Middle income vs Myanmar: Forcibly displaced people

Middle income
52.87 million
in 2025
Myanmar
3.64 million
in 2025
Middle income rank
6th
Myanmar rank
9th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Middle income
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 52.87 million against 3.64 million in Myanmar, a difference of 49.23 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 14.5 times Myanmar's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 6th and Myanmar ranks 9th of 47 groups.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Myanmar Difference Ahead
2010s 32.18 million 541,300 31.64 million Middle income
2020s 47.03 million 2.07 million 44.96 million Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Middle income or Myanmar?
Middle income, at 52.87 million against 3.64 million in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Middle income and Myanmar?
49.23 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Myanmar?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Middle income and Myanmar rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Middle income ranks 6th and Myanmar ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.