Bangladesh vs India: Number of people living in the capital city
Bangladesh
55.01 million people
in 2100
India
31.97 million people
in 2100
Bangladesh rank
1st
India rank
4th
Number of people living in the capital city over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 55.01 million people against 31.97 million people in India, a difference of 23.04 million people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.7 times India's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 34.61 million people | 29.66 million people | 4.95 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2030s | 42.61 million people | 31.78 million people | 10.82 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2040s | 48.60 million people | 33.23 million people | 15.36 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2050s | 53.07 million people | 34.05 million people | 19.02 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2060s | 56.15 million people | 34.37 million people | 21.79 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2070s | 57.69 million people | 34.24 million people | 23.45 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2080s | 57.79 million people | 33.65 million people | 24.14 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2090s | 56.62 million people | 32.75 million people | 23.87 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2100s | 55.01 million people | 31.97 million people | 23.04 million people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in the capital city, Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 55.01 million people against 31.97 million people in India as of 2100.
- What is the difference in number of people living in the capital city between Bangladesh and India?
- 23.04 million people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for number of people living in the capital city?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.