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 0.0067 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bangladesh, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bangladesh stood at 0.0067 units per person. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.7% on the previous year and up 360.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0067 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1979.
Bangladesh ranks 58th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.002 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | +27140.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 units per person | +497.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 units per person | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.001 units per person | -42.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | -56.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | -41.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per person | -30.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 units per person | +697.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per person | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 units per person | +234.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0058 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0067 units per person | +15.7% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0067 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 units per person, 10.7× 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 | +27140.1% | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
| 2009 | +697.9% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0015 units per person |
| 1992 | +497.6% | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0021 units per person |
| 2017 | +234.6% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0057 units per person |
| 1979 | -100.0% | 0.002 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1995 | -56.8% | 0.001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17.15 % change on previous year (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 0.0067 units per person 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 0.0067 units per person 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 units per person in 1979.
- How does Bangladesh rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Bangladesh ranks 58th 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 360.7%. 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, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.