Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 1.18 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bangladesh, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bangladesh is 1.18 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 407.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bangladesh peaked at 1.18 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1979.
That places Bangladesh 5th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 164,000 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 145 | — |
| 1991 | 40,260 | +27665.5% |
| 1992 | 245,154 | +508.9% |
| 1993 | 198,950 | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 116,227 | -41.6% |
| 1995 | 51,117 | -56.0% |
| 1996 | 30,690 | -40.0% |
| 1997 | 21,603 | -29.6% |
| 1998 | 22,275 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 22,209 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 21,623 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 22,169 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 22,024 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 19,791 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 20,450 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 21,099 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 26,308 | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 27,571 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 28,384 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 228,587 | +705.3% |
| 2010 | 229,256 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 229,669 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 230,696 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 231,142 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 232,468 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 231,954 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 276,203 | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 932,209 | +237.5% |
| 2018 | 906,640 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 854,779 | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 866,534 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 918,907 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 952,384 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 971,984 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.01 million | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 1.18 million | +17.1% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.18 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,476, 102.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +27665.5% | 145 | 40,260 |
| 2009 | +705.3% | 28,384 | 228,587 |
| 1992 | +508.9% | 40,260 | 245,154 |
| 2017 | +237.5% | 276,203 | 932,209 |
| 1979 | -100.0% | 164,000 | 0 |
| 1995 | -56.0% | 116,227 | 51,117 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82,000 | 0 | 164,000 | 2 |
| 1990s | 74,863 | 145 | 245,154 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,801 | 19,791 | 228,587 | 10 |
| 2010s | 435,502 | 229,256 | 932,209 | 10 |
| 2020s | 982,242 | 866,534 | 1.18 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bangladesh?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bangladesh was 1.18 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1979.
- How does Bangladesh rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 407.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.