Bangladesh – Bangladeshi Migrants’ Presence in Libya – March-April 2023

This snapshot on Bangladeshi migrants’ presence in Libya is part of the outputs of IOM’s EU-funded Displacement Tracking Matrix - Regional Evidence for Migration Analysis and Policy (DTM REMAP) project. Data collected through the Mobility Tracking assessment in Libya identified 21,848 Bangladeshi nationals in the country between March and April 2023. Mobility Tracking in Libya gathers data through key informant interviews at both the municipality and community levels on a bi-monthly basis. All 100 municipalities were assessed, and 2,169 key informant interviews were carried out during the data collection period. Of the total migrants identified by key informants in the country in March and April 2023, Bangladeshi migrants comprised only three per cent of total migrants in the country; however, Bangladeshi nationals accounted for 38 per cent of all migrants, including refugees, from South Asia and the Middle East. Ninety-eight per cent of Bangladeshi migrants used air travel as their means of transportation to Libya. In addition, the average cost of their migration was 3,113 USD. Fifty-three per cent of Bangladeshi migrants were identified in eastern Libya. However, the highest concentration was in Benghazi (41%) in the east, followed by Tripoli (16%) and Misrata (13%) in the west.