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
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.
Individual pages
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.