </td> <td>  3692 </td> <td>  1047 </td> <td>  2646 </td> <td>30.2 </td> <td>8.6 </td> <td>21.6 </td> <td>-3.6 </td> <td>3.49 </td> <td>75.5 </td> <td>61.43 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td>  124350 </td> <td>  3711 </td> <td>  936 </td> <td>  2775 </td> <td>29.8 </td> <td>7.5 </td> <td>22.3 </td> <td>-3.4 </td> <td>3.39 </td> <td>71.8 </td> <td>63.92 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td>  126755 </td> <td>  3723 </td> <td style="color:blue;">846 </td> <td style="color:blue;">2877 </td> <td>29.3 </td> <td>6.7 </td> <td>22.7 </td> <td>-3.4 </td> <td>3.30 </td> <td>68.1 </td> <td>66.23 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td>  129193 </td> <td>  3747 </td> <td>  887 </td> <td>  2860 </td> <td>29.0 </td> <td>6.9 </td> <td>22.1 </td> <td>-2.9 </td> <td>3.22 </td> <td>64.6 </td> <td>65.78 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td>  131670 </td> <td>  3756 </td> <td>  890 </td> <td>  2866 </td> <td>28.5 </td> <td>6.8 </td> <td>21.7 </td> <td>-2.5 </td> <td>3.15 </td> <td>61.3 </td> <td>66.14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td>  134140 </td> <td>  3758 </td> <td>  886 </td> <td>  2872 </td> <td>28.0 </td> <td>6.6 </td> <td>21.4 </td> <td>-2.6 </td> <td>3.08 </td> <td>58.2 </td> <td>66.61 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td>  136503 </td> <td>  3736 </td> <td>  896 </td> <td>  2841 </td> <td>27.3 </td> <td>6.5 </td> <td>20.8 </td> <td>-3.2 </td> <td>3.00 </td> <td>55.3 </td> <td>66.82 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td>  138790 </td> <td>  3697 </td> <td>  896 </td> <td>  2801 </td> <td>26.6 </td> <td>6.4 </td> <td>20.1 </td> <td>-3.3 </td> <td>2.91 </td> <td>52.6 </td> <td>67.19 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td>  140913 </td> <td>  3603 </td> <td>  908 </td> <td>  2696 </td> <td>25.5 </td> <td>6.4 </td> <td>19.1 </td> <td>-3.8 </td> <td>2.81 </td> <td>50.0 </td> <td>67.30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td>  142629 </td> <td>  3529 </td> <td>  930 </td> <td>  2600 </td> <td>24.6 </td> <td>6.5 </td> <td>18.2 </td> <td>-6.0 </td> <td>2.71 </td> <td>47.5 </td> <td>67.24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>  144136 </td> <td>  3467 </td> <td>  982 </td> <td>  2485 </td> <td>24.0 </td> <td>6.8 </td> <td>17.2 </td> <td>-6.6 </td> <td>2.63 </td> <td>45.4 </td> <td>66.71 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td>  145421 </td> <td>  3379 </td> <td>  979 </td> <td>  2400 </td> <td>23.1 </td> <td>6.7 </td> <td>16.4 </td> <td>-7.5 </td> <td>2.54 </td> <td>43.0 </td> <td>67.05 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td>  146707 </td> <td>  3275 </td> <td>  972 </td> <td>  2302 </td> <td>22.3 </td> <td>6.6 </td> <td>15.7 </td> <td>-6.9 </td> <td>2.44 </td> <td>41.0 </td> <td>67.40 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>  148391 </td> <td>  3177 </td> <td>  907 </td> <td>  2269 </td> <td>21.4 </td> <td>6.1 </td> <td>15.3 </td> <td>-3.8 </td> <td>2.34 </td> <td>39.0 </td> <td>68.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td>  150211 </td> <td>  3093 </td> <td>  919 </td> <td>  2174 </td> <td>20.6 </td> <td>6.1 </td> <td>14.5 </td> <td>-2.2 </td> <td>2.26 </td> <td>37.2 </td> <td>68.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>  152091 </td> <td>  3062 </td> <td>  893 </td> <td>  2169 </td> <td>20.1 </td> <td>5.9 </td> <td>14.2 </td> <td>-1.7 </td> <td>2.21 </td> <td>35.6 </td> <td>69.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>  154030 </td> <td>  3067 </td> <td>  921 </td> <td>  2146 </td> <td>19.9 </td> <td>6.0 </td> <td>13.9 </td> <td>-1.2 </td> <td>2.18 </td> <td>33.9 </td> <td>69.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>  155961 </td> <td>  3049 </td> <td>  919 </td> <td>  2130 </td> <td>19.5 </td> <td>5.9 </td> <td>13.6 </td> <td>-1.1 </td> <td>2.15 </td> <td>32.4 </td> <td>69.99 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>  157 830 </td> <td>  3026 </td> <td>  912 </td> <td>  2114 </td> <td>19.2 </td> <td>5.8 </td> <td>13.4 </td> <td>-1.4 </td> <td>2.11 </td> <td>30.9 </td> <td>70.49 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>  159785 </td> <td>  3037 </td> <td>  900 </td> <td>  2137 </td> <td>19.0 </td> <td>5.6 </td> <td>13.4 </td> <td>-1.0 </td> <td>2.10 </td> <td>29.4 </td> <td>71.09 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>  161794 </td> <td>  2994 </td> <td>  881 </td> <td>  2113 </td> <td>18.5 </td> <td>5.4 </td> <td>13.1 </td> <td>-0.5 </td> <td>2.04 </td> <td>28.0 </td> <td>71.79 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>  163684 </td> <td>  3025 </td> <td>  859 </td> <td>  2166 </td> <td>18.5 </td> <td style="color:blue;">5.2 </td> <td>13.2 </td> <td>-1.5 </td> <td>2.04 </td> <td>26.6 </td> <td>72.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>  165516 </td> <td>  3041 </td> <td>  875 </td> <td>  2166 </td> <td>18.4 </td> <td>5.3 </td> <td>13.1 </td> <td>-1.9 </td> <td>2.03 </td> <td>25.2 </td> <td>72.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>  167421 </td> <td>  3023 </td> <td>  974 </td> <td>  2049 </td> <td>18.1 </td> <td>5.8 </td> <td>12.2 </td> <td>-0.7 </td> <td>2.00 </td> <td>24.0 </td> <td>71.97 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>  169356 </td> <td>  3020 </td> <td>  962 </td> <td>  2057 </td> <td style="color:red;">17.8 </td> <td>5.7 </td> <td>12.1 </td> <td>-0.5 </td> <td style="color:red;">1.98 </td> <td>22.9 </td> <td>72.38 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sample_vital_registration_system">Sample vital registration system</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sample vital registration system"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-bbs.gov.bd_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbs.gov.bd-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1233514072"> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:50pt;">Year </th> <th style="width:50pt;">Population </th> <th style="width:50pt;">Live births </th> <th style="width:50pt;">Deaths </th> <th style="width:50pt;">Natural change </th> <th style="width:50pt;">Crude birth rate (per 1000): national (urban/rural) </th> <th style="width:50pt;">Crude death rate (per 1000): national (urban/rural) </th> <th style="width:50pt;">Natural change (per 1000): national (urban/rural) </th> <th style="width:50pt;">Fertility rates: national (urban/rural) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">87,119,965<sup id="cite_ref-pa27Jul2022_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pa27Jul2022-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,098,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,038,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,060,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">34.6 (24.8/35.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11.5 (7.2/12.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23.1 (17.6/23.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.04 (3.20/5.28) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">92,300,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,189,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,107,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,082,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">34.8 (22.9/36.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12.2 (6.9/12.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.6 (16.0/24.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.21 (3.01/5.50) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">94,300,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,280,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,163,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,117,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">35.0 (27.1/36.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12.3 (7.5/13.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.7 (19.6/23.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.07 (3.45/5.36) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">96,300,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,335,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,182,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,153,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">34.8 (25.0/36.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12.3 (8.5/12.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.5 (16.5/23.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.83 (3.10/5.08) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">98,400,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,392,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,183,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,209,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">34.6 (28.0/35.3) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12.0 (8.3/12.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.6 (19.7/22.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.71 (3.52/4.91) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">100,500,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,448,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,183,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,265,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">34.4 (25.9/35.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12.1 (8.1/12.3) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.3 (17.8/23.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.70 (3.26/4.89) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">102,800,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,414,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,173,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,241,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">33.3 (24.8/34.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11.5 (7.6/11.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.8 (17.2/22.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.42 (3.05/4.64) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">105,000,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,477,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,179,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,298,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">33.2 (24.9/34.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11.3 (7.5/11.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.9 (17.4/22.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.45 (3.08/4.70) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">107,400,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,531,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,196,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,335,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">33.0 (24.4/34.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11.3 (7.3/11.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.7 (17.1/22.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.35 (2.90/4.59) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">109,800,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,559,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,106,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,453,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">32.8 (24.6/34.3) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11.4 (7.8/11.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.4 (16.8/22.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.33 (2.90/4.57) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">106,314,992<sup id="cite_ref-pa27Jul2022_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pa27Jul2022-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,561,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,110,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,451,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31.6 (23.9/32.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11.2 (7.8/11.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.4 (16.1/21.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.24 (2.89/4.51) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">114,400,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,455,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,139,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,316,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30.8 (23.7/32.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11.0 (7.5/11.3) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19.8 (16.2/20.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.18 (2.88/4.33) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">116,500,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,350,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,100,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,250,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28.8 (21.0/30.0) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10.0 (7.2/10.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.8 (13.8/19.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.84 (2.62/4.00) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">118,400,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,289,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,067,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,222,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27.0 (20.2/29.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9.3 (7.1/9.3) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17.7 (13.1/19.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.58 (2.58/3.79) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">120,200,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,228,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,007,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,221,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26.5 (19.4/28.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8.7 (6.7/9.0) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17.8 (12.7/19.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.45 (2.50/3.78) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">122,100,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,143,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">989,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,154,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25.6 (19.0/27.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8.2 (6.5/8.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17.4 (12.5/19.0) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.41 (2.48/3.76) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">123,900,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,746,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">719,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,027,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.0 (16.2/24.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.5 (4.2/6.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15.5 (12.0/18.0) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.10 (2.28/3.32) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">125,700,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,608,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">652,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,956,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19.9 (14.0/21.0) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.1 (3.7/5.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.8 (10.3/15.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.98 (2.24/3.00) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">127,500,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,542,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">649,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,893,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19.2 (13.8/20.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.1 (3.5/5.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.1 (10.3/15.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.64 (1.76/2.91) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">129,300,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,454,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">640,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,814,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19.0 (13.7/20.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.9 (3.5/5.3) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.1 (10.2/15.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.59 (1.68/2.89) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">124,355,263<sup id="cite_ref-pa27Jul2022_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pa27Jul2022-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,439,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">638,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,801,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.9 (13.6/20.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.8 (4.3/5.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.1 (9.3/15.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.56 (1.73/2.84) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">132,900,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,674,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">679,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,995,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.1 (16.6/21.0) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.1 (3.8/5.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15.0 (12.8/15.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.55 (1.94/2.69) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">134,800,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,814,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">783,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,031,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.9 (17.9/21.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.9 (4.7/6.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15.0 (13.2/15.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.57 (1.91/2.70) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">136,700,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,830,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">794,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,036,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.8 (17.8/21.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.8 (4.4/6.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15.0 (13.4/15.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.51 (1.91/2.67) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">138,600,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,879,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">823,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,056,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.7 (17.8/21.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.8 (4.9/6.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.9 (12.9/15.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.46 (1.87/2.65) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">140,600,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,901,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">789,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,112,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.6 (17.5/21.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.6 (4.4/6.0) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15.0 (13.1/15.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.41 (1.81/2.63) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">142,600,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,986,000 </td> <td style="color:red;">792,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,194,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.9 (17.4/22.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.2 (5.1/6.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.7 (12.3/15.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.39 (1.79/2.61) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">144,700,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,022,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">885,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,137,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.5 (17.2/22.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6.0 (5.1/6.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.5 (12.1/15.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.30 (1.79/2.60) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">146,700,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,832,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">842,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,990,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19.4 (16.8/20.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.8 (4.7/6.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.6 (12.1/14.3) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.15 (1.65/2.28) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">148,600,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,868,494 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">842,095 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,026,399 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19.2 (17.1/20.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.6 (4.9/5.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.6 (12.2/14.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.12 (1.72/2.26) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">150,600,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,891,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">828,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,063,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19.2 (17.4/20.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.5 (4.8/5.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.7 (12.6/14.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.11 (1.71/2.25) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">152,700,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,933,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">826,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,107,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.9 (17.1/20.0) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.3 (4.6/5.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.6 (12.5/14.3) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.12 (1.84/2.30) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">154,700,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19.0 (18.2/19.3) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.3 (4.6/5.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.7 (13.6/13.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.11 (1.84/2.19) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">156,800,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.9 (17.2/19.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.2 (4.1/5.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.7 (13.1/13.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.11 (1.77/2.22) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">158,900,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.8 (16.5/20.3) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.1 (4.6/5.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.7 (11.9/14.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.10 (1.72/2.30) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">160,800,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.7 (16.1/20.9) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.1 (4.2/5.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.6 (11.9/15.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.10 (1.68/2.38) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">163,780,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,009,950 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">829,770 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,180,180 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.5 (16.1/20.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.1 (4.2/5.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.4 (11.9/14.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.05 (1.68/2.37) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">164,600,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.3 (16.1/20.1) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.0 (4.4/5.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.3 (11.7/14.7) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.05 (1.68/2.38) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">166,500,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.1 (15.9/20.0) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.9 (4.4/5.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.2 (11.5/14.6) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.04 (1.67/2.37) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">168,220,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3,040,667 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">852,254 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,188,413 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.1 (15.3/20.4) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.1 (4.9/5.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.0 (10.4/15.2) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.04 (1.66/2.37) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">170,260,000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.8 (16.4/19.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.7 (4.8/6.0) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13.1 (11.6/13.5) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.05 (1.66/2.18) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">169,828,911<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19.8 (16.6/20.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.8 (5.1/6.0) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14.0 (11.5/14.8) </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.20 (1.71/2.37) </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>2.17 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Total_fertility_rate_by_divisions_in_2020">Total fertility rate by divisions in 2020</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Total fertility rate by divisions in 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1233514072"> <table class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-text"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:50pt;">Division </th> <th style="width:50pt;">TFR (total fertility rate) </th> <th style="width:50pt;">Crude birth rate </th> <th style="width:50pt;">Death rate </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">Mymensingh </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.69 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">Barishal </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.07 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">Chittagong </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.36 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">Dhaka </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.71 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">15.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">Rajshahi </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.99 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">Rangpur </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.11 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">18.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">Sylhet </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.94 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">Khulna </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.98 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5.0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fertility_rate_(Demographic_and_Health_Surveys)"><span id="Fertility_rate_.28Demographic_and_Health_Surveys.29"></span>Fertility rate (Demographic and Health Surveys)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Fertility rate (Demographic and Health Surveys)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1233514072"> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-text"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">year </th> <th colspan="3">crude birth rate (CBR) </th> <th colspan="3">total fertility rate (TFR) </th> <th colspan="3">wanted fertility rate (WFR) </th></tr> <tr> <th>total</th> <th>urban</th> <th>rural </th> <th>total</th> <th>urban</th> <th>rural </th> <th>total</th> <th>urban</th> <th>rural </th></tr> <tr> <td>1993–1994 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.44 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.69 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.54 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996–1997 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.27 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.10 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.43 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999–2000 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.31 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.45 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.54 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.22 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.69 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.36 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">3.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">24.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017–18 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20.8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1.3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Health">Health</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Health"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Life_expectancy_at_birth">Life expectancy at birth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Life expectancy at birth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Life_expectancy_development_in_Bangladesh.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Life_expectancy_development_in_Bangladesh.svg/220px-Life_expectancy_development_in_Bangladesh.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Life_expectancy_development_in_Bangladesh.svg/330px-Life_expectancy_development_in_Bangladesh.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Life_expectancy_development_in_Bangladesh.svg/440px-Life_expectancy_development_in_Bangladesh.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="850" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Life_expectancy" title="Life expectancy">Life expectancy</a> in Bangladesh since 1876</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Bangladesh_-diff.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Bangladesh_-diff.png/220px-Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Bangladesh_-diff.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Bangladesh_-diff.png/330px-Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Bangladesh_-diff.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Bangladesh_-diff.png/440px-Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Bangladesh_-diff.png 2x" data-file-width="1153" data-file-height="865" /></a><figcaption>Life expectancy in Bangladesh since 1960 by gender</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd>Total population: 72.7 years (2018)<sup id="cite_ref-The_Daily_Star_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Daily_Star-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>Male: 71.1 years</dd> <dd>Female: 74.4 years</dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1233514072"> <table class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-text" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Period </th> <th>Life expectancy in<br />Years </th> <th>Period </th> <th>Life expectancy in<br />Years </th></tr> <tr> <td>1950–1955 </td> <td>40.7 </td> <td>1985–1990 </td> <td>57.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955–1960 </td> <td>44.2 </td> <td>1990–1995 </td> <td>60.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960–1965 </td> <td>47.2 </td> <td>1995–2000 </td> <td>63.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965–1970 </td> <td>49.3 </td> <td>2000–2005 </td> <td>66.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970–1975 </td> <td>46.3 </td> <td>2005–2010 </td> <td>69.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975–1980 </td> <td>52.2 </td> <td>2010–2015 </td> <td>71.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980–1985 </td> <td>54.3 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Source: <i>UN World Population Prospects</i><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="HIV/AIDS"><span id="HIV.2FAIDS"></span>HIV/AIDS</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: HIV/AIDS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (adults, 102nd in world, 2001 est.); 0.01% (2014 est.)</dd> <dd>People living with HIV/AIDS: 12,000 (85th in world, 2007 est.)</dd> <dd>Deaths: fewer than 500 (87th in world, 2007 est.); about 700 (2014 est.).</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_infectious_diseases">Major infectious diseases</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Major infectious diseases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Degree of risk: high</dd> <dd>Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever</dd> <dd>Vector-borne diseases: dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations</dd> <dd>Water contact disease: leptospirosis</dd> <dd>Animal contact disease: rabies (2005)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ethnic_group">Ethnic group</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Ethnic group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The vast majority (about 99%) of Bangladeshis are of the <a href="/wiki/Bengali_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengali people">Bengali</a> ethno-linguistic group. This group also spans the neighboring Indian province of <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>. Minority ethnic groups include <a href="/wiki/Meitei_people" title="Meitei people">Meitei</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tripuri_people" title="Tripuri people">Tripuri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marma_people" title="Marma people">Marma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tanchangya_people" title="Tanchangya people">Tanchangya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barua_(Bangladesh)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barua (Bangladesh)">Barua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khasi_people" title="Khasi people">Khasi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santhal_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Santhal people">Santhals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chakma_people" title="Chakma people">Chakma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rakhine_people" title="Rakhine people">Rakhine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garo_(tribe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Garo (tribe)">Garo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Biharis" title="Biharis">Biharis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kurukh_people" title="Kurukh people">Oraons</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Munda_people" title="Munda people">Mundas</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Biharis" title="Biharis">Biharis</a> are <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a>-speaking, non-Bengalis who emigrated from the state of <a href="/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a> and other parts of northern India during the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">1947 partition</a>. They are concentrated in the <a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rangpur,_Bangladesh" title="Rangpur, Bangladesh">Rangpur</a> areas and number some 300,000.<sup id="cite_ref-dw_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dw-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ju_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ju-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1971 independence war many of them sided with Pakistan, as they stood to lose their positions in the upper levels of society.<sup id="cite_ref-country_study_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-country_study-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hundreds of thousands went to Pakistan and those that remained were interned in <a href="/wiki/Stranded_Pakistanis" class="mw-redirect" title="Stranded Pakistanis">refugee camps</a>. Their population declined from about 1 million in 1971 to 600,000 in the late 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-country_study_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-country_study-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Refugees_International" title="Refugees International">Refugees International</a> has called them a "neglected and stateless" people as they are denied citizenship by the governments of Bangladesh and Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As nearly 40 years has passed, two generations of Biharis have been born in these camps. Biharis were granted Bangladeshi citizenship and voting rights in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bangladesh's tribal population was enumerated at 897,828 in the 1981 census.<sup id="cite_ref-country_study_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-country_study-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These tribes are concentrated in the <a href="/wiki/Chittagong_Hill_Tracts" title="Chittagong Hill Tracts">Chittagong Hill Tracts</a> and around <a href="/wiki/Mymensingh" title="Mymensingh">Mymensingh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sylhet" title="Sylhet">Sylhet</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rajshahi" title="Rajshahi">Rajshahi</a>. They are of Sino-Tibetan descent and differ markedly in their social customs, religion, language and level of development. They speak Tibeto-Burman languages and most are Buddhist or Hindu.<sup id="cite_ref-country_study_36-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-country_study-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The four largest tribes are <a href="/wiki/Chakma_people" title="Chakma people">Chakmas</a>, Marmas, Tipperas, <a href="/wiki/Tanchangya_people" title="Tanchangya people">Tanchangya</a>, and Mros. Smaller groups include the Santals in Rajshahi and Dinajpur, and Khasis, Garos, and Khajons in Mymensingh and Sylhet regions.<sup id="cite_ref-country_study_36-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-country_study-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are small communities of <a href="/wiki/Meitei_people" title="Meitei people">Meitei people</a> (alias <a href="/wiki/Manipuri_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri people">Manipuri people</a>) in the Sylhet district, which is close to the Meitei homeland across the border in <a href="/wiki/Manipur" title="Manipur">Manipur</a>, India.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There is a large population of <a href="/wiki/Rohingya" class="mw-redirect" title="Rohingya">Rohingya</a> refugees from <a href="/wiki/Myanmar" title="Myanmar">Myanmar</a> near the border in the southeast. There are 28,000 living in two UN refugee camps in <a href="/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazar" title="Cox's Bazar">Cox's Bazar</a> as well as some 200,000 "unregistered people of concern" living outside of the camps.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The refugee crisis originated in the early 1990s when the first wave numbering some 250,000 of the predominantly Muslim ethnic group fled persecution from their home in Rakhaine—Myanmar's westernmost state. Bangladesh seeks to repatriate the refugees back to Myanmar.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since <a href="/wiki/Rohingya_genocide" title="Rohingya genocide">2017</a>, there are approximately 1.1 million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Languages">Languages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="notheme barbox tright" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Languages of Bangladesh (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-CIATONGA_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIATONGA-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Blue; width:99%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">99%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:Orange; width:1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Bangladesh" title="Languages of Bangladesh">Languages of Bangladesh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meitei_language_in_Bangladesh" title="Meitei language in Bangladesh">Meitei language in Bangladesh</a></div> <ul><li>Official language: <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> (also known as Bangla)</li> <li>Other varieties that are variously considered as the dialects of Bengali: <a href="/wiki/Chittagonian_language" title="Chittagonian language">Chittagonian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sylheti_language" title="Sylheti language">Sylheti</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rangpuri_language" title="Rangpuri language">Rajbongshi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ethnologue.com_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ethnologue.com-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Bengali–Meitei <a href="/wiki/Creole_language" title="Creole language">creole language</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bishnupriya_Manipuri_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bishnupriya Manipuri language">Bishnupriya Manipuri</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Other <a href="/wiki/Indo-Aryan_languages" title="Indo-Aryan languages">Indic languages</a>: <a href="/wiki/Assamese_language" title="Assamese language">Assamese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rohingya_language" title="Rohingya language">Rohingya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chakma_language" title="Chakma language">Chakma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tanchangya_language" title="Tanchangya language">Tanchangya</a> and various <a href="/wiki/Bihari_languages" title="Bihari languages">Bihari languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tibeto-Burman_languages" title="Tibeto-Burman languages">Tibeto-Burman languages</a>: <a href="/wiki/A%27Tong_language" class="mw-redirect" title="A'Tong language">A'Tong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chak_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Chak language">Chak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Koch_language" title="Koch language">Koch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garo_language" title="Garo language">Garo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Megam_language" title="Megam language">Megam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kokborok_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kokborok language">Tripuri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meitei_language" title="Meitei language">Meitei language</a> (<a href="/wiki/Manipuri_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Manipuri language">Manipuri language</a><sup id="cite_ref-Britannica_Manipuri_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Britannica_Manipuri-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Meitei_{{!}}_Ethnologue_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Meitei_{{!}}_Ethnologue-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>), <a href="/wiki/Mizo_language" title="Mizo language">Mizo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mru_language" title="Mru language">Mru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pangkhua_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Pangkhua language">Pangkhua</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rakhine_language" title="Rakhine language">Rakhine</a>/<a href="/wiki/Marma_Language" class="mw-redirect" title="Marma Language">Marma</a>, various <a href="/wiki/Chin_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Chin languages">Chin languages</a><sup id="cite_ref-ethnologue.com_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ethnologue.com-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austroasiatic_languages" title="Austroasiatic languages">Austroasiatic languages</a>: <a href="/wiki/Khasi_language" title="Khasi language">Khasi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Koda_language" title="Koda language">Koda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mundari_language" title="Mundari language">Mundari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pnar_language" title="Pnar language">Pnar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Santali_language" title="Santali language">Santali</a>, <a href="/wiki/War_language" title="War language">War</a><sup id="cite_ref-ethnologue.com_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ethnologue.com-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dravidian_languages" title="Dravidian languages">Dravidian languages</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kurukh_language" title="Kurukh language">Kurukh</a><sup id="cite_ref-ethnologue.com_44-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ethnologue.com-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Other languages: English <i>(spoken and known widely in upper-class & politics)</i>, <a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a> <i>(sometimes spoken and known by many Muslims, due to Islam being the primary religion<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>)</i>, <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>/<a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a> <i>(understood by some, and spoken by <a href="/wiki/Biharis" title="Biharis">Biharis</a>)</i></li></ul> <p>Bangladesh has 44 indigenous languages according to Professor Shameem Reza.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/Ethnologue" title="Ethnologue">Ethnologue</a>, there are 36 indigenous living languages, which include 17 <a href="/wiki/Sino-Tibetan" class="mw-redirect" title="Sino-Tibetan">Sino-Tibetan</a>, 10 <a href="/wiki/Indo-European" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-European">Indo-European</a>, 7 <a href="/wiki/Austro-Asiatic" class="mw-redirect" title="Austro-Asiatic">Austro-Asiatic</a> and 2 <a href="/wiki/Dravidian_languages" title="Dravidian languages">Dravidian languages</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ethnologue.com_44-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ethnologue.com-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Bangladesh" title="Religion in Bangladesh">Religion in Bangladesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Bangladesh" title="Islam in Bangladesh">Islam in Bangladesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh" title="Hinduism in Bangladesh">Hinduism in Bangladesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_Bangladesh" title="Buddhism in Bangladesh">Buddhism in Bangladesh</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Bangladesh" title="Christianity in Bangladesh">Christianity in Bangladesh</a></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Population trends for major religious groups in Bangladesh (1951–2022) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th> </th> <th style="background:Green;">Islam </th> <th style="background:Orange;">Hinduism </th> <th style="background:Yellow;">Buddhism </th> <th style="background:DodgerBlue;">Christianity </th> <th style="background:wheat;">Other religions/<br />No religion </th></tr> <tr> <th>1951<sup id="cite_ref-bangladeshgov_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bangladeshgov-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 76%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">76.9%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 22%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">22.0%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.7%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.3%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.1%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1961<sup id="cite_ref-bangladeshgov_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bangladeshgov-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 80%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">80.4%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 18%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">18.5%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.7%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.3%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.1%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1974<sup id="cite_ref-bangladeshgov_48-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bangladeshgov-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 85%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">85.4%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 13%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">13.5%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.6%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.2%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.2%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1981<sup id="cite_ref-bangladeshgov_48-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bangladeshgov-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 86%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">86.6%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 12%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">12.1%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.6%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.3%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.3%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th>1991<sup id="cite_ref-bangladeshgov_48-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bangladeshgov-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 88%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">88.3%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 10%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">10.5%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.6%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.3%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.3%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2001<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 89%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">89.7%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 9%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">9.2%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.7%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.3%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.1%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2011<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 90%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">90.4%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 8%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">8.5%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.6%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.4%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.1%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2022<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 91%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">91.0%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 8%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">8.0%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.6%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.3%</div></div> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="width: 75px;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">0.1%</div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238864702">.mw-parser-output .bar-chart{margin:0.5em;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border:1px solid #c0c0c0}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart caption{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart th,.mw-parser-output .bar-chart td{padding:1px;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart th[scope="col"]:not(.bar-chart-label-type){width:15em}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart th[scope="row"]:not(.bar-chart-total){font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar{height:1.25em;width:40em}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar-line{background-color:#cedff2;height:1.25em;margin:0 0 0 0;z-index:0}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar-comment{font-size:90%;padding-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar-numbers{position:relative;top:-1.4em;height:1.25em;padding:0 0 0 2em;z-index:10;width:40em}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-caption{border-top:1px solid #aaa}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}.mw-parser-output .bar-chart-center{margin:0.5em auto}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar-line{background-color:#74497e}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .bar-chart-bar-line{background-color:#74497e}}</style> <table class="bar-chart"> <caption>Bangladesh religious diversity as per 2022 census<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-census2011_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census2011-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" class="bar-chart-label-type">Religion </th> <th scope="col">Population </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Muslims" title="Muslims">Muslims</a> (<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Star_and_Crescent.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/18px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/27px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Star_and_Crescent.svg/36px-Star_and_Crescent.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="249" data-file-height="216" /></a></span>) </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:13.7em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">150,360,404</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hindus" title="Hindus">Hindus</a> (<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Om.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/15px-Om.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/23px-Om.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Om.svg/30px-Om.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="192" data-file-height="200" /></a></span>) </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:1.2em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">13,130,109</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Buddhists" class="mw-redirect" title="Buddhists">Buddhists</a> (<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dharma_Wheel.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Dharma_Wheel.svg/18px-Dharma_Wheel.svg.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Dharma_Wheel.svg/27px-Dharma_Wheel.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Dharma_Wheel.svg/36px-Dharma_Wheel.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span>) </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:0.1em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">1,007,467</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christians</a> (<span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Christianity_Symbol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Christianity_Symbol.svg/17px-Christianity_Symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Christianity_Symbol.svg/26px-Christianity_Symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Christianity_Symbol.svg/34px-Christianity_Symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="559" /></a></span>) </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:0em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">495,475</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Others </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:0em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">198,190</span></span></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Total </th> <td><div class="bar-chart-bar" style="width: 15em;"><div class="bar-chart-bar-line" style="width:15em;"></div><span class="bar-chart-bar-numbers" style="width: 15em;"><span class="nowrap">165,158,616</span></span></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Bangladesh has a population of 165,158,616 as per 2022 census.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="notheme barbox tleft" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:auto; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#Fcd116"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Religions in Bangladesh (2022 census)<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;">Religion</td> <td style="width:100px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;">Percent</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Bangladesh" title="Islam in Bangladesh">Muslims</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:green; width:91.04%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">91.04%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_Bangladesh" title="Hinduism in Bangladesh">Hindus</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:darkorange; width:7.94%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">7.94%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_Bangladesh" title="Buddhism in Bangladesh">Buddhism</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:yellow; width:0.60%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.60%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Bangladesh" title="Christianity in Bangladesh">Christians</a></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:darkblue; width:0.31%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.31%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:red; width:0.11%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.11%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Genetics">Genetics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Genetics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Bangladesh has the world's highest frequency of the <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_M_(mtDNA)" title="Haplogroup M (mtDNA)">M</a> form of <a href="/wiki/Mitochondrial_DNA" title="Mitochondrial DNA">mitochondrial DNA</a>. This genetic variant spans many continents, and is the single most common mtDNA haplogroup in <a href="/wiki/Asia" title="Asia">Asia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Bangladesh it represents about 83% of maternal lineages.<sup id="cite_ref-Metspalu_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Metspalu-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Literacy_rate_Bangladesh.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Literacy_rate_Bangladesh.png/220px-Literacy_rate_Bangladesh.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Literacy_rate_Bangladesh.png/330px-Literacy_rate_Bangladesh.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Literacy_rate_Bangladesh.png/440px-Literacy_rate_Bangladesh.png 2x" data-file-width="464" data-file-height="471" /></a><figcaption>Literacy rates in Bangladesh districts</figcaption></figure> <p>Bangladesh has a <a href="/wiki/Literacy_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Literacy rate">literacy rate</a> of 74.70 per cent as of 2019. 76.67 per cent for males and 71.95 per cent for females.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Migrants">Migrants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Bangladesh&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Migrants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the United Nations, there were 1,500,921 international migrants in Bangladesh in 2017. Estimation shows that over 1 million Rohingya Muslim refugees live in Bangladesh have arrived during the ongoing <a href="/wiki/Rohingya_genocide" title="Rohingya genocide">Rohingya genocide</a> in Myanmar.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 28 September 2018, at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly, Bangladeshi Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina" title="Sheikh Hasina">Sheikh Hasina</a> said there are 1.1-1.3 million Rohingya refugees now in Bangladesh.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Their most common countries of origin were as follows: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:25em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">International migrants in Bangladesh in 2017 </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Flag_of_Myanmar.svg/45px-Flag_of_Myanmar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span>Myanmar</td> <td style="text-align:center;">1,300,000 (<a href="/wiki/Rohingya_people" title="Rohingya people">Rohingya refugees</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Malaysia</td> <td style="text-align:center;">208,406 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>China</td> <td style="text-align:center;">166,646 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Taliban.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span>Afghanistan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">156,500 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/23px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/35px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Flag_of_Laos.svg/45px-Flag_of_Laos.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Laos</td> <td style="text-align:center;">90,253 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</td> <td style="text-align:center;">47,103 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/16px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/25px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Flag_of_Nepal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Nepal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="726" data-file-height="885" /></span></span>   </span>Nepal</td> <td style="text-align:center;">39,988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>India</td> <td style="text-align:center;">35,250 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>United Kingdom</td> <td style="text-align:center;">34,266 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Bahrain</td> <td style="text-align:center;">30,877 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Vietnam.svg/45px-Flag_of_Vietnam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Vietnam</td> <td style="text-align:center;">28,176 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /></span></span> </span>Norway</td> <td style="text-align:center;">20,109 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><small>Source: <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a><sup id="cite_ref-:1_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The United Nations has estimated the Bangladesh diaspora as 4,499,919 people with the greatest migration to the following countries: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:25em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">International migrants from Bangladesh in 2017 </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Saudi Arabia</td> <td style="text-align:center;">1,377,072 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>United Arab Emirates</td> <td style="text-align:center;">1,044,505 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Flag_of_Kuwait.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kuwait.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Kuwait</td> <td style="text-align:center;">381,669 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Flag_of_Malaysia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Malaysia</td> <td style="text-align:center;">365,600 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/23px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/35px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Flag_of_Oman.svg/46px-Flag_of_Oman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Oman</td> <td style="text-align:center;">276,518 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Great Britain</td> <td style="text-align:center;">228,353 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</td> <td style="text-align:center;">279,021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/23px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/35px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Flag_of_Qatar.svg/46px-Flag_of_Qatar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="550" /></span></span> </span>Qatar</td> <td style="text-align:center;">183,386 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span>Italy</td> <td style="text-align:center;">100,743 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/23px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/35px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Singapore.svg/45px-Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Singapore</td> <td style="text-align:center;">83,279 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Bahrain.svg/46px-Flag_of_Bahrain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Bahrain</td> <td style="text-align:center;">80,457 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Canada</td> <td style="text-align:center;">65,698 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/Outline_of_Bangladesh#History_of_Bangladesh" title="Outline of Bangladesh">Outline</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Bangladesh-related_topics" title="List of Bangladesh-related topics">Topics</a>:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bengal" title="History of Bengal">Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_aviation_in_Bangladesh" title="History of aviation in Bangladesh">Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_literature" title="Bengali literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Bangladesh" title="Military history of Bangladesh">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Bangladesh" title="Postage stamps and postal history of Bangladesh">Postal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rulers_of_Bengal" title="List of rulers of Bengal">Rulers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Bangladesh_tropical_cyclones" title="List of Bangladesh tropical cyclones">Cyclones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Bangladesh" title="List of years in Bangladesh">Years</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ancient</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vedic_period" title="Vedic period">Vedic period</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anga" title="Anga">Anga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanga_kingdom" title="Vanga kingdom">Vanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pundra_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Pundra Kingdom">Pundra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suhma_kingdom" title="Suhma kingdom">Suhma kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magadha_(Mahajanapada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Magadha (Mahajanapada)">Magadha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magadhan_Empire" title="Magadhan Empire">Magadhan Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pradyota_dynasty" title="Pradyota dynasty">Pradyota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaishunaga_dynasty" title="Shaishunaga dynasty">Shaishunaga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanda_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Nanda Empire">Nanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gangaridai" title="Gangaridai">Gangaridai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurya_Empire" title="Maurya Empire">Maurya Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shunga_Empire" title="Shunga Empire">Shunga Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanva_dynasty" title="Kanva dynasty">Kanva dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gupta_Empire" title="Gupta Empire">Gupta Empire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Classical and Medieval</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Founding kingdom:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gauda_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Gauda Kingdom">Gauda Kingdom</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Classical empires:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Empire" title="Pala Empire">Pala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamboja_Pala_dynasty" title="Kamboja Pala dynasty">Kamboja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sena_dynasty" title="Sena dynasty">Sena</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Sultanates:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_rulers_in_the_Indian_subcontinent" class="mw-redirect" title="Islamic rulers in the Indian subcontinent">Islamic rulers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delhi_Sultanate" title="Delhi Sultanate">Delhi Sultanate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khalji_dynasty" title="Khalji dynasty">Khalji dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Sultanate" title="Bengal Sultanate">Bengal Sultanate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sur_Empire" title="Sur Empire">Sur Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baro-Bhuyan" title="Baro-Bhuyan">Baro-Bhuyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mughal_Empire" title="Mughal Empire">Mughal period:</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Subah" title="Bengal Subah">Bengal Subah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nawabs_of_Bengal" title="Nawabs of Bengal">Nawabs of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey" title="Battle of Plassey">Battle of Plassey</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_British_Raj" title="History of the British Raj">Colonial</a> and Pakistan era</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_settlement_in_Chittagong" title="Portuguese settlement in Chittagong">Portuguese Bengala</a></li> <li><i>British Bengal:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_Bengal_famine_of_1770" title="Great Bengal famine of 1770">Famine of 1770</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Rebellion_of_1857" title="Indian Rebellion of 1857">Sepoy Rebellion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Renaissance" title="Bengal Renaissance">Bengal Renaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)" title="Partition of Bengal (1905)">Partition of Bengal (1905)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bengal" title="Prime Minister of Bengal">Prime Minister of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lahore_Resolution" title="Lahore Resolution">Lahore Resolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943" title="Bengal famine of 1943">Famine of 1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Direct_Action_Day" title="Direct Action Day">Direct Action Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Bengal_(1947)" title="Partition of Bengal (1947)">Partition of Bengal (1947)</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan" title="East Pakistan">East Pakistan</a>:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language_movement" title="Bengali language movement">Language Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Bengali_legislative_election,_1954" class="mw-redirect" title="East Bengali legislative election, 1954">Legislative election in 1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Six_point_movement" title="Six point movement">Six point movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Mass_uprising_in_East_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="1969 Mass uprising in East Pakistan">1969 Uprising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistani_general_election,_1970" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistani general election, 1970">General election in 1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proclamation_of_Bangladeshi_Independence" title="Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence">Proclamation of Independence</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a>:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provisional_Government_of_Bangladesh" title="Provisional Government of Bangladesh">Provisional Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Bangladesh_genocide" class="mw-redirect" title="1971 Bangladesh genocide">Genocide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rape_during_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Rape during the Bangladesh Liberation War">Rape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Timeline of the Bangladesh Liberation War">Timeline</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Bangladesh_after_independence" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Bangladesh after independence">Republic of Bangladesh</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_famine_of_1974" title="Bangladesh famine of 1974">Famine of 1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_coups_in_Bangladesh" title="Military coups in Bangladesh">Military coups</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman" title="Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Ziaur_Rahman" title="Assassination of Ziaur Rahman">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Bangladesh_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 Bangladesh coup d'état">1982</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Mass_Uprising_in_Bangladesh" title="1990 Mass Uprising in Bangladesh">1990 Uprising</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9308_Bangladeshi_political_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="2006–08 Bangladeshi political crisis">Political crisis in 2006–08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Rifles_revolt" title="Bangladesh Rifles revolt">Bangladesh Rifles revolt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Begums" title="Battle of Begums">Battle of Begums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Bangladesh_violence" title="2013 Bangladesh violence">Protests in 2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Student%E2%80%93People%27s_uprising" title="Student–People's uprising">Student–People's uprising</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2024_Bangladesh_quota_reform_movement" title="2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement">Quota reform movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-cooperation_movement_(2024)" title="Non-cooperation movement (2024)">Non-cooperation movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/July_massacre" title="July massacre">Massacre</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of Bangladesh">Regional</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Chittagong" title="History of Chittagong">Chittagong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Dhaka" title="History of Dhaka">Dhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Jessore" title="History of Jessore">Jessore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Noakhali" title="History of Noakhali">Noakhali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Rangpur" title="History of Rangpur">Rangpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Sylhet" title="History of Sylhet">Sylhet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Bangladesh" title="Geography of Bangladesh">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_geography_of_Bangladesh" title="Administrative geography of Bangladesh">Administrative:</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_Bangladesh" title="Divisions of Bangladesh">Divisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="List of districts of Bangladesh">Districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upazilas_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Upazilas of Bangladesh">Sub-districts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Bangladesh" title="List of cities and towns in Bangladesh">Cities and towns</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Borders_of_Bangladesh" title="Template:Borders of Bangladesh">Borders</a></li> <li><i>Nature:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Islands_of_Bangladesh" title="Category:Islands of Bangladesh">Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Lakes_of_Bangladesh" title="Category:Lakes of Bangladesh">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mountains_of_Bangladesh" title="Category:Mountains of Bangladesh">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Parks_in_Bangladesh" title="Category:Parks in Bangladesh">National parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Bangladesh" title="List of rivers of Bangladesh">Rivers</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Places:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Bengal" title="Bay of Bengal">Bay of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_Fan" title="Bengal Fan">Bengal Fan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chittagong_Hill_Tracts" title="Chittagong Hill Tracts">Chittagong Hill Tracts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cox%27s_Bazar" title="Cox's Bazar">Cox's Bazar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganges_Basin" title="Ganges Basin">Ganges Basin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganges_Delta" title="Ganges Delta">Ganges Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hatirjheel" title="Hatirjheel">Hatirjheel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundarbans" title="Sundarbans">Sundarbans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Bangladesh" title="List of World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh">World Heritage Sites</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Bangladesh" title="Politics of Bangladesh">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh" title="Government of Bangladesh">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Executive:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_Bangladesh" title="President of Bangladesh">President</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Bangladesh" title="List of presidents of Bangladesh">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh" title="Prime Minister of Bangladesh">Prime Minister</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Bangladesh" title="List of prime ministers of Bangladesh">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Bangladesh" title="Cabinet of Bangladesh">Cabinet</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Bangladesh" title="Elections in Bangladesh">Elections</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Election_Commission" title="Bangladesh Election Commission">Election Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:General_elections_in_Bangladesh" title="Category:General elections in Bangladesh">General elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_elections_in_Bangladesh" title="Presidential elections in Bangladesh">Presidential elections</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Bangladesh" title="List of political parties in Bangladesh">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Bangladesh" title="Foreign relations of Bangladesh">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Foreign policy of Bangladesh">Foreign policies</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jatiya_Sangsad" title="Jatiya Sangsad">Jatiya Sangsad</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(parliament)</span>:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Parliamentary_constituencies_in_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Parliamentary constituencies in Bangladesh">Constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Jatiya_Sangsad" title="Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad">Speaker</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Bangladesh" title="Local government in Bangladesh">Local government</a>:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_City_Corporations_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="List of City Corporations of Bangladesh">City corporations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Municipal_Corporations_of_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Municipal Corporations of Bangladesh">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upazilas_of_Bangladesh#Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Upazilas of Bangladesh">Upazila Parishads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_councils_of_Bangladesh" title="Union councils of Bangladesh">Union councils</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laws_in_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Laws in Bangladesh">Law</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Bangladesh" title="Constitution of Bangladesh">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Bangladesh" title="Supreme Court of Bangladesh">Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Court_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="High Court Division">High Court Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Crimes_Tribunal_(Bangladesh)" title="International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)">International Crimes Tribunal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Bangladesh" title="Chief Justice of Bangladesh">Chief Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Bangladesh" title="Attorney General of Bangladesh">Attorney General</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_Bangladesh" title="Human rights in Bangladesh">Human rights</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Forced_disappearance_in_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Forced disappearance in Bangladesh">Forced disappearance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_Bangladesh" title="Freedom of religion in Bangladesh">Freedom of religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Bangladesh">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Bangladesh" title="Women in Bangladesh">Women</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">Military</a> and <a href="/wiki/Category:Law_enforcement_in_Bangladesh" title="Category:Law enforcement in Bangladesh">enforcement</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Armed_Forces" title="Bangladesh Armed Forces">Armed Forces</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Army" title="Bangladesh Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Navy" title="Bangladesh Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Air_Force" title="Bangladesh Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Paramilitary_forces_of_Bangladesh" title="Category:Paramilitary forces of Bangladesh">Paramilitary</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Border_Guards_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Border Guards Bangladesh">Border Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Coast_Guard" title="Bangladesh Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Ansar" title="Bangladesh Ansar">Ansar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Village_Defence_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Village Defence Party">Village Defence Party</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_Guard_Regiment" title="President Guard Regiment">President Guard Regiment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Security_Force" title="Special Security Force">Special Security Force</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_intelligence_community" title="Bangladeshi intelligence community">Intelligence</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Security_Intelligence" title="National Security Intelligence">NSI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Forces_Intelligence" title="Directorate General of Forces Intelligence">DGFI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counter_Terrorism_and_Intelligence_Bureau" title="Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Bureau">CTIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Branch_(Bangladesh)" title="Special Branch (Bangladesh)">Special Branch</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Police" title="Bangladesh Police">Police</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Police_Battalion" title="Armed Police Battalion">APBn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criminal_Investigation_Department_(Bangladesh)" title="Criminal Investigation Department (Bangladesh)">CID</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Counter_Terrorism_and_Transnational_Crime" title="Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime">CTTC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Police_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Police Bureau of Investigation">PBI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rapid_Action_Battalion" title="Rapid Action Battalion">RAB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Security_and_Protection_Battalion" title="Special Security and Protection Battalion">SPBn</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Bangladesh" title="Economy of Bangladesh">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Planning_Commission" title="Bangladesh Planning Commission">Bangladesh Planning Commission</a></li> <li><i>Industries:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Bangladesh" title="Automotive industry in Bangladesh">Automotive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceramics_industry_in_Bangladesh" title="Ceramics industry in Bangladesh">Ceramics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electronics_industry_in_Bangladesh" title="Electronics industry in Bangladesh">Electronics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Food_industry_in_Bangladesh" title="Food industry in Bangladesh">Food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pharmaceutical_industry_in_Bangladesh" title="Pharmaceutical industry in Bangladesh">Pharmaceutical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Textile_industry_in_Bangladesh" title="Textile industry in Bangladesh">Textile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shipbuilding_in_Bangladesh" title="Shipbuilding in Bangladesh">Shipbuilding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steel_industry_in_Bangladesh" title="Steel industry in Bangladesh">Steel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tea_production_in_Bangladesh" title="Tea production in Bangladesh">Tea production</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Finance sectors:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banking_in_Bangladesh" title="Banking in Bangladesh">Banking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Bank" title="Bangladesh Bank">Bangladesh Bank <span style="font-size:85%;">(central bank)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_taka" title="Bangladeshi taka">Bangladeshi taka <span style="font-size:85%;">(currency)</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Financial_system_in_Bangladesh" title="Financial system in Bangladesh">Financial system</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Stock Exchange:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chittagong_Stock_Exchange" title="Chittagong Stock Exchange">Chittagong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhaka_Stock_Exchange" title="Dhaka Stock Exchange">Dhaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Bangladesh_share_market_scam" title="2011 Bangladesh share market scam">2011 scam</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Energy and resources:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Energy_policy_of_Bangladesh" title="Energy policy of Bangladesh">Energy policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_Bangladesh" title="Electricity sector in Bangladesh">Electricity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_gas_and_petroleum_in_Bangladesh" title="Natural gas and petroleum in Bangladesh">Natural gas and petroleum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuclear_energy_in_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear energy in Bangladesh">Nuclear energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_Bangladesh" title="Renewable energy in Bangladesh">Renewable energy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Export_Processing_Zone_Authority" title="Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority">Export Processing Zones</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Bangladesh" title="Agriculture in Bangladesh">Agriculture</a>:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rice_production_in_Bangladesh" title="Rice production in Bangladesh">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poultry_farming_in_Bangladesh" title="Poultry farming in Bangladesh">Poultry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishing_in_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Fishing in Bangladesh">Fishing</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forestry_in_Bangladesh" title="Forestry in Bangladesh">Forestry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_Bangladesh" title="Tourism in Bangladesh">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Bangladesh" title="Poverty in Bangladesh">Poverty</a></li> <li><i>Infrastructure:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Post_Office" title="Bangladesh Post Office">Post</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Bangladesh" title="Telecommunications in Bangladesh">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Real_estate_in_Bangladesh" title="Real estate in Bangladesh">Real estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Bangladesh" title="Water supply and sanitation in Bangladesh">Water supply and sanitation</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Bangladesh" title="Transport in Bangladesh">Transport</a>:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Bangladesh" title="List of airports in Bangladesh">Airports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_Bangladesh" title="List of airlines of Bangladesh">Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Railway" title="Bangladesh Railway">Railway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_roads_in_Bangladesh" title="List of roads in Bangladesh">Roads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Ports_and_harbours_of_Bangladesh" title="Category:Ports and harbours of Bangladesh">Ports</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Society_of_Bangladesh" title="Category:Society of Bangladesh">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Demographics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic groups in Bangladesh">Ethnic groups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshis" title="Bangladeshis">Bangladeshis</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengalis" title="Bengalis">Bengalis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangladeshi name">Names</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Bangladesh" title="Crime in Bangladesh">Crime</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_Bangladesh" title="Corruption in Bangladesh">Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Bangladesh" title="Human trafficking in Bangladesh">Human trafficking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrorism_in_Bangladesh" title="Terrorism in Bangladesh">Terrorism</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Bangladesh" title="Education in Bangladesh">Education</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_schools_in_Bangladesh" title="List of schools in Bangladesh">Schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Bangladesh" title="List of universities in Bangladesh">Universities</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Health_in_Bangladesh" title="Health in Bangladesh">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunger_in_Bangladesh" title="Hunger in Bangladesh">Hunger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Bangladesh" title="Religion in Bangladesh">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_society" title="Bangladeshi society">Society</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Bangladesh" title="Culture of Bangladesh">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Architecture_of_Bangladesh" title="Architecture of Bangladesh">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangaliana" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangaliana">Bangaliana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baul" title="Baul">Baul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_nationalism" title="Bangladeshi nationalism">Bangladeshi nationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_nationalism" title="Bengali nationalism">Bengalization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_calendars" title="Bengali calendars">Calendars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Bangladesh" title="Cinema of Bangladesh">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_cuisine" title="Bangladeshi cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_studies" title="Bengal studies">Bengal studies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_literature" title="Bengali literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Bangladesh" title="Music of Bangladesh">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Bangladesh" title="Public holidays in Bangladesh">Public holidays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Bangladesh" title="Sport in Bangladesh">Sports</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_traditional_games" title="Bengali traditional games">Traditional</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_theatre" title="Bengali theatre">Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Bangladesh" title="List of radio stations in Bangladesh">Radio stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Television_in_Bangladesh" title="Television in Bangladesh">Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexuality_in_Bangladesh" title="Sexuality in Bangladesh">Sexuality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marriage_in_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Marriage in Bangladesh">Marriage</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_symbols_of_Bangladesh" title="National symbols of Bangladesh">Symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amar_Shonar_Bangla" class="mw-redirect" title="Amar Shonar Bangla">Amar Shonar Bangla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangamata" title="Bangamata">Bangamata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_fire" class="mw-redirect" title="Bengal fire">Bengal fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_tiger" title="Bengal tiger">Bengal tiger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bungalow" title="Bungalow">Bungalow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Bangladesh" title="Flag of Bangladesh">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_Seal_of_Bangladesh" title="Government Seal of Bangladesh">Government Seal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilish" title="Ilish">Ilish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackfruit" title="Jackfruit">Jackfruit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabaddi" title="Kabaddi">Kabaddi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bengal_cat" title="Bengal cat">Bengal cat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangifera_indica" title="Mangifera indica">Mango tree</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Emblem_of_Bangladesh" title="National Emblem of Bangladesh">National Emblem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Martyrs%27_Memorial" title="National Martyrs' Memorial">National Martyrs' Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Notuner_Gaan" title="Notuner Gaan">Notuner Gaan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oriental_magpie-robin" title="Oriental magpie-robin">Oriental magpie-robin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nymphaea_nouchali" title="Nymphaea nouchali">Water lily</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Bangladeshi_inventions_and_discoveries" title="List of Bangladeshi inventions and discoveries">Inventions and discoveries</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><div><div style="margin-bottom:-0.4em;"><ul><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Bangladesh" title="Outline of Bangladesh">Outline</a></span></li><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Bangladesh" title="Outline of Bangladesh">Index</a></span></li></ul></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Bangladesh" title="Category:Bangladesh">Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Bangladesh" 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of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Qatar" title="Demographics of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Russia" title="Demographics of Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Demographics of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Singapore" title="Demographics of Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Sri_Lanka" title="Demographics of Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Syria" title="Demographics of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Tajikistan" title="Demographics of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Thailand" title="Demographics of Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Turkey" title="Demographics of Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Turkmenistan" title="Demographics of 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title="Demographics of Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="Demographics of the State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_South_Ossetia" class="mw-redirect" title="Demographics of South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Taiwan" title="Demographics of Taiwan">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">Dependencies</a> and<br />other territories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Demographics of the British Indian Ocean Territory">British Indian Ocean Territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Christmas_Island" class="mw-redirect" 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