Forcibly displaced people in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Forcibly displaced people was 1.76 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forcibly displaced people in Bangladesh, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, forcibly displaced people in Bangladesh stood at 1.76 million. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 167.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Bangladesh peaked at 1.76 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 655,256, in 2010.
Bangladesh ranks 20th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 862,122 | 655,256 | 1.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million | 1.29 million | 1.76 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 31,862 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -1.22 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 92,441 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 67 (2025)
- Press freedom 0 (2016)
- Self-reported life satisfaction 4.32 (2025)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 583,000 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Bangladesh?
- Forcibly displaced people in Bangladesh was 1.76 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 655,256 in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Bangladesh ranks 20th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.