Myanmar population 2023

Myanmar Population 2023

As of Monday, November 7, 2022, the current population of Myanmar (formerly Burma) is 55,264,246, based on the latest United Nations estimates.

According to UN data from mid-year 2020, the estimated population of Myanmar was 54,409,800.

Myanmar’s population is equivalent to 0.7% of the total world population and it ranks number 26 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.

The population density in Myanmar is 83 people per km2 (216 people per mi2), with a total land area of 653,290 km2 (252,237 sq. miles).

31.4% of the population is urban, with 17,068,066 people living in urban areas in 2020.

The median age in Myanmar is 29.0 years. To call Myanmar from abroad, the country code is +95.

Population of Myanmar (2020 And It’s Historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country’s Share of World Pop	World Population	Myanmar Global Rank
2020	54,409,800	0.67 %	364,380	-163,313	29.0	2.17	83	31.4 %	17,068,066	0.70 %	7,794,798,739	26
2019	54,045,420	0.63 %	337,100	-163,313	27.8	2.23	83	31.0 %	16,763,626	0.70 %	7,713,468,100	26
2018	53,708,320	0.61 %	325,797	-163,313	27.8	2.23	82	30.7 %	16,468,361	0.70 %	7,631,091,040	26
2017	53,382,523	0.64 %	337,322	-163,313	27.8	2.23	82	30.3 %	16,183,083	0.71 %	7,547,858,925	26
2016	53,045,201	0.69 %	364,475	-163,313	27.8	2.23	81	30.0 %	15,908,841	0.71 %	7,464,022,049	26
2015	52,680,726	0.81 %	415,982	-105,642	27.5	2.25	81	29.7 %	15,646,537	0.71 %	7,379,797,139	25
2010	50,600,818	0.67 %	330,179	-267,386	26.1	2.50	77	28.6 %	14,487,449	0.73 %	6,956,823,603	25
2005	48,949,924	0.94 %	446,045	-241,618	24.5	2.80	75	27.7 %	13,548,744	0.75 %	6,541,907,027	24
2000	46,719,701	1.25 %	563,621	-107,600	23.3	2.95	72	26.7 %	12,457,527	0.76 %	6,143,493,823	26
1995	43,901,598	1.21 %	513,280	-142,741	22.0	3.20	67	25.7 %	11,295,542	0.76 %	5,744,212,979	25
1990	41,335,199	1.71 %	671,623	-40,000	20.7	3.78	63	24.8 %	10,255,233	0.78 %	5,327,231,061	25
1985	37,977,086	2.10 %	750,555	-10,931	19.6	4.60	58	23.9 %	9,075,330	0.78 %	4,870,921,740	26
1980	34,224,313	2.26 %	722,644	0	19.1	5.15	52	23.4 %	7,999,556	0.77 %	4,458,003,514	27
1975	30,611,095	2.34 %	668,405	0	18.7	5.74	47	23.2 %	7,110,236	0.75 %	4,079,480,606	27
1970	27,269,069	2.37 %	601,942	0	18.6	6.10	42	22.1 %	6,022,901	0.74 %	3,700,437,046	27
1965	24,259,359	2.22 %	504,483	0	19.3	6.10	37	20.2 %	4,905,378	0.73 %	3,339,583,597	26
1960	21,736,942	2.14 %	437,374	0	20.5	6.00	33	18.6 %	4,034,840	0.72 %	3,034,949,748	27
1955	19,550,071	1.92 %	354,089	0	21.5	6.00	30	17.0 %	3,323,690	0.71 %	2,773,019,936	26

Myanmar Population Forecast

-20,000

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country’s Share of World Pop	World Population	Myanmar Global Rank
2020	54,409,800	0.65 %	345,815	-163,313	29.0	2.17	83	31.4 %	17,068,066	0.70 %	7,794,798,739	26
2025	56,528,471	0.77 %	423,734	-40,000	30.4	2.17	87	33.1 %	18,722,491	0.69 %	8,184,437,460	27
2030	58,478,494	0.68 %	390,005	-20,000	31.9	2.17	90	35.3 %	20,614,897	0.68 %	8,548,487,400	27
2035	60,064,897	0.54 %	317,281	-20,000	33.4	2.17	92	37.8 %	22,714,271	0.68 %	8,887,524,213	28
2040	61,201,604	0.38 %	227,341	-20,000	34.9	2.17	94	40.8 %	24,973,796	0.67 %	9,198,847,240	28
2045	61,909,753	0.23 %	141,630	-20,000	36.2	2.17	95	44.0 %	27,231,609	0.65 %	9,481,803,274	30
2050	62,253,430	0.11 %	68,735		37.3	2.17	95	47.2 %	29,391,985	0.64 %	9,735,033,990	33

Myanmar Demographics

LIFE EXPECTANCY	INFANT MORTALITY	DEATHS UNDER AGE 5
67.78 years (life expectancy at birth, both sexes)	33.4 (infant deaths per 1,000 live births)	41.9 (per 1,000 live births)

Main Cities by Population in Myanmar

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Yangon	4,477,638
2	Mandalay	1,208,099
3	Nay Pyi Taw	925,000
4	Mawlamyine	438,861
5	Kyain Seikgyi Township	246,065
6	Bago	244,376
7	Pathein	237,089
8	Monywa	182,011
9	Sittwe	177,743
10	Meiktila	177,442
11	Myeik	173,298
12	Taunggyi	160,115
13	Myingyan	141,713
14	Dawei	136,783
15	Pyay	135,308
16	Hinthada	134,947
17	Lashio	131,016
18	Pakokku	126,938
19	Thaton	123,727
20	Pyin Oo Lwin	117,303
21	Yenangyaung	110,553
22	Taungoo	106,945
23	Thayetmyo	98,185
24	Pyinmana	97,409
25	Magway	96,954
26	Myitkyina	90,894
27	Chauk	90,870
28	Mogok	90,843
29	Nyaunglebin	89,626
30	Mudon	89,123
31	Shwebo	88,914
32	Sagaing	78,739
33	Taungdwingyi	70,094
34	Syriam	69,448
35	Bogale	68,938
36	Pyapon	65,601
37	Yamethin	59,867
38	Kanbe	58,146
39	Kawthoung	57,949
40	Myaydo	57,897
41	Minbu	57,342
42	Tharyarwady	54,386
43	Thongwa	52,496
44	Kyaiklat	52,425
45	Tachilek	51,553
46	Maubin	51,542
47	Kyaukse	50,480
48	Hpa-An	50,000
49	Kyaikto	48,658
50	Martaban	48,629
51	Kyaikkami	48,100
52	Bhamo	47,920
53	Twante	46,516
54	Myawadi	45,000
55	Mawlaik	44,540
56	Wakema	42,705
57	Myanaung	42,252
58	Pyu	40,386
59	Kayan	40,322
60	Nyaungdon	40,092
61	Mawlamyinegyunn	39,115
62	Letpandan	38,936
63	Thanatpin	38,059
64	Paungde	36,971
65	Hakha	20,000
66	Loikaw	17,293

Sources:

GeoNames
World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision – United Nations Population Division
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
World Urbanization Prospects – Population Division – United Nations
United Nations Statistics Division
World Bank

Myanmar population 2023