Third and Fourth Periodic Report on CRC - Unicef

<strong>Third</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Fourth</strong> <strong>Periodic</strong> <strong>Report</strong>
Table 1.1: Distribution of Population by Age Group
Age Group 2001 1991
(years) Male Female Total Sex Ratio Male Female Total Sex Ratio
(Both Sex)
(Both Sex)
Total 63894740 59956380 123346120 106.5 54728350 51586642 106314992 106.00
Population (#) (51.59%) (48.41%) (100%) (51.48%) (48.52%) (100%)
Age Group (%)
00-04 6.75 6.24 12.99 108.20 8.31 8.14 16.45 102.10
05-09 7.12 6.42 13.53 110.80 8.53 8.02 16.55 106.30
10-14 6.80 6.00 12.80 113.20 6.49 5.66 12.15 114.80
15-19 5.08 4.58 9.66 110.90 4.28 4.13 8.41 103.60
20-24 3.92 4.89 8.81 80.20 3.85 4.44 8.29 86.60
25-29 3.95 4.74 8.69 83.40 4.07 4.45 8.52 91.40
30-34 3.48 3.58 7.06 97.20 3.17 3.03 6.20 104.40
35-39 3.39 3.06 6.46 110.70 3.07 2.56 5.63 120.30
40-44 2.77 2.24 5.01 123.40 2.31 2.03 4.33 113.70
45-49 2.11 1.61 3.72 131.10 1.82 1.53 3.35 119.30
50-54 1.76 1.47 3.23 119.10 1.54 1.38 2.92 111.30
55-59 1.06 0.85 1.90 125.00 1.02 0.81 1.83 126.50
60-64 1.23 1.05 2.28 117.60 1.15 0.98 2.13 117.50
65-69 0.66 0.51 1.17 129.40 0.59 0.43 1.02 137.00
70+ 1.51 1.17 2.68 128.30 1.27 0.93 2.20 136.30
Source: BBS Census 1991 <strong>and</strong> 2001
Note: Figures of total population are in Number <strong>and</strong> distribution by age group in Percentage
Table 1.2: Distribution of Male Population (aged 10 <strong>and</strong> above) in Bangladesh
by Marital Status (in percent)
Marital Status Age Group Total
Year 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60+
Never Married 1991 99.5 95.0 68.4 26.4 7.2 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.6 42.8
2001 98.8 96.0 69.3 31.7 11.6 4.4 2.9 2.1 2.7 2.4 4.0 43.6
Currently Married 1991 0.5 4.9 31.4 73.3 92.5 97.6 98.4 98.7 98.1 98.0 95.1 57.2
2001 1.2 3.9 30.5 68.0 88.1 95.3 96.6 97.4 96.3 96.3 92.1 55.8
Widowed/Divorced 1991 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.6 4.3 0.7
/Separated 2001 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.9 0.6
Source: BBS
The table 1.2 <strong>and</strong> 1.3 show changes in marital status during two points of time, 2001 <strong>and</strong> 1991, the former
concerning males <strong>and</strong> latter females. The percentage of never married males has slightly decreased (about 1%)
at age group 10-14, while increased marginally (1%) at age 15-19. However, in all other age groups, the
percentage of never married males has increased, ranging from 1% to 5%. Currently married males up to 14
years have increased, but decreased in the age group of 15-19, <strong>and</strong> percentage of overall currently married
males has increased. It is also noticeable that total numbers of widowed/separated/divorced males has slightly
dropped down in 2001 compared to 1991 (from 0.7% to 0.6%), remained static in the initial age groups.
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