Urban population, male in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Urban population, male was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
88th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 2010
Years of data
5
2005–2016

Urban population, male in Bangladesh, 2005–2016

00.10.20.32005201020162005: 0.234 % of male population2010: 0.228 % of male population2013: 0.278 % of male population2015: 0.28 % of male population2016: 0.282 % of male population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population.

Analysis

In 2016, urban population, male in Bangladesh stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Bangladesh peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.

Bangladesh ranks 88th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Urban population, male in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of male population Change
2005 0.2%
2010 0.2% -2.7%
2013 0.3% +22.1%
2015 0.3% +0.6%
2016 0.3% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 85 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3% compare
  2. 86 Nepal 0.3% compare
  3. 87 India 0.3% compare
  4. 89 Tajikistan 0.3% compare
  5. 90 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% compare
  6. 91 Mali 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Bangladesh?
Urban population, male in Bangladesh was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
How does Bangladesh rank for urban population, male?
Bangladesh ranks 88th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
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