Bangladesh Rural Population 1960-2024
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Bangladesh rural population for 2023 was 102,954,517, a 0.24% decline from 2022.
- Bangladesh rural population for 2022 was 103,206,552, a 0.19% decline from 2021.
- Bangladesh rural population for 2021 was 103,398,765, a 0.1% decline from 2020.
- Bangladesh rural population for 2020 was 103,504,655, a 0.1% decline from 2019.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| India |
909,121,500 |
| Pakistan |
149,004,914 |
| Indonesia |
114,976,836 |
| Bangladesh |
102,954,517 |
| Nigeria |
102,316,764 |
| Egypt |
64,135,744 |
| Philippines |
60,678,673 |
| Vietnam |
59,829,437 |
| Kenya |
38,834,893 |
| Myanmar |
37,051,911 |
| Sudan |
30,625,231 |
| Uzbekistan |
18,012,461 |
| Sri Lanka |
17,803,472 |
| Ghana |
13,908,804 |
| Morocco |
13,198,229 |
| Cambodia |
12,612,034 |
| Cameroon |
11,655,151 |
| Angola |
11,486,557 |
| Ukraine |
11,064,850 |
| Zambia |
11,038,749 |
| Papua New Guinea |
8,912,355 |
| Lao PDR |
4,714,088 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
4,416,627 |
| Honduras |
4,215,060 |
| Tunisia |
3,669,694 |
| Bolivia |
3,569,643 |
| Nicaragua |
2,829,164 |
| Mauritania |
2,057,093 |
| Republic of Congo |
1,881,648 |
| Lesotho |
1,621,552 |
| El Salvador |
1,566,222 |
| Georgia |
1,476,808 |
| Moldova |
1,408,252 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
1,158,063 |
| Mongolia |
1,065,551 |
| Timor-Leste |
919,001 |
| Eswatini |
910,659 |
| Solomon Islands |
547,640 |
| Bhutan |
438,201 |
| Vanuatu |
247,615 |
| Djibouti |
243,747 |
| Cabo Verde |
191,686 |
| Micronesia |
88,286 |
| Kiribati |
56,394 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
54,716 |
| Bangladesh Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2023 |
102,954,517 |
59.53 |
-0.24% |
| 2022 |
103,206,552 |
60.29 |
-0.19% |
| 2021 |
103,398,765 |
61.05 |
-0.10% |
| 2020 |
103,504,655 |
61.82 |
-0.10% |
| 2019 |
103,604,879 |
62.60 |
-0.11% |
| 2018 |
103,723,251 |
63.37 |
-0.05% |
| 2017 |
103,777,884 |
64.14 |
0.05% |
| 2016 |
103,727,348 |
64.92 |
0.04% |
| 2015 |
103,681,684 |
65.69 |
0.02% |
| 2014 |
103,659,677 |
66.47 |
0.09% |
| 2013 |
103,566,785 |
67.24 |
0.13% |
| 2012 |
103,432,288 |
68.01 |
0.12% |
| 2011 |
103,307,619 |
68.78 |
0.12% |
| 2010 |
103,188,230 |
69.54 |
0.06% |
| 2009 |
103,121,684 |
70.29 |
-0.17% |
| 2008 |
103,295,671 |
71.03 |
-0.14% |
| 2007 |
103,436,270 |
71.76 |
0.05% |
| 2006 |
103,381,656 |
72.48 |
0.24% |
| 2005 |
103,135,334 |
73.19 |
0.57% |
| 2004 |
102,546,176 |
73.89 |
0.74% |
| 2003 |
101,791,806 |
74.57 |
0.85% |
| 2002 |
100,932,171 |
75.24 |
0.98% |
| 2001 |
99,943,164 |
75.90 |
1.23% |
| 2000 |
98,716,621 |
76.41 |
1.40% |
| 1999 |
97,345,170 |
76.80 |
1.42% |
| 1998 |
95,976,181 |
77.18 |
1.39% |
| 1997 |
94,656,064 |
77.56 |
1.31% |
| 1996 |
93,427,236 |
77.94 |
1.28% |
| 1995 |
92,240,429 |
78.31 |
1.40% |
| 1994 |
90,956,547 |
78.67 |
1.46% |
| 1993 |
89,639,380 |
79.03 |
1.46% |
| 1992 |
88,338,922 |
79.39 |
1.40% |
| 1991 |
87,113,513 |
79.74 |
1.38% |
| 1990 |
85,920,630 |
80.19 |
1.53% |
| 1989 |
84,617,727 |
80.67 |
1.54% |
| 1988 |
83,322,746 |
81.14 |
1.59% |
| 1987 |
82,005,073 |
81.61 |
1.68% |
| 1986 |
80,640,812 |
82.06 |
1.84% |
| 1985 |
79,170,095 |
82.50 |
2.03% |
| 1984 |
77,577,298 |
82.94 |
2.18% |
| 1983 |
75,903,705 |
83.37 |
2.27% |
| 1982 |
74,198,745 |
83.79 |
2.26% |
| 1981 |
72,541,510 |
84.20 |
1.49% |
| 1980 |
71,465,356 |
85.15 |
1.10% |
| 1979 |
70,685,915 |
86.30 |
1.11% |
| 1978 |
69,903,397 |
87.37 |
1.23% |
| 1977 |
69,050,363 |
88.37 |
1.23% |
| 1976 |
68,206,648 |
89.30 |
1.26% |
| 1975 |
67,352,819 |
90.16 |
1.49% |
| 1974 |
66,357,702 |
90.97 |
1.98% |
| 1973 |
65,059,802 |
91.45 |
2.20% |
| 1972 |
63,645,712 |
91.78 |
1.06% |
| 1971 |
62,973,800 |
92.10 |
0.89% |
| 1970 |
62,413,407 |
92.41 |
2.19% |
| 1969 |
61,061,258 |
92.70 |
2.57% |
| 1968 |
59,510,197 |
92.99 |
2.70% |
| 1967 |
57,922,993 |
93.27 |
2.72% |
| 1966 |
56,367,905 |
93.53 |
2.70% |
| 1965 |
54,866,714 |
93.79 |
2.73% |
| 1964 |
53,388,436 |
94.04 |
2.75% |
| 1963 |
51,938,875 |
94.27 |
2.77% |
| 1962 |
50,522,339 |
94.50 |
2.77% |
| 1961 |
49,144,396 |
94.72 |
2.76% |
| 1960 |
47,808,572 |
94.87 |
% |
