Bangladesh vs British Virgin Islands: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Bangladesh
1.7%
in 2025
British Virgin Islands
1.6%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
18th
British Virgin Islands rank
19th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Bangladesh
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 18th and British Virgin Islands ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and British Virgin Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 3.1% | 3.7% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 5.4% | 2.2% | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.2% | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Bangladesh or British Virgin Islands?
- Bangladesh, at 1.7% against 1.6% in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Bangladesh and British Virgin Islands?
- 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and British Virgin Islands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and British Virgin Islands rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Bangladesh ranks 18th and British Virgin Islands ranks 19th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.