Is Hindu population decreasing in Bangladesh?

Dhaka, Nov 15 (UNI) The Hindu population in Bangladesh is on a steady wane. Over the past 50 years, the total population of the country has more than doubled, but not in the case of Hindus.

Is Dhaka safe to live?

The capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka has been placed among one of the least safe cities in the world by The Economist’s Safe Cities Index 2017. The safe cities index ranks 60 cities across the world based on 49 indicators, including digital security, health security, infrastructure security and personal security.

How many Hindus are there in the world in 2050?

By 2050, the total Hindu is projected to reach 3.43 million. In 2010, the United States had the largest Hindu population outside Asia with a total Hindu population of 1.79 million which was the seventh largest in the world and accounted for only 0.2\% of the global Hindu population.

What explains the decline in the Hindu population in Bangladesh?

The Hindu population in Bangladesh declined from 22\% to 9\% from 1951–2011. This paper analyses longitudinal data from the Matlab Health and Demographic Surveillance System for 1989–2016 to quantify the role of fertility, mortality, and international migration in explaining differential growth rates between Muslims and Hindus.

How many Hindus are there in Bangladesh?

Hindus currently comprise close to 9\% of the total population of Bangladesh – around 12 million people, roughly the size of Greece or Belgium. As such, Hindus represent the largest minority group in Muslim-majority Bangladesh.

What is the future of the Hindu population in Nepal?

The majority Hindu in Nepal is expected to continue into the future with projections from the PEW Research Center forecasting a Hindu population of 38.12 million in the year 2050 translating to a 36.6 \% population increase. Nepal Hindu population in 2050 is projected to represent 2.8\% of the world’s Hindu population.