Bangladesh vs OECD members: Urban population

Bangladesh
58.40 million
in 2025
OECD members
1.14 billion
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
15th
OECD members rank
14th

Urban population over time

  • Bangladesh
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 1.14 billion against 58.40 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.08 billion.

That makes OECD members's figure about 19.5 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 15th and OECD members ranks 14th of 215 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh OECD members Difference Ahead
1960s 3.59 million 551.15 million 547.56 million OECD members
1970s 7.73 million 662.38 million 654.65 million OECD members
1980s 17.17 million 755.06 million 737.89 million OECD members
1990s 26.17 million 853.58 million 827.42 million OECD members
2000s 36.30 million 959.42 million 923.12 million OECD members
2010s 46.56 million 1.06 billion 1.01 billion OECD members
2020s 54.72 million 1.12 billion 1.07 billion OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, Bangladesh or OECD members?
OECD members, at 1.14 billion against 58.40 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between Bangladesh and OECD members?
1.08 billion, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and OECD members?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and OECD members rank globally for urban population?
Bangladesh ranks 15th and OECD members ranks 14th 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.