IDA total vs Myanmar: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of

IDA total
20.81 million
in 2025
Myanmar
1.52 million
in 2025
IDA total rank
4th
Myanmar rank
6th

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of over time

  • IDA total
  • Myanmar
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119932025

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 20.81 million against 1.52 million in Myanmar, a difference of 19.29 million.

That makes IDA total's figure about 13.7 times Myanmar's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 4th and Myanmar ranks 6th of 47 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 1.97 million 55,233 1.92 million IDA total
1980s 9.95 million 7 9.95 million IDA total
1990s 9.01 million 146,745 8.86 million IDA total
2000s 6.21 million 189,388 6.02 million IDA total
2010s 12.48 million 652,505 11.83 million IDA total
2020s 21.11 million 1.28 million 19.83 million IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of, IDA total or Myanmar?
IDA total, at 20.81 million against 1.52 million in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of between IDA total and Myanmar?
19.29 million, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Myanmar?
40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do IDA total and Myanmar rank globally for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
IDA total ranks 4th and Myanmar ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 10,112 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Refugees under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) include individuals recognized under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity (OAU) Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, the refugee definition contained in the 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees as incorporated into national laws, those recognized in accordance with the UNHCR Statute, individuals granted complementary forms of protection, and those enjoying temporary protection. The refugee population also includes people in a refugee-like situation, which is a category that is descriptive in nature and includes groups of people who are outside their country or territory of origin and who face protection risks similar to those of refugees, but for whom refugee status has, for practical or other reasons, not been ascertained. Refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Palestine Refugees, are not typically included in the statistics on refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the UNHCR.