Bangladesh vs Chad: Forcibly displaced people

Bangladesh
1.76 million
in 2025
Chad
2.10 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
20th
Chad rank
18th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Chad
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 2.10 million against 1.76 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 343,530.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 20th and Chad ranks 18th of 180 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Chad Difference Ahead
2010s 862,122 524,382 337,740 Bangladesh
2020s 1.46 million 1.34 million 125,518 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Bangladesh or Chad?
Chad, at 2.10 million against 1.76 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Bangladesh and Chad?
343,530, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Chad?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Chad rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Bangladesh ranks 20th and Chad ranks 18th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.