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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

2012 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
32 Algeria -0.7
25 Argentina 0.1
39 Bangladesh -5.4
33 Brazil -0.9
38 Bulgaria -3.6
5 Canada 7.0
15 Chile 1.8
27 China -0.0
35 Colombia -1.2
40 Congo - Brazzaville -5.6
21 Congo - Kinshasa 0.7
22 Czechia 0.5
30 Ecuador -0.5
26 Egypt -0.0
11 Finland 3.3
16 France 1.6
3 Gabon 10.8
13 Germany 2.5
42 Greece -5.9
31 Honduras -0.7
8 Hong Kong SAR China 4.9
29 India -0.2
28 Indonesia -0.1
9 Italy 4.2
1 Lebanon 23.8
41 Liberia -5.9
43 Lithuania -7.2
34 Mexico -1.1
19 Netherlands 0.9
4 Norway 9.5
18 Philippines 1.0
24 Poland 0.1
36 Romania -1.9
14 Russia 2.0
2 Saudi Arabia 17.7
23 Sierra Leone 0.2
6 South Korea 5.7
37 Spain -3.3
17 Taiwan 1.1
10 Türkiye 3.4
12 United Kingdom 2.7
7 United States 5.1
20 Yemen 0.8

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2012

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.