1991 Bangladeshi census

1991 Bangladesh census
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General information
Country	Bangladesh
Authority	Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
Results
Total population	106,314,992

Religion in Bangladesh (1991 Census) ^[1]

1. Islam (88.3%)
2. Hinduism (10.5%)
3. Buddhism (0.58%)
4. Christianity (0.33%)
5. Others (0.26%)

In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh . They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age distribution, marital status, economically active population, literacy and educational attainment, religion, number of children etc. According to the census, Hindus were 10.5 per cent of the population, down from 12.1 per cent as of 1981.

Bangladesh have a population of 106,314,992 as per the 1991 national census report. As many as 93,886,769 reported that they were Muslims, 11,184,337 reported as Hindus, 616,626 as Buddhists, 350,839 as Christians and 276,418 as others. ^[1]

See also

• Demographics of Bangladesh
• 2001 Census of Bangladesh
• 2011 Census of Bangladesh
• 2022 Census of Bangladesh

References

1. 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

External links

• Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, "Census Reports: Population Census-2001", 2001. The 1991 census figures can be seen compared to the 2001 census.