Bangladesh vs Chad: Refugees by country of asylum
Bangladesh
1.01 million people
in 2024
Chad
1.28 million people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
9th
Chad rank
6th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Bangladesh
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.28 million people against 1.01 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 273,270 people.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Chad ranks 6th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Chad in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88,528 people | 4,127 people | 84,401 people | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 43,801 people | 199,555 people | 155,754 people | Chad |
| 2010s | 435,502 people | 404,161 people | 31,341 people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 943,082 people | 801,397 people | 141,685 people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Bangladesh or Chad?
- Chad, at 1.28 million people against 1.01 million people in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Bangladesh and Chad?
- 273,270 people, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Chad?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Chad rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Chad ranks 6th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.