Urban population in Bangladesh in 2025 — 58,397,596 people. Ranked 15 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,104%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.4M | +1.68M | +2.96% |
| 2024 | 56.72M | +1.58M | +2.86% |
| 2023 | 55.14M | +1.49M | +2.78% |
| 2022 | 53.65M | +1.01M | +1.91% |
| 2021 | 52.64M | +896,787 | +1.73% |
| 2020 | 51.75M | +915,892 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 50.83M | +927,616 | +1.86% |
| 2018 | 49.9M | +920,491 | +1.88% |
| 2017 | 48.98M | +939,585 | +1.96% |
| 2016 | 48.04M | +962,184 | +2.04% |
| 2015 | 47.08M | +964,027 | +2.09% |
| 2014 | 46.12M | +972,012 | +2.15% |
| 2013 | 45.14M | +982,871 | +2.23% |
| 2012 | 44.16M | +987,624 | +2.29% |
| 2011 | 43.17M | +975,811 | +2.31% |
| 2010 | 42.2M | +993,357 | +2.41% |
| 2009 | 41.21M | +1.04M | +2.59% |
| 2008 | 40.17M | +1.07M | +2.75% |
| 2007 | 39.09M | +1.1M | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 37.99M | +1.12M | +3.04% |
| 2005 | 36.87M | +1.13M | +3.16% |
| 2004 | 35.74M | +1.13M | +3.26% |
| 2003 | 34.61M | +1.11M | +3.31% |
| 2002 | 33.5M | +1.08M | +3.33% |
| 2001 | 32.42M | +1.05M | +3.36% |
| 2000 | 31.37M | +1.04M | +3.43% |
| 1999 | 30.33M | +1.01M | +3.44% |
| 1998 | 29.32M | +960,694 | +3.39% |
| 1997 | 28.36M | +916,939 | +3.34% |
| 1996 | 27.44M | +885,558 | +3.33% |
| 1995 | 26.56M | +877,542 | +3.42% |
| 1994 | 25.68M | +868,051 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 24.81M | +868,962 | +3.63% |
| 1992 | 23.94M | +881,319 | +3.82% |
| 1991 | 23.06M | +886,503 | +4% |
| 1990 | 22.17M | +889,562 | +4.18% |
| 1989 | 21.28M | +887,089 | +4.35% |
| 1988 | 20.4M | +891,781 | +4.57% |
| 1987 | 19.51M | +904,148 | +4.86% |
| 1986 | 18.6M | +916,695 | +5.18% |
| 1985 | 17.69M | +930,511 | +5.55% |
| 1984 | 16.75M | +942,601 | +5.96% |
| 1983 | 15.81M | +955,399 | +6.43% |
| 1982 | 14.86M | +955,631 | +6.87% |
| 1981 | 13.9M | +984,451 | +7.62% |
| 1980 | 12.92M | +1.1M | +9.29% |
| 1979 | 11.82M | +1.17M | +10.94% |
| 1978 | 10.65M | +1.15M | +12.16% |
| 1977 | 9.5M | +1.07M | +12.73% |
| 1976 | 8.43M | +924,913 | +12.33% |
| 1975 | 7.5M | +708,587 | +10.43% |
| 1974 | 6.79M | +535,127 | +8.55% |
| 1973 | 6.26M | +463,986 | +8.01% |
| 1972 | 5.79M | +368,570 | +6.79% |
| 1971 | 5.42M | +326,400 | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 5.1M | +337,830 | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 4.76M | +318,601 | +7.17% |
| 1968 | 4.44M | +294,396 | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 4.15M | +268,855 | +6.93% |
| 1966 | 3.88M | +245,421 | +6.76% |
| 1965 | 3.63M | +226,811 | +6.66% |
| 1964 | 3.41M | +210,389 | +6.58% |
| 1963 | 3.2M | +196,343 | +6.55% |
| 1962 | 3M | +186,328 | +6.62% |
| 1961 | 2.81M | +163,673 | +6.18% |
| 1960 | 2.65M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
