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As per the final results of the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, the country's population is 169,828,911. [14] 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 ...
Rank Regions (Districts) HDI (2022) High human development 1 Dhaka: 0.756 2 Jessore, Magura, Narail: 0.701 Medium human development 3 Chittagong: 0.695 4 Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira
The urban population rose to 20% in 1991 and to 24% by 2001. In 2011, Bangladesh had an urban population of 28% and the rate of urban population growth was estimated at 2.8%. [3] At this growth rate, Bangladesh's urban population would reach 79 million or 42% of the population by 2035.
Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (bibhag) and 64 districts (jela, zila, zela), although, these have only a limited role in public policy.For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-districts), "municipalities" or town councils (pourashova), city corporations (i.e. metropolitan municipal corporations) and union councils (i.e. rural councils).
According to the 2022 Census, Bangladesh has a population of 165.1 million, [9] 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. [223]
Majority of the population follow Hinduism, followed by Islam. Small but significant population follow Christianity and Buddhism. [1] Language: Bengali is the predominant language spoken by 75% of North Bengal's population, followed by Kamtapuri (Rajbanshi), Nepali, Hindi, Sadri, Kurukh, and other languages. [2]
Pages in category "Populated places in Bangladesh" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Chittagong Division (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ) officially Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of 34,529.97 km 2 (13,332.10 sq mi) and a population at the 2022 census of 33,202,326.