Discussion Forum on Lecture 07

Human Population

Human Population

by Rasida Akter Rasida Akter -
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Current World Population

According to the U.S. Census Bureau.

7,251,920,265

Bangladesh at a Glance

•Population: 166,208,7120
•Per capita income: $2,100
•Life expectancy at birth women/men: 68/72 yrs
Infant mortality rate: 45/1000 live births.

•Growth rate 1.6% (2015 est.)
• Birth rate 21.14 births/1,000
population (2015 est.)
•Death rate 5.61 deaths/1,000
•Fertility rate 2.4 children born/woman
Male -72 109 796

Female-71 933 901

Population Trend Comparisons

Developed Countries 

Total fertility rate = 2.0
Per capita GDP  = $36,110

Developing Countries


Total fertility rate = 5.7

Per capita GDP = $800