Internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar
Myanmar: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 3.63 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar, 1993–2025
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar is 3.63 million people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 704.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar peaked at 3.63 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1993.
That places Myanmar 7th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 people | — |
| 1996 | 0 people | — |
| 1997 | 0 people | — |
| 1998 | 0 people | — |
| 1999 | 0 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 people | — |
| 2002 | 0 people | — |
| 2003 | 0 people | — |
| 2004 | 0 people | — |
| 2005 | 0 people | — |
| 2006 | 58,500 people | — |
| 2007 | 67,290 people | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 67,290 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67,290 people | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62,015 people | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 339,200 people | +447.0% |
| 2012 | 430,400 people | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 372,000 people | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 376,500 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 451,089 people | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 375,016 people | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 353,108 people | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 370,306 people | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 312,018 people | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 370,320 people | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 671,011 people | +81.2% |
| 2022 | 1.50 million people | +124.3% |
| 2023 | 2.61 million people | +73.3% |
| 2024 | 3.51 million people | +34.8% |
| 2025 | 3.63 million people | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internally displaced people due to conflict 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +447.0% | 62,015 people | 339,200 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 26,037 people | 0 people | 67,290 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 344,165 people | 62,015 people | 451,089 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 million people | 370,320 people | 3.63 million people | 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 internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Myanmar was 3.63 million people in 2025, according to UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1993.
- How does Myanmar rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Myanmar ranks 7th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 704.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by 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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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.