Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 16.68 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bangladesh, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bangladesh stood at 16.68 per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 119.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bangladesh peaked at 16.68 per 100,000 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.92 per 100,000 people, in 2003.
Bangladesh ranks 118th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.98 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 4.02 per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.15 per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.92 per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 3.99 per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.02 per 100,000 people | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 5.3 per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 6.88 per 100,000 people | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 6.72 per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.88 per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 6.57 per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 6.51 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.52 per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.18 per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 6.85 per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 7.59 per 100,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 8.57 per 100,000 people | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 10.3 per 100,000 people | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 12.8 per 100,000 people | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 13.74 per 100,000 people | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 11.35 per 100,000 people | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 13.47 per 100,000 people | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 14.04 per 100,000 people | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 13.98 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.3 per 100,000 people | +16.6% |
| 2025 | 16.68 per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 16.68 per 100,000 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.63 per 100,000 people, 43% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 16.68 per 100,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 22.13 per 100,000 people, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.08 per 100,000 people | 3.92 per 100,000 people | 6.88 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.56 per 100,000 people | 6.18 per 100,000 people | 13.74 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3 per 100,000 people | 11.35 per 100,000 people | 16.68 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More development goals data for Bangladesh
- Red List Index 0.8126 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 634.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 51 (2025)
- Infant deaths 84,684 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 62,138 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bangladesh?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bangladesh was 16.68 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 16.68 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 per 100,000 people in 2003.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Bangladesh ranks 118th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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