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After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, censuses were held in the years 1974, 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2011.The last census taken in the country was the 2011 census, which recorded a total population of 144.0 million (this figure, however, was estimated by the Bureau to have been an undercount, and the actual population was estimated to be 149.8 million).
As per the final results of the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, the country's population is 169,828,911. [15] Bangladesh has one of the highest population densities in the world. Bangladesh (previously East Pakistan between 1947 and 1971 and East Bengal before 1947) is largely ethnically homogeneous and its name derives from the Bengali ethno ...
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Thakurgaon city had a population of 100,459 and a literacy rate of 88.42%. [2]: 388–394 According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Thakurgaon city had 18,015 households and a population of 80,589. 15,167 (18.82%) were under 10 years of age. Thakurgaon had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 74.33% ...
Bengali Hindus are the largest minority of Bangladesh, with a population between 13.1 million constituting 7.95% as per 2022 Census. [58] Bangladesh has the third largest Hindu population in the world after India and Nepal. There are an estimated 400,000 Bengali Christians and 500,000 Bengali Buddhists.
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Sirajganj city had a population of 188,528. [4]: 388–394 According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sirajganj city had 35,556 households and a population of 167,200. 31,096 (19.57%) were under 10 years of age. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 63.22%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and ...
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Rangpur District had 834,307 households and a population of 3,169,614, of whom, 32.55% of the inhabitants lived in urban areas. 17.54% of the population was under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,320 people per km 2. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 70.73%, compared to the national ...
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Munshiganj District had 399,631 households and a population of 1,625,416 with an average 3.98 people per household. Among the population, 303,978 (18.70%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,702 people per km 2. Munshiganj District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over ...
According to the 2022 Census, Bangladesh has a population of 165.1 million, [8] and is the eighth-most-populous country in the world, the fifth-most populous country in Asia, and the most densely populated large country in the world, with a headline population density of 1,265 people/km 2 as of 2020. [212]