In 2023, the number of refugees residing in Bangladesh increased by 19.6 thousand refugees (+2.06 percent) compared to 2022. While the growth is slowing down, with 971.98 thousand refugees, the number of refugees residing is at its peak in the observed period. Refugee population includes people who are outside of their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances that have seriously disturbed public order and, therefore, require international protection. Country or territory of asylum is the country or territory where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
As per the source, refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Refugee population in Bangladesh from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/733986/bangladesh-refugee-population/
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