Lesson 2/44 min
The 2011 and 2022 censuses
The sixth Population and Housing Census, 2022
- Held: 15 to 21 June 2022
- Bangladesh's first digital population and housing census
- Final total population: 169,828,911 (about 16.98 crore)
- The first enumerated count was 165,158,616 (about 16.51 crore)
- Growth rate: 1.22%
- Density: 1,119 per sq km (976 in 2011)
- Total upazilas: 495
- Ethnic minorities: 1,650,159 people, 1% of the population
Watch out: Many books give 16.51 crore for 2022. That is the first count; after adjustment, the National Report (November 2023) gives 169,828,911.
Did you know?: Literacy (age 7 and above): 74.66% in the first report, 74.80% in the final report. It was 51.8% in 2011 (Zubair).
The fifth census, 2011 (Zubair)
- Held: 15–19 March 2011, under the Planning Ministry and run by BBS
- Total: about 14 crore 98 lakh
- Density: 1015 per sq km; growth rate 1.37%
- Literacy 51.8%; ethnic minorities 1.1% of the population
- Women to men: 100 : 100.3 (as printed in the book)
Check yourself
When was the 2022 census held, and what was special about it?
At a glance
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The sixth census was held 15–21 June 2022; it was the first digital population and housing census.
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Final population 169,828,911; the first count was 16.51 crore.
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In 2022 the growth rate was 1.22% and the density 1,119 per sq km.
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Total upazilas 495; ethnic minorities 1.65 million, 1% of the population.
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The fifth census was 15–19 March 2011: about 14.97 crore people, growth rate 1.37%.