Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Myanmar
Myanmar: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with was 1.30 million number of cases in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Myanmar, 2009–2023
Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Measured in number of cases.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 1.30 million number of cases for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.0% on the previous year and up 2,303.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Myanmar peaked at 1.30 million number of cases in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,200 number of cases, in 2014.
That places Myanmar 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | number of cases | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 75,000 number of cases | — |
| 2010 | 73,000 number of cases | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 50,000 number of cases | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 166,000 number of cases | +232.0% |
| 2013 | 54,000 number of cases | -67.5% |
| 2014 | 6,200 number of cases | -88.5% |
| 2015 | 16,000 number of cases | +158.1% |
| 2016 | 32,000 number of cases | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 57,000 number of cases | +78.1% |
| 2018 | 42,000 number of cases | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 80,000 number of cases | +90.5% |
| 2020 | 70,000 number of cases | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 448,000 number of cases | +540.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million number of cases | +124.6% |
| 2023 | 1.30 million number of cases | +29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75,000 number of cases | 75,000 number of cases | 75,000 number of cases | 1 |
| 2010s | 57,620 number of cases | 6,200 number of cases | 166,000 number of cases | 10 |
| 2020s | 705,500 number of cases | 70,000 number of cases | 1.30 million number of cases | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 1 Sudan 6.04 million number of cases compare
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.77 million number of cases compare
- 3 Palestine, State of 3.44 million number of cases compare
- 5 Ethiopia 794,000 number of cases compare
- 6 Ukraine 714,000 number of cases compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 707,000 number of cases compare
More public sector data for Myanmar
- Arms imports 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 73.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 222.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 91.95 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0677 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 100.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.01 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 196.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Myanmar?
- Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with in Myanmar was 1.30 million number of cases in 2023, according to Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).
- What is the highest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million number of cases in 2023.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,200 number of cases in 2014.
- How does Myanmar rank for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
- Myanmar ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,303.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as part of Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.