Bangladesh vs Ireland
Bangladesh vs Ireland: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -3.2 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh and 8.4 per 1,000 people in Ireland, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ireland, by 11.6 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Ireland has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Bangladesh.
- In 2023, Bangladesh ranked 189 and Ireland ranked 28 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bangladesh at -1.1 per 1,000 people and Ireland at -0 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Bangladesh | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -3.2 | 8.4 |
| 2022 | -3.2 | 18.3 |
| 2021 | -5.9 | 5.5 |
| 2020 | -6 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | -6.2 | 6 |
| 2018 | -6.3 | 6.9 |
| 2017 | -6.4 | 6 |
| 2016 | -5.7 | 4 |
| 2015 | -5.7 | 2.8 |
| 2014 | -5.6 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | -5.5 | -2.7 |
| 2012 | -5.4 | -4.9 |
| 2011 | -5.5 | -5.8 |
| 2010 | -7.3 | -5.9 |
| 2009 | -7.6 | -4.1 |
| 2008 | -7.8 | 4.2 |
| 2007 | -7.7 | 17.4 |
| 2006 | -7.5 | 22.1 |
| 2005 | -7.2 | 15.4 |
| 2004 | -6.8 | 12.1 |
| 2003 | -6.4 | 8.1 |
| 2002 | -5.9 | 8.7 |
| 2001 | -5.4 | 10.2 |
| 2000 | -3.8 | 8.2 |
| 1999 | -2.2 | 6.3 |
| 1998 | -2.2 | 4.5 |
| 1997 | -2.2 | 4.7 |
| 1996 | -2 | 2.7 |
| 1995 | -1.9 | 2.8 |
| 1994 | -1.7 | -0.9 |
| 1993 | -2.3 | -1.1 |
| 1992 | -2.1 | 0.4 |
| 1991 | -2 | 1.4 |
| 1990 | -3.6 | -2.3 |
| 1989 | -3.7 | -8.2 |
| 1988 | -3.7 | -12.5 |
| 1987 | -3.5 | -10.9 |
| 1986 | -3.2 | -6 |
| 1985 | -2.9 | -4.6 |
| 1984 | -2.5 | -4.4 |
| 1983 | -2.1 | -4.3 |
| 1982 | -1.7 | -4.2 |
| 1981 | -2 | -3.1 |
| 1980 | -5.9 | -0.8 |
| 1979 | -5.9 | 0.4 |
| 1978 | -5.8 | 4.7 |
| 1977 | -5.6 | 4.4 |
| 1976 | -5.3 | 4.4 |
| 1975 | -5 | 4.3 |
| 1974 | -3.7 | 4.3 |
| 1973 | -1 | 4.3 |
| 1972 | -3.8 | 4.2 |
| 1971 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 1970 | -1.1 | -3 |
| 1969 | -1.9 | -3.5 |
| 1968 | -0.1 | -3.8 |
| 1967 | 0.4 | -4 |
| 1966 | 0.1 | -4.1 |
| 1965 | 0.8 | -4.9 |
| 1964 | 0.4 | -5.5 |
| 1963 | 0.4 | -5.8 |
| 1962 | 0.5 | -6.2 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | -7.9 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | -13.6 |
| 1959 | -0.3 | -14.5 |
| 1958 | -2.2 | -14.7 |
| 1957 | -0.8 | -14.8 |
| 1956 | -0.7 | -14.8 |
| 1955 | -0.7 | -14.6 |
| 1954 | -0.7 | -15.1 |
| 1953 | -1 | -15.6 |
| 1952 | -0.1 | -15.2 |
| 1951 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
| 1950 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bangladesh | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2.7-5.4–-0.6 | 7.40.9–15.5 |
| 2025 | -2.3-5.5–0.4 | 6.7-2.5–17 |
| 2026 | -2.1-5.6–1.1 | 6-5.7–17.6 |
| 2027 | -1.9-5.5–1.7 | 5.6-7.6–19.5 |
| 2028 | -1.8-5.4–2 | 5.2-8.4–19.8 |
| 2029 | -1.7-5.4–2.6 | 4.5-10.4–20 |
| 2030 | -1.6-5.4–2.9 | 4-11.4–20.3 |
| 2031 | -1.6-5.6–3.1 | 3.8-12.7–20.9 |
| 2032 | -1.7-5.6–3.2 | 3.5-13.1–21.5 |
| 2033 | -1.6-5.9–3.6 | 3.1-14.1–22.4 |
| 2034 | -1.7-6.1–3.5 | 2.7-14.7–22.2 |
| 2035 | -1.7-6.1–3.6 | 2.3-15–22.6 |
| 2036 | -1.6-6.1–4 | 2.2-14.7–22.2 |
| 2037 | -1.6-6.3–4.6 | 2.2-15.6–23.1 |
| 2038 | -1.6-6.4–4.2 | 2.1-15.9–23.6 |
| 2039 | -1.7-6.6–4 | 1.7-16.4–23.3 |
| 2040 | -1.6-6.3–4.1 | 1.8-16.4–23.6 |
| 2041 | -1.5-6.2–4.5 | 1.7-16.8–23.7 |
| 2042 | -1.5-6.1–4.3 | 1.3-17.3–23.7 |
| 2043 | -1.5-6.6–4.4 | 1.1-17.7–24.4 |
| 2044 | -1.5-6.5–4.4 | 1.2-18–22.6 |
| 2045 | -1.5-6.1–4.5 | 1-18.8–22 |
| 2046 | -1.5-6.4–4.5 | 0.7-18.2–21.9 |
| 2047 | -1.5-6.3–4.4 | 0.9-18.1–22.3 |
| 2048 | -1.5-6.4–4.4 | 1-18.8–22.3 |
| 2049 | -1.5-6.4–4.9 | 0.8-18.9–22.1 |
| 2050 | -1.4-6.1–4.8 | 0.6-19.9–21.4 |
| 2051 | -1.4-6.4–4.8 | 0.5-19.9–22 |
| 2052 | -1.5-6.5–4.6 | 0.7-19.6–22.3 |
| 2053 | -1.5-6.8–5 | 0.6-18.1–22.9 |
| 2054 | -1.5-6.6–4.8 | 0.7-19.7–23.1 |
| 2055 | -1.4-6.7–4.9 | 0.4-19.7–22.6 |
| 2056 | -1.5-6.4–4.8 | 0.9-19.6–22.4 |
| 2057 | -1.4-6.5–4.9 | 0.4-21–21.9 |
| 2058 | -1.4-6.7–5.1 | 0.3-20.2–21.8 |
| 2059 | -1.4-6.9–4.9 | -0-21.1–21.5 |
| 2060 | -1.4-6.4–4.6 | 0.1-20–19.9 |
| 2061 | -1.3-6.4–4.7 | 0.3-21–22.8 |
| 2062 | -1.4-6.7–4.8 | 0.5-20.9–22.8 |
| 2063 | -1.4-6.5–4.6 | 0.5-20.8–23.2 |
| 2064 | -1.4-6.2–5 | 0.2-19.9–23 |
| 2065 | -1.3-6.5–4.9 | 0.2-21.5–22.5 |
| 2066 | -1.3-6.4–5.1 | 0.2-20.1–22.8 |
| 2067 | -1.3-6.4–5.1 | 0.2-20.3–23.2 |
| 2068 | -1.3-6.2–5 | 0.2-19.8–22.6 |
| 2069 | -1.3-6.5–5.3 | 0.1-20–22.3 |
| 2070 | -1.3-6.5–5.1 | -0-20–23.5 |
| 2071 | -1.2-6.3–5.2 | 0-20.4–23.5 |
| 2072 | -1.2-6.3–5.5 | -0-19.8–22.3 |
| 2073 | -1.2-6.5–5.5 | -0.1-19.2–22.9 |
| 2074 | -1.2-6.4–5.5 | -0.2-19.9–23.2 |
| 2075 | -1.2-6.3–5.2 | -0-19.4–24.3 |
| 2076 | -1.2-6.2–5 | -0.1-20–22.6 |
| 2077 | -1.3-6.2–5.3 | -0.1-19.7–22.5 |
| 2078 | -1.2-6.2–5 | -0.1-19.5–22.9 |
| 2079 | -1.3-6.4–5.1 | -0.1-19.5–22 |
| 2080 | -1.2-6.2–5.1 | 0.3-19.5–22.8 |
| 2081 | -1.3-6.3–5.3 | 0.5-18.5–24.3 |
| 2082 | -1.2-6.1–5.3 | 0.2-19.1–22.6 |
| 2083 | -1.2-6.2–5 | -0-19.8–22.3 |
| 2084 | -1.2-6–5.1 | -0-20.3–22.5 |
| 2085 | -1.2-6.3–5.6 | -0.1-19.6–21.5 |
| 2086 | -1.2-5.9–5.3 | 0-19–21.8 |
| 2087 | -1.2-6.1–5.7 | -0.1-19–22.1 |
| 2088 | -1.2-6–5.4 | -0.2-18.5–23.1 |
| 2089 | -1.2-6–5.6 | -0.2-19.8–23.5 |
| 2090 | -1.2-6–5.4 | -0.3-19.5–23.1 |
| 2091 | -1.2-6–5.1 | -0.2-19.3–24.4 |
| 2092 | -1.2-6–5.1 | -0.1-18.2–23.7 |
| 2093 | -1.2-5.7–5.2 | 0-18.1–24.7 |
| 2094 | -1.3-6.1–5.5 | 0.1-19.1–23.4 |
| 2095 | -1.2-5.9–5.6 | 0.2-18.4–22.7 |
| 2096 | -1.2-6.2–5.4 | -0.1-18.3–23.5 |
| 2097 | -1.2-6.5–5.2 | -0-18.5–24.3 |
| 2098 | -1.2-6.4–5 | -0-18–23.8 |
| 2099 | -1.2-6.1–5.5 | -0-19.2–23.8 |
| 2100 | -1.1-6–6 | -0-19.6–24.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Ireland
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Ireland: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Ireland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ireland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Ireland: 96% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Ireland: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Ireland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Ireland: 5.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Ireland: 1.19% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Ireland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Ireland: 64.6% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Ireland: 38.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Ireland: 15.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Ireland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Ireland: $1.46B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Ireland: $272 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Ireland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Ireland: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Ireland: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Ireland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Ireland: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Ireland: 24 million TIV in 2025