What is the population of Khulna?
Khulna has a city population of 1,500,689. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Bangladesh · Asia
Khulna
City population
1,500,689
#4
in Bangladesh
#1
in Khulna Division
#316
worldwide
22.810, 89.564 · 132 km from Dhaka
About Khulna
The nearest listed city, Phultala, lies 12 km away; three other urban centres stand within 27 km. Khulna holds a population of 1,500,689 and ranks fourth among Bangladesh's 133 listed cities, accounting for 0.9% of the national total. Situated 132 km from Dhaka, it dominates Khulna Division as the largest of 17 cities in the region.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 17
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Dhaka
Coordinates
22.810, 89.564
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 BangladeshClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Khulna | 1.5M |
Khulna Population FAQ
Where is Khulna?
Khulna is in Khulna Division, Bangladesh, 132 km from the capital, Dhaka. Its coordinates are 22.810, 89.564.
How big is Khulna compared with other cities in Bangladesh?
It is the 4th largest of the 133 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bangladesh, holding 0.9% of the national population.