Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Myanmar, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Myanmar is 0.0012 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0012 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 54th out of 198 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.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +78.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +414.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per person | +288.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | -36.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 units per person | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | +74.0% |
| 2014 | 0.001 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 units per person | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per person | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 units per person | +19.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0013 units per person compare
- 52 Republic of Moldova 0.0013 units per person compare
- 53 Cameroon 0.0013 units per person compare
- 55 Djibouti 0.0012 units per person compare
- 56 Chile 0.0012 units per person compare
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 0.0011 units per person compare
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Myanmar?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0012 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 54th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.