2011 Bangladeshi census

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Religion in Bangladesh (2011 Census)[1]

  Islam (90.39%)
  Hinduism (8.54%)
  Buddhism (0.60%)
  Christianity (0.37%)
  Others (0.14%)

In 2011, the

2001 census
.

Bangladesh has a population of 144,043,697 as per the 2011 census report. The majority of 130,201,097 reported that they were Muslims, 12,301,331 reported as Hindus, 864,262 as Buddhists, 532,961 as Christians and 201,661 as others.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2011). "Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Bangladesh Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2015. p. xxiii: Population By Religion (%) Muslim 90.39 Hindu 8.54 Buddhist 0.60 Christian 0.37 Others 0.14
  2. ^ Islam, Sirajul; Islam, M Ataharul (2012). "Census". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh's census: In search of a common denominator". The Economist. March 17, 2011.
  4. ^ Anbarasan, Ethirajan (July 14, 2011). "Bangladesh and India begin joint census of border areas". BBC News.
  5. ^ Bose, Raktima (July 19, 2011). "Census in Indian and Bangladesh enclaves ends". The Hindu.