Myanmar (Burma)
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
79000
Immigrant Population
0.1%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
4320000
Emigrant Population
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Immigrants from Asia in the United States
Immigrants from Asia in the United States are a fast-growing group that tends to be highly educated. But wide disparities in income and opportunity exist across national- origin communities.
China’s Demand for Brides Draws Women from Across Southeast Asia—Sometimes by Force
China's gender imbalance and economic strength are driving marriage migration from Southeast Asia. Voluntary movement and forced trafficking are difficult to distinguish.
Stateless and Persecuted: What Next for the Rohingya?
Stripped of citizenship and fleeing intense persecution in Myanmar that has been described as a genocide, many Rohingya remain in legal limbo across Asia.
Refugees and Asylees in the United States
About 22,500 refugees were resettled in the United States in fiscal year (FY) 2018, causing the United States to lose its historic place as the top resettlement country to Canada.
Intensifying Focus on Migrant Returns Takes a More Global Stage
In 2018, migrant returns moved to the global stage, with multiple countries pushing contested repatriations that often returned people to harm.
Surge in Violence Against Myanmar's Rohingya Spurs World's Fastest-Growing Refugee Crisis
More than 630,000 Rohingya fled Myanmar in late 2017, triggering what the UN called the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis.
Criminalizing Irregular Migrant Labor: Thailand’s Crackdown in Context
Thailand's 2017 migrant labor decree risks deepening exploitation and excluding the poorest from legal migration channels.
Labor Migration from Myanmar: Remittances, Reforms, and Challenges
The uptick in labor migration from Myanmar, amid a loosening of authoritarian control, shows promise but is hobbled by weak governance and informal migration.
Resolving Policy Conundrums: Enhancing Humanitarian Protection in Southeast Asia
The May 2015 Rohingya maritime crisis exposed Southeast Asia's missing protection infrastructure and underscored the need for regional responses that connect protection with livelihoods.
Immigrants from Asia in the United States
In 2014, people born in Asian accounted for 30 percent of U.S. immigrants, with high rates of educational attainment, sizable median incomes, and wide differences across origin groups.
