Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin was 16.68 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.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Bangladesh stood at 16.68. 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 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.92, in 2003.
Bangladesh ranks 116th of 239 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 in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.98 | — |
| 2001 | 4.02 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.15 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.92 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 3.99 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 5.02 | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 5.3 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 6.88 | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 6.72 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 6.88 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 6.57 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 6.51 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.52 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.18 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 6.85 | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 7.59 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 8.57 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 10.3 | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 12.8 | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 13.74 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 11.35 | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 13.47 | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 14.04 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 13.98 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.3 | +16.6% |
| 2025 | 16.68 | +2.3% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 16.68 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.63, 43% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 16.68 is below the median for South Asia, which is 22.13, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.08 | 3.92 | 6.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.56 | 6.18 | 13.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3 | 11.35 | 16.68 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More development goals data for Bangladesh
- Red List Index 0.8126 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 634.63 (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 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 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 in 2003.
- How does Bangladesh rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Bangladesh ranks 116th out of 239 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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