Sylhet

Division in Bangladesh

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Name	Status	Transcription	Native	Population Census 1991-03-13	Population Census 2001-01-22	Population Census 2011-03-15	Population Census 2022-06-14
Sylhet	Division	Silēṭa	সিলেট বিভাগ	7,150,000	8,307,941	10,296,995	11,415,113
Habiganj	District	Habigañja	হবিগঞ্জ জেলা	1,612,000	1,838,683	2,171,065	2,440,151	→
Maulvi Bazar [Moulvibazar]	District	Maulabhībājāra	মৌলভীবাজার জেলা	1,454,000	1,686,631	1,994,252	2,196,601	→
Sunamganj	District	Sunāmagañja	সুনামগঞ্জ জেলা	1,802,000	2,107,281	2,564,540	2,788,358	→
Sylhet	District	Silēṭa	সিলেট জেলা	2,282,000	2,675,346	3,567,139	3,990,003	→
Bangladesh	People's Republic	Bā̃lādēśa	বাংলাদেশ	111,456,000	130,522,598	149,772,364	169,828,911

Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: The totals are adjusted for underenumeration; the population structure presents unadjusted figures. The 2022 population of districts is adjusted by using the official adjustment factor of the corresponding division.

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Gender (C 2022)
Males	5,384,278
Females	5,650,086
Hijra	588

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	3,559,495
15-64 years	6,893,223
65+ years	581,646

Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years	29,496
80-89 years	88,165
70-79 years	250,852
60-69 years	546,226
50-59 years	774,497
40-49 years	1,024,768
30-39 years	1,456,540
20-29 years	2,020,523
10-19 years	2,516,240
0-9 years	2,327,057

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	8,968,795
Urban	2,066,157

Religion (C 2022)
Muslims	9,513,550
Hindus	1,491,257
Buddhists	1,103
Christians	25,389
Other Religion	3,065

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