Internal Migration:
Factual Overview
No. of internal migrants: 13.7 million[1] lifetime migrants
66.2%[2] of all migrants move from rural to urban areas in Bangladesh
Key destination areas:[3] Dhaka, Khulna, Rajshahi
Prominent sectors of employment for internal migrants: Ready Made Garment sector[4] (85% are internal migrants[5] ), Rickshaw pullers[6], Construction sector[7]
The Global Index Risk Report (2021)[8] placed Bangladesh at Rank 13[9].
a. Climate migrants in Bangladesh (prediction): 13.3 million internal migrants by 2050 as a result of climate change[10]
For more on internal migration in India and other countries in South and Southeast Asia, read our report Internal Migration in Asia.
![migration map india](/images/Migration Map_Bangladesh.png)
MRC in Bangladesh
Developing scalable, context-appropriate models to improve last-mile access of social protection
Collaborating with government and industry to build sustainable, systemic solutions to address challenges
Divisions MRC is active in
![Divisions MRC is active in](/images/Migration Map_Bangladesh2.png)
About internal migration in Bangladesh
![Bangladesh is witnessing rapid increase in rural to urban migration](/images/bangladesh/insight-1.jpg)
Bangladesh is witnessing rapid increase in rural to urban migration
![Climate change – both slow-onset and extreme events – are fuelling rural to urban migration in Bangladesh :](/images/bangladesh/insight-2.jpg)
Climate change – both slow-onset and extreme events – are fuelling rural to urban migration in Bangladesh :
![Challenges directly linked to labour laws increase vulnerability of migrant workers:](/images/bangladesh/insight-3.jpg)
Challenges directly linked to labour laws increase vulnerability of migrant workers:
![Design of existing schemes makes it challenging for migrants to access benefits:](/images/bangladesh/insight-4.jpg)
Design of existing schemes makes it challenging for migrants to access benefits:
![case study](/images/bangladesh/case-story.jpg)