Bangladesh vs Low & middle income: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

Bangladesh
1.18 million
in 2025
Low & middle income
18.78 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
5th
Low & middle income rank
2nd

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 18.78 million against 1.18 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 17.60 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 15.9 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 179 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 82,000 3.71 million 3.62 million Low & middle income
1990s 74,863 11.69 million 11.62 million Low & middle income
2000s 43,801 7.92 million 7.88 million Low & middle income
2010s 435,502 12.71 million 12.28 million Low & middle income
2020s 982,242 19.48 million 18.50 million Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, Bangladesh or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 18.78 million against 1.18 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between Bangladesh and Low & middle income?
17.60 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Low & middle income?
38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Low & middle income rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,579 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum with 148 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.