Socio-Economic Indicators of Bangladesh

General Rate (%) of Poverty Based on Report

Geographical Location/Characteristics on Household Income & Expenditure
Location 200 34' & 260 38' North Latitude Survey (HIES)- 2010 [ Based on Cost
880 01' & 920 41' East Longitude of Basic Needs (CBN) Method ]
Using upper poverty line
Area (Sq. Km) 147570 National 31.5
Standard Time GMT+6 Hours Rural 35.2
Urban 21.3
Vital Statistics Using lower Poverty line
General Vital Statistics National 17.6
Population (In Million) Rural 21.1
Population census, 2001 130.0 Urban 7.7
Population census, 2011 150.6
Population Growth Rate (Percentage), 2011 1.37 Gross Domestic Product (GDP),
Male-Female Ratio, 2011 100.3 2011-12 (provisional)
Population Density/Sq. Km., 2011 964 GDP at Current Price (In billion Tk.) 9147.8
GDP at Constant Price
Basic Vital Statistics (Base Year = 1995-96, In billion Tk.) 4093.8
Crude Birth Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2011 19.2 GDP Growth at Constant Price (%) 6.32
Crude Death Rate (Per 1000 Population), 2011 5. 5 Per Capita National Income (In Tk.) 66283
Infant Mortality Rate (Per Thousand Live Birth), 35 Per Capita National Income (In US$ ) 848
(Below 1 Year of Age), 2011 Per Capita GDP (In Tk.) 63350
Total Fertility Rate Per Women (15-49), 2011 2.11 Per Capita GDP (In US$) 772
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (%), 2011 58.4
Savings and Investment (Percentage of
GDP), 2011-12 (provisional)
Life Expectancy (yrs), 2009 Domestic savings 19.4
Both Sex 67.2 National savings 29.4
Male 66.1 Total investment 25.4
Female 68.7 Public 6.3
Mean Age (yrs) at First Marriage, 2011 Private 19.1
Male 24.9
Female 18.6 Balance of Payments, 2011-12
(In Million US $)
Health and Social Services Export Earning 24288
Persons Per Hospital Bed, 2009-10 1860 Import Payments 35516
Persons Per Registered Physician, Health Bulletin Current Account Balance (Provisional) 1630
2010, DGHS 2785 Overall Balance (Provisional) 494
Improved Drinking Water Coverage (%), 2009 97.8 Foreign Exchange Reserves 10364
Improved Sanitation facility (%), 2009 (As on 30.06.2012)
(GoB definition) 51.5 Workers’ Remittances 12843
Literacy Rate of Population 7 +yrs (%), (HIES) 2010 57.9
Male 61.1
Female 54.8

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Labour Force and Employment Government Revenue/Expenditure
Labour Force Survey, 2010 (Revised Budget), 2011-12 (In billion Tk.)
Total Labour Force (15 +yrs), (Crore) 5.41 Total Revenue 1148.9
Male 3.79 Total Expenditure 1612.1
Female 1.62 Total Revenue (As Percentage of GDP) 12.6
Percentage of Total Labour Force Total Expenditure (As Percentage of
Agriculture Labour 47.30 GDP) 17.6
Industrial Labour 17.64 Budget Deficit (Excluding Foreign
Other Labours 35.06 Grants) 5.1
Budget Deficit (Including Foreign
Transportation (Km.) June, 2011 Grants) 4.5
National Highway 3544
Regional Highway 4278 Money Supply (In billion Tk.)
Feeder Road Type-A 13640 Narrow Money (M1), June, 2012 1097.2
Railway 2877 Reserve Money, June, 2012 978.0
Broad Money (M2), June, 2012 5171.1
Financial Statistics Year
Total Number of Commercial Banks 47 Exchange Rate (2011-12)
State Owned Bank 4 Taka/US$ (Average) 79.10
Specialised Bank 4
Local Private Bank 30 Capital Market (Share Price Index,
Foreign Bank 9 as on June, 2012)
Non-Bank Financial Institution 30 Dhaka Stock Exchange (Base=100) 4572
Chittagong Stock Exchange (Base=1000) 13736

Sources: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Finance Division, Bangladesh Bank, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, SEC, Ministry of Primary and
Mass Education, Ministry of Communication.

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