Bangladesh vs Lebanon: Refugees by country of asylum
Bangladesh
1.01 million people
in 2024
Lebanon
758,642 people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
9th
Lebanon rank
11th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Bangladesh
- Lebanon
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.01 million people against 758,642 people in Lebanon, a difference of 246,958 people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Lebanon ranks 11th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82,000 people | 3,950 people | 78,050 people | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 74,863 people | 3,152 people | 71,711 people | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 43,801 people | 18,497 people | 25,304 people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 435,502 people | 710,997 people | 275,495 people | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 943,082 people | 816,446 people | 126,636 people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Bangladesh or Lebanon?
- Bangladesh, at 1.01 million people against 758,642 people in Lebanon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Bangladesh and Lebanon?
- 246,958 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lebanon?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Lebanon rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Lebanon ranks 11th 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.