Bangladesh
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
2906000
Immigrant Population
1.7%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
8707000
Emigrant Population
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Rewiring Migrant Returns and Reintegration after the COVID-19 Shock
COVID-19 exposed critical gaps in migrant return and reintegration systems worldwide, underscoring the need for whole-of-government and development-focused responses.
New Approaches to Climate Change and Migration: Building the Adaptive Capacity of Mobile Populations
As climate change intensifies displacement, new policy frameworks are needed to build the adaptive capacity of mobile populations and fill shortcomings in governance.
COVID-19 Pandemic Profoundly Affects Bangladeshi Workers Abroad with Consequences for Origin Communities
The 4.2 million Bangladeshi workers in the Gulf—and the families who depend on them—faced severe hardship as COVID-19 triggered mass job loss, deportations, and falling remittances.
A Proxy War on Minorities? India Crafts Citizenship and Refugee Policies through the Lens of Religion
India's Citizenship Amendment Act uses immigration and refugee policy as a tool of religious division, with potentially severe consequences for social cohesion.
Intensifying Focus on Migrant Returns Takes a More Global Stage
In 2018, migrant returns moved to the global stage, with multiple countries pushing contested repatriations that often returned people to harm.
Surge in Violence Against Myanmar's Rohingya Spurs World's Fastest-Growing Refugee Crisis
More than 630,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar in late 2017, triggering what the UN called the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis.
Chasing the Dubai Dream in Italy: Bangladeshi Migration to Europe
Bangladeshis became a top group reaching Italy by sea in 2017, rerouting their "Dubai Dream" to Europe via a dangerous Libya corridor as Gulf conditions deteriorated.
Resolving Policy Conundrums: Enhancing Humanitarian Protection in Southeast Asia
The May 2015 Rohingya maritime crisis exposed Southeast Asia's missing protection infrastructure and underscored the need for regional responses that connect protection with livelihoods.
India and Bangladesh Swap Territory, Citizens in Landmark Enclave Exchange
India and Bangladesh’s 2015 enclave swap let tens of thousands choose citizenship, yet land disputes and slow integration cloud the historic deal.
Immigrants from Asia in the United States
In 2014, people born in Asian accounted for 30 percent of U.S. immigrants, with high rates of educational attainment, sizable median incomes, and wide differences across origin groups.
