Rural population in Bangladesh in 2025 — 117,289,303 people. Ranked 4 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 138.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 117M | +444,203 | +0.38% |
| 2024 | 117M | +518,201 | +0.45% |
| 2023 | 116M | +592,525 | +0.51% |
| 2022 | 116M | +719,085 | +0.63% |
| 2021 | 115M | +464,043 | +0.41% |
| 2020 | 115M | +469,077 | +0.41% |
| 2019 | 114M | +462,336 | +0.41% |
| 2018 | 114M | +416,465 | +0.37% |
| 2017 | 113M | +434,630 | +0.39% |
| 2016 | 113M | +466,569 | +0.42% |
| 2015 | 112M | +454,223 | +0.41% |
| 2014 | 112M | +460,776 | +0.41% |
| 2013 | 111M | +479,169 | +0.43% |
| 2012 | 111M | +491,401 | +0.45% |
| 2011 | 110M | +413,284 | +0.38% |
| 2010 | 110M | +334,910 | +0.31% |
| 2009 | 110M | +360,957 | +0.33% |
| 2008 | 109M | +409,988 | +0.38% |
| 2007 | 109M | +480,785 | +0.44% |
| 2006 | 108M | +570,064 | +0.53% |
| 2005 | 108M | +683,019 | +0.64% |
| 2004 | 107M | +805,066 | +0.76% |
| 2003 | 106M | +926,273 | +0.88% |
| 2002 | 105M | +1.05M | +1.01% |
| 2001 | 104M | +1.21M | +1.17% |
| 2000 | 103M | +1.4M | +1.37% |
| 1999 | 102M | +1.48M | +1.47% |
| 1998 | 100M | +1.46M | +1.48% |
| 1997 | 98.84M | +1.42M | +1.46% |
| 1996 | 97.42M | +1.38M | +1.43% |
| 1995 | 96.04M | +1.38M | +1.46% |
| 1994 | 94.66M | +1.34M | +1.44% |
| 1993 | 93.32M | +1.31M | +1.43% |
| 1992 | 92.01M | +1.28M | +1.41% |
| 1991 | 90.73M | +1.27M | +1.42% |
| 1990 | 89.46M | +1.31M | +1.49% |
| 1989 | 88.15M | +1.33M | +1.53% |
| 1988 | 86.82M | +1.36M | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 85.45M | +1.42M | +1.69% |
| 1986 | 84.03M | +1.47M | +1.77% |
| 1985 | 82.57M | +1.51M | +1.86% |
| 1984 | 81.06M | +1.54M | +1.93% |
| 1983 | 79.52M | +1.57M | +2.01% |
| 1982 | 77.96M | +1.56M | +2.04% |
| 1981 | 76.4M | +1.3M | +1.73% |
| 1980 | 75.1M | +983,927 | +1.33% |
| 1979 | 74.12M | +880,100 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 73.24M | +867,454 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 72.37M | +938,931 | +1.31% |
| 1976 | 71.43M | +1.08M | +1.53% |
| 1975 | 70.35M | +1.31M | +1.89% |
| 1974 | 69.05M | +1.58M | +2.34% |
| 1973 | 67.47M | +1.62M | +2.46% |
| 1972 | 65.85M | +996,191 | +1.54% |
| 1971 | 64.85M | +891,464 | +1.39% |
| 1970 | 63.96M | +1.43M | +2.28% |
| 1969 | 62.53M | +1.57M | +2.57% |
| 1968 | 60.97M | +1.6M | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 59.36M | +1.57M | +2.72% |
| 1966 | 57.79M | +1.52M | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 56.27M | +1.5M | +2.73% |
| 1964 | 54.77M | +1.46M | +2.75% |
| 1963 | 53.31M | +1.43M | +2.75% |
| 1962 | 51.88M | +1.38M | +2.74% |
| 1961 | 50.5M | +1.32M | +2.68% |
| 1960 | 49.18M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
