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Myanmar population

Current population of Myanmar

55,238,909

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
514
Deaths today
286
Change today (UTC)
+200
World rank
27th of 218
0.67% of world population
Population
54,850,648
2025 estimate
Annual growth
+0.64%
2025
Density
83 /km²
2023
Land area
652,670 km²
Urban population
31%
2025
Median age
30.1 yrs
2025 (UN WPP)
Fertility rate
2.10
births per woman, 2024
Life expectancy
67.1 yrs
2024
Net migration
−39,661
2025
Capital
Naypyidaw
Region
East Asia & Pacific

Population of Myanmar: overview

Myanmar has a population of 54,850,648 according to the latest official estimates (2025), the 27th largest in the world. About 0.67% of the world's population lives in Myanmar. Myanmar is part of the East Asia & Pacific region and its capital is Naypyidaw.

Growth has slowed to 0.64% per year. In absolute terms that meant roughly 350,557 additional people over the past year.

Population density is moderate — about 83 people per km², spread across 652,670 km² of land. The country remains predominantly rural, though cities are growing: 31% of residents are urban.

The median age is 30.1 years. Fertility, at 2.10 children per woman, hovers just below the 2.1 replacement level. Life expectancy at birth is 67.1 years (2024).

UN medium-variant projections point to continued growth, reaching 58.62 million by 2050 (7% above today's level). The 2030 projection is 56,351,031.

Myanmar population, 1960–2025 and projections

015M30M45M60M19601980200020202040projected2025: 54.85M1960: 21,730,2501961: 22,210,5811962: 22,704,7191963: 23,213,4081964: 23,737,3151965: 24,279,4311966: 24,836,4961967: 25,406,4291968: 25,989,6621969: 26,585,1121970: 27,193,0161971: 27,807,2191972: 28,428,3241973: 29,026,3881974: 29,598,1671975: 30,176,5651976: 30,758,8111977: 31,355,9661978: 31,972,9761979: 32,596,5501980: 33,227,2041981: 33,858,7831982: 34,482,9651983: 35,162,7151984: 35,899,3131985: 36,622,8271986: 37,314,8781987: 37,971,5941988: 38,600,9271989: 39,214,6181990: 39,817,2511991: 40,394,1541992: 40,950,3421993: 41,502,4291994: 42,055,1431995: 42,605,3381996: 43,154,8601997: 43,708,7981998: 44,257,7931999: 44,787,7242000: 45,290,8412001: 45,771,1392002: 46,232,6532003: 46,667,1922004: 47,068,7722005: 47,438,3652006: 47,785,1352007: 48,125,0432008: 48,390,7932009: 48,660,4592010: 49,024,3822011: 49,419,8202012: 49,837,4462013: 50,262,6582014: 50,681,6342015: 51,089,0562016: 51,495,6962017: 51,894,9382018: 52,272,2472019: 52,640,7132020: 53,016,5222021: 53,387,1022022: 53,756,7872023: 54,133,7982024: 54,500,0912025: 54,850,6482030: 56,351,0312050: 58,623,232
Population of Myanmar by year
YearPopulationGrowth rateAnnual change
202554,850,648+0.64%+350,557
202454,500,091+0.67%+366,293
202354,133,798+0.70%+377,011
202253,756,787+0.69%+369,685
202153,387,102+0.70%+370,580
202053,016,522+0.71%+375,809
201952,640,713+0.70%+368,466
201852,272,247+0.72%+377,309
201751,894,938+0.77%+399,242
201651,495,696+0.79%+406,640
201551,089,056+0.80%+407,422
201450,681,634+0.83%+418,976
201049,024,382+0.75%+363,923
200547,438,365+0.78%+369,593
200045,290,841+1.12%+503,117
199542,605,338+1.30%+550,195
199039,817,251+1.53%+602,633
198536,622,827+2.00%+723,514
198033,227,204+1.92%+630,654
197530,176,565+1.94%+578,398
197027,193,016+2.26%+607,904
196524,279,431+2.26%+542,116
196021,730,250––

Recent years annually, earlier years at five-year steps. Annual change compares against the immediately preceding year.

Myanmar population forecast

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

Projected population of Myanmar
YearProjected populationvs today
203056,351,031+2.7%
205058,623,232+6.9%

Myanmar population pyramid (2025)

Age and sex structure from UN World Population Prospects 2024: 24.1% of Myanmar's population is under 15, 68.4% is of working age (15–64), and 7.5% is 65 or older. Hover any bar for the group's size.

MaleFemale
0%2%2%4%4%0-4 male: 2,243,112 (4.1%)0-4 female: 2,120,782 (3.9%)0-45-9 male: 2,293,352 (4.2%)5-9 female: 2,172,373 (4.0%)10-14 male: 2,242,903 (4.1%)10-14 female: 2,134,765 (3.9%)10-1415-19 male: 2,235,370 (4.1%)15-19 female: 2,138,765 (3.9%)20-24 male: 2,281,959 (4.2%)20-24 female: 2,199,642 (4.0%)20-2425-29 male: 2,226,859 (4.1%)25-29 female: 2,165,426 (3.9%)30-34 male: 2,166,825 (4.0%)30-34 female: 2,123,963 (3.9%)30-3435-39 male: 2,064,851 (3.8%)35-39 female: 2,037,175 (3.7%)40-44 male: 2,010,334 (3.7%)40-44 female: 2,005,736 (3.7%)40-4445-49 male: 1,773,060 (3.2%)45-49 female: 1,798,319 (3.3%)50-54 male: 1,571,681 (2.9%)50-54 female: 1,630,562 (3.0%)50-5455-59 male: 1,344,728 (2.5%)55-59 female: 1,445,708 (2.6%)60-64 male: 1,076,370 (2.0%)60-64 female: 1,220,040 (2.2%)60-6465-69 male: 797,227 (1.5%)65-69 female: 970,798 (1.8%)70-74 male: 524,493 (1.0%)70-74 female: 699,582 (1.3%)70-7475-79 male: 270,243 (0.5%)75-79 female: 398,628 (0.7%)80-84 male: 119,698 (0.2%)80-84 female: 194,871 (0.4%)80-8485-89 male: 41,385 (0.1%)85-89 female: 78,316 (0.1%)90-94 male: 8,363 (0.0%)90-94 female: 19,273 (0.0%)90-9495-99 male: 722 (0.0%)95-99 female: 2,275 (0.0%)100+ male: 12 (0.0%)100+ female: 101 (0.0%)100+

Myanmar population FAQ

What is the population of Myanmar in 2026?

Myanmar's population is estimated at about 55.24 million in 2026, extrapolated from the latest official figure of 54,850,648 (2025). Myanmar ranks 27th in the world by population.

Is the population of Myanmar growing or shrinking?

Myanmar's population is growing at about 0.64% per year, an increase of roughly 350,557 people over the past year.

How densely populated is Myanmar?

Myanmar has about 83 people per square kilometre across a land area of 652,670 km².

What share of the world's population lives in Myanmar?

Myanmar is home to about 0.67% of the world's population.

What is Myanmar's projected population in 2050?

United Nations medium-variant projections put Myanmar's population at 58,623,232 in 2050, passing through 56,351,031 in 2030.

What is the median age in Myanmar?

The median age in Myanmar is 30.1 years (2025 estimate) — half the population is younger and half older than that.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0); median age and projections from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Live figures are estimates extrapolated from the latest official data — see methodology.