Number of refugees per 100000 in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of refugees per 100000 was 2,779 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Myanmar, 1972–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100000 in Myanmar stood at 2,779. 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, number of refugees per 100000 in Myanmar peaked at 2,779 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1979.
That places Myanmar 10th 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.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 20.05 | — |
| 1978 | 500.42 | +2395.8% |
| 1979 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0181 | — |
| 1990 | 0.0603 | +232.4% |
| 1991 | 99.15 | +164399.8% |
| 1992 | 598.6 | +503.7% |
| 1993 | 678.45 | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 486.3 | -28.3% |
| 1995 | 357.47 | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 331.41 | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 310.63 | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 301.43 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 293.97 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 302.76 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 318.65 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 321.19 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 324.36 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 342.05 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 347.51 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 424.44 | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 397.52 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 381.08 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 835.72 | +119.3% |
| 2010 | 847.87 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 838.97 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 833.43 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 954.18 | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 945.13 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 884.35 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 952.09 | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 2,229 | +134.1% |
| 2018 | 2,191 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,046 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 2,081 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,205 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 2,328 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 2,371 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 2,427 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 2,779 | +14.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 2,779 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.59, 72.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 2,779 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.31, 839.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 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 | +164399.8% | 0.0603 | 99.15 |
| 1978 | +2395.8% | 20.05 | 500.42 |
| 1992 | +503.7% | 99.15 | 598.6 |
| 1990 | +232.4% | 0.0181 | 0.0603 |
| 2017 | +134.1% | 952.09 | 2,229 |
| 2009 | +119.3% | 381.08 | 835.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 173.49 | 0 | 500.42 | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0181 | 0.0181 | 0.0181 | 1 |
| 1990s | 345.75 | 0.0603 | 678.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 399.53 | 302.76 | 835.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,272 | 833.43 | 2,229 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,365 | 2,081 | 2,779 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Myanmar?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Myanmar was 2,779 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,779 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1979.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Myanmar ranks 10th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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