Urban population, male in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Urban population, male was 18.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Bangladesh, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Bangladesh is 18.0%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Bangladesh peaked at 18.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1980.
That places Bangladesh 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.0% | — |
| 1985 | 9.4% | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.6% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.6% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 18.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More gender data for Bangladesh
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 48,868 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1434 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 137,205 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 137,205 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.74 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.66 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Bangladesh?
- Urban population, male in Bangladesh was 18.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1980.
- How does Bangladesh rank for urban population, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 150th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.