Bangladesh Refugee Statistics 1978-2023

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Bangladesh refugee statistics for 2021 was 918,907.00, a 6.04% increase from 2020.
  • Bangladesh refugee statistics for 2020 was 866,534.00, a 1.38% increase from 2019.
  • Bangladesh refugee statistics for 2019 was 854,779.00, a 5.72% decline from 2018.
  • Bangladesh refugee statistics for 2018 was 906,640.00, a 2.74% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
West Bank and Gaza 2,400,208.00
Pakistan 1,491,070.00
Sudan 1,103,918.00
Bangladesh 918,907.00
Kenya 481,048.00
Cameroon 457,269.00
Egypt 280,686.00
India 212,413.00
Mauritania 101,942.00
Nigeria 77,132.00
Zambia 75,154.00
Republic of Congo 40,765.00
Angola 26,045.00
Djibouti 23,232.00
Uzbekistan 13,032.00
Ghana 11,894.00
Papua New Guinea 11,839.00
Indonesia 9,982.00
Morocco 7,272.00
Tunisia 3,186.00
Ukraine 2,382.00
Georgia 1,818.00
Bolivia 1,116.00
Sri Lanka 907.00
Eswatini 895.00
Philippines 801.00
Moldova 349.00
Kyrgyz Republic 317.00
Nicaragua 313.00
Lesotho 296.00
Honduras 144.00
El Salvador 98.00
Cambodia 24.00
Bangladesh Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2021 918,907.00 6.04%
2020 866,534.00 1.38%
2019 854,779.00 -5.72%
2018 906,640.00 -2.74%
2017 932,209.00 237.51%
2016 276,203.00 19.08%
2015 231,954.00 -0.22%
2014 232,468.00 0.57%
2013 231,142.00 0.19%
2012 230,696.00 0.45%
2011 229,669.00 0.18%
2010 229,256.00 0.29%
2009 228,587.00 705.34%
2008 28,384.00 2.95%
2007 27,571.00 4.80%
2006 26,308.00 24.69%
2005 21,099.00 3.17%
2004 20,450.00 3.33%
2003 19,791.00 -10.14%
2002 22,024.00 -0.65%
2001 22,169.00 2.53%
2000 21,623.00 -2.64%
1999 22,209.00 -0.30%
1998 22,275.00 3.11%
1997 21,603.00 -29.61%
1996 30,690.00 -39.96%
1995 51,117.00 -56.02%
1994 116,227.00 -41.58%
1993 198,950.00 -18.85%
1992 245,154.00 508.93%
1991 40,260.00 27665.52%
1990 145.00 -99.91%
1978 164,000.00 -99.91%