Bangladesh vs Iran: Forcibly displaced people

Bangladesh
1.76 million
in 2025
Iran
1.65 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
20th
Iran rank
23rd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Iran
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.76 million against 1.65 million in Iran, a difference of 111,090.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Iran ahead.

Globally, Bangladesh ranks 20th and Iran ranks 23rd of 180 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.