Bangladesh vs United Kingdom: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Bangladesh
58.40 million people
in 2025
United Kingdom
57.95 million people
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
15th
United Kingdom rank
16th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Bangladesh
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 58.40 million people against 57.95 million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 444,900 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 236 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.11 million people | 40.74 million people | 38.63 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 3.59 million people | 42.05 million people | 38.45 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 7.73 million people | 43.50 million people | 35.77 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 17.17 million people | 44.39 million people | 27.22 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 26.17 million people | 45.71 million people | 19.54 million people | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 36.30 million people | 48.68 million people | 12.38 million people | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 46.56 million people | 53.26 million people | 6.69 million people | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 54.72 million people | 56.88 million people | 2.16 million people | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Bangladesh or United Kingdom?
- Bangladesh, at 58.40 million people against 57.95 million people in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Bangladesh and United Kingdom?
- 444,900 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United Kingdom?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 16th 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 Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.