Bangladesh vs Pakistan
Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -3.2 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh and -6.5 per 1,000 people in Pakistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by 3.3 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2023, Bangladesh ranked 189 and Pakistan ranked 208 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bangladesh at -1.1 per 1,000 people and Pakistan at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Bangladesh | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -3.2 | -6.5 |
| 2022 | -3.2 | -5.4 |
| 2021 | -5.9 | -2.4 |
| 2020 | -6 | -2.4 |
| 2019 | -6.2 | -5.1 |
| 2018 | -6.3 | -5.8 |
| 2017 | -6.4 | -7.1 |
| 2016 | -5.7 | -10.4 |
| 2015 | -5.7 | -10 |
| 2014 | -5.6 | -9.5 |
| 2013 | -5.5 | -9 |
| 2012 | -5.4 | -7.9 |
| 2011 | -5.5 | -4.4 |
| 2010 | -7.3 | -2.2 |
| 2009 | -7.6 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | -7.8 | -0.7 |
| 2007 | -7.7 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | -7.5 | -1 |
| 2005 | -7.2 | -1.1 |
| 2004 | -6.8 | -0.4 |
| 2003 | -6.4 | -1.3 |
| 2002 | -5.9 | -4 |
| 2001 | -5.4 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | -3.8 | 1.6 |
| 1999 | -2.2 | -0.9 |
| 1998 | -2.2 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | -2.2 | -0.4 |
| 1996 | -2 | -0.4 |
| 1995 | -1.9 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | -1.7 | -2.1 |
| 1993 | -2.3 | -1.1 |
| 1992 | -2.1 | -5.8 |
| 1991 | -2 | -0.2 |
| 1990 | -3.6 | 2.4 |
| 1989 | -3.7 | -0.2 |
| 1988 | -3.7 | 0.4 |
| 1987 | -3.5 | 1.4 |
| 1986 | -3.2 | 1.1 |
| 1985 | -2.9 | 0.7 |
| 1984 | -2.5 | -3.4 |
| 1983 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| 1982 | -1.7 | 3.3 |
| 1981 | -2 | 6.5 |
| 1980 | -5.9 | 13.1 |
| 1979 | -5.9 | 5.7 |
| 1978 | -5.8 | 1.5 |
| 1977 | -5.6 | 1.2 |
| 1976 | -5.3 | 0.7 |
| 1975 | -5 | -0 |
| 1974 | -3.7 | -0.5 |
| 1973 | -1 | -0.9 |
| 1972 | -3.8 | -1.1 |
| 1971 | 3.2 | -1.1 |
| 1970 | -1.1 | -1 |
| 1969 | -1.9 | -1 |
| 1968 | -0.1 | -1 |
| 1967 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| 1966 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| 1965 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| 1964 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| 1963 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| 1962 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| 1960 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 1959 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
| 1958 | -2.2 | 1.2 |
| 1957 | -0.8 | 1.2 |
| 1956 | -0.7 | 1.2 |
| 1955 | -0.7 | 1.2 |
| 1954 | -0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1953 | -1 | 1.3 |
| 1952 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| 1951 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 1950 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Bangladesh | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2.7-5.4–-0.6 | -5.6-10.1–-1.3 |
| 2025 | -2.3-5.5–0.4 | -4.8-10.3–0.5 |
| 2026 | -2.1-5.6–1.1 | -4.4-11–1.5 |
| 2027 | -1.9-5.5–1.7 | -3.7-10.3–2.6 |
| 2028 | -1.8-5.4–2 | -3.3-10.1–3.6 |
| 2029 | -1.7-5.4–2.6 | -3.1-10.1–4.2 |
| 2030 | -1.6-5.4–2.9 | -2.8-10.3–4.4 |
| 2031 | -1.6-5.6–3.1 | -2.6-10.1–4.7 |
| 2032 | -1.7-5.6–3.2 | -2.4-10.3–5 |
| 2033 | -1.6-5.9–3.6 | -2.3-10.6–5.7 |
| 2034 | -1.7-6.1–3.5 | -2.3-10.3–6.1 |
| 2035 | -1.7-6.1–3.6 | -2.2-10.5–6 |
| 2036 | -1.6-6.1–4 | -2.1-10.7–6.2 |
| 2037 | -1.6-6.3–4.6 | -2.1-10.3–6.1 |
| 2038 | -1.6-6.4–4.2 | -1.9-10–6.3 |
| 2039 | -1.7-6.6–4 | -1.9-9.8–5.9 |
| 2040 | -1.6-6.3–4.1 | -2.1-9.8–6.3 |
| 2041 | -1.5-6.2–4.5 | -1.9-9.7–6.2 |
| 2042 | -1.5-6.1–4.3 | -1.8-10.2–6.3 |
| 2043 | -1.5-6.6–4.4 | -1.7-10.1–6.6 |
| 2044 | -1.5-6.5–4.4 | -1.6-9.8–7.2 |
| 2045 | -1.5-6.1–4.5 | -1.5-9.8–6.8 |
| 2046 | -1.5-6.4–4.5 | -1.5-9.3–7 |
| 2047 | -1.5-6.3–4.4 | -1.6-9.4–7.2 |
| 2048 | -1.5-6.4–4.4 | -1.5-9.7–6.8 |
| 2049 | -1.5-6.4–4.9 | -1.4-9.8–6.9 |
| 2050 | -1.4-6.1–4.8 | -1.4-9.9–7.4 |
| 2051 | -1.4-6.4–4.8 | -1.4-9.5–7.3 |
| 2052 | -1.5-6.5–4.6 | -1.4-9.5–7.2 |
| 2053 | -1.5-6.8–5 | -1.4-9.8–7.2 |
| 2054 | -1.5-6.6–4.8 | -1.3-9.7–7.2 |
| 2055 | -1.4-6.7–4.9 | -1.3-9.7–7.7 |
| 2056 | -1.5-6.4–4.8 | -1.2-9.8–7.8 |
| 2057 | -1.4-6.5–4.9 | -1.3-10.3–7.5 |
| 2058 | -1.4-6.7–5.1 | -1.2-9.4–7.7 |
| 2059 | -1.4-6.9–4.9 | -1.3-9.6–8.1 |
| 2060 | -1.4-6.4–4.6 | -1.2-9.3–7.8 |
| 2061 | -1.3-6.4–4.7 | -1.2-9.1–8.3 |
| 2062 | -1.4-6.7–4.8 | -1.1-9.2–7.8 |
| 2063 | -1.4-6.5–4.6 | -1.3-9.7–7.9 |
| 2064 | -1.4-6.2–5 | -1.2-9.3–7.9 |
| 2065 | -1.3-6.5–4.9 | -1.2-9.2–7.5 |
| 2066 | -1.3-6.4–5.1 | -1.1-9.5–7.7 |
| 2067 | -1.3-6.4–5.1 | -1.1-8.9–7.9 |
| 2068 | -1.3-6.2–5 | -1.1-8.9–8 |
| 2069 | -1.3-6.5–5.3 | -1.1-9.1–7.7 |
| 2070 | -1.3-6.5–5.1 | -1.1-9.3–8 |
| 2071 | -1.2-6.3–5.2 | -1.1-9.5–7.8 |
| 2072 | -1.2-6.3–5.5 | -1.1-9.5–7.6 |
| 2073 | -1.2-6.5–5.5 | -1.1-9.3–7.4 |
| 2074 | -1.2-6.4–5.5 | -1.1-9.7–7.7 |
| 2075 | -1.2-6.3–5.2 | -1-9.1–8.3 |
| 2076 | -1.2-6.2–5 | -1-9.2–8.1 |
| 2077 | -1.3-6.2–5.3 | -1.1-9.7–7.9 |
| 2078 | -1.2-6.2–5 | -1.2-10.2–7.9 |
| 2079 | -1.3-6.4–5.1 | -1.2-10.1–8.5 |
| 2080 | -1.2-6.2–5.1 | -1.1-10–8.2 |
| 2081 | -1.3-6.3–5.3 | -1.2-9.9–7.9 |
| 2082 | -1.2-6.1–5.3 | -1.1-10–7.7 |
| 2083 | -1.2-6.2–5 | -1.2-9.2–7.7 |
| 2084 | -1.2-6–5.1 | -1.2-9.1–7.8 |
| 2085 | -1.2-6.3–5.6 | -1.2-8.8–8 |
| 2086 | -1.2-5.9–5.3 | -1.1-9.5–7.9 |
| 2087 | -1.2-6.1–5.7 | -1.2-9.7–8 |
| 2088 | -1.2-6–5.4 | -1-9.6–8.2 |
| 2089 | -1.2-6–5.6 | -1.1-9.9–8.3 |
| 2090 | -1.2-6–5.4 | -1.1-9.7–8 |
| 2091 | -1.2-6–5.1 | -1-9.6–8.4 |
| 2092 | -1.2-6–5.1 | -1-9.3–8.8 |
| 2093 | -1.2-5.7–5.2 | -1-9.3–8.2 |
| 2094 | -1.3-6.1–5.5 | -0.9-9.4–8.5 |
| 2095 | -1.2-5.9–5.6 | -0.9-10–8.6 |
| 2096 | -1.2-6.2–5.4 | -1-9.6–8.5 |
| 2097 | -1.2-6.5–5.2 | -1.1-10.1–8 |
| 2098 | -1.2-6.4–5 | -1.1-10.2–7.8 |
| 2099 | -1.2-6.1–5.5 | -1-9.8–7.9 |
| 2100 | -1.1-6–6 | -0.9-10–7.9 |
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 Pakistan
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Pakistan: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Pakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Pakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Pakistan: 50.6% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Pakistan: 3.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Pakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Pakistan: 248 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Pakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Pakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Pakistan: 39.5% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Pakistan: 20.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Pakistan: 4.2% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Pakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBangladesh: $3.67B in 2025Pakistan: $11.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Pakistan: $47 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Pakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Pakistan: 943,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Pakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Pakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Pakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Pakistan: 127 million TIV in 2025