Area Database (v4.2.1)
% population in urban areas
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Total | 7.66 | 8.94 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 15.3 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 24.3 | 25.3 | 26.3 | 27.3 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 23.9 | 22.8 | 21.7 | 20.6 | 19.5 | |
| Bagerhat, Khulna, Satkhira | 8.07 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 16.5 | 18.6 | 20.7 | 22.9 | 25.0 | 27.1 | 29.2 | 31.3 | 30.8 | 30.4 | 29.9 | 29.4 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 28.0 | 26.8 | 25.5 | 24.3 | 23.2 | 22.0 | 20.9 | 19.8 | 18.6 | 17.5 | 16.4 | |
| Bandarban, Cox s Bazar | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.35 | 2.69 | 4.04 | 5.38 | 6.73 | 8.07 | 9.42 | 19.7 | 30.0 | 40.3 | 36.6 | 32.9 | 29.1 | 25.4 | 21.7 | 18.0 | 14.3 | |
| Barguna, Bhola, Patuakhali | 0.01 | 1.44 | 2.88 | 4.31 | 5.98 | 7.66 | 9.33 | 11.0 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 16.0 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 16.8 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 8.96 | |
| Barisal, Jhalokati, Pirojpur | 5.91 | 7.39 | 8.86 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 16.2 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 22.1 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 24.0 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 26.0 | 26.6 | 31.9 | 37.1 | 42.4 | 37.9 | 33.3 | 28.8 | 24.3 | 19.8 | 15.2 | 10.7 | |
| Bogra, Gaibandha, Jaypurhat | 1.74 | 2.45 | 3.16 | 3.87 | 4.58 | 5.29 | 6.00 | 6.72 | 7.43 | 8.14 | 8.85 | 9.56 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 18.1 | 20.6 | 19.4 | 18.3 | 17.2 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.7 | |
| Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Comilla | 1.78 | 2.97 | 4.16 | 5.35 | 6.54 | 7.73 | 8.92 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.5 | |
| Chittagong | 16.8 | 20.3 | 23.8 | 27.2 | 30.7 | 34.2 | 37.6 | 41.1 | 44.6 | 48.0 | 51.5 | 55.0 | 52.7 | 50.4 | 48.1 | 45.9 | 43.6 | 41.3 | 39.0 | 44.3 | 49.5 | 54.8 | 51.3 | 47.8 | 44.3 | 40.8 | 37.3 | 33.8 | 30.3 | |
| Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, Kushtia, Meherpur | 6.75 | 7.25 | 7.75 | 8.25 | 8.75 | 9.25 | 9.75 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 14.7 | |
| Dhaka | 66.0 | 67.7 | 69.5 | 71.2 | 72.9 | 74.6 | 76.3 | 78.0 | 79.8 | 81.5 | 83.2 | 84.9 | 85.8 | 86.7 | 87.6 | 88.5 | 89.4 | 90.3 | 91.3 | 87.9 | 84.6 | 81.3 | 80.3 | 79.3 | 78.3 | 77.4 | 76.4 | 75.4 | 74.4 | |
| Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon | 5.84 | 6.40 | 6.96 | 7.52 | 8.08 | 8.64 | 9.20 | 9.76 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | |
| Faridpur, Manikganj, Rajbari | 0.01 | 2.40 | 4.80 | 7.19 | 9.61 | 12.0 | 14.4 | 16.9 | 19.3 | 21.7 | 24.1 | 26.5 | 22.7 | 18.9 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 7.57 | 3.79 | 0.00 | 4.09 | 8.18 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.6 | |
| Feni, Lakshmipur, Noakhali | 0.27 | 1.93 | 3.59 | 5.25 | 6.91 | 8.57 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 13.6 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 19.6 | 17.5 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.1 | |
| Gazipur, Narayanganj, Narsingdi | 7.73 | 9.95 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 16.6 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 23.3 | 25.5 | 27.8 | 30.0 | 32.2 | 33.9 | 35.7 | 37.4 | 39.1 | 40.9 | 42.6 | 44.3 | 41.7 | 39.1 | 36.5 | 34.8 | 33.1 | 31.3 | 29.6 | 27.9 | 26.2 | 24.4 | |
| Gopalganj, Madaripur, Munshiganj, Shariatpur | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 0.92 | 1.38 | 1.84 | 2.30 | 2.76 | 3.22 | 3.68 | 4.65 | 5.61 | 6.58 | 7.55 | 8.52 | 9.48 | 10.5 | 7.69 | 4.93 | 2.17 | 4.04 | 5.91 | 7.77 | 9.64 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 15.2 | |
| Habiganj, Sunamganj | 2.04 | 2.50 | 2.97 | 3.43 | 3.89 | 4.36 | 4.82 | 5.29 | 5.75 | 6.21 | 6.68 | 7.14 | 7.61 | 8.08 | 8.55 | 9.01 | 9.48 | 9.95 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.0 | |
| Jamalpur, Sherpur, Tangail | 8.95 | 8.84 | 8.72 | 8.61 | 8.50 | 8.38 | 8.27 | 8.16 | 8.04 | 7.93 | 7.81 | 7.70 | 8.45 | 9.20 | 9.95 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 16.3 | 19.6 | 23.0 | 21.3 | 19.7 | 18.0 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 11.5 | |
| Jessore, Magura, Narail | 4.09 | 5.33 | 6.58 | 7.82 | 9.07 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 18.9 | 23.3 | 27.6 | 25.3 | 22.9 | 20.5 | 18.2 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 11.1 | |
| Khagrachhari, Rangamati (Chattagram) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.35 | 2.70 | 4.05 | 5.40 | 6.75 | 8.10 | 9.45 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.77 | 9.42 | 9.08 | 8.73 | 8.39 | 13.0 | 17.7 | 22.3 | 23.1 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 25.4 | 26.2 | 27.0 | 27.8 | |
| Kishoreganj, Mymensingh, Netrakona | 2.34 | 3.57 | 4.79 | 6.01 | 7.23 | 8.46 | 9.68 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.6 | |
| Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur | 3.94 | 4.60 | 5.25 | 5.90 | 6.55 | 7.21 | 7.86 | 8.51 | 9.16 | 9.82 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 12.4 | |
| Maulvibazar, Sylhet | 0.01 | 0.95 | 1.90 | 2.84 | 4.75 | 6.65 | 8.56 | 10.5 | 12.4 | 14.3 | 16.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 20.0 | 21.9 | 23.9 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 18.3 | |
| Naogaon, Nawabganj, Rajshahi | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 18.9 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 20.8 | |
| Natore, Pabna, Sirajganj | 4.00 | 4.72 | 5.45 | 6.17 | 6.90 | 7.62 | 8.35 | 9.07 | 9.80 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 20.9 | 19.5 | 18.0 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 12.3 | 10.9 | |
Lighter numbers are estimates