Bangladesh vs Korea: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Bangladesh
30.31 million
in 2025
Korea
26.41 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
12th
Korea rank
15th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Bangladesh
- Korea
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 30.31 million against 26.41 million in Korea, a difference of 3.89 million.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Korea ranks 15th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 million | 7.24 million | 5.92 million | Korea |
| 1970s | 3.14 million | 13.00 million | 9.86 million | Korea |
| 1980s | 6.22 million | 19.00 million | 12.78 million | Korea |
| 1990s | 10.75 million | 23.19 million | 12.44 million | Korea |
| 2000s | 15.85 million | 24.50 million | 8.65 million | Korea |
| 2010s | 21.88 million | 25.44 million | 3.56 million | Korea |
| 2020s | 28.16 million | 26.22 million | 1.94 million | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Bangladesh or Korea?
- Bangladesh, at 30.31 million against 26.41 million in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Bangladesh and Korea?
- 3.89 million, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Korea rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and Korea ranks 15th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.