| Population: |
145,050,833 (July 2009 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate: |
1.292% (2009 est.) |
| Urban population: |
27% of total population (2008) |
| Rate of Urbanization: |
3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
| Population below the poverty line: |
45% (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate: |
-2.53 migrants/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
| NRB Population: |
4 million |
Bangladeshi Diaspora in industrialized countries
| Country |
Number of Bangladeshi Immigrants |
| UK |
500,000 |
| USA |
500,000 |
| Italy |
70,000 |
| Canada |
35,000 |
| Japan |
22,000 |
| Australia |
15,000 |
| Greece |
11,000 |
| Spain |
7,000 |
| Germany |
5,000 |
| South Africa |
4,000 |
| France |
3,500 |
| Netherlands |
2,500 |
| Belgium |
200 |
| Switzerland |
1,400 |
| Total |
1,178,400 |
Source: (Siddiqui 2004)
Deployment of Bangladeshis in Labor-Receiving Countries (December 1999)
| Country |
Total Office Development |
Working in 1999 |
| Saudi Arabia |
1,285,992 |
1,000,000 (77.76%) |
| Kuwait |
302,692 |
200,000 (66.07%) |
| UAE |
331,100 |
200,000 (60.40%) |
| Qatar |
89,998 |
50,000 (55.56%) |
| Iraq |
66,343 |
5,000 (7.54%) |
| Libya |
46,202 |
9,700 (20.99%) |
| Bahrain |
74,964 |
22,000 (29.35%) |
| Oman |
213,400 |
117,000 (54.83%) |
| Malaysia |
385,496 |
229,000 (59.40%) |
| Korea |
10,600 |
8,500 (80.19%) |
| Singapore |
75,503 |
60,000 (79.47%) |
| Brunei |
8,085 |
2,000 (24.74%) |
| Lebanon |
3,867 |
9,000* (232.74%) |
| Others |
15,730 |
10,000 (63.56%) |
| Total |
2,909,972 |
1,922,200 (66.05%) |
Source: Statistics division of BMET
*This figure probably includes army deployment for UN Peacekeeping
Source: Siddiqui, T. and Abrar, C.R. (2002) Contribution of Returnees: An
Analytical Survey of Post Return Experience. Dhaka: International
Organization of Migration (IOM).
