People

Population : 152.51 Million (Population & Housing Census Report 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics)

Population growth rate : 1.37 percent

Population Density : 1015 Person per sq km

Total fertility rate : 2.55 Children born/woman (2012 est.)

Birth rate : 22.53 (2012 est.)

Death rate : 5.71 (July 2012 est.)

Adult literacy rate : 47.9 Percent (15 years +)

Net migration rate : -0.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Age structure :
0-14 years: 36% (male 24,055,675; female 22,918,354)
15-64 years: 60% (male 39,924,040; female 37,992,459)
65 years and over: 4% (male 2,342,134; female 1,961,562) (2000 est.)

Sex ratio :
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.19 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate : 71.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth :
total population: 60.16 years
male: 60.4 years
female: 59.91 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate : 2.55 Children born/woman (2012 est.)

Nationality :
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladesh

Ethnic groups : Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million

Religions : Muslim (89.6%), Hindu (9.3%), Buddhist (0.60%) Christain (0.30%), & Animists and believers in tribal faiths (0.20%)

Food : Rice, Vegetables, pulses, fish and meat.

Mineral resources : Natural gas, limestone, hard rock, coal, Lignite, silica sand white clay, radio active Sand etc. (There is a strong possibility of oil deposit)

Languages : 95 percent Bangla and 5 percent other dialect. English is widely spoken.

Literacy :
definition : age 15 and over can read and write
total population : 38.1%
male : 49.4%
female : 26.1% (1995 est.)

Human resources : A substantial manpower reserve, trained From 34 public government and technical University along with 56 Private University and Electronic media18

Skilled : Engineers, technicians, physicians’ economists, Accountants, administrative and managerial, personal abundance of low cost, easily trained and adaptable, hardworking, intelligent and Youthful labour force.