Urban population rose 3.19% to 66.0 mil in Bangladesh in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Bangladesh reached an all time high of 66.0 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 2.59 mil in 1960. When compared to Bangladesh's main peers, urban population in Bhutan amounted to 0.334 mil, 883 mil in China, 498 mil in India and 16.9 mil in Myanmar in 2021.
Bangladesh has been ranked 12th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | mil | 54.1 | 56.1 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 61.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | mil | 0.287 | 0.296 | 0.304 | 0.312 | 0.319 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 766 | 787 | 809 | 830 | 849 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 434 | 444 | 455 | 466 | 477 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | mil | 2.25 | 2.32 | 2.41 | 2.49 | 2.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | mil | 5.12 | 5.28 | 5.45 | 5.63 | 5.81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 76.0 | 77.4 | 78.9 | 80.6 | 82.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil | 3.83 | 3.88 | 3.94 | 4.00 | 4.05 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | mil | 33.5 | 34.2 | 34.9 | 35.5 | 36.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 262 | 264 | 267 | 269 | 271 |
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