CIA Factbook The World Factbook 1994: BangladeshPeople Population: 125,149,469 (July 1994 est.) Population growth rate: 2.33% (1994 est.) Birth rate: 35.02 births/1,000 population (1994 est.) Death rate: 11.68 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.) Infant mortality rate: 106.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.) Life expectancy at birth: • total population: 55.08 years • male: 55.35 years • female: 54.8 years (1994 est.) Total fertility rate: 4.47 children born/woman (1994 est.) Nationality: • noun: Bangladeshi(s) • adjective: Bangladesh Ethnic divisions: Bengali 98%, Biharis 250,000, tribals less than 1 million Religions: Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, Buddhist, Christian, other Languages: Bangla (official), English Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) • total population: 35% • male: 47% • female: 22% Labor force: 50.1 million • by occupation: agriculture 65%, services 21%, industry and mining 14% (1989) • note: extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Oman (1991)