Bangladesh vs IDA total: Urban population

Bangladesh
58.40 million
in 2025
IDA total
817.59 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
15th
IDA total rank
16th

Urban population over time

  • Bangladesh
  • IDA total
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How they compare

IDA total currently reports 817.59 million against 58.40 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 759.19 million.

That makes IDA total's figure about 14.0 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 15th and IDA total ranks 16th of 215 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh IDA total Difference Ahead
1960s 3.59 million 67.58 million 63.98 million IDA total
1970s 7.73 million 112.27 million 104.55 million IDA total
1980s 17.17 million 181.94 million 164.77 million IDA total
1990s 26.17 million 275.88 million 249.71 million IDA total
2000s 36.30 million 406.20 million 369.91 million IDA total
2010s 46.56 million 582.55 million 535.99 million IDA total
2020s 54.72 million 755.10 million 700.38 million IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Bangladesh or IDA total?
IDA total, at 817.59 million against 58.40 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Bangladesh and IDA total?
759.19 million, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and IDA total?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and IDA total rank globally for urban population?
Bangladesh ranks 15th and IDA total ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.