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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryNet migration
28 Algeria -0.3
24 Argentina 0.1
40 Bangladesh -6.4
32 Brazil -0.8
34 Bulgaria -0.9
2 Canada 10.1
1 Chile 11.9
25 China -0.1
3 Colombia 9.0
37 Congo - Brazzaville -2.2
14 Congo - Kinshasa 2.0
22 Czechia 0.5
11 Ecuador 3.2
33 Egypt -0.8
13 Finland 2.4
17 France 1.6
16 Gabon 1.9
6 Germany 5.5
20 Greece 1.0
31 Honduras -0.7
19 Hong Kong SAR China 1.1
27 India -0.2
26 Indonesia -0.1
18 Italy 1.6
43 Lebanon -41.2
39 Liberia -5.1
41 Lithuania -9.9
36 Mexico -1.8
7 Netherlands 5.0
10 Norway 4.1
38 Philippines -2.4
30 Poland -0.6
35 Romania -1.7
12 Russia 2.7
42 Saudi Arabia -29.9
23 Sierra Leone 0.2
15 South Korea 2.0
8 Spain 4.3
21 Taiwan 0.7
4 Türkiye 7.9
9 United Kingdom 4.1
5 United States 5.6
29 Yemen -0.4

Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2017

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.