Bangladesh Urban Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 69,999,802, a 2.97% increase from 2022.
  • Bangladesh urban population for 2022 was 67,979,820, a 3.07% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
India 519,506,163
Indonesia 162,557,286
Nigeria 121,487,868
Pakistan 91,480,744
Bangladesh 69,999,802
Philippines 56,658,695
Egypt 48,580,854
Vietnam 39,029,513
Ukraine 25,935,150
Angola 25,197,645
Morocco 24,641,815
Ghana 20,213,181
Uzbekistan 18,399,889
Myanmar 17,526,086
Sudan 17,483,775
Cameroon 16,992,142
Kenya 16,265,693
Zambia 9,530,988
Bolivia 8,818,928
Tunisia 8,788,529
Honduras 6,378,738
El Salvador 4,798,721
Cambodia 4,332,792
Sri Lanka 4,233,528
Republic of Congo 4,225,221
Nicaragua 4,217,146
West Bank and Gaza 4,007,712
Lao PDR 2,919,691
Mauritania 2,805,896
Kyrgyz Republic 2,684,173
Mongolia 2,381,606
Georgia 2,283,557
Papua New Guinea 1,417,576
Moldova 1,078,639
Djibouti 892,708
Lesotho 708,766
Timor-Leste 441,595
Cabo Verde 406,996
Bhutan 349,223
Eswatini 300,163
Solomon Islands 192,784
Sao Tome and Principe 177,140
Vanuatu 86,891
Kiribati 77,121
Micronesia 26,938
Bangladesh Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 69,999,802 40.47 2.93%
2022 67,979,820 39.71 3.02%
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 %