Urban population, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Urban population, per capita was 0.3324 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Bangladesh stood at 0.3324 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3324 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0511 units per person, in 1960.
Bangladesh ranks 188th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0511 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0528 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0547 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0566 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0585 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0607 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0629 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0653 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0679 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0707 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0738 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0772 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0809 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0849 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0896 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0963 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1055 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.116 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.127 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1375 units per person | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1468 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1539 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1601 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1659 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1713 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1764 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1812 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1858 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1902 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1945 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1986 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2027 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2065 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.21 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2134 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2166 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2198 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.223 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2262 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2296 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2331 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.237 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2411 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2455 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2501 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2548 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2595 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2642 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2687 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2731 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2773 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2811 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2848 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2884 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2919 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2954 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2988 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.302 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3052 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3082 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3112 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.314 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3167 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3216 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3268 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3324 units per person | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0601 units per person | 0.0511 units per person | 0.0707 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0989 units per person | 0.0738 units per person | 0.1375 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1726 units per person | 0.1468 units per person | 0.1945 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2146 units per person | 0.1986 units per person | 0.2296 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2527 units per person | 0.2331 units per person | 0.2731 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2933 units per person | 0.2773 units per person | 0.3082 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3204 units per person | 0.3112 units per person | 0.3324 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 185 Kyrgyzstan 0.3475 units per person compare
- 186 Eritrea 0.3454 units per person compare
- 187 Comoros 0.3394 units per person compare
- 189 Madagascar 0.329 units per person compare
- 190 Channel Islands 0.3264 units per person compare
- 191 Mali 0.3221 units per person compare
More climate change data for Bangladesh
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,978 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 42,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30,719 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Urban population, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.3324 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3324 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0511 units per person in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for urban population, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 188th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.