Migration trends in Myanmar
Asia
4.3M people from Myanmar have built lives abroad. That's 7.9% of the country population, spread across 35 different countries
54.5M
Population
68.9K
Immigrants
4.3M
Emigrants
−4.3M
Outflow
1 in every 14 people born in Myanmar now lives abroad
The #16 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Myanmar
Where people move to
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
120K immigrants · 529.2K emigrants
2005
- Thailand replaced Bangladesh as the main destination for those leaving
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 87%
- Surge of departures to Thailand — 559.6K people left
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
2010
- Surge of departures to Malaysia — 128.6K people left
2020
- Entered the world's 20 largest diasporas
- An accelerating exodus — the diaspora abroad grew by 43%
- Surge of departures to Bangladesh — 670.1K people left
- Surge of departures to China — 210.4K people left
Today
- Since 1990: 51.2K fewer foreign-born residents and 3.8M more citizens living abroad