Population: 127 567 002 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 38% (male 24 339 519; female 23 377 955)
15-64 years: 59% (male 38 897 130; female 36 818 818)
65 years and over: 3% (male 2 239 638; female 1 893 942) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.76% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 28.89 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 10.6 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.69 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.18 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 97.67 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 56.66 years
male: 56.69 years
female: 56.63 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.32 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Bangladeshi(s)
adjective: Bangladesh

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

Religions: Muslim 88.3% Hindu 10.5% other 1.2%

Languages: Bangla (official) English

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