Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 1.01 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bangladesh, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bangladesh is 1.01 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 332.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bangladesh peaked at 1.01 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1974.
That places Bangladesh 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 people | — |
| 1975 | 41,000 people | — |
| 1976 | 82,000 people | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 123,000 people | +50.0% |
| 1978 | 164,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1979 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 145 people | — |
| 1991 | 40,260 people | +27665.5% |
| 1992 | 245,154 people | +508.9% |
| 1993 | 198,950 people | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 116,227 people | -41.6% |
| 1995 | 51,117 people | -56.0% |
| 1996 | 30,690 people | -40.0% |
| 1997 | 21,603 people | -29.6% |
| 1998 | 22,275 people | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 22,209 people | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 21,623 people | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 22,169 people | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 22,024 people | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 19,791 people | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 20,450 people | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 21,099 people | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 26,308 people | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 27,571 people | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 28,384 people | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 228,587 people | +705.3% |
| 2010 | 229,256 people | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 229,669 people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 230,696 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 231,142 people | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 232,468 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 231,954 people | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 276,203 people | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 932,209 people | +237.5% |
| 2018 | 906,640 people | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 854,779 people | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 866,534 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 918,907 people | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 952,384 people | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 971,984 people | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 million people | +3.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.01 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,240 people, 108.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +27665.5% | 145 people | 40,260 people |
| 2009 | +705.3% | 28,384 people | 228,587 people |
| 1992 | +508.9% | 40,260 people | 245,154 people |
| 2017 | +237.5% | 276,203 people | 932,209 people |
| 1979 | -100.0% | 164,000 people | 0 people |
| 1976 | +100.0% | 41,000 people | 82,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68,333 people | 0 people | 164,000 people | 6 |
| 1990s | 74,863 people | 145 people | 245,154 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,801 people | 19,791 people | 228,587 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 435,502 people | 229,256 people | 932,209 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 943,082 people | 866,534 people | 1.01 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bangladesh?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Bangladesh was 1.01 million people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1974.
- How does Bangladesh rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 332.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.