Forcibly displaced people in Myanmar
Myanmar: Forcibly displaced people was 3.64 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Myanmar, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
In 2025, forcibly displaced people in Myanmar stood at 3.64 million. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 465.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Myanmar peaked at 3.64 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 401,000, in 2018.
Myanmar ranks 9th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forcibly displaced people in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 446,000 | — |
| 2011 | 450,000 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 450,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 641,000 | +42.4% |
| 2014 | 645,000 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 644,000 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 644,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 635,000 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 401,000 | -36.9% |
| 2019 | 457,000 | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 505,000 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 649,000 | +28.5% |
| 2022 | 1.50 million | +130.8% |
| 2023 | 2.62 million | +75.2% |
| 2024 | 3.52 million | +34.1% |
| 2025 | 3.64 million | +3.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 3.64 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 64.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 3.64 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,732, 540.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +130.8% | 649,000 | 1.50 million |
| 2023 | +75.2% | 1.50 million | 2.62 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 541,300 | 401,000 | 645,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 million | 505,000 | 3.64 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 forcibly displaced people in Myanmar?
- Forcibly displaced people in Myanmar was 3.64 million in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.64 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 401,000 in 2018.
- How does Myanmar rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Myanmar ranks 9th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 465.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.