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Urban population share in Bangladesh

Latest: 33.2%
Previous: 32.7%
Change: +0.56 (+1.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Urban population share over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Urban population share in Bangladesh
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	6.3%
Dec 31, 1967	6.5%
Dec 31, 1968	6.8%
Dec 31, 1969	7.1%
Dec 31, 1970	7.4%
Dec 31, 1971	7.7%
Dec 31, 1972	8.1%
Dec 31, 1973	8.5%
Dec 31, 1974	9.0%
Dec 31, 1975	9.6%
Dec 31, 1976	10.6%
Dec 31, 1977	11.6%
Dec 31, 1978	12.7%
Dec 31, 1979	13.8%
Dec 31, 1980	14.7%
Dec 31, 1981	15.4%
Dec 31, 1982	16.0%
Dec 31, 1983	16.6%
Dec 31, 1984	17.1%
Dec 31, 1985	17.6%
Dec 31, 1986	18.1%
Dec 31, 1987	18.6%
Dec 31, 1988	19.0%
Dec 31, 1989	19.4%
Dec 31, 1990	19.9%
Dec 31, 1991	20.3%
Dec 31, 1992	20.6%
Dec 31, 1993	21.0%
Dec 31, 1994	21.3%
Dec 31, 1995	21.7%
Dec 31, 1996	22.0%
Dec 31, 1997	22.3%
Dec 31, 1998	22.6%
Dec 31, 1999	23.0%
Dec 31, 2000	23.3%
Dec 31, 2001	23.7%
Dec 31, 2002	24.1%
Dec 31, 2003	24.6%
Dec 31, 2004	25.0%
Dec 31, 2005	25.5%
Dec 31, 2006	25.9%
Dec 31, 2007	26.4%
Dec 31, 2008	26.9%
Dec 31, 2009	27.3%
Dec 31, 2010	27.7%
Dec 31, 2011	28.1%
Dec 31, 2012	28.5%
Dec 31, 2013	28.8%
Dec 31, 2014	29.2%
Dec 31, 2015	29.5%
Dec 31, 2016	29.9%
Dec 31, 2017	30.2%
Dec 31, 2018	30.5%
Dec 31, 2019	30.8%
Dec 31, 2020	31.1%
Dec 31, 2021	31.4%
Dec 31, 2022	31.7%
Dec 31, 2023	32.2%
Dec 31, 2024	32.7%
Dec 31, 2025	33.2%

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