Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Urban and rural population 2050

Afghanistan
45.22 million
in 2050
Myanmar
35.49 million
in 2050
Afghanistan rank
16th
Myanmar rank
19th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Myanmar
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M100015252050

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 45.22 million against 35.49 million in Myanmar, a difference of 9.73 million.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 16th and Myanmar ranks 19th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Myanmar in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1000s 2.25 million 2.00 million 250,010 Afghanistan
1100s 2.37 million 2.50 million 124,950 Myanmar
1200s 2.50 million 3.00 million 499,820 Myanmar
1300s 1.75 million 2.90 million 1.15 million Myanmar
1400s 1.87 million 3.45 million 1.57 million Myanmar
1500s 2.00 million 3.99 million 1.99 million Myanmar
1600s 2.50 million 4.48 million 1.98 million Myanmar
1700s 2.50 million 4.92 million 2.42 million Myanmar
1710s 2.55 million 5.01 million 2.45 million Myanmar
1720s 2.61 million 5.10 million 2.49 million Myanmar
1730s 2.67 million 5.18 million 2.52 million Myanmar
1740s 2.73 million 5.27 million 2.54 million Myanmar
1750s 2.79 million 5.36 million 2.57 million Myanmar
1760s 2.85 million 5.44 million 2.59 million Myanmar
1770s 2.91 million 5.52 million 2.61 million Myanmar
1780s 2.97 million 5.60 million 2.63 million Myanmar
1790s 3.04 million 5.68 million 2.64 million Myanmar
1800s 3.10 million 5.75 million 2.65 million Myanmar
1810s 3.17 million 6.11 million 2.94 million Myanmar
1820s 3.24 million 6.46 million 3.23 million Myanmar
1830s 3.34 million 6.81 million 3.47 million Myanmar
1840s 3.52 million 7.15 million 3.63 million Myanmar
1850s 3.70 million 7.48 million 3.77 million Myanmar
1860s 3.90 million 8.27 million 4.36 million Myanmar
1870s 4.11 million 9.03 million 4.93 million Myanmar
1880s 4.39 million 9.79 million 5.40 million Myanmar
1890s 4.74 million 10.51 million 5.78 million Myanmar
1900s 5.11 million 11.22 million 6.11 million Myanmar
1910s 5.51 million 12.25 million 6.74 million Myanmar
1920s 5.97 million 13.24 million 7.27 million Myanmar
1930s 6.42 million 14.19 million 7.77 million Myanmar
1940s 6.85 million 15.09 million 8.23 million Myanmar
1950s 7.73 million 16.18 million 8.45 million Myanmar
1960s 9.02 million 18.97 million 9.95 million Myanmar
1970s 10.88 million 22.70 million 11.83 million Myanmar
1980s 9.67 million 27.15 million 17.48 million Myanmar
1990s 13.23 million 31.07 million 17.84 million Myanmar
2000s 19.05 million 33.80 million 14.75 million Myanmar
2010s 25.14 million 35.78 million 10.64 million Myanmar
2020s 32.18 million 37.89 million 5.71 million Myanmar
2030s 39.24 million 38.47 million 768,390 Afghanistan
2040s 43.97 million 36.98 million 6.99 million Afghanistan
2050s 45.22 million 35.49 million 9.73 million Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
Afghanistan, at 45.22 million against 35.49 million in Myanmar as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
9.73 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Afghanistan ranks 16th and Myanmar ranks 19th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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