Bangladesh — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Bangladesh had an estimated population of 134,792,167 in 2005, with 158 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Bangladesh today — population now 177,818,044, against 134,792,167 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 134,792,167 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 144,715,786 | 177,818,044 | +23% |
The two sources differ by 7% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka | 11,490,872 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhāka | Dhāka | 6,488,623 | 10,356,500 now |
| 2 | Chāţţagām | Chāţţagām | 3,672,366 | — |
| 3 | Khulnā | Khulnā | 1,342,339 | 1,500,689 now |
| 4 | Rājshāhī | Rājshāhī | 700,133 | 763,580 now |
| 5 | Komīllā | Komīllā | 389,411 | — |
| 6 | Ţungī | Gazipur | 337,579 | 337,579 now |
| 7 | Maimansingh | Maimansingh | 330,126 | — |
| 8 | Silhaţ | Silhaţ | 326,362 | — |
| 9 | Rangpūr | Rangpūr | 285,564 | — |
| 10 | Narsingdi | Narsingdi | 281,080 | 281,080 now |
| 11 | Baŗīsāl | Baŗīsāl | 280,415 | — |
| 12 | Bogorā | Bogorā | 267,602 | — |
| 13 | Jessor | Jessor | 243,987 | — |
| 14 | Brāhman Bāriya | Brāhman Bāriya | 233,444 | — |
| 15 | Nārāyanganj | Nārāyanganj | 223,622 | 223,622 now |
| 16 | Dinājpūr | Dinājpūr | 206,234 | 206,234 now |
| 17 | Naugāon | Naugāon | 192,464 | — |
| 18 | Tangāyal | Tangāyal | 180,144 | — |
| 19 | Jamālpūr | Jamālpūr | 167,900 | 167,900 now |
| 20 | Sirājganj | Sirājganj | 167,481 | 127,481 now |
| 21 | Nawābganj | Nawābganj | 142,361 | 142,361 now |
| 22 | Gāybāndā | Gāybāndā | 139,448 | — |
| 23 | Pābna | Pābna | 137,888 | 186,781 now |
| 24 | Kushţiyā | Kushţiyā | 135,724 | — |
| 25 | Gāzīpūr | Gazipur | 132,230 | — |
| 26 | Sātkhīrā | Sātkhīrā | 128,918 | 128,918 now |
| 27 | Begamganj | Noākhāli | 128,384 | — |
| 28 | Koks Bāzār | Koks Bāzār | 121,222 | — |
| 29 | Chāndpūr | Chāndpūr | 120,169 | 203,000 now |
| 30 | Noākhāli | Noākhāli | 118,410 | — |
| 31 | Munshiganj | Munshiganj | 116,398 | — |
| 32 | Farīdpūr | Farīdpūr | 112,187 | 112,187 now |
| 33 | Chuādāngā | Chuādāngā | 111,928 | — |
| 34 | Sherpūr | Sherpūr | 107,419 | 107,419 now |
| 35 | Bhairab Bāzār | Kishorganj | 105,457 | — |
| 36 | Shahjadpur | Sirājganj | 102,420 | — |
| 37 | Saʿidpur | Nilphāmāri | 100,022 | 199,422 now |
| 38 | Bholā | Bholā | 99,079 | — |
| 39 | Jhanaydāh | Jhanaydāh | 96,010 | — |
| 40 | Kaunia | Rangpūr | 95,506 | — |
| 41 | Naţor | Naţor | 94,264 | — |
| 42 | Kishorganj | Kishorganj | 90,690 | — |
| 43 | Habīganj | Habīganj | 88,760 | — |
| 44 | Māņikganj | Māņikganj | 85,791 | — |
| 45 | Madārīpūr | Madārīpūr | 84,789 | — |
| 46 | Fenī | Fenī | 84,028 | — |
| 47 | Lākshām | Komīllā | 82,290 | — |
| 48 | Ishurdī | Pābna | 81,995 | — |
| 49 | Sarīshābaŗī | Jamālpūr | 81,325 | — |
| 50 | Gopālpur | Tangāyal | 80,529 | — |
| 51 | Ramgati | Lakshmīpūr | 79,468 | — |
| 52 | Netrākonā | Netrākonā | 79,016 | — |
| 53 | Mungla | Bāgar Hāţ | 76,632 | — |
| 54 | Sūnāmganj | Sūnāmganj | 76,482 | — |
| 55 | Paţūākhālī | Paţūākhālī | 76,050 | — |
| 56 | Kuŗīgrām | Kuŗīgrām | 75,987 | — |
| 57 | Māgura | Māgura | 73,289 | — |
| 58 | Jaipūr Hāţ | Jaipūr Hāţ | 73,068 | — |
| 59 | Thākurgāon | Thākurgāon | 71,096 | — |
| 60 | Alamdānga | Chuādāngā | 70,728 | — |
| 61 | Boalkhali | Chāţţagām | 70,211 | — |
| 62 | Rajbāŗī | Rajbāŗī | 69,484 | — |
| 63 | Pālang | Shariatpūr | 67,652 | — |
| 64 | Rupganj | Nārāyanganj | 65,527 | — |
| 65 | Bāgar Hāţ | Bāgar Hāţ | 65,136 | — |
| 66 | Lālmanīr Hāt | Lālmanīr Hāt | 65,127 | — |
| 67 | Rāypūr | Lakshmīpūr | 64,652 | — |
| 68 | Fulbaria | Maimansingh | 64,520 | — |
| 69 | Sarail | Brāhman Bāriya | 63,308 | — |
| 70 | Ţungī Para | Gopālganj | 62,210 | 114,482 now |
| 71 | Lakshmīpūr | Lakshmīpūr | 61,703 | — |
| 72 | Kaptai | Rāngāmātī | 59,617 | — |
| 73 | Damurhuda | Chuādāngā | 58,888 | — |
| 74 | Maulvi Bāzār | Maulvi Bāzār | 57,441 | — |
| 75 | Ramganj | Lakshmīpūr | 55,241 | — |
| 76 | Narāl | Narāl | 55,112 | — |
| 77 | Pirojpūr | Pirojpūr | 54,418 | — |
| 78 | Gurudaspur | Naţor | 53,301 | — |
| 79 | Jhālākāţī | Jhālākāţī | 52,745 | — |
| 80 | Rāngāmātī | Rāngāmātī | 52,724 | 106,069 now |
| 81 | Adamighi | Bogorā | 52,256 | — |
| 82 | Sandīp | Chāţţagām | 52,152 | — |
| 83 | Sātkāniya | Chāţţagām | 52,005 | — |
| 84 | Nesarabad | Pirojpūr | 51,977 | — |
| 85 | Patiya | Chāţţagām | 51,360 | — |
| 86 | Gopālganj | Gopālganj | 50,640 | — |
| 87 | Khagrachari | Khagrachhari | 50,364 | — |
| 88 | Chilmari | Kuŗīgrām | 49,736 | — |
| 89 | Nageshwari | Kuŗīgrām | 49,425 | — |
| 90 | Panchagarh | Panchagarh | 48,531 | — |
| 91 | Char Fasson | Bholā | 48,305 | — |
| 92 | Pārbatīpūr | Dinājpūr | 48,020 | — |
| 93 | Meherpur | Meherpur | 47,792 | — |
| 94 | Sherpūr | Bogorā | 47,726 | 107,419 now |
| 95 | Ramu | Koks Bāzār | 45,819 | — |
| 96 | Buŗhānuddīn | Bholā | 45,670 | — |
| 97 | Kaliganj | Jhanaydāh | 45,631 | — |
| 98 | Dohar | Dhāka | 45,543 | — |
| 99 | Srī Mangal | Maulvi Bāzār | 45,374 | — |
| 100 | Bhanga | Farīdpūr | 44,828 | — |
| 101 | Hajiganj | Chāndpūr | 44,343 | — |
| 102 | Nalitābāŗi | Sherpūr | 43,011 | — |
| 103 | Abhaynagar | Jessor | 42,653 | — |
| 104 | Roypura | Narsingdi | 42,226 | — |
| 105 | Lalmohan | Bholā | 42,220 | — |
| 106 | Pangsha | Rajbāŗī | 42,012 | — |
| 107 | Jhikargachha | Jessor | 41,957 | — |
| 108 | Mirzapur | Tangāyal | 41,137 | — |
| 109 | Sakhipur | Tangāyal | 40,869 | — |
| 110 | Ţeknāf | Koks Bāzār | 40,557 | — |
| 111 | Gaurnadī | Baŗīsāl | 40,519 | — |
| 112 | Kalia | Narāl | 40,492 | — |
| 113 | Fatikchhari | Chāţţagām | 39,969 | — |
| 114 | Bera | Pābna | 39,604 | — |
| 115 | Mehendiganj | Baŗīsāl | 39,424 | — |
| 116 | Chhagalnaiya | Fenī | 39,335 | — |
| 117 | Chhātak | Sūnāmganj | 39,218 | — |
| 118 | Nalchiti | Baŗīsāl | 38,703 | — |
| 119 | Shailkupa | Jhanaydāh | 38,608 | — |
| 120 | Barguna | Barguna | 38,399 | — |
| 121 | Bheramara | Kushţiyā | 38,159 | — |
| 122 | Dhamrai | Dhāka | 37,998 | — |
| 123 | Phultala | Khulnā | 37,985 | — |
| 124 | Baniachang | Habīganj | 37,807 | — |
| 125 | Trishal | Maimansingh | 37,755 | — |
| 126 | Gomastapur | Nawābganj | 37,659 | — |
| 127 | Sārankhola | Bāgar Hāţ | 36,470 | — |
| 128 | Shibganj | Nawābganj | 35,961 | — |
| 129 | Fulbari | Dinājpūr | 35,878 | — |
| 130 | Koţchāndpūr | Jhanaydāh | 35,246 | — |
| 131 | Senbagh | Noākhāli | 34,765 | — |
| 132 | Pīrganj | Thākurgāon | 34,606 | — |
| 133 | Bājitpūr | Kishorganj | 34,560 | — |
| 134 | Char Bhadrasan | Farīdpūr | 34,423 | — |
| 135 | Fakirhat | Bāgar Hāţ | 34,381 | — |
| 136 | Gafargāon | Maimansingh | 34,177 | — |
| 137 | Rangunia | Chāţţagām | 32,621 | — |
| 138 | Badarganj | Rangpūr | 32,600 | — |
| 139 | Bāndarban | Bāndarban | 32,523 | — |
| 140 | Nabinagar | Brāhman Bāriya | 31,671 | — |
| 141 | Morrelganj | Bāgar Hāţ | 31,647 | — |
| 142 | Bochanganj | Dinājpūr | 31,305 | — |
| 143 | Nilphāmāri | Nilphāmāri | 31,138 | — |
| 144 | Keshabpur | Jessor | 30,926 | — |
| 145 | Kutubdia | Koks Bāzār | 30,538 | — |
| 146 | Itna | Kishorganj | 30,436 | — |
| 147 | Bhandāria | Pirojpūr | 30,219 | — |
| 148 | Ulīpūr | Kuŗīgrām | 29,981 | — |
| 149 | Mathbaria | Pirojpūr | 29,760 | — |
| 150 | Bhaluka | Maimansingh | 28,083 | — |
| 151 | Rāmgarh | Khagrachhari | 27,991 | — |
| 152 | Lohagara | Chāţţagām | 26,855 | — |
| 153 | Ishwarganj | Maimansingh | 25,809 | — |
| 154 | Raozan | Chāţţagām | 25,708 | — |
| 155 | Manikchhari | Khagrachhari | 24,813 | — |
| 156 | Muktāgāchha | Maimansingh | 24,684 | — |
| 157 | Domāŗ | Nilphāmāri | 22,399 | — |
| 158 | Bhangura | Pābna | 20,845 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhāka | 10,204,953 |
| 2 | Chāţţagām | 7,236,104 |
| 3 | Komīllā | 4,963,682 |
| 4 | Maimansingh | 4,816,622 |
| 5 | Tangāyal | 3,485,936 |
| 6 | Bogorā | 3,225,257 |
| 7 | Sirājganj | 2,994,053 |
| 8 | Dinājpūr | 2,860,954 |
| 9 | Silhaţ | 2,829,066 |
| 10 | Rangpūr | 2,780,661 |
| 11 | Noākhāli | 2,741,743 |
| 12 | Kishorganj | 2,715,438 |
| 13 | Jessor | 2,675,185 |
| 14 | Naugāon | 2,555,187 |
| 15 | Khulnā | 2,543,416 |
| 16 | Brāhman Bāriya | 2,531,188 |
| 17 | Rājshāhī | 2,500,625 |
| 18 | Baŗīsāl | 2,467,438 |
| 19 | Nārāyanganj | 2,392,419 |
| 20 | Chāndpūr | 2,351,683 |
| 21 | Pābna | 2,324,710 |
| 22 | Gazipur | 2,287,066 |
| 23 | Gāybāndā | 2,261,534 |
| 24 | Jamālpūr | 2,260,905 |
| 25 | Sūnāmganj | 2,142,947 |
| 26 | Netrākonā | 2,101,723 |
| 27 | Narsingdi | 2,068,195 |
| 28 | Sātkhīrā | 2,018,568 |
| 29 | Koks Bāzār | 1,962,487 |
| 30 | Kuŗīgrām | 1,918,899 |
| 31 | Habīganj | 1,911,387 |
| 32 | Farīdpūr | 1,878,406 |
| 33 | Kushţiyā | 1,867,660 |
| 34 | Bholā | 1,826,224 |
| 35 | Maulvi Bāzār | 1,752,412 |
| 36 | Jhanaydāh | 1,693,447 |
| 37 | Nilphāmāri | 1,689,502 |
| 38 | Naţor | 1,629,145 |
| 39 | Bāgar Hāţ | 1,607,060 |
| 40 | Lakshmīpūr | 1,594,279 |
| 41 | Nawābganj | 1,576,737 |
| 42 | Paţūākhālī | 1,571,814 |
| 43 | Munshiganj | 1,388,605 |
| 44 | Māņikganj | 1,366,514 |
| 45 | Sherpūr | 1,340,379 |
| 46 | Thākurgāon | 1,318,803 |
| 47 | Fenī | 1,275,195 |
| 48 | Madārīpūr | 1,209,897 |
| 49 | Gopālganj | 1,206,327 |
| 50 | Pirojpūr | 1,195,408 |
| 51 | Lālmanīr Hāt | 1,184,345 |
| 52 | Shariatpūr | 1,142,772 |
| 53 | Chuādāngā | 1,103,147 |
| 54 | Rajbāŗī | 1,021,321 |
| 55 | Panchagarh | 908,748 |
| 56 | Jaipūr Hāţ | 907,200 |
| 57 | Barguna | 895,850 |
| 58 | Māgura | 878,815 |
| 59 | Jhālākāţī | 733,890 |
| 60 | Narāl | 728,455 |
| 61 | Meherpur | 639,739 |
| 62 | Khagrachhari | 632,639 |
| 63 | Rāngāmātī | 568,137 |
| 64 | Bāndarban | 329,264 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.