Bangladesh Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Bangladesh urban population for 2021 was 65,957,486, a 3.19% increase from 2020.
  • Bangladesh urban population for 2020 was 63,916,296, a 3.24% increase from 2019.
  • Bangladesh urban population for 2019 was 61,911,343, a 3.25% increase from 2018.
  • Bangladesh urban population for 2018 was 59,960,707, a 3.35% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
India 498,179,071
Indonesia 156,833,203
Nigeria 112,560,662
Pakistan 86,636,953
Bangladesh 65,957,486
Philippines 54,302,696
Egypt 46,831,955
Vietnam 37,088,534
Ukraine 30,548,582
Morocco 23,753,114
Angola 23,276,246
Ghana 19,038,233
Uzbekistan 17,606,637
Myanmar 16,918,421
Sudan 16,250,768
Cameroon 15,815,458
Kenya 15,102,890
Zambia 8,800,295
Tunisia 8,570,328
Bolivia 8,513,008
Honduras 6,062,373
El Salvador 4,679,934
Sri Lanka 4,178,622
Cambodia 4,092,180
Nicaragua 4,060,795
Republic of Congo 3,984,863
West Bank and Gaza 3,790,664
Lao PDR 2,742,742
Mauritania 2,590,523
Kyrgyz Republic 2,485,736
Mongolia 2,302,772
Georgia 2,220,419
Papua New Guinea 1,338,796
Moldova 1,124,483
Djibouti 864,734
Lesotho 672,573
Timor-Leste 418,673
Cabo Verde 394,509
Bhutan 334,381
Eswatini 290,545
Solomon Islands 177,869
Sao Tome and Principe 167,493
Vanuatu 81,907
Kiribati 72,601
Micronesia 26,097
Bangladesh Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 65,957,486 38.95 3.14%
2020 63,916,296 38.18 3.19%
2019 61,911,343 37.41 3.20%
2018 59,960,707 36.63 3.30%
2017 58,016,080 35.86 3.43%
2016 56,057,220 35.08 3.46%
2015 54,148,316 34.31 3.47%
2014 52,301,622 33.54 3.58%
2013 50,463,354 32.76 3.64%
2012 48,658,361 31.99 3.67%
2011 46,903,386 31.23 3.69%
2010 45,202,909 30.46 3.64%
2009 43,585,126 29.71 3.41%
2008 42,125,647 28.97 3.44%
2007 40,699,664 28.24 3.63%
2006 39,247,175 27.52 3.82%
2005 37,777,256 26.81 4.14%
2004 36,243,549 26.11 4.32%
2003 34,711,400 25.43 4.43%
2002 33,207,655 24.76 4.56%
2001 31,727,320 24.10 4.02%
2000 30,476,706 23.59 3.56%
1999 29,409,654 23.20 3.58%
1998 28,374,290 22.82 3.56%
1997 27,383,162 22.44 3.47%
1996 26,449,632 22.06 3.45%
1995 25,552,909 21.69 3.56%
1994 24,658,344 21.33 3.63%
1993 23,779,377 20.97 3.62%
1992 22,933,180 20.61 3.57%
1991 22,129,321 20.26 4.16%
1990 21,227,021 19.81 4.58%
1989 20,275,947 19.33 4.59%
1988 19,366,087 18.86 4.66%
1987 18,485,183 18.40 4.73%
1986 17,630,934 17.94 4.89%
1985 16,789,004 17.50 5.08%
1984 15,956,941 17.06 5.24%
1983 15,141,773 16.63 5.32%
1982 14,356,591 16.21 5.32%
1981 13,613,326 15.80 8.82%
1980 12,464,409 14.85 10.50%
1979 11,222,236 13.70 10.50%
1978 10,104,153 12.63 10.61%
1977 9,087,425 11.63 10.60%
1976 8,173,432 10.70 10.65%
1975 7,347,526 9.84 10.88%
1974 6,590,105 9.03 7.97%
1973 6,085,016 8.55 6.52%
1972 5,700,993 8.22 5.38%
1971 5,402,404 7.90 5.20%
1970 5,128,453 7.59 6.50%
1969 4,805,650 7.30 6.90%
1968 4,485,455 7.01 7.02%
1967 4,181,495 6.73 7.04%
1966 3,897,354 6.47 7.01%
1965 3,633,445 6.21 7.05%
1964 3,386,029 5.96 7.06%
1963 3,155,240 5.73 7.09%
1962 2,939,322 5.50 7.08%
1961 2,738,373 5.28 5.65%
1960 2,587,857 5.14 %