Bangladesh vs Iran: Urban population

Bangladesh
58.40 million
in 2025
Iran
71.51 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
15th
Iran rank
12th

Urban population over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 71.51 million against 58.40 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 13.11 million.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

Globally, Bangladesh ranks 15th and Iran ranks 12th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.