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Hindu Population Growth in Bangladesh:

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LA116593

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Hindu Population Growth in Bangladesh:

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A Demographic Puzzle

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M. Moinuddin Haider, Mizanur Rahman, Nahid Kamal, et al.

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Leiden

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Brill

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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. The Hindu population has been growing at a slower rate than adherents of other religions, resulting in a decline in their relative share in the national population. Hindus have lower fertility, higher mortality and higher international out-migration rates than Muslims. According to this analysis, between 1989 and 2016, 54% of lower Hindu growth may be attributable to international out-migration; 41% is attributable to lower fertility, and 5% is attributable to higher mortality. The contribution of migration has declined over time and in last 20 years, lower fertility of Hindus was the primary contributing factor (over 70%) to their declining share of the country's population. 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. The Hindu population has been growing at a slower rate than adherents of other religions, resulting in a decline in their relative share in the national population. Hindus have lower fertility, higher mortality and higher international out-migration rates than Muslims. According to this analysis, between 1989 and 2016, 54% of lower Hindu growth may be attributable to international out-migration; 41% is attributable to lower fertility, and 5% is attributable to higher mortality. The contribution of migration has declined over time and in last 20 years, lower fertility of Hindus was the primary contributing factor (over 70%) to their declining share of the country's population. 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. The Hindu population has been growing at a slower rate than adherents of other religions, resulting in a decline in their relative share in the national population. Hindus have lower fertility, higher mortality and higher international out-migration rates than Muslims. According to this analysis, between 1989 and 2016, 54% of lower Hindu growth may be attributable to international out-migration; 41% is attributable to lower fertility, and 5% is attributable to higher mortality. The contribution of migration has declined over time and in last 20 years, lower fertility of Hindus was the primary contributing factor (over 70%) to their declining share of the country's population. 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. The Hindu population has been growing at a slower rate than adherents of other religions, resulting in a decline in their relative share in the national population. Hindus have lower fertility, higher mortality and higher international out-migration rates than Muslims. According to this analysis, between 1989 and 2016, 54% of lower Hindu growth may be attributable to international out-migration; 41% is attributable to lower fertility, and 5% is attributable to higher mortality. The contribution of migration has declined over time and in last 20 years, lower fertility of Hindus was the primary contributing factor (over 70%) to their declining share of the country's population.

Date of Publication

2019

Physical description

123-148

Title

Journal of Religion and Demography

Volume Number

6/1

International Standard Serial Number

2589-7411

Subject Term

Bangladesh

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demographic surveillance

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fertility

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Hindu

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migration

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mortality

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Muslim

M. Moinuddin Haider

Mizanur Rahman

Nahid Kamal

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10.1163/2589742X-00601003

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275578

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