Bangladesh - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Bangladesh was 62,873,460 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62,873,460 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,465,493 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,465,493
1961 2,605,370
1962 2,790,353
1963 2,989,609
1964 3,205,156
1965 3,439,969
1966 3,696,385
1967 3,974,776
1968 4,269,774
1969 4,573,116
1970 4,877,173
1971 5,177,654
1972 5,477,299
1973 5,785,039
1974 6,210,172
1975 6,891,722
1976 7,667,522
1977 8,543,816
1978 9,528,585
1979 10,622,250
1980 11,827,260
1981 12,920,090
1982 13,607,080
1983 14,326,360
1984 15,083,860
1985 15,880,100
1986 16,718,790
1987 17,598,710
1988 18,516,960
1989 19,464,440
1990 20,439,400
1991 21,391,220
1992 22,255,440
1993 23,136,120
1994 24,044,690
1995 24,983,810
1996 25,958,280
1997 26,961,630
1998 27,993,760
1999 29,046,500
2000 30,114,490
2001 31,346,180
2002 32,796,270
2003 34,276,160
2004 35,772,640
2005 37,274,030
2006 38,777,270
2007 40,283,010
2008 41,802,030
2009 43,352,800
2010 44,954,430
2011 46,610,540
2012 48,311,260
2013 50,047,700
2014 51,817,400
2015 53,608,410
2016 55,423,120
2017 57,260,000
2018 59,115,520
2019 60,987,420
2020 62,873,460

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Bangladesh was 38.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 38.18 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.14 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 5.14
1961 5.28
1962 5.50
1963 5.73
1964 5.96
1965 6.21
1966 6.47
1967 6.73
1968 7.01
1969 7.30
1970 7.59
1971 7.90
1972 8.22
1973 8.55
1974 9.03
1975 9.84
1976 10.70
1977 11.63
1978 12.63
1979 13.70
1980 14.85
1981 15.80
1982 16.21
1983 16.63
1984 17.06
1985 17.50
1986 17.94
1987 18.40
1988 18.86
1989 19.33
1990 19.81
1991 20.26
1992 20.61
1993 20.97
1994 21.33
1995 21.69
1996 22.06
1997 22.44
1998 22.82
1999 23.20
2000 23.59
2001 24.10
2002 24.76
2003 25.43
2004 26.11
2005 26.81
2006 27.52
2007 28.24
2008 28.97
2009 29.71
2010 30.46
2011 31.23
2012 31.99
2013 32.76
2014 33.54
2015 34.31
2016 35.08
2017 35.86
2018 36.63
2019 37.41
2020 38.18

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization