Agricultural Database

Population :


Table 1.01: Adjusted Population of 1991 Census by Districts.

(Population in '000' Number)

Districts

No. of Thana

Number of Household

Population

Percentage of Total

Male

Female

Total

Rural

Urban

BANGLADESH

496

19,979,932.00

57,313.90

54,141.50

111,455.40

79.85

20.15

RAJSHAHI DIV.

124

5,060,494.00

14,059.40

13,440.60

27,498.90

86.16

13.84

Panchaghar

5

143,600.00

381.60

364.40

746.00

91.60

8.40

Takurgaon

5

199,388.00

545.10

514.40

1,059.50

90.43

9.57

Dinajpur

13

443,158.00

1,221.90

1,149.20

2,371.20

86.94

13.06

Nilphamari

6

288,881.00

726.60

889.20

1,415.80

85.90

14.10

Lalmonirhat

5

187,896.00

513.00

486.50

999.50

88.77

11.23

Rangpur

8

437,708.00

1,185.40

1,104.10

2,289.50

62.90

17.10

Kurigram

9

308,057.00

843.90

836.80

1,880.70

85.70

14.30

Gaibandha

7

363,002.00

1,029.80

1,011.20

2,041.00

92.81

7.19

Joypurhat

5

165,483.00

414.20

367.70

801.90

89.50

10.50

Bogra

11

531,496.00

1,428.70

1,370.10

2,798.80

88.67

11.33

Noagaon

11

412,155.00

1,145.50

1,105.10

2,250.60

91.87

8.13

Natore

6

260,797.00

745.40

709.80

1,465.20

89.22

11.78

Newabgang

5

202,377.00

624.20

607.40

1,231.60

80.89

19.11

Rajshahi

10

370,679.00

1,015.60

972.50

1,988.10

68.88

31.12

Sirajganj

9

419,856.00

1,218.00

1,155.90

2,373.90

88.46

11.54

Pabna

9

336,162.00

1,040.40

976.40

2,016.70

82.05

17.95

KHULNA DIV.

63

2,377,171.00

6,813.20

6,429.80

13,243.00

81.01

18.99

Kusthia

6

279,454.00

805.50

757.00

1,562.50

88.62

11.38

Meherpur

2

95,225.00

260.80

250.40

511.20

90.32

9.66

Chuadanga

4

149,858.00

434.40

409.60

844.00

73.29

26.71

Jhenaidaha

6

245,836.00

729.70

690.10

1,419.80

86.57

13.43

Magura

4

127,250.00

383.40

368.70

752.10

92.46

7.54

Narail

3

120,875.00

344.40

337.40

661.80

89.41

10.59

Jessore

9

389,947.00

1,132.00

1,080.10

2,192.10

96.15

13.85

Sathkhira

7

298,007.00

942.40

817.50

1,659.90

91.37

8.63

Khulna

14

388,645.00

1,119.30

1,011.10

2,130.40

48.75

51.25

Bagerhat

9

282,174.00

781.30

728.00

1,489.30

96.32

13.68

BARISAL DIV.

38

1,422,349.00

3,937.80

3,819.50

7,757.40

82.78

17.22

Pirojpurpur

6

209,177.00

554.70

548.20

1,103.90

87.53

12.47

Jhalakati

4

129,784.00

348.80

345.30

694.10

96.59

13.41

Barisal

10

425,088.00

1,175.40

1,124.00

2,299.40

84.47

15.53

Bhola

7

272,944.00

788.50

743.90

1,532.40

96.92

13.08

Patuakhali

6

233,789.00

885.80

656.90

1,322.70

89.32

10.68

Barguna

5

151,567.00

404.70

400.30

805.00

60.63

39.37

DHAKA DIV.

133

6,247,246.00

17,633.70

16,306.10

33,939.80

71.66

28.34

Netrokona

10

334,202.00

912.00

878.80

1,790.80

92.06

7.92

Mymensingh

12

779,628.00

2,087.00

2,009.50

4,096.50

86.98

13.02

Sherpur

5

239,282.00

600.00

578.10

1,178.90

90.33

9.67

Jamalpur

7

287,917.00

994.50

948.30

1,942.80

88.44

11.56

Tangail

11

583,035.00

1,578.90

1,529.90

3,108.10

90.49

9.51

Kishoreganj

13

430,291.00

1,213.40

1,174.90

2,388.30

87.53

12.47

Manikganj

7

229,638.00

611.10

605.70

1,216.80

92.08

7.92

Dhaka

19

1,077,656.00

3,422.40

2,740.60

6,163.00

11.69

88.31

Gazipur

5

326,399.00

877.20

805.80

1,683.00

60.79

39.21

Narsingdi

6

315,749.00

882.90

827.10

1,710.00

83.87

16.13

Narayanganj

5

321,937.00

874.10

844.80

1,818.90

48.75

51.25

Munshiganj

6

209,646.00

629.20

600.20

1,229.40

90.69

9.31

Faridpur

8

283,346.00

793.90

764.30

1,558.20

89.62

10.38

Rajbari

4

150,538.00

446.20

419.40

885.60

89.49

10.51

Gopalganj

5

196,144.00

552.00

545.00

1,097.00

92.96

7.04

Madaripur

4

200,953.00

562.10

544.50

1,106.60

91.93

8.07

Shariatpur

6

180,886.00

495.90

490.10

986.00

92.67

7.33

SYLHET DIV.

35

1,176,448.00

3,641.40

3,507.99

7,149.30

89.98

10.03

Sunamganj

10

292,378.00

921.10

881.00

1,802.10

92.52

7.48

Sylhet

11

355,146.00

1,165.50

1,116.49

2,281.90

83.87

16.13

Moulabibazar

6

251,871.00

740.60

713.40

1,454.00

91.68

8.32

Habiganj

8

277,053.00

814.20

797.10

1,611.30

91.83

8.17

CHITTAGONG DIV.

93

3696224.00

11228.40

10637.60

21865.90

79.09

20.91

Brahmanbaria

7

374,251.00

1,151.60

1,116.10

2,267.70

87.26

12.74

Comilla

12

710,052.00

2,148.60

2,114.90

4,263.50

90.43

9.57

Chandpur

7

369,354.00

1,074.10

1,075.80

2,149.80

90.15

9.85

Laksmipur

4

249,163.00

698.70

692.60

1,391.30

85.13

14.87

Noakhali

6

399,284.00

1,161.70

1,185.30

2,347.00

89.07

10.93

Feni

5

193,743.00

580.60

577.50

1,158.10

90.83

9.17

Chittagong

20

970,660.00

3,065.90

2,678.10

5,744.00

52.86

47.14

Cox's Bazar

7

228,454.00

784.60

717.50

1,502.10

85.82

14.18

Khagrachuri

8

74,025.00

192.30

173.40

365.70

66.91

33.09

Rangamathi

10

79,506.00

236.00

194.40

430.40

62.35

37.65

Bandarban

7

47,732.00

134.30

112.00

246.30

69.15

30.85

Source : Bangladesh Population Census, 1991, Vol. I, Sept.'94


 Map: Population Density in Bangladesh
 Map: Households Distribution in Bangladesh
 

Figure 1.2: Literacy Rate in Some Asian Countries

Country

Life Expect

Literacy rate

Urban Population

Pop. Growth rate

1.Philinpines

67

94.0%

46.0%

2.3

2.Thailand

69

93.8%

36.0%

1.5

3.Sri-Lanka

73

89.3%

22.0%

1.2

4.Indonesia

65

84.4%

34.0%

1.6

5.Burma

60

82.0%

26.0%

2.1

6.China

71

81.5%

30.0%

1.2

7.India

62

52.0%

27.0%

2.1

8.Bangladesh

58

38.1%

18.0%

2.2

9.Pakistan

63

37.8%

35.0%

2.6

Source: Asia Week, May 14 and June 15 ,1999

 

Table 1.02 : Population Projection of World Bank & Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Population in Million

Year

World Bank Projection by 2030

Most Rapid Variant
with NRR=1
by 2006

Rapid Variant 
with NRR =1 
by 2011

Medium Variant 
with NRR=1 
by 2016

Low Variant
 with NRR= 1
by 2021

ASSUMP- 2

ASSUMP-3

ASSUMP-4

ASSUMP-5

1985

95.46

1990/1991

106.66

112.10

112.10

112.10

112.10

1995/1996

117.58

120.65

120.21

121.87

122.35

2000/2001

127.93

128.16

127.92

131.32

133.02

2005/2006

138.59

135.77

136.04

141.10

144.50

2010/2011

148.80

144.20

150.88

156.10

2015/2016

158.00

159.60

166.27

2020/2021

166.90

174.04

2025

175.62

2030

184.04

 

BBS Projection Level & Assumption

Assumption

Projection Level

Fertility

Mortality

Migration

Assump-2

First initial decrease

Slow initial decrease

Linear change

Assump-3

First initial decrease

Exponential change

Linear change

Assump-4

Exponential change

Slow initial decrease

Linear change

Assump-5

Linear change

Linear change

Linear change

Source : World Bank. World Population Projection 1992-93

BBS : Bangladesh Population Census 1991 Vol-1,Sept,1994.

 


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