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City profile · Bangladesh · Asia

Gazipur

Dhaka Division · Bangladesh
City population
2,674,697
#3
in Bangladesh
#2
in Dhaka Division
#143
worldwide
DhakaGazipur
23.998, 90.422 · 32 km from Dhaka
City population
2,674,697
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Bangladesh
#3
of 133 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#143
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Bangladesh
1.5%
of the national population

About Gazipur

Bangladesh's third-largest city by population, Gazipur holds 2,674,697 residents and accounts for 1.5% of the national total. Located 32 km from Dhaka, it sits within a cluster of substantial urban centres; Tungi lies 12 km away with 337,579 people, while Kafrul, Bhatara, and Savar each exceed 280,000 residents within 24 km.

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
#3of 133
LargestSmallest
Position in Dhaka Division
#2of 31
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Bangladesh
Region
Dhaka Division
Rank in region
#2of 31
Distance to capital
32 km
to Dhaka
Elevation
12 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Dhaka
Coordinates
23.998, 90.422
Record updated
2026-04-16
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.

12KMTungi338K people22KMBhatara324K people24KMKafrul340K people24KMSavar286K people29KMPaltan184K 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. Gazipur2.67M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Gazipur 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
Gazipur2.67M

Gazipur Population FAQ

What is the population of Gazipur?

Gazipur has a city population of 2,674,697. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Gazipur?

Gazipur is in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, 32 km from the capital, Dhaka. Its coordinates are 23.998, 90.422.

How big is Gazipur compared with other cities in Bangladesh?

It is the 3rd largest of the 133 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bangladesh, holding 1.5% of the national population.

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