Bangladesh: cities by population
Bangladesh has a population of 161,356,039, with Dhaka as its capital. The 50 largest of its 153 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka | Dhaka Division | 10,356,500 |
| 2 | Chattogram | Chittagong | 3,920,222 |
| 3 | Gazipur | Dhaka Division | 2,674,697 |
| 4 | Khulna | Khulna Division | 1,500,689 |
| 5 | Rangpur | Rangpur Division | 1,031,388 |
| 6 | Rajshahi | Rajshahi Division | 763,580 |
| 7 | Comilla | Chittagong | 634,654 |
| 8 | Mohammadpur | Rajshahi Division | 527,571 |
| 9 | Hāthazāri | Chittagong | 498,179 |
| 10 | Bāndarban | Chittagong | 495,272 |
| 11 | Shibganj | Rajshahi Division | 378,701 |
| 12 | Natore | Rajshahi Division | 369,138 |
| 13 | Kafrul | Dhaka Division | 339,734 |
| 14 | Tungi | Dhaka Division | 337,579 |
| 15 | Bhatara | Dhaka Division | 324,300 |
| 16 | Savar | Dhaka Division | 286,008 |
| 17 | Narsingdi | Dhaka Division | 281,080 |
| 18 | Nagar Naluākot | Dhaka Division | 273,000 |
| 19 | Bagerhat | Khulna Division | 266,388 |
| 20 | Brāhmanbāria | Chittagong | 264,326 |
| 21 | Cox’s Bāzār | Chittagong | 253,788 |
| 22 | Jessore | Khulna Division | 243,987 |
| 23 | Nāgarpur | Dhaka Division | 238,422 |
| 24 | Sylhet | Sylhet Division | 237,000 |
| 25 | Mymensingh | Mymensingh Division | 225,126 |
| 26 | Narayanganj | Dhaka Division | 223,622 |
| 27 | Ashuganj City | Chittagong | 210,356 |
| 28 | Bogra | Rajshahi Division | 210,000 |
| 29 | Dinajpur | Rangpur Division | 206,234 |
| 30 | Karnaphuli | Chittagong | 203,697 |
| 31 | Chāndpur | Chittagong | 203,000 |
| 32 | Motijheel | Dhaka Division | 202,308 |
| 33 | Barishal | Barisal Division | 202,242 |
| 34 | Saidpur | Rangpur Division | 199,422 |
| 35 | Pār Naogaon | Rajshahi Division | 192,464 |
| 36 | Pābna | Rajshahi Division | 186,781 |
| 37 | Paltan | Dhaka Division | 184,492 |
| 38 | Tangail | Dhaka Division | 180,144 |
| 39 | Jamālpur | Mymensingh Division | 167,900 |
| 40 | Puthia | Rajshahi Division | 159,406 |
| 41 | Nawābganj | Rajshahi Division | 142,361 |
| 42 | Kushtia | Khulna Division | 135,724 |
| 43 | Maijdi | Chittagong | 132,185 |
| 44 | Sonārgaon | Dhaka Division | 130,000 |
| 45 | Sātkhira | Khulna Division | 128,918 |
| 46 | Sirajganj | Rajshahi Division | 127,481 |
| 47 | Tungipara | Dhaka Division | 114,482 |
| 48 | Farīdpur | Dhaka Division | 112,187 |
| 49 | Sherpur | Mymensingh Division | 107,419 |
| 50 | Rangamati | Chittagong | 106,069 |
Twenty years earlier: Bangladesh in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 134,792,167.