Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3324 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bangladesh, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.3324 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3324 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0511 people per person, in 1960.
Bangladesh ranks 186th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0511 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0528 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0547 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0566 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0585 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0607 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0629 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0653 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0679 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0707 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0738 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0772 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0809 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0849 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0896 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0963 people per person | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1055 people per person | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.116 people per person | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 0.127 people per person | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1375 people per person | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1468 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1539 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1601 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1659 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1713 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1764 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1812 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1858 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1902 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1945 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1986 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2027 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2065 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.21 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2134 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2166 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2198 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.223 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2262 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2296 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2331 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.237 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2411 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2455 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2501 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2548 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2595 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2642 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2687 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2731 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2773 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2811 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2848 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2884 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2919 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2954 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2988 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.302 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3052 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3082 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3112 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.314 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3167 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3216 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3268 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3324 people per person | +1.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.3324 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.3324 people per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.391 people per person, 85% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0601 people per person | 0.0511 people per person | 0.0707 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0989 people per person | 0.0738 people per person | 0.1375 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1726 people per person | 0.1468 people per person | 0.1945 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2146 people per person | 0.1986 people per person | 0.2296 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2527 people per person | 0.2331 people per person | 0.2731 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2933 people per person | 0.2773 people per person | 0.3082 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3204 people per person | 0.3112 people per person | 0.3324 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More population data for Bangladesh
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4985 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4985 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6747 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 203,905 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8247 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9442 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 1,602 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 9.15 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.3324 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3324 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0511 people per person in 1960.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.