| Year | Dhaka | Kolkata |
| 2024 | 23935652 | 15570786 |
| 2023 | 23209616 | 15332793 |
| 2022 | 22478117 | 15133888 |
| 2021 | 21741090 | 14974073 |
| 2020 | 21005860 | 14850066 |
| 2019 | 20283552 | 14755186 |
| 2018 | 19578421 | 14680613 |
| 2017 | 18894385 | 14594123 |
| 2016 | 18234249 | 14508143 |
| 2015 | 17597177 | 14422670 |
| 2014 | 16982363 | 14337700 |
| 2013 | 16389028 | 14253231 |
| 2012 | 15816426 | 14169260 |
| 2011 | 15263828 | 14085783 |
| 2010 | 14730537 | 14002798 |
| 2009 | 14215877 | 13920303 |
| 2008 | 13719871 | 13838406 |
| 2007 | 13239874 | 13756767 |
| 2006 | 12777296 | 13675721 |
| 2005 | 12330879 | 13595152 |
| 2004 | 11900642 | 13515168 |
| 2003 | 11484292 | 13435436 |
| 2002 | 11083051 | 13356283 |
| 2001 | 10695828 | 13277596 |
| 2000 | 10284947 | 13097153 |
| 1999 | 9860440 | 12868052 |
| 1998 | 9454003 | 12643266 |
| 1997 | 9064318 | 12422407 |
| 1996 | 8691200 | 12205701 |
| 1995 | 8332474 | 11992194 |
| 1994 | 7989018 | 11782708 |
| 1993 | 7659719 | 11576881 |
| 1992 | 7344419 | 11374926 |
| 1991 | 7041281 | 11175951 |
| 1990 | 6620697 | 10974177 |
| 1989 | 6171735 | 10772820 |
| 1988 | 5753775 | 10575427 |
| 1987 | 5363083 | 10381121 |
| 1986 | 4999402 | 10190645 |
| 1985 | 4660384 | 10003665 |
| 1984 | 4344775 | 9820365 |
| 1983 | 4049756 | 9639932 |
| 1982 | 3775135 | 9463056 |
| 1981 | 3519136 | 9289425 |
| 1980 | 3265663 | 9100166 |
| 1979 | 3023097 | 8904858 |
| 1978 | 2798845 | 8714002 |
| 1977 | 2591228 | 8527237 |
| 1976 | 2399267 | 8344723 |
| 1975 | 2221055 | 8165629 |
| 1974 | 2056297 | 7990617 |
| 1973 | 1871169 | 7819355 |
| 1972 | 1688248 | 7651993 |
| 1971 | 1522776 | 7487766 |
| 1970 | 1373718 | 7329372 |
| 1969 | 1239251 | 7175007 |
| 1968 | 1118104 | 7024100 |
| 1967 | 1008515 | 6875964 |
| 1966 | 909796 | 6731149 |
| 1965 | 820740 | 6589384 |
| 1964 | 740506 | 6450794 |
| 1963 | 667926 | 6314748 |
| 1962 | 602546 | 6181753 |
| 1961 | 543565 | 6051559 |
| 1960 | 507921 | 5910210 |
| 1959 | 486331 | 5764868 |
| 1958 | 465687 | 5623292 |
| 1957 | 445919 | 5485193 |
| 1956 | 427016 | 5350669 |
| 1955 | 408866 | 5219086 |
| 1954 | 391510 | 5090914 |
| 1953 | 374891 | 4965889 |
| 1952 | 358999 | 4844101 |
| 1951 | 343740 | 4724976 |
| 1950 | 335760 | 4604143 |
