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Urban population in Bangladesh
1960 – 2025 · 66 data points
42 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
33.2%
+0.6 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
42 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+3.7 pp
vs World
−24.6 pp
World: 57.8% · 2025
Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · Bangladesh · World
+3.7 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
1960
1980
1990
2000
2010
2025
Bangladesh
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Compared with Urban population · percent
Bangladesh
33.2%
World
57.8%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1960 – 2025
Latest value
33.2% · 2025
First value
5.1% · 1960
Highest
33.2% · 2025
Lowest
5.1% · 1960
Data points
66
By year
All years · 1960 – 2025
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.2% | +0.6 pp | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +0.5 pp | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +0.5 pp | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | +0.3 pp | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | +0.3 pp | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +0.3 pp | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +0.3 pp | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +0.3 pp | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +0.3 pp | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | +0.3 pp | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +0.3 pp | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +0.4 pp | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | +0.4 pp | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +0.4 pp | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +0.4 pp | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +0.4 pp | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +0.4 pp | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +0.5 pp | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +0.5 pp | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | +0.5 pp | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +0.5 pp | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +0.5 pp | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +0.4 pp | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | +0.4 pp | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | +0.4 pp | 47.3% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +0.4 pp | 46.8% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | +0.3 pp | 46.3% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +0.3 pp | 45.8% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | +0.3 pp | 45.3% |
| 1996 | 22.0% | +0.3 pp | 44.8% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +0.3 pp | 44.3% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | +0.3 pp | 44.0% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | +0.4 pp | 43.7% |
| 1992 | 20.6% | +0.4 pp | 43.4% |
| 1991 | 20.3% | +0.4 pp | 43.2% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +0.4 pp | 42.8% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | +0.4 pp | 42.7% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +0.4 pp | 42.4% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | +0.5 pp | 42.1% |
| 1986 | 18.1% | +0.5 pp | 41.8% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | +0.5 pp | 41.4% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | +0.5 pp | 41.1% |
| 1983 | 16.6% | +0.6 pp | 40.6% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | +0.6 pp | 40.2% |
| 1981 | 15.4% | +0.7 pp | 39.9% |
| 1980 | 14.7% | +0.9 pp | 39.5% |
| 1979 | 13.8% | +1.1 pp | 39.1% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | +1.1 pp | 38.6% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | +1.1 pp | 38.3% |
| 1976 | 10.6% | +0.9 pp | 38.0% |
| 1975 | 9.6% | +0.7 pp | 37.7% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | +0.5 pp | 37.4% |
| 1973 | 8.5% | +0.4 pp | 37.2% |
| 1972 | 8.1% | +0.4 pp | 36.9% |
| 1971 | 7.7% | +0.3 pp | 36.7% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | +0.3 pp | 36.4% |
| 1969 | 7.1% | +0.3 pp | 36.3% |
| 1968 | 6.8% | +0.3 pp | 36.0% |
| 1967 | 6.5% | +0.2 pp | 35.8% |
| 1966 | 6.3% | +0.2 pp | 35.6% |
| 1965 | 6.1% | +0.2 pp | 35.4% |
| 1964 | 5.9% | +0.2 pp | 35.1% |
| 1963 | 5.7% | +0.2 pp | 34.6% |
| 1962 | 5.5% | +0.2 pp | 34.4% |
| 1961 | 5.3% | +0.2 pp | 34.5% |
| 1960 | 5.1% | 34.2% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025
Ranking · Countries
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Bangladesh | 30.5% | |
| 41 | India | 33.5% | |
| 40 | Yemen | 34.2% | |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 42.2% | |
| 38 | Egypt | 42.5% | |
| 37 | Congo - Kinshasa | 42.5% | |
| 36 | Liberia | 52.3% | |
| 35 | Romania | 53.1% | |
| 34 | Philippines | 53.2% | |
| 33 | Indonesia | 55.1% | |
| 32 | Honduras | 55.9% | |
| 31 | Poland | 60.1% | |
| 30 | China | 61.5% | |
| 29 | Ecuador | 63.0% | |
| 28 | Congo - Brazzaville | 63.4% | |
| 27 | Lithuania | 67.1% | |
| 26 | Italy | 69.5% | |
| 25 | Algeria | 71.9% | |
| 24 | Finland | 72.3% | |
| 23 | Czechia | 72.8% | |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 73.6% | |
| 21 | Russia | 74.5% | |
| 20 | Colombia | 77.3% | |
| 19 | Mexico | 78.0% | |
| 18 | Greece | 78.0% | |
| 17 | France | 78.7% | |
| 16 | Spain | 79.6% | |
| 15 | United States | 80.3% | |
| 14 | Germany | 81.1% | |
| 13 | South Korea | 81.4% | |
| 12 | Canada | 81.6% | |
| 11 | Norway | 82.2% | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 82.4% | |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 83.5% | |
| 8 | Brazil | 86.4% | |
| 7 | Chile | 88.0% | |
| 6 | Türkiye | 88.2% | |
| 5 | Lebanon | 89.3% | |
| 4 | Gabon | 89.5% | |
| 3 | Argentina | 91.8% | |
| 2 | Netherlands | 92.6% | |
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018
What it means
The share of people who live in towns and cities rather than the countryside.
How it is calculated
Residents of areas defined as urban by the national statistical office, divided by the total population.
People
Bangladesh in numbers
Population
176M
2025
Population growth
1.22%
2025
Population density
1,333
2024
Median age
25.3
2023
Children under 15
27.6%
2025
Residents 65 and over
6.7%
2025
Life expectancy
74.9
2024
Births per woman
2.14
2024
Birth rate
20.0
2024
Infant mortality
24.4
2024
Net migration
-3.2
2023
Born abroad
1.7%
2024