The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Thematic Report on Migration and Urbanization

This report presents the findings on Migration and Urbanization. Migration is measured either over the lifetime of individuals or in terms of more recent moves. The level of internal migration in Myanmar is similar to that of neighbouring countries. Over the lifetime of individuals, 19.3 percent reported moving at least once. For internal migration within the five-year period before the Census, 7 per cent reported moving. A large proportion of movement within Myanmar revolved around Yangon, either as movement into Yangon or movement among Districts within Yangon. Among recent migrants to Yangon, the primary origin of the move was Ayeyawady. The direction of migration flows show that almost half of recent migration occurred between urban areas, and about 10 per cent of movement was from rural to urban areas. More permanent migration from rural areas was directed towards other rural areas.