Argentina vs Bangladesh
Argentina vs Bangladesh: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 92.4% in Argentina and 33.2% in Bangladesh, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Argentina, by 59.1 percentage points, or 2.78 times that in Bangladesh.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Argentina ranked 27 and Bangladesh ranked 197 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Argentina at 93.4% and Bangladesh at 59.3% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Argentina | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92.4 | 33.2 |
| 2024 | 92.3 | 32.7 |
| 2023 | 92.2 | 32.2 |
| 2022 | 92.1 | 31.7 |
| 2021 | 92 | 31.4 |
| 2020 | 91.9 | 31.1 |
| 2019 | 91.9 | 30.8 |
| 2018 | 91.8 | 30.5 |
| 2017 | 91.7 | 30.2 |
| 2016 | 91.6 | 29.9 |
| 2015 | 91.5 | 29.5 |
| 2014 | 91.4 | 29.2 |
| 2013 | 91.3 | 28.8 |
| 2012 | 91.2 | 28.5 |
| 2011 | 91.1 | 28.1 |
| 2010 | 91 | 27.7 |
| 2009 | 90.8 | 27.3 |
| 2008 | 90.7 | 26.9 |
| 2007 | 90.5 | 26.4 |
| 2006 | 90.3 | 26 |
| 2005 | 90.1 | 25.5 |
| 2004 | 89.9 | 25 |
| 2003 | 89.8 | 24.6 |
| 2002 | 89.6 | 24.1 |
| 2001 | 89.4 | 23.7 |
| 2000 | 89.2 | 23.3 |
| 1999 | 89 | 23 |
| 1998 | 88.8 | 22.6 |
| 1997 | 88.6 | 22.3 |
| 1996 | 88.4 | 22 |
| 1995 | 88.2 | 21.7 |
| 1994 | 88 | 21.3 |
| 1993 | 87.7 | 21 |
| 1992 | 87.5 | 20.7 |
| 1991 | 87.2 | 20.3 |
| 1990 | 86.9 | 19.9 |
| 1989 | 86.6 | 19.5 |
| 1988 | 86.2 | 19 |
| 1987 | 85.8 | 18.6 |
| 1986 | 85.4 | 18.1 |
| 1985 | 85 | 17.6 |
| 1984 | 84.6 | 17.1 |
| 1983 | 84.1 | 16.6 |
| 1982 | 83.7 | 16 |
| 1981 | 83.3 | 15.4 |
| 1980 | 82.9 | 14.7 |
| 1979 | 82.5 | 13.8 |
| 1978 | 82.1 | 12.7 |
| 1977 | 81.7 | 11.6 |
| 1976 | 81.4 | 10.6 |
| 1975 | 81 | 9.6 |
| 1974 | 80.6 | 9 |
| 1973 | 80.2 | 8.5 |
| 1972 | 79.7 | 8.1 |
| 1971 | 79.3 | 7.7 |
| 1970 | 78.8 | 7.4 |
| 1969 | 78.2 | 7.1 |
| 1968 | 77.6 | 6.8 |
| 1967 | 76.9 | 6.5 |
| 1966 | 76.2 | 6.3 |
| 1965 | 75.4 | 6.1 |
| 1964 | 74.7 | 5.9 |
| 1963 | 73.9 | 5.7 |
| 1962 | 73.2 | 5.5 |
| 1961 | 72.4 | 5.3 |
| 1960 | 71.7 | 5.1 |
| 1959 | 71 | 5 |
| 1958 | 70.3 | 4.9 |
| 1957 | 69.6 | 4.8 |
| 1956 | 68.9 | 4.7 |
| 1955 | 68.2 | 4.7 |
| 1954 | 67.5 | 4.6 |
| 1953 | 66.8 | 4.5 |
| 1952 | 66.1 | 4.4 |
| 1951 | 65.4 | 4.4 |
| 1950 | 64.7 | 4.3 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Argentina | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92.4 | 33.8 |
| 2027 | 92.5 | 34.5 |
| 2028 | 92.6 | 35.2 |
| 2029 | 92.6 | 35.9 |
| 2030 | 92.7 | 36.6 |
| 2031 | 92.8 | 37.4 |
| 2032 | 92.8 | 38.3 |
| 2033 | 92.9 | 39.2 |
| 2034 | 93 | 40.1 |
| 2035 | 93 | 41 |
| 2036 | 93.1 | 42 |
| 2037 | 93.1 | 43 |
| 2038 | 93.2 | 44.1 |
| 2039 | 93.2 | 45.1 |
| 2040 | 93.2 | 46.3 |
| 2041 | 93.3 | 47.4 |
| 2042 | 93.3 | 48.6 |
| 2043 | 93.3 | 49.8 |
| 2044 | 93.4 | 51.1 |
| 2045 | 93.4 | 52.4 |
| 2046 | 93.4 | 53.7 |
| 2047 | 93.4 | 55.1 |
| 2048 | 93.4 | 56.4 |
| 2049 | 93.4 | 57.9 |
| 2050 | 93.4 | 59.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Argentina vs Bangladesh
Health
- Life expectancyArgentina: 77.4 years in 2023Bangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArgentina: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Bangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArgentina: 9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Bangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionArgentina: 3.67% in 2017Bangladesh: 4.11% in 2017
- Suicide rateArgentina: 10.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Bangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArgentina: 45.5 million people in 2023Bangladesh: 172 million people in 2023
- Population growthArgentina: 0.35% a year in 2023Bangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArgentina: 1.5 births per woman in 2023Bangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageArgentina: 32.1 years in 2023Bangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArgentina: 12.2% in 2023Bangladesh: 6.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateArgentina: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Bangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArgentina: 0.56% of GDP in 2025Bangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArgentina: $3.73B in 2025Bangladesh: $3.67B in 2025
- Military spending per personArgentina: $85 in 2025Bangladesh: $22 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArgentina: 1.8% of government spending in 2025Bangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArgentina: 103,000 people in 2020Bangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020
- National powerArgentina: 0.45% of world capability in 2022Bangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersArgentina: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020Bangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsArgentina: 108 million TIV in 2025Bangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsArgentina: 1 million TIV in 2011Bangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984