Bangladesh vs Egypt: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Bangladesh
3.40 million people
in 2020
Egypt
3.35 million people
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
81st
Egypt rank
82nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.40 million people against 3.35 million people in Egypt, a difference of 44,620 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 81st and Egypt ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.76 million people | 3.27 million people | 6.49 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 9.89 million people | 3.47 million people | 6.42 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 9.86 million people | 3.64 million people | 6.21 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 7.81 million people | 3.56 million people | 4.26 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 5.74 million people | 3.36 million people | 2.38 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 5.03 million people | 3.21 million people | 1.82 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 4.24 million people | 3.26 million people | 989,445 people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.40 million people | 3.35 million people | 44,620 people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Bangladesh, at 3.40 million people against 3.35 million people in Egypt as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 44,620 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Bangladesh ranks 81st and Egypt ranks 82nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.