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Size of the urban area in Dhaka
2025 · 1 data point
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: European Commission JRC — GHSL Urban Centre Database, 2025
What it means
How much land the continuous built-up city covers.
How it is calculated
Area of the urban centre outline drawn from satellite data, in square kilometres.
People
Dhaka in numbers
Population
176M
2025 · Bangladesh
Population of the urban area
37M
2025
Population growth
1.22%
2025 · Bangladesh
Population density
1,333
2024 · Bangladesh
Density of the urban area
5,643
2025
Median age
25.3
2023 · Bangladesh
Children under 15
27.6%
2025 · Bangladesh
Residents 65 and over
6.7%
2025 · Bangladesh
Life expectancy
74.9
2024 · Bangladesh
Births per woman
2.14
2024 · Bangladesh
Birth rate
20.0
2024 · Bangladesh
Infant mortality
24.4
2024 · Bangladesh