Bangladesh vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): International migrant stock, total

Bangladesh
2.91 million
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
19.35 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
28th

International migrant stock, total over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199020072024

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 19.35 million against 2.91 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 16.44 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.7 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 215 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 908,176 12.82 million 11.91 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 1.03 million 11.55 million 10.52 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 1.38 million 15.69 million 14.30 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 2.51 million 17.97 million 15.46 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international migrant stock, total, Bangladesh or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 19.35 million against 2.91 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in international migrant stock, total between Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
16.44 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for international migrant stock, total?
Bangladesh ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Migrant Stock, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as International migrant stock, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International migrant stock, total
Source
International Migrant Stock, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 2,104 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

International migrant stock, total is the number of people at mid-year born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees.