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People Statistics · Country

Net migration in Bangladesh

1950 – 2023 · 74 data points 40 of 43 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Net migration, 1950 – 2023 per 1,000 people · Bangladesh · World
+2.3 since 2013
Bangladesh World

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Compared with Net migration · per 1,000 people
Bangladesh
-3.2
World
0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1950 – 2023
Latest value -3.2 · 2023
First value 0.2 · 1950
Highest 3.2 · 1971
Lowest -7.8 · 2008
Data points 74

By year

All years · 1950 – 2023

YearBangladeshChange World
2023 -3.2 +0.0 0.0
2022 -3.2 +2.7 0.0
2021 -5.9 +0.1 0.0
2020 -6.0 +0.1 0.0
2019 -6.2 +0.1 0.0
2018 -6.3 +0.1 0.0
2017 -6.4 −0.7 0.0
2016 -5.7 −0.0 0.0
2015 -5.7 −0.1 0.0
2014 -5.6 −0.1 0.0
2013 -5.5 −0.2 0.0
2012 -5.4 +0.2 0.0
2011 -5.5 +1.8 0.0
2010 -7.3 +0.3 0.0
2009 -7.6 +0.1 0.0
2008 -7.8 −0.1 0.0
2007 -7.7 −0.2 0.0
2006 -7.5 −0.3 0.0
2005 -7.2 −0.4 0.0
2004 -6.8 −0.4 0.0
2003 -6.4 −0.5 0.0
2002 -5.9 −0.5 0.0
2001 -5.4 −1.6 0.0
2000 -3.8 −1.6 0.0
1999 -2.2 +0.0 0.0
1998 -2.2 −0.1 0.0
1997 -2.2 −0.1 0.0
1996 -2.0 −0.1 0.0
1995 -1.9 −0.2 0.0
1994 -1.7 +0.6 0.0
1993 -2.3 −0.2 0.0
1992 -2.1 −0.1 0.0
1991 -2.0 +1.6 0.0
1990 -3.6 +0.1 0.0
1989 -3.7 −0.0 0.0
1988 -3.7 −0.2 0.0
1987 -3.5 −0.3 0.0
1986 -3.2 −0.4 0.0
1985 -2.9 −0.4 0.0
1984 -2.5 −0.4 0.0
1983 -2.1 −0.4 0.0
1982 -1.7 +0.4 0.0
1981 -2.0 +3.8 0.0
1980 -5.9 +0.0 0.0
1979 -5.9 −0.1 0.0
1978 -5.8 −0.2 0.0
1977 -5.6 −0.3 0.0
1976 -5.3 −0.3 0.0
1975 -5.0 −1.4 0.0
1974 -3.7 −2.6 0.0
1973 -1.0 +2.7 0.0
1972 -3.8 −6.9 0.0
1971 3.2 +4.3 0.0
1970 -1.1 +0.8 0.0
1969 -1.9 −1.7 0.0
1968 -0.1 −0.5 0.0
1967 0.4 +0.3 0.0
1966 0.1 −0.7 0.0
1965 0.8 +0.4 0.0
1964 0.4 +0.0 0.0
1963 0.4 −0.1 0.0
1962 0.5 −0.0 0.0
1961 0.5 +0.2 0.0
1960 0.3 +0.5 0.0
1959 -0.3 +1.9 0.0
1958 -2.2 −1.4 0.0
1957 -0.8 −0.2 0.0
1956 -0.7 +0.0 0.0
1955 -0.7 +0.0 0.0
1954 -0.7 +0.4 0.0
1953 -1.0 −1.0 0.0
1952 -0.1 −0.4 0.0
1951 0.3 +0.1 0.0
1950 0.2 0.0

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 1950 – 2023

Ranking · Countries

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
1 Lithuania 15.7
2 Canada 11.0
3 Saudi Arabia 9.8
4 Norway 9.7
5 Netherlands 8.0
6 Germany 7.2
7 Finland 6.8
8 United Kingdom 6.5
9 United States 3.9
10 Chile 3.2
11 Colombia 3.0
12 Egypt 2.7
13 Italy 2.5
14 Spain 2.5
15 South Korea 1.7
16 France 1.4
17 Bulgaria 0.8
18 Gabon 0.4
19 Russia 0.2
20 Argentina 0.1
21 Indonesia -0.1
22 Yemen -0.1
23 Congo - Kinshasa -0.1
24 Congo - Brazzaville -0.2
25 Poland -0.2
26 China -0.4
27 Hong Kong SAR China -0.5
28 Sierra Leone -0.5
29 Honduras -0.5
30 Algeria -0.6
31 India -0.7
32 Mexico -0.8
33 Liberia -0.9
34 Brazil -1.1
35 Ecuador -1.2
36 Czechia -1.4
37 Taiwan -1.4
38 Philippines -1.4
39 Romania -1.5
40 Bangladesh -3.2
41 Türkiye -3.6
42 Lebanon -5.9
43 Greece -15.6

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2023

What it means

People moving in minus people moving out, per 1,000 residents a year.

How it is calculated

Arrivals minus departures in the year (often estimated as the population change not explained by births and deaths), per 1,000 residents.