Urban population share 2050 in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Urban population share 2050 was 33.24 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
33.24
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
205th
of 238 countries
All-time high
33.24
in 2025
All-time low
0.0002
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Bangladesh, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 33.24 for urban population share 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Bangladesh peaked at 33.24 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 1000.
That places Bangladesh 205th out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0002 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0007 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.002 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0061 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0182 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0547 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.1642 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.4926 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.555 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 0.6079 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 0.6658 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 0.7292 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 0.7986 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 0.8747 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 0.958 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 1.05 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 1.15 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 1.26 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 1.38 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 1.51 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 1.65 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 1.81 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 1.98 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 2.17 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 2.38 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 2.61 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 2.85 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 3.13 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 3.42 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 3.75 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 4.11 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 4.5 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 4.29 | -4.6% |
| 1951 | 4.37 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 4.44 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 4.51 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 4.58 | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 4.65 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 4.73 | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 4.81 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 4.9 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 5.11 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 5.28 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 5.47 | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 5.66 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 5.85 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 6.07 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 6.29 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 6.53 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 6.79 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 7.07 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 7.38 | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 7.72 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 8.09 | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 8.49 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 8.96 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 9.63 | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 10.55 | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 11.6 | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 12.7 | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 13.75 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 14.68 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 15.39 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 16.01 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 16.59 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 17.13 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 17.64 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 18.12 | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 18.58 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 19.02 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 19.45 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 19.86 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 20.27 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 20.65 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 21 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 21.34 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 21.66 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 21.98 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 22.3 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 22.62 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 22.96 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 23.31 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 23.7 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.11 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 24.55 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 25.01 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 25.48 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 25.95 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 26.42 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.87 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 27.31 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 27.73 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 28.11 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 28.48 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 28.84 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 29.19 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 29.54 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 29.88 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 30.2 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 30.52 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 30.82 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.12 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 31.4 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 31.67 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 32.16 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 32.68 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 33.24 | +1.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 33.24 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.87, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 33.24 is below the median for South Asia, which is 39.1, 85% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0002 | 0.0007 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0007 | 0.002 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.002 | 0.0061 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0061 | 0.0182 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0182 | 0.0547 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.0547 | 0.1642 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0061 | 0.0061 | 0.0061 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0182 | 0.0182 | 0.0182 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0547 | 0.0547 | 0.0547 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1642 | 0.1642 | 0.1642 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.4926 | 0.4926 | 0.4926 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.555 | 0.555 | 0.555 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.6079 | 0.6079 | 0.6079 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.6658 | 0.6658 | 0.6658 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.7292 | 0.7292 | 0.7292 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.7986 | 0.7986 | 0.7986 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.8747 | 0.8747 | 0.8747 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.958 | 0.958 | 0.958 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 1 |
| 1910s | 3.42 | 3.42 | 3.42 | 1 |
| 1920s | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 1 |
| 1930s | 4.11 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 1 |
| 1940s | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.63 | 4.29 | 5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.01 | 5.11 | 7.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.89 | 7.38 | 13.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.26 | 14.68 | 19.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.46 | 19.86 | 22.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.27 | 23.31 | 27.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.33 | 27.73 | 30.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.04 | 31.12 | 33.24 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Bangladesh?
- Urban population share 2050 in Bangladesh was 33.24 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 33.24 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 1000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for urban population share 2050?
- Bangladesh ranks 205th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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