Bangladesh vs Vietnam
Bangladesh vs Vietnam: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 33.2% in Bangladesh and 38.8% in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Vietnam, by 5.6 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in Bangladesh.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Vietnam has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Bangladesh.
- In 2025, Bangladesh ranked 197 and Vietnam ranked 183 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Bangladesh at 59.3% and Vietnam at 46.5% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Bangladesh | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.2 | 38.8 |
| 2024 | 32.7 | 38.5 |
| 2023 | 32.2 | 38.1 |
| 2022 | 31.7 | 37.6 |
| 2021 | 31.4 | 36.7 |
| 2020 | 31.1 | 35.6 |
| 2019 | 30.8 | 34.6 |
| 2018 | 30.5 | 33.9 |
| 2017 | 30.2 | 33.4 |
| 2016 | 29.9 | 32.9 |
| 2015 | 29.5 | 32.4 |
| 2014 | 29.2 | 32 |
| 2013 | 28.8 | 31.5 |
| 2012 | 28.5 | 31.1 |
| 2011 | 28.1 | 30.7 |
| 2010 | 27.7 | 30.3 |
| 2009 | 27.3 | 29.8 |
| 2008 | 26.9 | 29.2 |
| 2007 | 26.4 | 28.7 |
| 2006 | 26 | 28.1 |
| 2005 | 25.5 | 27.4 |
| 2004 | 25 | 26.8 |
| 2003 | 24.6 | 26.2 |
| 2002 | 24.1 | 25.6 |
| 2001 | 23.7 | 25 |
| 2000 | 23.3 | 24.4 |
| 1999 | 23 | 23.8 |
| 1998 | 22.6 | 23.3 |
| 1997 | 22.3 | 22.7 |
| 1996 | 22 | 22.1 |
| 1995 | 21.7 | 21.5 |
| 1994 | 21.3 | 20.9 |
| 1993 | 21 | 20.3 |
| 1992 | 20.7 | 19.8 |
| 1991 | 20.3 | 19.4 |
| 1990 | 19.9 | 19.2 |
| 1989 | 19.5 | 19.1 |
| 1988 | 19 | 19.1 |
| 1987 | 18.6 | 19.1 |
| 1986 | 18.1 | 19.1 |
| 1985 | 17.6 | 19.1 |
| 1984 | 17.1 | 19.1 |
| 1983 | 16.6 | 19.1 |
| 1982 | 16 | 19.1 |
| 1981 | 15.4 | 19.1 |
| 1980 | 14.7 | 19.2 |
| 1979 | 13.8 | 19.2 |
| 1978 | 12.7 | 19.2 |
| 1977 | 11.6 | 19.6 |
| 1976 | 10.6 | 20.4 |
| 1975 | 9.6 | 20.6 |
| 1974 | 9 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 8.5 | 20.5 |
| 1972 | 8.1 | 20.6 |
| 1971 | 7.7 | 20.7 |
| 1970 | 7.4 | 20.7 |
| 1969 | 7.1 | 20.6 |
| 1968 | 6.8 | 20.1 |
| 1967 | 6.5 | 19.3 |
| 1966 | 6.3 | 18.4 |
| 1965 | 6.1 | 17.5 |
| 1964 | 5.9 | 17 |
| 1963 | 5.7 | 16.5 |
| 1962 | 5.5 | 16.1 |
| 1961 | 5.3 | 15.7 |
| 1960 | 5.1 | 15.3 |
| 1959 | 5 | 14.7 |
| 1958 | 4.9 | 13.8 |
| 1957 | 4.8 | 12.9 |
| 1956 | 4.7 | 12 |
| 1955 | 4.7 | 11.3 |
| 1954 | 4.6 | 10.8 |
| 1953 | 4.5 | 10.5 |
| 1952 | 4.4 | 10.2 |
| 1951 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1950 | 4.3 | 10.1 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Bangladesh | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33.8 | 39.2 |
| 2027 | 34.5 | 39.5 |
| 2028 | 35.2 | 39.8 |
| 2029 | 35.9 | 40.2 |
| 2030 | 36.6 | 40.5 |
| 2031 | 37.4 | 40.8 |
| 2032 | 38.3 | 41.2 |
| 2033 | 39.2 | 41.5 |
| 2034 | 40.1 | 41.8 |
| 2035 | 41 | 42.1 |
| 2036 | 42 | 42.5 |
| 2037 | 43 | 42.8 |
| 2038 | 44.1 | 43.1 |
| 2039 | 45.1 | 43.4 |
| 2040 | 46.3 | 43.7 |
| 2041 | 47.4 | 44 |
| 2042 | 48.6 | 44.3 |
| 2043 | 49.8 | 44.6 |
| 2044 | 51.1 | 44.9 |
| 2045 | 52.4 | 45.2 |
| 2046 | 53.7 | 45.5 |
| 2047 | 55.1 | 45.7 |
| 2048 | 56.4 | 46 |
| 2049 | 57.9 | 46.3 |
| 2050 | 59.3 | 46.5 |
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
Bangladesh vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018