Net migration in Bangladesh

Net migration to Bangladesh was -402,100 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1999.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Bangladesh, 2025 -402,100 People
Change from 2024 +15.1% 2024: -473,362 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 215th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Bangladesh over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period BangladeshWorld
2025 -402,100 people 0 people
2024 -473,362 people 0 people
2023 -549,918 people 0 people
2022 -549,990 people 0 people
2021 -994,722 people 0 people
2020 -1,002,522 people 0 people
2019 -1,016,796 people 0 people
2018 -1,029,069 people 0 people
2017 -1,037,176 people 0 people
2016 -918,770 people 0 people
2015 -909,223 people 0 people
2014 -889,222 people 0 people
2013 -862,944 people 0 people
2012 -829,875 people 0 people
2011 -848,910 people 0 people
2010 -1,113,727 people 0 people
2009 -1,150,194 people 0 people
2008 -1,158,420 people 0 people
2007 -1,133,553 people 0 people
2006 -1,091,865 people 0 people
2005 -1,036,635 people 0 people
2004 -970,264 people 0 people
2003 -896,335 people 0 people
2002 -819,909 people 0 people
2001 -737,740 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +15.1% from -473,362 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -909,223 people, the figure has changed by +55.8%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Bangladesh has the 215th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Bangladesh
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects