Adolescents comprise 23 per cent of the total population
of Bangladesh, currently numbering 27 million which
is likely to increase to 30 million the end of year. About
48% and 52% of them are females and males
respectively. Adolescence is considered as
‘demographically dense’ period during the life cycle of
the individual, because more demographic actions take
place during this period than the rest of the life of the
individual. Annual growth rate of adolescent population
in Bangladesh is very high at 4.33%, compared to 1.7%
for the total population.