Bangladesh

• 8th most populous country
• 165 million people living there
• 6th in terms of population density
• 1.6x smaller than the UK
• population growth is slowing
• 1970 gained independence

  • was is stage 2
  • now in stage 3 soon stage 4
• small land size

  low lying and flat

  fertile soil
• total fertility rate is 2.2 - low for developing country
• population pyramid has started to narrow slightly
• 1234 people per km2

  • capital city Dhaka one of the most densely populated areas in the world
• environmental pressure forcing people to move to cities
• climate change - sea levels rising, flooding and saltwater intrsuion
• pressure on land - 70% already used for farming so very little capacity for agricultural expansion
• fertility rates used to be high - women had children at young ages -