Bangladesh vs Türkiye: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Bangladesh
30.31 million
in 2025
Türkiye
33.66 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
12th
Türkiye rank
11th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 33.66 million against 30.31 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 3.36 million.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 121 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 1.31 million 4.57 million 3.26 million Türkiye
1970s 3.14 million 7.69 million 4.55 million Türkiye
1980s 6.22 million 11.42 million 5.20 million Türkiye
1990s 10.75 million 16.08 million 5.33 million Türkiye
2000s 15.85 million 21.67 million 5.81 million Türkiye
2010s 21.88 million 28.56 million 6.68 million Türkiye
2020s 28.16 million 32.55 million 4.38 million Türkiye

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 Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 33.66 million against 30.31 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Bangladesh and Türkiye?
3.36 million, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Türkiye?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Türkiye rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Türkiye ranks 11th 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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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.