Bangladesh People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population 104,205,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.7%

Nationality: noun—Bangladeshi(s); adjective—Bangladesh

Ethnic divisions: 98% Bengali; 250,000

“Biharis” and fewer than one million tribals

Religion: 83% Muslim, about 16% Hindu, less than 1% Buddhist, Ghristian, and other

Language: Bangla (official), English widely used

Infant mortality rate: 119.4/1,000(1984)

Life expectancy: 53

Literacy: 29%

Labor force: 35.1 million (FY86); extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, and Kuwait; 74% of labor force is in agriculture, 15% services, 11% industry and commerce (FY81/82); unemployment and underemployment 40% (est)

NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.