Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Bangladesh
1.0%
in 2020
Ethiopia
1.0%
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
48th
Ethiopia rank
47th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 48th and Ethiopia ranks 47th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 4.4% | 0.1% | 4.4% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 0.7% | 5.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 4.2% | 2.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.0% | 1.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.4% | 2.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Bangladesh as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Bangladesh ranks 48th and Ethiopia ranks 47th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.