A UN Population Fund study says large cities of Bangladesh have been experiencing more female migration than those of the male.
 In the age group of 10 to 29, for every 100 male migrants, there are 167 women migrants in Dhaka and 166 in Chittagong, according to the study report, which was released by Prof. Gavin Jones, a researcher of the study Urbanisation and Migration in Bangladesh, at the Planning Commission auditorium in the city yesterday (Wednesday).  The report says Bangladesh is the most densely populated country. In 2011, the overall density for the country was 976 persons per km2 and the national urban density was 3,785 persons/km2. The national population density was higher than that in many cities in Western countries.
Dhaka mega city exhibits the highest density: 10,337 persons/ km2. However, the core—the city corporation— has a much higher density, 55,668 persons per km2, according to the new study.
Prof. Jones said that historically, migration flows to the megacities were male-dominated, but females are now in the majority. The job opportunities that have opened for young women in the readymade garments industry probably explain a lot in this regard, he added. There was great variation in the growth rates of the population of Bangladesh’s largest cities and towns over the 2001-2011 period.