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Bangladesh → Portugal

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Bangladesh
To
Portugal
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
10,077
Change since 2018
+415.7%
Share of all arrivals in Portugal, 2023
3.24%
Inflow 202310,077OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Bangladesh to Portugal

Inflows of nationals of Bangladesh recorded by Portugal; stock of nationals of Bangladesh living there; and acquisitions of Portugal's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

5,03910k20042007201020132016201920222023
5,03910k200420082012201620202023
Data table
200475
200547
2006107
200748
2008176
2009218
2010187
2011332
2012299
2013518
2014408
2015657
2016437
2017737
20181,954
20192,396
20202,154
20212,132
20226,153
202310,077
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
202310,07715,750510
20226,15310,936528
20212,1329,916788
20202,1547,964678
20192,3965,325629
20181,9543,450284
20177372,799189
20164372,571230
20156572,07498
20144081,73371
20135181,35193
20122991,149110
20113321,007193
20101871,346340
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Bangladesh who live in Portugal: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

9471,89419901995200020052010201520202024
9471,89419902000201020202024
Data table
199076
1995165
2000261
2005849
20101,297
20151,470
20201,684
20241,894
Estimate, 2024
1,894
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.17%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
37
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Portugal

First residence permits issued by Portugal to citizens of Bangladesh (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Work15,992
  2. Family1,370
  3. Education96
  4. Other reasons41
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202517,499000
202410,3890451205
202310,0720510220
20226,1310528165
20212,1320788140
20202,1540678110
20192,396062971
20181,954028453
2017737018929
2016437023031
201567009831
201442207127
201352409339
201230801100
201133601930
201017903400
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities15,987
  2. Researchers3
  3. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
46,357
Changed status into work, 2025
1
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Portugal, 2023; Bangladesh ranks 7.

Inflows to Portugal, 2023
  1. Brazil147,264
  2. Angola24,374
  3. Cape Verde14,623
  4. São Tomé and Príncipe14,504
  5. India12,185
  6. Guinea-Bissau10,320
  7. Bangladesh10,077
  8. Italy8,801
  9. United Kingdom7,365
  10. Pakistan6,869
  11. Germany5,483
  12. France5,138
Other destinations for people from Bangladesh, 2023
  1. Italy25,969
  2. United States17,820
  3. South Korea6,622
  4. Japan6,475
  5. Canada5,020
  6. Spain3,559
  7. Germany3,441
  8. France3,367
  9. Finland2,503
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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