Age structure: 0-14 years: 38% (male 24,397,316; female 23,417,919) 15-64 years : 59% (male 37,758,378; female 35,715,343) 65 years and over: 3% (male 2,204,445; female 1,846,860) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.82% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 29.8 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 10.9 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 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: 1.19 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 100 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 56.26 years male: 56.35 years female : 56.16 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.45 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun : Bangladeshi(s) adjective: Bangladesh