Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Bangladesh
87.41 million people
in 2050
Nigeria
59.72 million people
in 2050
Bangladesh rank
6th
Nigeria rank
9th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 87.41 million people against 59.72 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 27.69 million people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 24 and Nigeria in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.39 million people | 7.00 million people | 392,010 people | Bangladesh |
| 1100s | 7.68 million people | 7.50 million people | 180,050 people | Bangladesh |
| 1200s | 7.97 million people | 8.00 million people | 31,830 people | Nigeria |
| 1300s | 7.97 million people | 9.00 million people | 1.03 million people | Nigeria |
| 1400s | 9.02 million people | 10.00 million people | 973,990 people | Nigeria |
| 1500s | 9.59 million people | 10.99 million people | 1.39 million people | Nigeria |
| 1600s | 12.46 million people | 13.95 million people | 1.49 million people | Nigeria |
| 1700s | 15.28 million people | 17.82 million people | 2.54 million people | Nigeria |
| 1710s | 15.68 million people | 18.59 million people | 2.91 million people | Nigeria |
| 1720s | 15.99 million people | 18.71 million people | 2.72 million people | Nigeria |
| 1730s | 16.31 million people | 18.83 million people | 2.52 million people | Nigeria |
| 1740s | 16.63 million people | 18.96 million people | 2.33 million people | Nigeria |
| 1750s | 16.96 million people | 19.10 million people | 2.14 million people | Nigeria |
| 1760s | 17.29 million people | 19.24 million people | 1.95 million people | Nigeria |
| 1770s | 17.63 million people | 19.39 million people | 1.76 million people | Nigeria |
| 1780s | 17.97 million people | 19.54 million people | 1.57 million people | Nigeria |
| 1790s | 18.32 million people | 19.71 million people | 1.39 million people | Nigeria |
| 1800s | 18.67 million people | 19.89 million people | 1.21 million people | Nigeria |
| 1810s | 19.03 million people | 20.08 million people | 1.04 million people | Nigeria |
| 1820s | 19.66 million people | 20.28 million people | 616,100 people | Nigeria |
| 1830s | 20.31 million people | 20.50 million people | 188,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1840s | 20.98 million people | 20.74 million people | 238,200 people | Bangladesh |
| 1850s | 21.66 million people | 21.00 million people | 658,100 people | Bangladesh |
| 1860s | 22.37 million people | 21.30 million people | 1.07 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1870s | 23.29 million people | 21.64 million people | 1.65 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1880s | 24.25 million people | 22.02 million people | 2.22 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1890s | 26.26 million people | 22.48 million people | 3.78 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1900s | 28.25 million people | 23.03 million people | 5.22 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1910s | 30.23 million people | 23.73 million people | 6.50 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1920s | 32.18 million people | 24.66 million people | 7.52 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1930s | 33.49 million people | 26.01 million people | 7.47 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1940s | 34.77 million people | 28.31 million people | 6.46 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1950s | 43.38 million people | 35.86 million people | 7.52 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 55.66 million people | 41.25 million people | 14.40 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 69.27 million people | 48.19 million people | 21.08 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 81.71 million people | 57.86 million people | 23.84 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 95.46 million people | 66.95 million people | 28.50 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 107.06 million people | 75.63 million people | 31.44 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 112.05 million people | 83.76 million people | 28.30 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 116.73 million people | 85.88 million people | 30.85 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2030s | 114.98 million people | 81.46 million people | 33.51 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2040s | 100.14 million people | 69.43 million people | 30.71 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2050s | 87.41 million people | 59.72 million people | 27.69 million people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Bangladesh, at 87.41 million people against 59.72 million people in Nigeria as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 27.69 million people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.