Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: -3.2 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh and -1.2 per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sri Lanka, by 2 per 1,000 people.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: -3.2 per 1,000 people in Bangladesh and -1.2 per 1,000 people in Sri Lanka, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sri Lanka, by 2 per 1,000 people.
BangladeshSri LankaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Sri Lanka has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Bangladesh.
  • In 2023, Bangladesh ranked 189 and Sri Lanka ranked 159 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Bangladesh at -1.1 per 1,000 people and Sri Lanka at -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearBangladeshSri Lanka
2023-3.2-1.2
2022-3.2-1.2
2021-5.9-1.3
2020-6-1.3
2019-6.2-1.3
2018-6.3-1.3
2017-6.4-1
2016-5.7-0.8
2015-5.7-1.4
2014-5.6-1.6
2013-5.5-1.8
2012-5.4-2
2011-5.5-4.3
2010-7.3-4.7
2009-7.6-3.9
2008-7.8-4.7
2007-7.7-5.4
2006-7.5-5.3
2005-7.2-5.9
2004-6.8-4.2
2003-6.4-5.4
2002-5.9-5.3
2001-5.41
2000-3.86.4
1999-2.27.3
1998-2.28.1
1997-2.27.4
1996-27.1
1995-1.96.7
1994-1.70.5
1993-2.32.1
1992-2.15.3
1991-2-0.1
1990-3.6-12
1989-3.7-2.1
1988-3.7-3.6
1987-3.5-4
1986-3.2-1.7
1985-2.9-5.2
1984-2.5-14.6
1983-2.1-13.6
1982-1.7-10.7
1981-2-5.9
1980-5.9-4.3
1979-5.9-4
1978-5.8-3.5
1977-5.6-3.2
1976-5.3-3
1975-5-2.8
1974-3.7-2.6
1973-1-2.3
1972-3.8-2.1
19713.2-1.8
1970-1.1-1.3
1969-1.9-0.8
1968-0.1-0.6
19670.4-0.6
19660.1-0.6
19650.8-0.7
19640.4-0.7
19630.4-0.8
19620.5-0.9
19610.5-1
19600.3-1.3
1959-0.3-1.5
1958-2.2-1.6
1957-0.8-1.6
1956-0.7-1.6
1955-0.7-1.4
1954-0.7-1
1953-1-0.6
1952-0.1-0.1
19510.30.4
19500.21
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBangladeshSri Lanka
2024-2.7-5.4–-0.6-1.2-6.5–3.9
2025-2.3-5.5–0.4-1.3-8–5.4
2026-2.1-5.6–1.1-1.3-9.3–6.4
2027-1.9-5.5–1.7-1.3-10–6.7
2028-1.8-5.4–2-1.4-10.3–7
2029-1.7-5.4–2.6-1.4-11.6–7.9
2030-1.6-5.4–2.9-1.3-10.9–8
2031-1.6-5.6–3.1-1.3-11–8
2032-1.7-5.6–3.2-1.3-11.2–7.8
2033-1.6-5.9–3.6-1.3-11.6–7.7
2034-1.7-6.1–3.5-1.3-11.7–8.5
2035-1.7-6.1–3.6-1.3-11.1–8.5
2036-1.6-6.1–4-1.3-11.7–7.9
2037-1.6-6.3–4.6-1.1-11.4–8.2
2038-1.6-6.4–4.2-1.2-11.1–8.5
2039-1.7-6.6–4-1.1-11.7–8.7
2040-1.6-6.3–4.1-1.2-11.7–8.1
2041-1.5-6.2–4.5-1.1-11.3–8.8
2042-1.5-6.1–4.3-1.2-11.3–8.2
2043-1.5-6.6–4.4-1.2-11.5–8.7
2044-1.5-6.5–4.4-1.2-11.3–8.9
2045-1.5-6.1–4.5-0.9-11–8.8
2046-1.5-6.4–4.5-1.1-10.7–8.9
2047-1.5-6.3–4.4-1.2-11.1–8.7
2048-1.5-6.4–4.4-1.3-10.8–8.4
2049-1.5-6.4–4.9-1.2-11.3–8.5
2050-1.4-6.1–4.8-1.1-11.5–9.1
2051-1.4-6.4–4.8-1.1-11.7–8.7
2052-1.5-6.5–4.6-1-11.2–8.5
2053-1.5-6.8–5-1.1-11.1–8.5
2054-1.5-6.6–4.8-0.9-11–9.1
2055-1.4-6.7–4.9-0.9-11.4–9.1
2056-1.5-6.4–4.8-1.1-11.3–8.4
2057-1.4-6.5–4.9-1.1-11.6–8.5
2058-1.4-6.7–5.1-1.1-11.5–9.2
2059-1.4-6.9–4.9-1.1-11.8–8.4
2060-1.4-6.4–4.6-1.1-11.4–8.2
2061-1.3-6.4–4.7-1-12–9.1
2062-1.4-6.7–4.8-1.1-11.5–9.1
2063-1.4-6.5–4.6-1.1-11.5–8.9
2064-1.4-6.2–5-1.2-11.5–8.8
2065-1.3-6.5–4.9-1.3-11.6–8.4
2066-1.3-6.4–5.1-1.1-11.1–9.1
2067-1.3-6.4–5.1-1.2-11.8–8.8
2068-1.3-6.2–5-1-11.1–8.8
2069-1.3-6.5–5.3-0.9-11.5–9.1
2070-1.3-6.5–5.1-1-11.4–8.8
2071-1.2-6.3–5.2-0.9-11.4–8.9
2072-1.2-6.3–5.5-0.9-11.2–9.7
2073-1.2-6.5–5.5-1-11.3–9.9
2074-1.2-6.4–5.5-1.1-11.4–8.7
2075-1.2-6.3–5.2-0.9-11.1–8.8
2076-1.2-6.2–5-0.9-12–8.4
2077-1.3-6.2–5.3-1-12–8.1
2078-1.2-6.2–5-1-12.2–8.7
2079-1.3-6.4–5.1-1.2-11.2–9.6
2080-1.2-6.2–5.1-1.1-11.3–8.9
2081-1.3-6.3–5.3-1.2-11.2–8.6
2082-1.2-6.1–5.3-1-11–9.4
2083-1.2-6.2–5-1.1-11.8–9
2084-1.2-6–5.1-1.1-12–9.4
2085-1.2-6.3–5.6-1.2-11.9–9
2086-1.2-5.9–5.3-1.1-11.8–8.9
2087-1.2-6.1–5.7-1.1-12.3–8.5
2088-1.2-6–5.4-1-12.1–9
2089-1.2-6–5.6-1-11.8–8.8
2090-1.2-6–5.4-1.1-11.7–8.9
2091-1.2-6–5.1-0.9-11.8–8.7
2092-1.2-6–5.1-0.9-11.6–8.6
2093-1.2-5.7–5.2-0.9-12–7.8
2094-1.3-6.1–5.5-0.9-11.6–8.4
2095-1.2-5.9–5.6-0.9-11.7–9.1
2096-1.2-6.2–5.4-0.9-11.7–9.1
2097-1.2-6.5–5.2-0.9-11.9–8.8
2098-1.2-6.4–5-0.9-12.1–8.7
2099-1.2-6.1–5.5-0.8-11.9–8.7
2100-1.1-6–6-0.8-12.4–8.5

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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.

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