Burmese people
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| languages = [[Languages of Myanmar]], including [[Burmese language|Burmese]], [[Shan language|Shan]], [[Karenic languages]], [[Rakhine language|Rakhine]], [[Kachin language|Kachin]], [[Mon language|Mon]], [[Kuki-Chin languages]], and [[Burmese English]] |
| languages = [[Languages of Myanmar]], including [[Burmese language|Burmese]], [[Shan language|Shan]], [[Karenic languages]], [[Rakhine language|Rakhine]], [[Kachin language|Kachin]], [[Mon language|Mon]], [[Kuki-Chin languages]], and [[Burmese English]] |
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| religions = Predominantly [[Theravada Buddhism]] and [[Burmese folk religion]], [[Nat (spirit)|Nat (spirit)/Animism]] Minority |
| religions = Predominantly [[Theravada Buddhism]] and [[Burmese folk religion]], [[Nat (spirit)|Nat (spirit)/Animism]] Minority: |
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The Burmese diaspora refers to families and individuals who have migrated to other parts of the world from Myanmar. Myanmar has experienced significant waves of population displacement, due to decades of [[Internal conflict in Myanmar|internal conflict]], poverty, and political persecution,{{Cite web |date=2022-02-21 |title=Diaspora Organizations and their Humanitarian Response in Myanmar - Myanmar |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/diaspora-organizations-and-their-humanitarian-response-myanmar |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=ReliefWeb |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260329011803/https://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/diaspora-organizations-and-their-humanitarian-response-myanmar|archive-date=29 March 2026}} often triggered by political events like the [[1962 Burmese coup d'état]], the [[8888 Uprising]] and ensuing 1988 coup d'état, and the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état]].{{Cite web |date=December 2021 |title=Myanmar; Brain Drain Again? - Issue 32 |url=https://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/download/myanmar-brain-drain-again-issue-32-december-2021-eng/ |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Myanmar Peace Monitor |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-18 |title=Young People Clamour to Leave Myanmar in Giant Brain Drain |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/young-people-clamour-to-leave-myanmar-in-giant-brain-drain.html |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}} The diaspora is broadly categorised into three groups: religious minorities and ethnic groups who have fled conflict areas, elites seeking more politically stable environments, and others seeking improved educational and economic opportunities. In 2021, 1.2 million [[refugee]]s and asylum seekers were from Myanmar, making them the world's fifth-largest refugee population, behind Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, and South Sudan. |
The Burmese diaspora refers to families and individuals who have migrated to other parts of the world from Myanmar. Myanmar has experienced significant waves of population displacement, due to decades of [[Internal conflict in Myanmar|internal conflict]], poverty, and political persecution,{{Cite web |date=2022-02-21 |title=Diaspora Organizations and their Humanitarian Response in Myanmar - Myanmar |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/diaspora-organizations-and-their-humanitarian-response-myanmar |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=ReliefWeb |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260329011803/https://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/diaspora-organizations-and-their-humanitarian-response-myanmar|archive-date=29 March 2026}} often triggered by political events like the [[1962 Burmese coup d'état]], the [[8888 Uprising]] and ensuing 1988 coup d'état, and the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état]].{{Cite web |date=December 2021 |title=Myanmar; Brain Drain Again? - Issue 32 |url=https://www.mmpeacemonitor.org/download/myanmar-brain-drain-again-issue-32-december-2021-eng/ |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Myanmar Peace Monitor |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-18 |title=Young People Clamour to Leave Myanmar in Giant Brain Drain |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/young-people-clamour-to-leave-myanmar-in-giant-brain-drain.html |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=The Irrawaddy |language=en-US}} The diaspora is broadly categorised into three groups: religious minorities and ethnic groups who have fled conflict areas, elites seeking more politically stable environments, and others seeking improved educational and economic opportunities. In 2021, 1.2 million [[refugee]]s and asylum seekers were from Myanmar, making them the world's fifth-largest refugee population, behind Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, and South Sudan. |
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The diaspora in neighbouring Asian countries generally |
The diaspora in neighbouring Asian countries generally works in unskilled labour sectors (e.g., agriculture, fishing, manufacturing) while increasing numbers of [[White-collar worker|white-collar workers]] have resettled in the [[Western world]]. The significant [[Human capital flight|brain drain]] of entrepreneurs, professionals, and intellectuals resulting from continued decline in Myanmar's sociopolitical environment has had significant ramifications on the country's economic development, particularly in terms of [[human capital]].{{Cite journal |last=Maung |first=Mya |title=Damage to Human Capital and the Economic Future of Burma |date=1992 |journal=The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs |volume=16 |issue=1 |pages=81–97 |jstor=45290076 }} The military coup in 2021 resulted in the exodus of repatriates of Burmese nationality (e.g., professionals, executives, and investors) and expatriates alike, impacting the country's emerging startup scene.{{cite book |last1=Caillaud |first1=Romain |chapter=Myanmar's Economy in 2021: The Unravelling of a Decade of Reforms |pages=254–268 |id={{Project MUSE|855274}} |jstor=27206750 |chapter-url={{GBurl|oW1xEAAAQBAJ|p=254}} |editor1-last=Singh |editor1-first=Daljit |editor2-last=Ha |editor2-first=Hoang Thi |title=Southeast Asian Affairs 2022 |date=2022 |publisher=ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute |isbn=978-981-5011-03-6 }} |
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Thailand is the most popular destination for Burmese migrants; two million [[Burmese in Thailand|Burmese people live in Thailand]]. According to the 2014 census, 70% of overseas Burmese reside in Thailand, followed by [[Burmese in Malaysia|Malaysia]], [[China]], and [[Singapore]]. Overseas Burmese also live in [[Burmese community in India|India]], [[Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh|Bangladesh]], Pakistan, [[Burmese people in Japan|Japan]], and South Korea. Following the [[1962 Burmese coup d'état]], between 1963 and 1970, 155,000 [[Burmese Indians]] were repatriated to India and resettled by the Indian government in 'Burma Colonies' in cities like [[Chennai]], [[Tiruchirappalli]] and [[Madurai]].{{Cite news |last=Nainar |first=Nahla |date=2021-02-24 |title=How the Tamil link with Burma has endured down the years |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/how-the-tamil-link-with-burma-has-endured-down-the-years/article33924339.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724235540/https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/how-the-tamil-link-with-burma-has-endured-down-the-years/article33924339.ece|archive-date=24 July 2025}} Outside of Asia, there is also a significant diaspora in the [[Burmese Americans|United States]], [[Burmese Australians|Australia]], [[Burmese people in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]], [[Burmese New Zealanders|New Zealand]], and [[Burmese people in Sweden|Sweden]]. |
Thailand is the most popular destination for Burmese migrants; two million [[Burmese in Thailand|Burmese people live in Thailand]]. According to the 2014 census, 70% of overseas Burmese reside in Thailand, followed by [[Burmese in Malaysia|Malaysia]], [[China]], and [[Singapore]]. Overseas Burmese also live in [[Burmese community in India|India]], [[Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh|Bangladesh]], Pakistan, [[Burmese people in Japan|Japan]], and South Korea. Following the [[1962 Burmese coup d'état]], between 1963 and 1970, 155,000 [[Burmese Indians]] were repatriated to India and resettled by the Indian government in 'Burma Colonies' in cities like [[Chennai]], [[Tiruchirappalli]] and [[Madurai]].{{Cite news |last=Nainar |first=Nahla |date=2021-02-24 |title=How the Tamil link with Burma has endured down the years |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/how-the-tamil-link-with-burma-has-endured-down-the-years/article33924339.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724235540/https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/how-the-tamil-link-with-burma-has-endured-down-the-years/article33924339.ece|archive-date=24 July 2025}} Outside of Asia, there is also a significant diaspora in the [[Burmese Americans|United States]], [[Burmese Australians|Australia]], [[Burmese people in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]], [[Burmese New Zealanders|New Zealand]], and [[Burmese people in Sweden|Sweden]]. |
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