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Historical Values
Year Value
2004 IDPs: 61,000 (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2004)
2005 IDPs: 61,000 (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2004)
2006 refugees (country of origin): 20,402 (Burma) IDPs: 61,000 (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2005)
2007 refugees (country of origin): 21,053 (Burma) IDPs: 65,000 (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2006)
2008 refugees (country of origin): 26,268 (Burma) IDPs: 65,000 (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2007)
2009 refugees (country of origin): 26,268 (Burma) IDPs: 65,000 (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2007)
2010 refugees (country of origin): 26,268 (Burma) IDPs: 65,000 (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2007)
2011 refugees (country of origin): 26,268 (Burma) IDPs: 65,000 (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2007)
2012 refugees (country of origin): 229,644 (Burma) (2011) IDPs: undetermined (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2012)
2013 refugees (country of origin): 230,674 (Burma) (2012) IDPs: undetermined (land conflicts, religious persecution) (2012)
2014 refugees (country of origin): 231,125 (Burma) (2013) IDPs: up to 280,000 (violence, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2013)
2015 refugees (country of origin): 232,462 (Burma) (2014) | IDPs: at least 431,000 (violence, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2015)
2016 refugees (country of origin): 231,948 (Burma) (2015) | IDPs: 426,000 (violence, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2015)
2017 refugees (country of origin): 891,200 (Burma) (2017) (includes an estimated 615,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled conflict since 25 August 2017) | IDPs: 426,000 (conflict, development, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2016)
2018 refugees (country of origin): 923,000 (Burma) (2018) (includes an estimated 710,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled conflict since 25 August 2017) | IDPs: 432,000 (conflict, development, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2017)
2019 refugees (country of origin): 914,998 (Burma) (2019) (includes an estimated 744,400 Rohingya refugees who have fled conflict since 25 August 2017) | IDPs: 426,000 (conflict, development, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2018)
2020 refugees (country of origin): 861,545 (Burma) (2020) (includes an estimated 712,152 Rohingya refugees who have fled conflict since 25 August 2017) | IDPs: 427,000 (conflict, development, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2019)
2021 refugees (country of origin): 907,766 (Burma) (2021) (includes an estimated 756,554 Rohingya refugees who have fled conflict since 25 August 2017) IDPs: 427,000 (conflict, development, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2020) stateless persons: 866,457 (2020)
2022 refugees (country of origin): 950,972 (Burma) (2022) IDPs: 427,000 (conflict, development, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2021) stateless persons: 889,704 (mid-year 2021)
2023 refugees (country of origin): 967,842 (Burma) (2023) IDPs: 427,000 (conflict, development, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2022) stateless persons: 929,606 (2022)
2024 refugees (country of origin): 976,507 (Burma) (2024) IDPs: 427,000 (conflict, development, human rights violations, religious persecution, natural disasters) (2022) stateless persons: 929,606 (2022)
2025 refugees: 1,005,637 (2024 est.) IDPs: 756,743 (2024 est.) stateless persons: 1,005,520 (2024 est.)