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. 2022 Feb 14;17(2):e0263878. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263878

Table 1. Net migration rate by district between 2001 and 2011.

District 5 Years Age Group Overall
10–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70+
Barguna -0.6 -23.4 -34.4 -8.9 -0.3 -2.0 -10.3 -1.3 1.0 0.6 -5.5 -3.7 -10.3 -9.0
Barishal -4.5 -23.0 -54.7 -35.7 -7.6 -5.2 -12.6 -9.0 -6.9 -13.5 -4.5 -4.7 -11.3 -17.1
Bhola -18.1 -47.8 -41.2 -7.4 0.2 -13.9 -19.3 -18.2 -15.3 -2.7 -4.5 7.4 -15.5 -19.4
Jhalokathi -1.2 -20.8 -64.9 -39.5 -3.9 -0.9 -5.6 -5.0 -6.4 -10.0 -9.1 -2.7 -10.6 -15.5
Patuakhali -4.8 -28.2 -37.0 -16.5 -2.7 -5.3 -7.2 -6.9 1.9 -4.8 2.0 -1.7 -10.2 -12.0
Pirojpur -3.8 -16.5 -43.9 -29.1 -4.6 -5.0 -10.8 -4.4 -5.5 -4.6 -9.4 -4.9 -4.3 -13.1
Bandarban 4.4 2.6 12.7 14.6 8.1 0.6 -2.1 0.3 3.0 0.1 -14.0 -25.6 -23.1 4.0
Brahmanbaria -10.6 -19.9 -22.7 -12.5 -0.3 -1.8 5.8 1.7 3.8 -7.6 0.0 0.8 6.0 -7.8
Chandpur -2.6 -10.1 -44.5 -29.8 -12.0 -1.5 -3.5 2.6 -5.0 -1.8 -1.8 6.4 0.3 -11.2
Chattogram 12.0 25.1 4.6 -17.3 -20.4 -8.7 -6.7 -1.4 -7.9 -1.3 -12.2 -12.8 -17.1 -0.3
Cumilla 6.0 -3.8 74.7 -14.3 -5.3 2.9 5.0 7.9 0.9 3.9 1.3 10.7 6.4 9.2
Cox’s Bazar 3.2 3.2 -5.5 -0.6 2.3 0.1 4.6 6.5 5.9 -1.6 0.4 -9.2 6.3 1.4
Feni 10.5 15.1 -15.8 -29.0 -9.7 0.4 4.6 5.0 6.9 2.2 10.3 7.7 9.0 0.3
Khagrachari -4.7 -15.3 -6.7 9.9 7.9 -1.2 -7.1 -6.2 -6.9 -0.4 -12.3 5.3 -15.0 -3.6
Lakshmipur -0.9 -9.5 -28.9 -14.8 -0.9 2.8 2.5 1.9 3.4 2.5 8.3 8.9 8.2 -4.8
Noakhali 4.5 -2.6 -22.8 -15.9 -5.4 2.2 8.9 9.9 3.9 5.0 13.7 7.8 11.0 -1.6
Rangamati 1.9 -4.8 1.4 5.8 7.9 1.2 -9.6 -7.3 -3.5 -2.0 -9.8 -13.2 -7.7 -0.5
Dhaka 29.9 55.8 53.7 34.6 6.9 1.5 1.8 7.5 1.8 7.2 -1.8 -0.3 -15.8 26.1
Faridpur -3.0 -15.2 -25.7 -10.9 -1.7 -5.1 -2.2 -0.4 -1.1 -3.7 -0.3 7.5 -6.5 -7.4
Gazipur 27.8 56.8 75.4 96.7 40.8 121.9 24.6 18.8 18.1 9.0 11.2 7.8 4.9 53.9
Gopalganj -9.5 -24.9 -44.2 -30.3 -8.8 -8.7 -6.0 -7.0 -13.4 -14.6 -10.8 1.0 -22.6 -17.6
Jamalpur -13.1 -32.8 -28.3 -2.7 6.3 -3.2 -5.4 -8.8 -3.1 -1.3 -2.7 -10.1 -4.1 -10.1
Kishoreganj -23.5 -28.4 -18.5 -1.7 -3.4 -6.1 -7.1 -7.3 -5.9 -6.6 -8.1 2.0 -0.2 -12.0
Madaripur -8.1 -27.3 -51.0 -27.0 -2.3 -5.3 -2.2 -7.7 -3.6 -16.5 -4.3 -13.6 -16.5 -16.0
Manikganj -1.6 -9.7 -18.4 -11.5 -3.1 1.5 3.3 1.2 4.2 -5.5 3.7 2.9 4.2 -3.9
Munshiganj 8.0 -11.1 -32.0 -34.2 -13.8 -6.2 0.4 0.1 3.1 -6.2 4.8 48.2 5.8 -7.7
Mymensingh -19.0 -29.0 -13.4 4.7 1.7 -6.6 -4.2 -5.4 2.9 0.3 3.5 11.1 12.9 -7.2
Narayanganj 16.7 35.1 35.5 26.9 10.9 7.7 10.2 5.2 2.6 -5.7 9.0 -4.7 -6.4 18.5
Narsingdi -4.9 -3.1 -5.0 0.6 0.7 -0.7 -0.3 -0.8 -1.3 -4.5 -6.3 -3.2 -11.1 -2.7
Netrokona -22.0 -35.4 -24.0 -3.4 2.8 -9.3 0.2 -12.6 -0.5 -15.7 2.3 8.0 15.0 -11.3
Rajbari -1.8 -10.1 -23.8 -9.4 3.2 0.1 0.2 3.0 0.9 6.5 -0.8 18.1 0.0 -4.1
Shariatpur -5.7 -33.8 -53.1 -17.0 2.2 0.2 0.3 -2.5 -0.9 -2.8 1.5 4.4 21.6 -11.2
Sherpur -16.6 -44.4 -25.8 2.5 -2.3 -14.4 -9.3 -16.9 -6.0 -9.8 -3.4 -8.8 5.9 -13.7
Tangail -0.7 -12.0 -14.9 -9.1 -3.2 -2.6 4.7 -1.1 3.1 -1.5 7.1 -0.9 15.8 -3.3
Bagerhat -8.6 -21.0 -36.3 -26.8 -18.0 -16.6 -9.1 -4.7 -13.9 -14.8 -11.1 -12.4 -9.6 -17.1
Chuadanga 9.2 2.0 -10.3 3.9 -1.0 -5.4 2.4 6.9 -1.9 3.1 -1.1 3.4 -2.8 0.8
Jashore 6.7 4.8 -6.6 -1.7 -4.0 -6.3 0.1 5.3 3.5 0.0 6.8 6.4 10.8 0.9
Jhenaidah 8.5 1.5 -11.1 -5.0 -3.0 -7.4 5.7 7.7 6.0 -3.2 9.1 1.8 14.7 0.6
Khulna -5.2 -2.2 -12.2 -22.0 -19.8 -18.4 -14.3 -9.5 -19.1 -18.1 -16.5 -19.0 -5.9 -13.0
Kushtia 6.0 0.9 -10.1 -5.1 -2.3 -4.3 5.5 4.7 3.4 0.8 6.5 -0.6 0.3 -0.3
Magura 3.2 -8.5 -23.9 -21.0 17.8 2.6 20.2 33.6 25.1 44.9 -1.4 55.3 -64.9 3.2
Meherpur 8.0 8.7 -10.6 -4.3 -7.8 -3.0 5.7 11.1 0.1 7.6 1.6 -2.3 -2.1 0.5
Narail -7.3 -18.6 -34.4 -24.7 -6.1 -8.6 -2.4 0.0 -5.9 -6.9 -6.6 -9.2 -9.5 -12.7
Satkhira -3.3 -7.4 -11.3 -6.4 -12.1 -8.4 4.0 7.1 -0.5 -2.3 0.7 -5.6 6.1 -4.6
Bogura -0.4 0.3 -2.0 6.4 0.9 0.4 -4.9 1.9 -2.5 8.5 -4.9 1.9 -9.1 0.1
Joypurhat -4.9 -3.0 -3.8 2.6 1.8 -5.0 -2.1 -3.6 -1.4 -2.3 -2.5 -8.3 -9.2 -2.5
Naogaon -8.8 -8.0 0.4 5.7 3.2 -6.3 -2.3 -2.6 1.7 -1.5 -1.3 -11.0 -3.7 -2.3
Natore -0.8 -0.3 -4.3 0.1 -0.9 -2.0 1.6 0.6 4.2 3.2 6.7 1.9 11.8 0.2
C. Nawabganj -0.9 -6.0 -9.2 -2.1 4.1 4.6 1.0 -0.1 3.5 10.0 -6.0 0.8 -9.7 -1.4
Pabna 2.0 -4.5 -8.9 -1.9 4.1 -0.6 4.5 -1.6 1.5 3.9 -1.8 -5.0 13.1 -0.3
Rajshahi 5.8 11.0 6.7 -0.2 -6.3 -3.9 4.4 2.0 1.8 -2.5 9.2 -4.4 7.2 2.9
Sirajganj -7.1 -13.2 -6.5 -5.5 2.4 0.6 1.7 -4.2 1.5 3.9 3.1 -6.8 0.1 -3.8
Dinajpur -6.3 -5.2 -5.4 2.1 4.6 -1.6 -1.2 -2.6 2.5 6.7 -1.8 -4.2 7.2 -1.4
Gaibandha -12.6 -30.2 -16.5 4.5 7.5 -2.3 -6.6 -10.9 0.9 5.6 2.2 -7.3 -3.0 -7.1
Kurigram -9.4 -26.9 -15.1 8.2 14.3 0.7 -1.1 -6.9 5.7 8.7 4.4 -1.5 18.1 -2.7
Lalmonirhat -10.1 -23.9 -15.1 5.4 7.6 -3.1 -8.2 -5.8 -1.8 4.4 2.0 2.3 5.7 -5.5
Nilphamari -11.0 -19.3 -8.1 10.5 9.2 3.6 -4.8 -2.1 -5.2 7.4 -1.6 0.8 -11.5 -3.4
Panchagarh -7.4 -9.5 -8.5 8.6 13.6 5.6 0.1 0.4 1.0 9.8 -2.4 -0.4 -2.5 -0.2
Rangpur -4.2 -10.9 -8.0 0.5 4.8 -3.1 -3.8 -3.0 0.2 11.6 1.8 0.1 4.8 -2.4
Thakurgaon -8.6 -12.5 -9.5 2.8 10.3 1.2 -0.4 -5.1 -3.4 4.6 -2.2 -4.3 -1.9 -3.0
Habiganj -6.6 -10.7 -9.3 -7.6 -4.7 -2.7 0.8 -4.5 -1.4 -13.1 -2.2 -18.5 0.6 -6.1
Maulvibazar 0.9 9.9 -6.0 -7.4 -3.3 2.2 3.0 1.1 -2.9 0.0 -0.6 -6.0 -8.5 -0.5
Sunamganj -10.9 -12.8 -4.4 -5.3 -3.6 -5.6 3.8 -8.2 3.0 -15.4 6.8 -1.2 2.8 -5.4
Sylhet 10.2 25.5 13.8 0.6 -2.6 7.0 18.2 12.5 9.4 7.8 11.3 -1.5 4.9 10.6

The in-migration is the positive value (colored value), and out-migration is the negative value. The negative data mean those districts experience more out-migration than in-migration; the positive value means the other way. A higher value (positive or negative) indicates a higher migration rate.