Bangladesh vs India: Net migration

Bangladesh

-402,100

in 2025

India

-495,753

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

213th

India rank

214th

Net migration over time

Bangladesh
India

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports -402,100 against -495,753 in India, a difference of 93,653.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

Globally, Bangladesh ranks 213th and India ranks 214th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Net migration in Bangladesh
Net migration in India
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Net migration
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.