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City profile · Bangladesh · Asia

Chattogram

Chittagong · Bangladesh
City population
3,920,222
#2
in Bangladesh
#1
in Chittagong
#83
worldwide
DhakaChattogram
22.338, 91.832 · 211 km from Dhaka
City population
3,920,222
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Bangladesh
#2
of 133 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#83
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Bangladesh
2.2%
of the national population

About Chattogram

Surrounded by smaller towns within 40 km, the city stands as the second-largest in Bangladesh with a population of 3,920,222. Located 211 km from the national capital, it accounts for 2.2% of the country's population and ranks 83rd globally by city proper population.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Bangladesh
#2of 133
LargestSmallest
Position in Chittagong
#1of 29
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Bangladesh
Region
Chittagong
Rank in region
#1of 29
Distance to capital
211 km
to Dhaka
Elevation
15 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Dhaka
Coordinates
22.338, 91.832
Record updated
2026-04-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 133 in Bangladesh

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

16KMPatiya51K people19KMHāthazāri498K people24KMRaojān26K people32KMDohazāri40K people37KMSātkania52K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Chattogram3.92M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Chattogram compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Chattogram3.92M

Chattogram Population FAQ

What is the population of Chattogram?

Chattogram has a city population of 3,920,222. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Chattogram?

Chattogram is in Chittagong, Bangladesh, 211 km from the capital, Dhaka. Its coordinates are 22.338, 91.832.

How big is Chattogram compared with other cities in Bangladesh?

It is the 2nd largest of the 133 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bangladesh, holding 2.2% of the national population.

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