Myanmar (Burma)

Net migration rate in Myanmar (Burma)

Net migration rate in Myanmar (Burma): 0.3 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-0.6 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
−0.9 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
144 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0.7 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in Myanmar (Burma)Net migration rate in Myanmar (Burma): 0.3 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -5.7 per 1,000 people and 3.8 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -5.7 per 1,000 people and 3.8 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 0.8 per 1,000 people in 1965, the lowest -3.9 per 1,000 people in 2005.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearMyanmar (Burma)
2023-0.6
2022-0.7
2021-0.7
2020-1.2
2019-1.9
2018-2.2
2017-2
2016-1.7
2015-1.8
2014-1.5
2013-1.3
2012-1.2
2011-1.7
2010-2.4
2009-3.3
2008-3.7
2007-3.8
2006-3.9
2005-3.9
2004-3.6
2003-3.6
2002-3.2
2001-2.9
2000-2.4
1999-1.8
1998-1.4
1997-1.3
1996-1.5
1995-1.8
1994-1.7
1993-2
1992-2
1991-2
1990-1
1989-0.7
1988-0.3
1987-0.3
1986-0.2
19850.2
19840.3
19830.5
1982-2.3
1981-1.6
1980-1.1
1979-1.4
1978-1.1
1977-1.2
1976-2
1975-1.7
1974-1.8
1973-1.9
19720.4
19710.2
19700.7
19690.7
19680.7
19670.7
19660.6
19650.8
19640.7
19630.6
19620.6
19610.5
19600.4
19590.2
1958-0.3
1957-0
19560
1955-0
1954-0
1953-0.1
19520.1
19510.3
19500.3
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMyanmar (Burma)
2024-0.7-1.9–0.4
2025-0.7-2.4–0.7
2026-0.7-2.7–0.9
2027-0.8-3–1.2
2028-0.8-3–1.4
2029-0.8-3.4–1.4
2030-0.8-3.5–1.7
2031-0.8-3.6–1.8
2032-0.8-3.6–1.8
2033-0.8-3.8–2.1
2034-0.8-3.7–2.1
2035-0.8-3.9–2.2
2036-0.8-3.9–2.3
2037-0.8-4–2.5
2038-0.8-4–2.6
2039-0.8-4–2.5
2040-0.8-4.1–2.5
2041-0.8-4.1–2.7
2042-0.8-4.1–2.7
2043-0.9-4.2–2.7
2044-0.9-4.3–2.7
2045-0.8-4.4–2.7
2046-0.9-4.5–2.7
2047-0.9-4.6–2.7
2048-0.9-4.5–2.8
2049-0.9-4.4–3.1
2050-0.8-4.3–2.9
2051-0.9-4.4–3.1
2052-0.9-4.5–3
2053-0.9-4.6–3.2
2054-0.9-4.6–3.1
2055-0.9-4.8–3.1
2056-0.9-4.8–3
2057-0.9-4.7–3.4
2058-0.8-4.8–3.4
2059-0.8-4.8–3.6
2060-0.9-4.7–3.2
2061-0.9-4.9–3.3
2062-0.8-4.7–3.3
2063-0.8-4.7–3.4
2064-0.8-4.8–3.5
2065-0.8-5.2–3.8
2066-0.8-5–3.5
2067-0.7-4.9–3.4
2068-0.7-5.1–3.3
2069-0.7-4.8–3.5
2070-0.8-5.3–3.3
2071-0.8-5.1–3.5
2072-0.8-5–3.4
2073-0.8-5.4–3.2
2074-0.8-5.4–3.2
2075-0.8-5.5–3.4
2076-0.8-5.4–3.4
2077-0.7-5.3–3.4
2078-0.8-5.4–3.3
2079-0.8-5.6–3.4
2080-0.7-5.5–3.3
2081-0.7-5.5–3.4
2082-0.7-5.5–3.7
2083-0.7-5.5–3.3
2084-0.7-5.9–3.4
2085-0.8-5.7–3.2
2086-0.8-5.8–3.4
2087-0.8-5.4–3.5
2088-0.7-5.7–3.5
2089-0.7-5.7–3.4
2090-0.8-5.7–3.4
2091-0.8-5.5–3.4
2092-0.7-5.3–3.7
2093-0.7-5.5–3.7
2094-0.8-5.6–3.7
2095-0.8-5.5–3.8
2096-0.7-5.6–3.7
2097-0.7-5.8–3.7
2098-0.7-5.6–3.6
2099-0.7-5.5–4
2100-0.7-5.7–3.8

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.

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