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Bangladesh: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 169,356,251 (2021)
Population Growth Rate 1.149 annual % (2021)
Age Dependency Ratio 47.667 % of working-age population (2021)
Urban Population 38.946 % of total (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate 24.3 per 1,000 live births (2020)
Life Expectancy at Birth 71.968 years (2020)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2021)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 80.57 billion kWh (2021) #41
Consumption 77.68 billion kWh (2021) #39
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 6.56 billion kWh (2021) #37
Renewable Electricity Generation 1.36 billion kWh (2021) #109

Oil

Ranking
Production 13.41 thousand bbl/day (2021) #88
Consumption 157.34 thousand bbl/day (2021) #62
Exports (Refined) [3] 0.313 thousand bbl/day (2013) #82
Imports (Refined) [3] 23.66 thousand bbl/day (2013) #65
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0.028 billion bbl (2021) #82

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 948.61 billion cu ft (2015) #32
Consumption (Dry) 1,121.96 billion cu ft (2021) #31
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 209.64 billion cu ft (2021) #34
Proved Reserves 4.46 trillion cu ft (2021) #49

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 18 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 161,771,617 (2018 est.)
Highways 369,105 km (2018)
Internet Users 28,499,324 (2016 est.)
Railways 2,460 km (2014)
Telephones 1,449,646 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India
Total Area148,460 sq. km
Land Area130,170 sq. km
Water Area18,290 sq. km
Coastline580 km
Climatetropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)
Terrainmostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast
Lowest PointIndian Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Keokradong 1,230 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 11/6/2022
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020