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Urban population in Bangladesh

1960 – 2025 · 66 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026
people · Bangladesh

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

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Latest value · 2025 33.2% +0.6 pp section.change_since
Countries · 2025 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +3.7 pp
vs section.levels.world −24.6 pp section.levels.world: 57.8% · 2025
Urban population, 1960 – 2025 percent · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
+3.7 pp section.change_since
Bangladesh section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

section.compare Urban population · percent
Bangladesh
33.2%
section.levels.world
57.8%

section.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

section.all_years · 1960 – 2025

YearBangladeshChange section.levels.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%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryUrban population
42 Bangladesh 31.4%
41 India 34.4%
40 Yemen 36.1%
39 Egypt 42.6%
38 Congo - Kinshasa 43.6%
37 Sierra Leone 43.7%
36 Romania 52.2%
35 Liberia 53.9%
34 Philippines 54.5%
33 Indonesia 56.9%
32 Honduras 57.4%
31 Poland 59.8%
30 Ecuador 63.1%
29 Congo - Brazzaville 63.6%
28 China 64.7%
27 Lithuania 68.2%
26 Italy 69.5%
25 Czechia 72.7%
24 Bulgaria 73.3%
23 Finland 73.4%
22 Algeria 73.6%
21 Russia 74.8%
20 Colombia 77.8%
19 Greece 78.4%
18 France 78.7%
17 Mexico 78.9%
16 Spain 79.8%
15 United States 80.0%
14 South Korea 81.2%
13 Germany 81.6%
12 Canada 82.2%
11 Norway 82.9%
10 United Kingdom 83.0%
9 Saudi Arabia 84.0%
8 Brazil 87.1%
7 Chile 88.5%
6 Türkiye 89.2%
5 Lebanon 90.0%
4 Gabon 90.8%
3 Argentina 92.0%
2 Netherlands 94.6%
1 Hong Kong SAR China 100.0%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021

section.what

The share of people who live in towns and cities rather than the countryside.

section.how

Residents of areas defined as urban by the national statistical office, divided by the total population.