Bangladesh exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Bangladesh in South Asia, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 530.4K | 0.0M | $14.2B | 1.63% | 0.00% | 7.18% |
| IND | 112.6K | 0.0M | $10.2B | 0.35% | 0.00% | 5.13% |
| RES | 31,798.6K | 175.7M | $173.8B | 98.02% | 100.00% | 87.69% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Bangladesh.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Bangladesh.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Bangladesh.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Dhaka | 7.0M | 48.0M | $62.3B | 21.44% | 27.30% | 31.44% |
| Chattogram | 6.1M | 35.6M | $36.0B | 18.94% | 20.24% | 18.18% |
| Rajshahi | 4.4M | 21.3M | $25.4B | 13.46% | 12.12% | 12.84% |
| Khulna | 3.7M | 18.3M | $24.7B | 11.46% | 10.42% | 12.49% |
| Rangpur | 4.2M | 18.5M | $20.7B | 12.80% | 10.54% | 10.44% |
| Mymensingh | 2.9M | 12.9M | $10.8B | 8.96% | 7.36% | 5.44% |
| Sylhet | 1.9M | 11.6M | $10.4B | 5.76% | 6.60% | 5.23% |
| Barishal | 2.3M | 9.5M | $7.8B | 7.17% | 5.42% | 3.95% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Bangladesh.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/EWC/RES | RES | 1,348,763 | 12,780,417 | $28,497.5M | 4.16% | 7.27% | 14.38% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWME/RES | RES | 17,013,375 | 75,831,112 | $26,493.0M | 52.44% | 43.16% | 13.37% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/EWC/RES | RES | 1,691,443 | 11,571,328 | $23,250.8M | 5.21% | 6.59% | 11.73% |
| MUR | MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/EWC/RES | RES | 2,535,678 | 17,358,026 | $18,515.3M | 7.82% | 9.88% | 9.34% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4/EWC/RES | RES | 188,833 | 5,177,451 | $14,578.1M | 0.58% | 2.95% | 7.36% |
| MUR | MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWC/RES | RES | 2,710,429 | 12,295,924 | $10,631.7M | 8.35% | 7.00% | 5.37% |
| MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/EWC/RES | RES | 899,169 | 8,518,767 | $10,508.6M | 2.77% | 4.85% | 5.30% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:5/EWC/RES | RES | 55,572 | 2,459,181 | $8,708.1M | 0.17% | 1.40% | 4.39% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:6/EWC/RES | RES | 22,082 | 1,380,708 | $5,972.8M | 0.07% | 0.79% | 3.01% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/EWC/RES | RES | 677,319 | 3,072,813 | $5,271.7M | 2.09% | 1.75% | 2.66% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:8-10/EWC/RES | RES | 9,042 | 1,068,727 | $5,263.5M | 0.03% | 0.61% | 2.66% | |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:1 | IND | 19,727 | 0 | $5,155.2M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 2.60% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:7/EWC/RES | RES | 10,858 | 928,739 | $3,787.4M | 0.03% | 0.53% | 1.91% | |
| ADO|ST|E | EU/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWE/RES | RES | 2,773,426 | 13,047,667 | $3,455.7M | 8.55% | 7.43% | 1.74% |
| W | W/LFM/CDL+ERM/H:1/EWW/RES | RES | 1,436,442 | 6,665,397 | $3,444.0M | 4.43% | 3.79% | 1.74% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:1 | IND | 8,455 | 0 | $2,840.8M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 1.43% |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/COM:1 | COM | 111,339 | 0 | $2,004.1M | 0.34% | 0.00% | 1.01% |
| MUR | MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:4/EWC/RES | RES | 47,133 | 1,282,087 | $1,644.2M | 0.15% | 0.73% | 0.83% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 116,209 | 0 | $1,307.4M | 0.36% | 0.00% | 0.66% | |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/COM:2 | COM | 48,264 | 0 | $1,216.2M | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.61% |
| CR- | CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:16-20/EWC/RES | RES | 717 | 199,033 | $1,061.2M | 0.00% | 0.11% | 0.54% |
| CR/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:11-15/EWC/RES | RES | 877 | 173,219 | $997.9M | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.50% | |
| MUR | MUR+CLBRS/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWSL/RES | RES | 214,377 | 1,057,004 | $983.3M | 0.66% | 0.60% | 0.50% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:2 | IND | 28,937 | 0 | $972.3M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.49% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:6-12/COM:3C | COM | 610 | 0 | $890.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.45% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:2 | COM | 54,597 | 0 | $859.9M | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.43% |
| MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 70,299 | 0 | $790.9M | 0.22% | 0.00% | 0.40% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:3C | COM | 2,304 | 0 | $756.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.38% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:6-12/COM:3 | COM | 348 | 0 | $635.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.32% | |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:3C | COM | 9,188 | 0 | $620.2M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.31% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:2 | IND | 12,645 | 0 | $566.5M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.29% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:2 | IND | 39,161 | 0 | $563.9M | 0.12% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:1 | COM | 20,995 | 0 | $382.9M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.19% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:>12/COM:3 | COM | 138 | 0 | $378.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.19% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:1 | COM | 5,172 | 0 | $377.2M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.19% | |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:21-25/EWC/RES | RES | 188 | 62,559 | $359.4M | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.18% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:2 | COM | 9,195 | 0 | $356.3M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.18% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:3C | COM | 3,142 | 0 | $343.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/COM:5 | COM | 15,850 | 0 | $342.4M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:>12/COM:3C | COM | 235 | 0 | $342.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:>12/COM:3 | COM | 110 | 0 | $300.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.15% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:5 | COM | 17,780 | 0 | $243.8M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:1 | COM | 792 | 0 | $242.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM | COM | 6,583 | 0 | $240.1M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:2 | COM | 9,077 | 0 | $231.7M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.12% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:3C | COM | 1,980 | 0 | $216.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.11% | |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:6-12/COM:3 | COM | 114 | 0 | $208.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 128,308 | 585,330 | $202.3M | 0.40% | 0.33% | 0.10% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM:3 | COM | 14,328 | 0 | $161.2M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:3 | COM | 474 | 0 | $138.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:>12/COM:3C | COM | 78 | 0 | $114.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:5 | COM | 4,897 | 0 | $107.2M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.05% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM:3C | COM | 1,301 | 0 | $87.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| CR+ | CR/LDUAL/CDM+ERM/H:6-12/COM:3C | COM | 56 | 0 | $81.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3-5/COM:5 | COM | 293 | 0 | $68.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM:3 | COM | 3,210 | 0 | $58.5M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:3 | COM | 787 | 0 | $57.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM:5 | COM | 566 | 0 | $49.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.03% | |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:26-30/EWC/RES | RES | 15 | 5,201 | $46.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWO/RES | RES | 25,355 | 121,323 | $43.3M | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.02% |
| CR- | CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:31-40/EWC/RES | RES | 11 | 1,440 | $27.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:4 | IND | 1,349 | 0 | $19.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| W | W/LPB/CDN+ERL/H:1-2/IND:4 | IND | 545 | 0 | $16.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:6 | IND | 732 | 0 | $16.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWPL/RES | RES | 9,160 | 43,077 | $15.8M | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/IND:6 | IND | 293 | 0 | $8.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| MUR | MUR/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND:6 | IND | 781 | 0 | $7.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR- | CR/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:5 | COM | 43 | 0 | $6.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR/LDUAL/CDL+ERL/H:41-50/EWC/RES | RES | 1 | 372 | $3.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1-2/COM:5 | COM | 7 | 0 | $2.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |