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    Bangladesh has a population of over 166 million people with a growth rate of 1.6% annually. The population is predominantly rural, with 71.6% living in rural areas and 28.4% in urban areas. The majority of the population, 89%, practices Islam while the remaining population practices Hinduism, Buddhism, or Christianity. Nearly a third of the population is between 0-14 years old.

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    Bangladesh has a population of over 166 million people with a growth rate of 1.6% annually. The population is predominantly rural, with 71.6% living in rural areas and 28.4% in urban areas. The majority of the population, 89%, practices Islam while the remaining population practices Hinduism, Buddhism, or Christianity. Nearly a third of the population is between 0-14 years old.

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    Macro Environment Analysis

    Demographic environment

    Bangladesh is a developing country with total population of 166,280,712 (July 2014 est.) and

    with population growth rate 1.6% (2014 est.). (Index Mundi, 2013)

    The country's population is distributed throughout its 64 districts except for the three Hill Tracts

    districts, which are rather sparsely inhabited. The number of households is about 20 million. A

    household consists of 5.6 persons on average. The level of urbanization is low at 20%.The

    capital city of Dhaka has an estimated population of 8.58 million. The density of population per

    square kilometer is about 800. (Mitra, 2011)

    28.4% of total population lives in urban area and 71.6% population lives in rural area.The four

    recognized religions in the country are Islam 89%, Hinduism 8%, Buddhism 1% and Christianity

    0.5%. So it is very important to provide this huge Muslim consumer segment with “Halal”

    product. 98% of the population are Bengali, other 2% includes tribal groups, non-Bengali

    Muslims.

    The population age mix of Bangladesh:

    Age group (years) Percentage Male Female:

    Age Group Percentage Male Female

    0-14 years 31.62% 27,115,731 26,311,130

    15-24 years 18.86% 14,976,910 16,880,807

    25-54 years 38.27% 30,608,224 34,053,744

    55-64 years 6.12% 5,196,932 5,150,199

    65 years and over 5.13% 4,258,664 4,405,404

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