Bangladesh: housing

Is there an official house price index in Bangladesh?

No official house price index was found on the sites of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics or the Finance Division, checked on 15 October 2026. The Bangladesh Bank site showed an automated-visitor check and could not be read.

BBS publishes related price measures: a house rent index and a building materials price index, listed on its price and wage statistics page, and the housing, water, electricity and gas group of the consumer price index, which rose 9.81% in the year to September 2026, according to the September 2026 CPI release. Asking prices on property websites are not official statistics.

Official sources: BBS: price and wage statistics · BBS: CPI release, September 2026 (PDF)

How fast are housing costs rising in Bangladesh?

The housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels group of Bangladesh's consumer price index was 9.81% higher in September 2026 than a year earlier, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics monthly CPI release for September 2026. That was above headline inflation of 8.34%.

The group combines rent, utilities and household fuel, so higher electricity and gas tariffs push it up as well as rents. BBS also publishes a separate quarterly house rent index, the latest covering July to September 2026, on its price and wage statistics page. The index tracks price changes and does not give average rent levels for any city.

Official sources: BBS: CPI release, September 2026 (PDF) · BBS: price and wage statistics

How many homeless people are there in Bangladesh?

Bangladesh's 2022 census counted 22,185 floating (homeless) people and 1,800,486 people living in slums, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics preliminary report of the Population and Housing Census 2022. Dhaka division had the most, with 9,470 floating people and 884,496 slum dwellers.

Floating people are those counted with no fixed dwelling. Counts of people sleeping rough are hard to make, so the figure is best read as a minimum. The figures are from the preliminary report; later census volumes may revise them.

Official sources: BBS: Population and Housing Census 2022 preliminary report (PDF)

What are homes in Bangladesh built from?

76.0% of households in Bangladesh lived in a main house with a tin (corrugated iron) roof in 2022, and 22.3% under a brick or cement roof, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2022. In cities 44.4% had brick or cement roofs, against 11.9% in rural areas.

Brick or cement walls rose to 47.8% of households from 30.5% in 2016. The same survey found 99.34% of households had electricity and 92.3% an improved toilet. Building materials are a common proxy for housing quality in Bangladesh, where most rural families build their own homes.

Official sources: BBS: HIES 2022 statistical highlights (PDF)

What share of Bangladesh is urban?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people living in urban areas in Bangladesh was 33.2% in 2025. No year since 2005 has been higher. South Asia median: 39.1%; Bangladesh is 5th highest of 6. World rank, highest first: 164th of 193.

How many people in Bangladesh live in slums?

The latest figure from UN-Habitat, for 2022, is 51.5%. That is the lowest since at least 2006. It is 1st highest of 5 in South Asia, where the median is 44.7%. World rank, highest first: 28th of 170.

How many people in Bangladesh have electricity?

99.5%: that is the share of people with access to electricity in Bangladesh for 2024, according to the World Bank. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. South Asia median: 100.0%; Bangladesh is 5th highest of 6. Worldwide: 109th of 193.

What share of people in Bangladesh have safe drinking water?

WHO and UNICEF puts the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Bangladesh at 59.1% in 2024. Its high point since 2005 was 2022, at 59.2%; its low point was 2011, at 54.9%. Across South Asia the middle value was 59.1%, and Bangladesh placed 3rd highest of 5. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 89th highest.

What is access to sanitation in Bangladesh?

In 2024, the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Bangladesh was 37.3%, according to WHO and UNICEF. That is the highest since at least 2005. World rank, highest first: 93rd of 134.

How many people in Bangladesh cook with wood or charcoal?

The WHO puts the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Bangladesh at 29.0% in 2024. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. South Asia median: 63.0%; Bangladesh is 6th highest of 6. Worldwide: 156th of 192.