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Born abroad in Bangladesh

1990 – 2024 · 8 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026
people · Bangladesh

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 1.7% +0.4 pp section.change_since
Countries · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +0.8 pp
vs section.levels.world −2.0 pp section.levels.world: 3.7% · 2024
Born abroad, 1990 – 2024 percent · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
+0.8 pp section.change_since
Bangladesh section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

section.compare Born abroad · percent
Bangladesh
1.7%
section.levels.world
3.7%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 1.7% · 2024
First value 0.8% · 1990
Highest 1.7% · 2024
Lowest 0.7% · 2000
Data points 8

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2024

YearBangladeshChange section.levels.world
2024 1.7% +0.4 pp 3.7%
2020 1.3% +0.4 pp 3.5%
2015 0.9% ±0.0 pp 3.3%
2010 0.9% +0.2 pp 3.2%
2005 0.7% ±0.0 pp 2.9%
2000 0.7% −0.1 pp 2.8%
1995 0.8% ±0.0 pp 2.8%
1990 0.8% 2.9%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2000 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2020 2015 2010 2005 2000 1995 1990
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBorn abroad
28 Algeria 0.8%
19 Argentina 4.1%
29 Bangladesh 0.7%
36 Brazil 0.4%
34 Bulgaria 0.5%
3 Canada 17.9%
27 Chile 1.1%
41 China 0.1%
37 Colombia 0.3%
11 Congo - Brazzaville 9.7%
25 Congo - Kinshasa 1.5%
15 Czechia 6.2%
26 Ecuador 1.2%
39 Egypt 0.2%
21 Finland 2.6%
9 France 10.3%
4 Gabon 16.8%
5 Germany 12.7%
8 Greece 10.3%
35 Honduras 0.4%
1 Hong Kong SAR China 39.8%
31 India 0.6%
42 Indonesia 0.1%
20 Italy 3.7%
7 Lebanon 11.9%
17 Liberia 5.2%
16 Lithuania 6.1%
33 Mexico 0.5%
10 Netherlands 9.9%
14 Norway 6.5%
40 Philippines 0.2%
23 Poland 2.2%
32 Romania 0.6%
12 Russia 8.1%
2 Saudi Arabia 32.3%
22 Sierra Leone 2.2%
38 South Korea 0.3%
18 Spain 4.9%
24 Türkiye 2.0%
13 United Kingdom 8.0%
6 United States 12.4%
30 Yemen 0.7%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000

section.what

The share of residents who were born in another country.

section.how

Residents born outside the country divided by the total population (some countries count foreign citizens instead).