Deaths in armed conflicts in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Deaths in armed conflicts was 0 deaths in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Deaths in armed conflicts in Bangladesh, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2025, deaths in armed conflicts in Bangladesh stood at 0 deaths. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths in armed conflicts in Bangladesh peaked at 429 deaths in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1995.
That places Bangladesh 56th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deaths in armed conflicts in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 80 deaths | — |
| 1990 | 100 deaths | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 115 deaths | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 429 deaths | +273.0% |
| 1993 | 30 deaths | -93.0% |
| 1994 | 24 deaths | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 34 deaths | — |
| 1997 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1999 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2000 | 177 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 73 deaths | -58.8% |
| 2002 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2004 | 53 deaths | — |
| 2005 | 138 deaths | +160.4% |
| 2006 | 62 deaths | -55.1% |
| 2007 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2009 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2010 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2011 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2012 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2013 | 33 deaths | — |
| 2014 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 5 deaths | — |
| 2016 | 73 deaths | +1360.0% |
| 2017 | 54 deaths | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 deaths | — |
| 2020 | 3 deaths | — |
| 2021 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 deaths | — |
| 2023 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 421 deaths | — |
| 2025 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths in armed conflicts in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1360.0% | 5 deaths | 73 deaths |
| 1992 | +273.0% | 115 deaths | 429 deaths |
| 2005 | +160.4% | 53 deaths | 138 deaths |
| 1990 | +25.0% | 80 deaths | 100 deaths |
| 2017 | -26.0% | 73 deaths | 54 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80 deaths | 80 deaths | 80 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 73.2 deaths | 0 deaths | 429 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.3 deaths | 0 deaths | 177 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5 deaths | 0 deaths | 73 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 71 deaths | 0 deaths | 421 deaths | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths in armed conflicts in Bangladesh?
- Deaths in armed conflicts in Bangladesh was 0 deaths in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths in armed conflicts recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 429 deaths in 1992.
- What is the lowest deaths in armed conflicts recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1995.
- How does Bangladesh rank for deaths in armed conflicts?
- Bangladesh ranks 56th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is deaths in armed conflicts rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths in armed conflicts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
High estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.