Urban population share in Bangladesh
33.2% of people in Bangladesh lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Bangladesh, 2025
33.2%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
187th of 217
Urban population share in Bangladesh over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bangladesh | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.2% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 24.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 23.7% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 32.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 29.5%, the figure has changed by +3.7 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bangladesh has the 187th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Bangladesh
All statistics for Bangladesh
Population estimates and projections
171,466,990 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
25.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.16 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.21%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
175,686,899 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.22%
2025 · World Bank