3.06 Numerical and Percentage Distribution of 1991 Census Population by Age, Sex And Residence (Adjusted)
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| Age Group | Bangladesh | Rural | Municipal | Other Urban | ||||||||
| Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | Both sexes | Male | Female | |
| All ages | 111455 | 57314 | 54141 | 89000 | 45114 | 43886 | 12801 | 7101 | 5700 | 9654 | 5099 | 4555 |
| 0-4 years | 18695 | 9482 | 9213 | 15608 | 7911 | 7697 | 1579 | 803 | 776 | 1508 | 768 | 740 |
| 5-9 | 18391 | 9505 | 8886 | 15235 | 7885 | 7350 | 1644 | 839 | 805 | 1513 | 781 | 732 |
| 10-14 | 13443 | 7175 | 6267 | 10665 | 5730 | 4935 | 1584 | 812 | 773 | 1193 | 634 | 560 |
| 15-19 | 9500 | 4819 | 4681 | 7326 | 3687 | 3639 | 1320 | 690 | 630 | 855 | 442 | 413 |
| 20-24 | 9364 | 4356 | 5009 | 7014 | 3122 | 3892 | 1471 | 802 | 669 | 880 | 431 | 448 |
| 25-29 | 9472 | 4537 | 4934 | 7224 | 3314 | 3911 | 1373 | 786 | 588 | 874 | 438 | 436 |
| 30-34 | 6797 | 3495 | 3302 | 5201 | 2573 | 2628 | 972 | 585 | 387 | 625 | 337 | 287 |
| 35-39 | 6149 | 3367 | 2782 | 4754 | 2497 | 2257 | 822 | 531 | 291 | 573 | 340 | 234 |
| 40-44 | 4734 | 2519 | 2215 | 3709 | 1881 | 1828 | 604 | 393 | 211 | 420 | 245 | 176 |
| 45-49 | 3626 | 1958 | 1669 | 2921 | 1521 | 1399 | 402 | 258 | 144 | 303 | 178 | 125 |
| 50-54 | 3224 | 1687 | 1537 | 2619 | 1333 | 1287 | 338 | 205 | 133 | 267 | 150 | 117 |
| 55-59 | 2015 | 1117 | 898 | 1673 | 913 | 760 | 188 | 116 | 72 | 154 | 88 | 66 |
| 60-64 | 2379 | 1251 | 1128 | 1973 | 1027 | 947 | 212 | 120 | 92 | 193 | 104 | 89 |
| 65+ | 3666 | 2047 | 1620 | 3079 | 1720 | 1358 | 292 | 163 | 129 | 296 | 163 | 133 |
| Percent | ||||||||||||
| All ages | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 0-4 | 16.77 | 16.54 | 17.92 | 17.54 | 17.54 | 17.54 | 12.33 | 11.31 | 13.61 | 15.62 | 15.06 | 16.24 |
| 5-9 | 16.50 | 16.58 | 16.41 | 17.12 | 17.48 | 16.75 | 12.84 | 11.81 | 14.12 | 15.67 | 15.32 | 16.07 |
| 10-14 | 12.06 | 12.52 | 11.58 | 11.98 | 12.70 | 11.25 | 12.37 | 11.43 | 13.56 | 12.36 | 12.43 | 12.29 |
| 15-19 | 8.52 | 8.41 | 8.65 | 8.23 | 8.17 | 8.29 | 10.31 | 9.71 | 11.05 | 8.86 | 8.67 | 9.06 |
| 20-24 | 8.40 | 7.60 | 9.25 | 7.88 | 6.92 | 8.87 | 11.49 | 11.29 | 11.74 | 9.12 | 8.45 | 9.83 |
| 25-29 | 8.50 | 7.92 | 9.11 | 8.12 | 7.35 | 8.91 | 10.73 | 11.07 | 10.32 | 9.05 | 8.59 | 9.57 |
| 30-34 | 6.10 | 6.10 | 6.10 | 5.84 | 5.70 | 5.99 | 7.59 | 8.24 | 6.79 | 6.47 | 6.61 | 6.30 |
| 35-39 | 5.52 | 5.87 | 5.14 | 5.34 | 5.53 | 5.14 | 6.42 | 7.48 | 5.11 | 5.94 | 6.67 | 5.14 |
| 40-44 | 4.25 | 4.40 | 4.09 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 4.72 | 5.53 | 3.70 | 4.35 | 4.80 | 3.86 |
| 45-49 | 3.25 | 3.42 | 3.28 | 3.28 | 3.37 | 3.19 | 3.14 | 3.63 | 2.53 | 3.14 | 3.49 | 2.74 |
| 50-54 | 2.89 | 2.94 | 2.84 | 2.94 | 2.95 | 2.93 | 2.64 | 2.89 | 2.33 | 2.77 | 2.94 | 2.57 |
| 55-59 | 1.81 | 1.95 | 1.66 | 1.88 | 2.02 | 1.73 | 1.47 | 1.63 | 1.26 | 1.60 | 1.73 | 1.45 |
| 60-64 | 2.13 | 2.18 | 2.03 | 2.22 | 2.28 | 2.16 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.61 | 2.00 | 2.04 | 1.95 |
| 65+ | 3.29 | 3.57 | 2.99 | 3.46 | 3.81 | 3.09 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 2.26 | 3.07 | 3.20 | 2.92 |