Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Myanmar

Refugees by country of origin in Myanmar in 2024 — 1,322,503 people. Ranked 195 in the world out of 200. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 23,101.8%.

2024 1.32M people +3.04% vs 2023
World rank 195of 200
Period maximum 1.32M people2024
Period minimum 0 people1979

Trend over time

1972–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Myanmar, 1972–20240500,0001M1.5M19721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 5,700 people1978: 160,000 people1979: 0 people1988: 7 people1990: 24 people1991: 40,052 people1992: 245,127 people1993: 281,571 people1994: 204,512 people1995: 152,301 people1996: 143,019 people1997: 135,771 people1998: 133,408 people1999: 131,661 people2000: 137,121 people2001: 145,849 people2002: 148,493 people2003: 151,370 people2004: 160,997 people2005: 164,851 people2006: 202,817 people2007: 191,308 people2008: 184,410 people2009: 406,667 people2010: 415,662 people2011: 414,615 people2012: 415,363 people2013: 479,594 people2014: 479,006 people2015: 451,804 people2016: 490,285 people2017: 1,156,742 people2018: 1,145,149 people2019: 1,076,826 people2020: 1,103,245 people2021: 1,177,327 people2022: 1,251,618 people2023: 1,283,426 people2024: 1,322,503 people
Change over the period: +1.32M (+23,101.81%) Average annual rate: 11.04 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Myanmar

Myanmar 1.32M people
World computed 30.69M people
East Asia & Pacific computed 1.53M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 1.37M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.32M +39,077 +3.04%
2023 1.28M +31,808 +2.54%
2022 1.25M +74,291 +6.31%
2021 1.18M +74,082 +6.71%
2020 1.1M +26,419 +2.45%
2019 1.08M −68,323 −5.97%
2018 1.15M −11,593 −1%
2017 1.16M +666,457 +135.93%
2016 490,285 +38,481 +8.52%
2015 451,804 −27,202 −5.68%
2014 479,006 −588 −0.12%
2013 479,594 +64,231 +15.46%
2012 415,363 +748 +0.18%
2011 414,615 −1,047 −0.25%
2010 415,662 +8,995 +2.21%
2009 406,667 +222,257 +120.52%
2008 184,410 −6,898 −3.61%
2007 191,308 −11,509 −5.67%
2006 202,817 +37,966 +23.03%
2005 164,851 +3,854 +2.39%
2004 160,997 +9,627 +6.36%
2003 151,370 +2,877 +1.94%
2002 148,493 +2,644 +1.81%
2001 145,849 +8,728 +6.37%
2000 137,121 +5,460 +4.15%
1999 131,661 −1,747 −1.31%
1998 133,408 −2,363 −1.74%
1997 135,771 −7,248 −5.07%
1996 143,019 −9,282 −6.09%
1995 152,301 −52,211 −25.53%
1994 204,512 −77,059 −27.37%
1993 281,571 +36,444 +14.87%
1992 245,127 +205,075 +512.02%
1991 40,052 +40,028 +166,783.33%
1990 24
1988 7
1979 0 −160,000 −100%
1978 160,000
1972 5,700

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.