Population in Urban Area, now
942,925
- World: 653rd
- Asia: 355th
- Bangladesh: 5th
Population in City Area, 2016-11-09
237,000
- World: 1303rd
- Asia: 722nd
- Bangladesh: 7th
Sylhet Urban Area Population Graph
Sylhet Urban Area Population History
1950 67,000
1951 69,000
1952 70,000
1953 71,000
1954 72,000
1955 72,000
1956 73,000
1957 74,000
1958 75,000
1959 76,000
1960 77,000
1961 78,000
1962 81,000
1963 84,000
1964 86,000
1965 89,000
1966 92,000
1967 95,000
1968 98,000
1969 101,000
1970 105,000
1971 108,000
1972 112,000
1973 115,000
1974 121,000
1975 133,000
1976 145,000
1977 159,000
1978 174,000
1979 191,000
1980 209,000
1981 224,000
1982 226,000
1983 229,000
1984 232,000
1985 235,000
1986 238,000
1987 241,000
1988 244,000
1989 247,000
1990 250,000
1991 254,000
1992 262,000
1993 270,000
1994 278,000
1995 286,000
1996 294,000
1997 303,000
1998 312,000
1999 321,000
2000 331,000
2001 343,000
2002 360,000
2003 378,000
2004 396,000
2005 416,000
2006 436,000
2007 458,000
2008 480,000
2009 504,000
2010 529,000
2011 555,000
2012 582,000
2013 610,000
2014 640,000
2015 672,000
2016 705,000
2017 740,000
2018 776,000
2019 814,000
2020 852,000
2021 890,000
2022 928,000
2023 964,000
2024 999,000
Sylhet Urban Area Population Projections
2025 1,033,000
2026 1,065,000
2027 1,096,000
2028 1,126,000
2029 1,155,000
2030 1,183,000
2031 1,211,000
2032 1,238,000
2033 1,265,000
2034 1,291,000
2035 1,316,000