Surface area (sq. km) in Bangladesh was reported at 147570 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Surface area (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Land area (sq. km) in Bangladesh was reported at 130170 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Land area (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Bangladesh BD: Urban Land Area data was reported at 56,970.021 sq km in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 51,109.241 sq km for 2000. Bangladesh BD: Urban Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 51,109.241 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56,970.021 sq km in 2015 and a record low of 46,298.409 sq km in 1990. Bangladesh BD: Urban Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area in square kilometers, based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.;Sum;

Bangladesh: Land area in sq. km: The latest value from 2022 is 130170 sq. km, unchanged from 130170 sq. km in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 673036 sq. km, based on data from 191 countries. Historically, the average for Bangladesh from 1961 to 2022 is 130170 sq. km. The minimum value, 130170 sq. km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 130170 sq. km was recorded in 1961.

Bangladesh BD: Population Density: People per Square Km data was reported at 1,301.259 Person/sq km in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,287.999 Person/sq km for 2021. Bangladesh BD: Population Density: People per Square Km data is updated yearly, averaging 882.459 Person/sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2022, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,301.259 Person/sq km in 2022 and a record low of 409.544 Person/sq km in 1961. Bangladesh BD: Population Density: People per Square Km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.;Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates.;Weighted average;

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Bangladesh was reported at 1301 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Agricultural land (sq. km) in Bangladesh was reported at 100680 sq. Km in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Agricultural land (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Bangladesh BD: Population Density: Inhabitants per sq km data was reported at 1,301.260 Person in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,288.000 Person for 2021. Bangladesh BD: Population Density: Inhabitants per sq km data is updated yearly, averaging 1,124.730 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2022, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,301.260 Person in 2022 and a record low of 857.600 Person in 1990. Bangladesh BD: Population Density: Inhabitants per sq km data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.OECD.GGI: Social: Demography: Non OECD Member: Annual.

Bangladesh BD: Surface Area data was reported at 147,570.000 sq km in 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 147,570.000 sq km for 2019. Bangladesh BD: Surface Area data is updated yearly, averaging 148,460.000 sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2020, with 60 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 148,460.000 sq km in 2013 and a record low of 147,570.000 sq km in 2020. Bangladesh BD: Surface Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.;Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.;Sum;

Forest area (sq. km) in Bangladesh was reported at 18834 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Bangladesh - Forest area (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Bangladesh BD: Land Area data was reported at 130,170.000 sq km in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 130,170.000 sq km for 2021. Bangladesh BD: Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 130,170.000 sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2022, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 130,170.000 sq km in 2022 and a record low of 130,170.000 sq km in 2022. Bangladesh BD: Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.;Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.;Sum;

The population density in Bangladesh reached its highest in 2020, amounting to approximately 1.27 thousand people per square kilometer. The South Asian country was the tenth most densely populated country in the world in 2019. Within the Asia Pacific region, Bangladesh’s population density was only exceeded by Macao, Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Maldives. Overall, Asia had the highest population density in the world in 2018.

Population growth in Bangladesh

In 1971, Bangladesh gained its independence from Pakistan. Bangladesh’s birth rate and mortality rate had declined significantly in the past years with a life expectancy of 72.59 years in 2019. In general, the population in Bangladesh had been growing at a slow pace, slightly fluctuating around an annual rate of one percent. This growth was forecasted to continue, although it was estimated to halve by 2040. As of today, Dhaka is the largest city in Bangladesh.

Population density explained

According to the source, “population density is the mid-year population divided by land area in square kilometers.” Further, “population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents.” Bangladesh’s population reached an estimated number of 164.69 million inhabitants in 2020. In 2018, the country’s land area amounted 130.2 thousand square kilometers.

Bangladesh BD: Rural Land Area data was reported at 79,328.863 sq km in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 85,189.642 sq km for 2000. Bangladesh BD: Rural Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 85,189.642 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90,000.474 sq km in 1990 and a record low of 79,328.863 sq km in 2015. Bangladesh BD: Rural Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area in square kilometers, derived from urban extent grids which distinguish urban and rural areas based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.;Sum;

Historical chart and dataset showing Bangladesh population density by year from 1961 to 2022.

Number of tractors of Bangladesh shot up by 93.69% from 2 units per 100 sq. km in 2005 to 4 units per 100 sq. km in 2006. Since the 35.04% slump in 2004, number of tractors soared by 588.92% in 2006. Agricultural machinery refers to the number of wheel and crawler tractors (excluding garden tractors) in use in agriculture at the end of the calendar year specified or during the first quarter of the following year. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Bangladesh Land Cover: Grassland: Total data was reported at 1,072.000 sq km th in 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,069.000 sq km th for 2015. Bangladesh Land Cover: Grassland: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 1,069.000 sq km th from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2020, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,219.000 sq km th in 2000 and a record low of 972.300 sq km th in 2005. Bangladesh Land Cover: Grassland: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.OECD.ESG: Environmental: Land Cover: Non OECD Member: Annual.

Forest area of Bangladesh remained stable at 18,834 sq. km over the last 7 years. Forest area is the land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 metres and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use. Forest is determined both by the presence of trees and the absence of other predominant land uses. The trees should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 metres (m) in situ. Areas under reforestation that have not yet reached but are expected to reach a canopy cover of 10 percent and a tree height of 5 m are included, as are temporarily unstocked areas, resulting from human intervention or natural causes, which are expected to regenerate. Includes: areas with bamboo and palms provided that height and canopy cover criteria are met; forest roads, firebreaks and other small open areas; forest in national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas such as those of specific scientific, historical, cultural or spiritual interest; windbreaks, shelterbelts and corridors of trees with an area of more than 0.5 ha and width of more than 20 m; plantations primarily used for forestry or protective purposes, such as: rubber-wood plantations and cork, oak stands. Excludes: tree stands in agricultural production systems, for example in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems. The term also excludes trees in urban parks and gardens.

Bangladesh BD: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data was reported at 7,024.521 sq km in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,429.145 sq km for 2000. Bangladesh BD: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data is updated yearly, averaging 6,429.145 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,024.521 sq km in 2015 and a record low of 5,770.627 sq km in 1990. Bangladesh BD: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area below 5m is the total urban land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Sum;

Bangladesh: Tierras agrícolas, km2: Para ese indicador, proporcionamos datos para Bangladesh de 1961 a 2021. El valor medio para Bangladesh durante ese período fue de 96711 sq. km. con un mínimo de 91230 sq. km. en 2012 y un máximo de 104430 sq. km. en 1989. El último dato de 2021 es 100680 sq. km.. A modo de comparación, el promedio mundial en 2021 basado en 193 países es de 245857 sq. km..

Bangladesh BD: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data was reported at 14,600.864 sq km in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15,196.240 sq km for 2000. Bangladesh BD: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data is updated yearly, averaging 15,196.240 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,854.759 sq km in 1990 and a record low of 14,600.864 sq km in 2015. Bangladesh BD: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the total rural land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Sum;