BANGLADESH: FACTS AND FIGURES

Table 1.3: Number of Bangladeshi Long-term Immigrants to Selected 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	2,000
Switzerland	1,400
Total	1,178,400

Note: Educated guess made by government officials of Bangladesh who have first hand experience with the immigrant community.

Source: Siddiqui, Tasneem, 2004, Institutionalising Diaspora Linkage: The Emigrant Bangladeshis in UK and USA, Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment, Government of Bangladesh and International Organization for Migration (IOM), Dhaka.