Internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar
Myanmar: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 3.51 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar is 3.51 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.8% on the previous year and up 833.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar peaked at 3.51 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1993.
That places Myanmar 8th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 26,037 | 0 | 67,290 | 10 |
| 2010s | 344,165 | 62,015 | 451,089 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 million | 370,320 | 3.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1.52 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.102 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.015 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.08 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.105 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.026 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.041 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.08 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar was 3.51 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1993.
- How does Myanmar rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Myanmar ranks 8th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 833.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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