Sylhet, Bangladesh Population 2024

Sylhet's 2024 population is now estimated at 999,374In 1950, the population of Sylhet was 67,438Sylhet has grown by 35,083 in the last year, which represents a 3.64% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Sylhet, which typically includes Sylhet's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

Country
Bangladesh
Growth Rate
3.64%
Year
Population
20351,316,470
20341,290,890
20331,264,710
20321,238,010
20311,210,820
20301,183,100
20291,154,810
20281,125,850
20271,096,040
20261,065,150
20251,032,980
2024999,374
2023964,291
2022927,856
2021890,180
2020851,808
2019813,538
2018775,942
2017739,582
2016704,926
2015671,894
2014640,409
2013610,400
2012581,797
2011554,535
2010528,550
2009503,781
2008480,206
2007457,673
2006436,226
2005415,784
2004396,327
2003377,730
2002360,029
2001343,158
2000330,579
1999321,084
1998311,874
1997302,928
1996294,250
1995285,798
1994277,600
1993269,637
1992261,913
1991254,390
1990249,967
1989246,882
1988243,839
1987240,825
1986237,853
1985234,917
1984232,022
1983229,154
1982226,326
1981223,533
1980209,360
1979191,116
1978174,484
1977159,300
1976145,455
1975132,780
1974121,225
1973115,117
1972111,503
1971107,993
1970104,598
1969101,310
196898,130
196795,041
196692,053
196589,160
196486,361
196383,642
196281,013
196178,466
196076,908
195976,004
195875,112
195774,231
195673,361
195572,499
195471,649
195370,808
195269,978
195169,156
195067,438
Year
Population
Change
Growth
195067,4380%0
195169,1562.55%1,718
195269,9781.19%822
195370,8081.19%830
195471,6491.19%841
195572,4991.19%850
195673,3611.19%862
195774,2311.19%870
195875,1121.19%881
195976,0041.19%892
196076,9081.19%904
196178,4662.03%1,558
196281,0133.25%2,547
196383,6423.25%2,629
196486,3613.25%2,719
196589,1603.24%2,799
196692,0533.24%2,893
196795,0413.25%2,988
196898,1303.25%3,089
1969101,3103.24%3,180
1970104,5983.25%3,288
1971107,9933.25%3,395
1972111,5033.25%3,510
1973115,1173.24%3,614
1974121,2255.31%6,108
1975132,7809.53%11,555
1976145,4559.55%12,675
1977159,3009.52%13,845
1978174,4849.53%15,184
1979191,1169.53%16,632
1980209,3609.55%18,244
1981223,5336.77%14,173
1982226,3261.25%2,793
1983229,1541.25%2,828
1984232,0221.25%2,868
1985234,9171.25%2,895
1986237,8531.25%2,936
1987240,8251.25%2,972
1988243,8391.25%3,014
1989246,8821.25%3,043
1990249,9671.25%3,085
1991254,3901.77%4,423
1992261,9132.96%7,523
1993269,6372.95%7,724
1994277,6002.95%7,963
1995285,7982.95%8,198
1996294,2502.96%8,452
1997302,9282.95%8,678
1998311,8742.95%8,946
1999321,0842.95%9,210
2000330,5792.96%9,495
2001343,1583.81%12,579
2002360,0294.92%16,871
2003377,7304.92%17,701
2004396,3274.92%18,597
2005415,7844.91%19,457
2006436,2264.92%20,442
2007457,6734.92%21,447
2008480,2064.92%22,533
2009503,7814.91%23,575
2010528,5504.92%24,769
2011554,5354.92%25,985
2012581,7974.92%27,262
2013610,4004.92%28,603
2014640,4094.92%30,009
2015671,8944.92%31,485
2016704,9264.92%33,032
2017739,5824.92%34,656
2018775,9424.92%36,360
2019813,5384.85%37,596
2020851,8084.7%38,270
2021890,1804.5%38,372
2022927,8564.23%37,676
2023964,2913.93%36,435
2024999,3743.64%35,083
20251,032,9803.36%33,606
20261,065,1503.11%32,170
20271,096,0402.9%30,890
20281,125,8502.72%29,810
20291,154,8102.57%28,960
20301,183,1002.45%28,290
20311,210,8202.34%27,720
20321,238,0102.25%27,190
20331,264,7102.16%26,700
20341,290,8902.07%26,180
20351,316,4701.98%25,580

Sylhet Population Data (Urban Area)

11 cities

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Dhaka23,935,7003.13%
Chittagong5,513,6102.49%
Sylhet999,3743.64%
Rajshahi983,7072.26%
Khulna965,4831.09%
Bogra944,8774.31%
Comilla670,7753.13%
Rupganj631,9505.61%
Barisal549,0313.07%
Mymensingh497,5622.23%
Rangpur445,6772.44%

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