Bangladesh vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Forcibly displaced people

Bangladesh
1.76 million
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.65 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
20th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
23rd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

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

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

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

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

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Iran, Islamic Republic of Difference Ahead
2010s 862,122 956,722 94,600 Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s 1.46 million 2.32 million 860,284 Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Bangladesh or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Bangladesh, at 1.76 million against 1.65 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
111,090, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Bangladesh ranks 20th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 23rd 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.