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134 People's Report 2002 : <strong>Bangladesh</strong> Environment<br />

Table 7.1.6 Total and Urban Population <strong>in</strong> <strong>Bangladesh</strong> (Population <strong>in</strong> millions)<br />

Year<br />

Average<br />

Level of<br />

Annualized Average<br />

Level of Urbanization<br />

Annual Urbanization Growth Rate<br />

Total Growth Rate<br />

Population (percent) Low Scenario High Scenario Low High<br />

(32 percent <strong>in</strong> 2025) (43 percent <strong>in</strong> 2025) Scenarios<br />

1980 87.12 _ 9.58 (11%) 9.58 (11%) _ _<br />

1990 110.37 2.67 16.22 (15%) 16.22 (15%) 6.93 6.93<br />

1995 119.80 1.71 20.97 (18%) 20.97 (18%) 5.86 5.86<br />

2000 129.06 1.55 26.45 (20%) 26.45 (20%) 5.22 5.22<br />

2005 139.29 1.59 32.23 (23%) 33.29 (24%) 4.37 5.17<br />

2010 149.80 1.51 38.60 (26%) 41.61 (28%) 3.95 5.00<br />

2015 160.53 1.44 45.18 (28%) 51.70 (32%) 3.41 4.85<br />

2020 171.10 1.32 51.62 (30%) 63.59 (37%) 2.85 4.60<br />

2025 181.79 1.25 57.68 (32%) 77.52 (43%) 2.35 4.38<br />

Source : Bhadra and Shamm<strong>in</strong> (2001)<br />

Note : Shaded areas represent the projections<br />

Table 7.1.7 Urban Population <strong>in</strong> South Asian Countries (Population <strong>in</strong> millions and growth rate <strong>in</strong> percent)<br />

Region 1950 1970 1990 2010<br />

South Asia 74.58 140.45 (3.2) 288.84 (3.7) 581.20 (3.6)<br />

<strong>Bangladesh</strong> 1.78 5.07 (5.4) 18.69 (6.7) 53.78 (5.4)<br />

Bhutan 0.02 0.03 (3.9) 0.08 (4.8) 0.28 (6.4)<br />

India 61.70 109.62 (2.9) 216.08 (3.5) 401.72 (3.1)<br />

Nepal 0.19 0.45 (4.5) 2.14 (8.1) 7.19 (6.3)<br />

Sri Lanka 1.11 2.77 (4.6) 3.68 (1.5) 6.63 (3.0)<br />

Pakistan 6.92 16.35 (4.4) 37.81 (4.3) 89.83 (4.4)<br />

Source : UN (1992)<br />

Note : Figures <strong>in</strong> the parentheses are growth rate <strong>in</strong> the last decade<br />

Table 7.1.8 Projected Distribution of Urban Population <strong>in</strong> <strong>Bangladesh</strong> (<strong>in</strong> millions)<br />

Year 2000<br />

2005 2010 2015 2020 2025<br />

Low High Low High Low High Low High Low High<br />

DSM 11.37 12.57 3.65 13.90 15.81 14.91 18.09 15.49 19.71 15.00 20.16<br />

(43) (39) (41) (36) (38) (33) (35) (30) (31) (26) (26)<br />

CSMA 4.50 5.48 5.99 6.56 7.49 8.13 9.82 9.29 12.08 10.96 14.73<br />

(17) (17) (18) (17) (18) (18) (19) (18) (19) (19) (19)<br />

OUA 10.58 14.18 13.65 18.14 18.31 22.14 23.78 26.84 31.80 31.72 42.64<br />

(40) (44) (41) (47) (44) (49) (46) (52) (50) (55) (55)<br />

Total 26.45 32.2 33.29 38.6 41.61 45.2 51.70 51.6 63.59 57.68 77.52<br />

Source : UNDP, UNCHS, GoB, RAJUK (1993) and Bhadra and Shamm<strong>in</strong> (2001)<br />

Note<br />

: OUA - Other Urban Areas

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