Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Afghanistan
45.22 million people
in 2050
Myanmar
35.49 million people
in 2050
Afghanistan rank
16th
Myanmar rank
19th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 45.22 million people against 35.49 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 9.73 million people.
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 people | 2.00 million people | 250,010 people | Afghanistan |
| 1100s | 2.37 million people | 2.50 million people | 124,950 people | Myanmar |
| 1200s | 2.50 million people | 3.00 million people | 499,820 people | Myanmar |
| 1300s | 1.75 million people | 2.90 million people | 1.15 million people | Myanmar |
| 1400s | 1.87 million people | 3.45 million people | 1.57 million people | Myanmar |
| 1500s | 2.00 million people | 3.99 million people | 1.99 million people | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 2.50 million people | 4.48 million people | 1.98 million people | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 2.50 million people | 4.92 million people | 2.42 million people | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 2.55 million people | 5.01 million people | 2.45 million people | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 2.61 million people | 5.10 million people | 2.49 million people | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 2.67 million people | 5.18 million people | 2.52 million people | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 2.73 million people | 5.27 million people | 2.54 million people | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 2.79 million people | 5.36 million people | 2.57 million people | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 2.85 million people | 5.44 million people | 2.59 million people | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 2.91 million people | 5.52 million people | 2.61 million people | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 2.97 million people | 5.60 million people | 2.63 million people | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 3.04 million people | 5.68 million people | 2.64 million people | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 3.10 million people | 5.75 million people | 2.65 million people | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 3.17 million people | 6.11 million people | 2.94 million people | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 3.24 million people | 6.46 million people | 3.23 million people | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 3.34 million people | 6.81 million people | 3.47 million people | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 3.52 million people | 7.15 million people | 3.63 million people | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 3.70 million people | 7.48 million people | 3.77 million people | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 3.90 million people | 8.27 million people | 4.36 million people | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 4.11 million people | 9.03 million people | 4.93 million people | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 4.39 million people | 9.79 million people | 5.40 million people | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 4.74 million people | 10.51 million people | 5.78 million people | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 5.11 million people | 11.22 million people | 6.11 million people | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 5.51 million people | 12.25 million people | 6.74 million people | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 5.97 million people | 13.24 million people | 7.27 million people | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 6.42 million people | 14.19 million people | 7.77 million people | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 6.85 million people | 15.09 million people | 8.23 million people | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 7.73 million people | 16.18 million people | 8.45 million people | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 9.02 million people | 18.97 million people | 9.95 million people | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 10.88 million people | 22.70 million people | 11.83 million people | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 9.67 million people | 27.15 million people | 17.48 million people | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 13.23 million people | 31.07 million people | 17.84 million people | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 19.05 million people | 33.80 million people | 14.75 million people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 25.14 million people | 35.78 million people | 10.64 million people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 32.18 million people | 37.89 million people | 5.71 million people | Myanmar |
| 2030s | 39.24 million people | 38.47 million people | 768,390 people | Afghanistan |
| 2040s | 43.97 million people | 36.98 million people | 6.99 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2050s | 45.22 million people | 35.49 million people | 9.73 million people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
- Afghanistan, at 45.22 million people against 35.49 million people in Myanmar as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 9.73 million people, 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 projected to 2050?
- Afghanistan ranks 16th and Myanmar ranks 19th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.