Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Myanmar
Myanmar: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0278 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Myanmar, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.0278 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 214.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Myanmar peaked at 0.0278 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1979.
Myanmar ranks 9th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.005 units per person | +2395.8% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +232.4% |
| 1991 | 0.001 units per person | +164400.1% |
| 1992 | 0.006 units per person | +503.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 units per person | -28.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 units per person | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.003 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.003 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0032 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 units per person | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 0.004 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0084 units per person | +119.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0085 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0095 units per person | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0088 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0095 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0223 units per person | +134.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0219 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0205 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0208 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0221 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0233 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0237 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0243 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0278 units per person | +14.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0278 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 72.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0278 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 802.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +164400.1% | 0 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
| 1978 | +2395.8% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.005 units per person |
| 1992 | +503.7% | 0.001 units per person | 0.006 units per person |
| 1990 | +232.4% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2017 | +134.1% | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0223 units per person |
| 2009 | +119.3% | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0084 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0017 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0127 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0237 units per person | 0.0208 units per person | 0.0278 units per person | 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 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)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.102 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Myanmar?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Myanmar was 0.0278 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0278 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1979.
- How does Myanmar rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Myanmar ranks 9th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.3%. 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 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR 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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR 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.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR 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.