General Profile of Bangladesh

Key facts about Bangladesh for prospective investors.

Rainfall: 1194 mm to 3454 mm (average during monsoon, June–August)
Humidity: Highest 99 percent (July), Lowest 36 percent (December and January)
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: 2.17 Children born/woman (2017 est.)
Life expectancy: 73.4 years (2017 est.)
Birth Rate: 18.8 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
Mortality rate: 5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
Adult literacy rate: 72.8 Percent (15 years +)
Language: 95 percent Bangla and 5 percent other dialect. English is widely spoken.
Religion: Muslim (89.6%), Hindu (9.3%), Buddhist (0.60%), Christian (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, radioactive Sand etc. (There is a strong possibility of oil deposit)
Human resources: A substantial manpower reserve, trained from 34 public government and technical Universities along with 56 Private Universities and 18 Electronic media
Skilled: Engineers, technicians, physicians, economists, Accountants, administrative and managerial personnel; an abundance of low cost, easily trained and adaptable, hardworking, intelligent and youthful labour force.

Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics & www.bbs.gov.bd