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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
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Latest value · 2023
-3.2per 1,000
+0.0
since 2022
Countries · 2023
40 of 43
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2013
+2.3
vs World
−3.2
World: 0.0 · 2023
Net migration, 1950 – 2023 per 1,000 people · Bangladesh · World
+2.3 since 2013
-10
-5
0
5
1950
1970
1980
1990
2000
2023
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
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | 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
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Net migration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Algeria | -0.2 | |
| 21 | Argentina | 0.0 | |
| 41 | Bangladesh | -5.9 | |
| 35 | Brazil | -1.0 | |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 1.7 | |
| 4 | Canada | 5.2 | |
| 9 | Chile | 3.4 | |
| 26 | China | -0.3 | |
| 6 | Colombia | 3.9 | |
| 32 | Congo - Brazzaville | -0.8 | |
| 30 | Congo - Kinshasa | -0.7 | |
| 17 | Czechia | 0.4 | |
| 36 | Ecuador | -1.6 | |
| 20 | Egypt | 0.1 | |
| 5 | Finland | 4.1 | |
| 13 | France | 2.0 | |
| 16 | Gabon | 0.6 | |
| 7 | Germany | 3.7 | |
| 43 | Greece | -15.2 | |
| 29 | Honduras | -0.6 | |
| 28 | Hong Kong SAR China | -0.5 | |
| 25 | India | -0.2 | |
| 22 | Indonesia | -0.0 | |
| 11 | Italy | 2.6 | |
| 40 | Lebanon | -4.8 | |
| 38 | Liberia | -2.3 | |
| 1 | Lithuania | 7.0 | |
| 34 | Mexico | -1.0 | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 6.0 | |
| 8 | Norway | 3.7 | |
| 31 | Philippines | -0.8 | |
| 19 | Poland | 0.1 | |
| 33 | Romania | -0.9 | |
| 12 | Russia | 2.2 | |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | -3.4 | |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | -0.2 | |
| 27 | South Korea | -0.3 | |
| 10 | Spain | 3.0 | |
| 42 | Taiwan | -6.2 | |
| 18 | Türkiye | 0.2 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 6.8 | |
| 14 | United States | 2.0 | |
| 37 | Yemen | -2.2 |
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects, 2021
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.
People
Bangladesh in numbers
Population
176M
2025
Population growth
1.22%
2025
Population density
1,333
2024
Median age
25.3
2023
Children under 15
27.6%
2025
Residents 65 and over
6.7%
2025
Life expectancy
74.9
2024
Births per woman
2.14
2024
Birth rate
20.0
2024
Infant mortality
24.4
2024
Born abroad
1.7%
2024
Urban population
33.2%
2025