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Myanmar: Refugees under UNHCR's mandate, by country of origin

1.52Mpeople · 2025+237.4% since 2015

Refugees from the country, wherever they now live, under UNHCR's mandate. Annual figures for Myanmar from 1972 to 2025.

19722025

Every year

YearValue (people)Note
20251,524,378
20241,322,503
20231,283,426
20221,251,618
20211,177,327
20201,103,245
20191,076,826
20181,145,149
20171,156,742
2016490,285
2015451,804
2014479,006
2013479,594
2012415,363
2011414,615
2010415,662
2009406,667
2008184,410
2007191,308
2006202,817
2005164,851
2004160,997
2003151,370
2002148,493
2001145,849
2000137,121
1999131,661
1998133,408
1997135,771
1996143,019
1995152,301
1994204,512
1993281,571
1992245,127
199140,052
199024
19887
19790
1978160,000
19725,700

Source

Published by UNHCR, produced by UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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UNHCR (2026). Refugees under UNHCR's mandate, by country of origin. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/unhcr-refugees-by-origin (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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