Myanmar (Burma) vs Thailand
Myanmar (Burma) vs Thailand: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.6 per 1,000 people in Myanmar (Burma) and 0.3 per 1,000 people in Thailand, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.9 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 1969, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- In 2023, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 144 and Thailand ranked 91 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Myanmar (Burma) at -0.7 per 1,000 people and Thailand at 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.6 | 0.3 |
| 2022 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| 2021 | -0.7 | -0 |
| 2020 | -1.2 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | -1.9 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | -2.2 | 0.2 |
| 2017 | -2 | 0.9 |
| 2016 | -1.7 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | -1.8 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | -1.5 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | 1 |
| 2012 | -1.2 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | -1.7 | 1 |
| 2010 | -2.4 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | -3.3 | 1.6 |
| 2008 | -3.7 | 1.6 |
| 2007 | -3.8 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | -3.9 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | -3.9 | 1.5 |
| 2004 | -3.6 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | -3.6 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | -3.2 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | -2.9 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | -2.4 | 1.9 |
| 1999 | -1.8 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | -1.4 | 3 |
| 1997 | -1.3 | 2.5 |
| 1996 | -1.5 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | -1.8 | 2.5 |
| 1994 | -1.7 | 2.3 |
| 1993 | -2 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | -2 | 2.5 |
| 1991 | -2 | 2.2 |
| 1990 | -1 | 2.8 |
| 1989 | -0.7 | 1.7 |
| 1988 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| 1987 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| 1986 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| 1985 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 1984 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 1983 | 0.5 | 3 |
| 1982 | -2.3 | 2.1 |
| 1981 | -1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1980 | -1.1 | 1.9 |
| 1979 | -1.4 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | -1.1 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | -1.2 | 2.1 |
| 1976 | -2 | 1 |
| 1975 | -1.7 | 1.6 |
| 1974 | -1.8 | 1.8 |
| 1973 | -1.9 | 2.1 |
| 1972 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| 1971 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| 1970 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| 1969 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 1968 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 1967 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| 1966 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 1965 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 1964 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 1963 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 1961 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 1959 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1958 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
| 1957 | -0 | -0.4 |
| 1956 | 0 | -0.3 |
| 1955 | -0 | -0.3 |
| 1954 | -0 | -0.3 |
| 1953 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| 1952 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 1950 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.7-1.9–0.4 | 0.3-0.6–1.2 |
| 2025 | -0.7-2.4–0.7 | 0.4-0.9–1.6 |
| 2026 | -0.7-2.7–0.9 | 0.4-1.1–1.9 |
| 2027 | -0.8-3–1.2 | 0.5-1.2–2.1 |
| 2028 | -0.8-3–1.4 | 0.5-1.4–2.3 |
| 2029 | -0.8-3.4–1.4 | 0.6-1.5–2.4 |
| 2030 | -0.8-3.5–1.7 | 0.6-1.6–2.8 |
| 2031 | -0.8-3.6–1.8 | 0.7-1.7–2.9 |
| 2032 | -0.8-3.6–1.8 | 0.7-1.8–2.9 |
| 2033 | -0.8-3.8–2.1 | 0.7-1.9–3 |
| 2034 | -0.8-3.7–2.1 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2035 | -0.8-3.9–2.2 | 0.7-1.9–3.3 |
| 2036 | -0.8-3.9–2.3 | 0.8-2.1–3.3 |
| 2037 | -0.8-4–2.5 | 0.8-2.1–3.2 |
| 2038 | -0.8-4–2.6 | 0.8-2–3.3 |
| 2039 | -0.8-4–2.5 | 0.9-2.1–3.4 |
| 2040 | -0.8-4.1–2.5 | 0.9-2.2–3.4 |
| 2041 | -0.8-4.1–2.7 | 0.8-2.3–3.4 |
| 2042 | -0.8-4.1–2.7 | 0.9-2.3–3.5 |
| 2043 | -0.9-4.2–2.7 | 0.9-2.4–3.4 |
| 2044 | -0.9-4.3–2.7 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2045 | -0.8-4.4–2.7 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2046 | -0.9-4.5–2.7 | 1-2.4–3.6 |
| 2047 | -0.9-4.6–2.7 | 1-2.3–3.6 |
| 2048 | -0.9-4.5–2.8 | 1-2.4–3.8 |
| 2049 | -0.9-4.4–3.1 | 1-2.5–3.6 |
| 2050 | -0.8-4.3–2.9 | 1-2.8–3.7 |
| 2051 | -0.9-4.4–3.1 | 1-2.6–3.6 |
| 2052 | -0.9-4.5–3 | 0.9-2.8–3.7 |
| 2053 | -0.9-4.6–3.2 | 1-2.6–3.9 |
| 2054 | -0.9-4.6–3.1 | 0.9-2.8–3.9 |
| 2055 | -0.9-4.8–3.1 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2056 | -0.9-4.8–3 | 1-2.7–3.9 |
| 2057 | -0.9-4.7–3.4 | 1-2.8–3.8 |
| 2058 | -0.8-4.8–3.4 | 1-2.7–3.8 |
| 2059 | -0.8-4.8–3.6 | 1-2.6–4.1 |
| 2060 | -0.9-4.7–3.2 | 1-2.8–3.9 |
| 2061 | -0.9-4.9–3.3 | 1.1-2.8–4 |
| 2062 | -0.8-4.7–3.3 | 1-2.9–3.9 |
| 2063 | -0.8-4.7–3.4 | 1.1-3.1–4.1 |
| 2064 | -0.8-4.8–3.5 | 1.1-3.2–4 |
| 2065 | -0.8-5.2–3.8 | 1-3.2–3.9 |
| 2066 | -0.8-5–3.5 | 1.1-3–4.1 |
| 2067 | -0.7-4.9–3.4 | 1.1-3.1–4 |
| 2068 | -0.7-5.1–3.3 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2069 | -0.7-4.8–3.5 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2070 | -0.8-5.3–3.3 | 1-2.9–4.2 |
| 2071 | -0.8-5.1–3.5 | 1.1-3.1–4.5 |
| 2072 | -0.8-5–3.4 | 1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2073 | -0.8-5.4–3.2 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2074 | -0.8-5.4–3.2 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2075 | -0.8-5.5–3.4 | 1.1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2076 | -0.8-5.4–3.4 | 1.1-3.1–4.2 |
| 2077 | -0.7-5.3–3.4 | 1.1-3.2–4.3 |
| 2078 | -0.8-5.4–3.3 | 1.1-3.2–4.4 |
| 2079 | -0.8-5.6–3.4 | 1-3–4.3 |
| 2080 | -0.7-5.5–3.3 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2081 | -0.7-5.5–3.4 | 1.1-3.2–4.2 |
| 2082 | -0.7-5.5–3.7 | 1-3.3–4.2 |
| 2083 | -0.7-5.5–3.3 | 1-3.4–4.1 |
| 2084 | -0.7-5.9–3.4 | 1-3.3–4 |
| 2085 | -0.8-5.7–3.2 | 1-3.4–4.2 |
| 2086 | -0.8-5.8–3.4 | 1.1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2087 | -0.8-5.4–3.5 | 1.1-3.5–4.2 |
| 2088 | -0.7-5.7–3.5 | 1.1-3.2–4.1 |
| 2089 | -0.7-5.7–3.4 | 1-3.3–4.1 |
| 2090 | -0.8-5.7–3.4 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2091 | -0.8-5.5–3.4 | 1-3.1–4.3 |
| 2092 | -0.7-5.3–3.7 | 1-3.3–4.3 |
| 2093 | -0.7-5.5–3.7 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2094 | -0.8-5.6–3.7 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2095 | -0.8-5.5–3.8 | 0.9-3.5–4.2 |
| 2096 | -0.7-5.6–3.7 | 0.9-3.3–4.3 |
| 2097 | -0.7-5.8–3.7 | 1-3.7–4.4 |
| 2098 | -0.7-5.6–3.6 | 1-3.4–4.3 |
| 2099 | -0.7-5.5–4 | 1-3.5–4.3 |
| 2100 | -0.7-5.7–3.8 | 0.9-3.7–4.2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Myanmar (Burma) vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMyanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMyanmar (Burma): $1,128 in 2025Thailand: $6,783 in 2025
- GDP growthMyanmar (Burma): -12% a year in 2021Thailand: 2.4% a year in 2025
- InflationMyanmar (Burma): 27.6% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.1% a year in 2025
- Government debtMyanmar (Burma): 37.6% of GDP in 2019Thailand: 62.9% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025