Bangladeshi diaspora
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,200,000 (2015) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Saudi Arabia
|
1,005,000 (2006) |
 UAE
|
700,000 (2009) |
 Malaysia
|
500,000 (2009) |
 UK
|
450,000 (2011) |
 USA
|
277,000 (2014) |
 Kuwait
|
150,000 (2005) |
 Qatar
|
137,000 (2013) |
 Italy
|
135,000 (2012) |
 Oman
|
130,000 (2007) |
 Singapore
|
100,000 (2011) |
 Bahrain
|
90,000 (2007) |
 Maldives
|
40,000 (2008) |
 Australia
|
27,800 (2011) |
 Canada
|
24,600 (2006) |
 Japan
|
15,000 (2008) |
 South Korea
|
13,600 (2013) |
 Greece
|
11,000 |
 Spain
|
7,000 |
 Germany
|
5,000 |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity | |
The Bangladeshi diaspora consists of people of Bangladeshi descent who have immigrated to or were born in another country. First generation migrants may have moved abroad from Bangladesh for better living conditions, to escape poverty, to support their financial condition or to send money back to families in Bangladesh.
There is a large Bangladeshi diaspora population in Saudi Arabia, where there are almost 1.2 million. There are also significant migrant communities in various Arab states of the Persian Gulf, particularly the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, where Bangladeshis are mainly classified as foreign workers. The United Kingdom's 2001 census found 300,000 (500,000 in 2009 census) British Bangladeshi mainly concentrated in east London boroughs (Tower Hamlets and Newham); the migration to Britain is mainly linked with chain migration from the Sylhet region (95% of the UK-Bangladeshi population are from the Sylhet region who regarded as Sylheti diaspora). Besides the UK and Middle East, Bangladeshis also have a significant presence in the United States, mainly in New York City (where many are also from Sylhet, Chittagong, and other regions) and Paterson in New Jersey, in East and Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, and in other Western countries such as Italy, Canada, and Australia.
Bangladeshis in the Middle East form the largest part of the worldwide Bangladeshi diaspora. Approximately 2,820,000 live within the Middle East, with half of them in Saudi Arabia, and a quarter of them in the United Arab Emirates. Bangladeshis who come to the Middle East are primarily guest workers or day labourers.
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