Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Myanmar

Myanmar: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0836 Persons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
88th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0836 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0614 Persons per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Myanmar, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.061 Persons per square kilometre1991: 0.062 Persons per square kilometre1992: 0.063 Persons per square kilometre1993: 0.064 Persons per square kilometre1994: 0.065 Persons per square kilometre1995: 0.066 Persons per square kilometre1996: 0.066 Persons per square kilometre1997: 0.067 Persons per square kilometre1998: 0.068 Persons per square kilometre1999: 0.069 Persons per square kilometre2000: 0.07 Persons per square kilometre2001: 0.07 Persons per square kilometre2002: 0.071 Persons per square kilometre2003: 0.072 Persons per square kilometre2004: 0.072 Persons per square kilometre2005: 0.073 Persons per square kilometre2006: 0.074 Persons per square kilometre2007: 0.074 Persons per square kilometre2008: 0.075 Persons per square kilometre2009: 0.075 Persons per square kilometre2010: 0.076 Persons per square kilometre2011: 0.076 Persons per square kilometre2012: 0.077 Persons per square kilometre2013: 0.078 Persons per square kilometre2014: 0.078 Persons per square kilometre2015: 0.079 Persons per square kilometre2016: 0.079 Persons per square kilometre2017: 0.08 Persons per square kilometre2018: 0.081 Persons per square kilometre2019: 0.081 Persons per square kilometre2020: 0.082 Persons per square kilometre2021: 0.082 Persons per square kilometre2022: 0.083 Persons per square kilometre2023: 0.084 Persons per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Myanmar is 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Myanmar peaked at 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0614 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.

That places Myanmar 88th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre in Myanmar, 1990 to 2023.
Year Persons per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0614 Persons per square kilometre —
1991 0.0622 Persons per square kilometre +1.4%
1992 0.0631 Persons per square kilometre +1.4%
1993 0.0639 Persons per square kilometre +1.3%
1994 0.0648 Persons per square kilometre +1.3%
1995 0.0656 Persons per square kilometre +1.3%
1996 0.0664 Persons per square kilometre +1.3%
1997 0.0673 Persons per square kilometre +1.3%
1998 0.0681 Persons per square kilometre +1.2%
1999 0.0689 Persons per square kilometre +1.2%
2000 0.0697 Persons per square kilometre +1.1%
2001 0.0704 Persons per square kilometre +1.0%
2002 0.0711 Persons per square kilometre +1.0%
2003 0.0718 Persons per square kilometre +1.0%
2004 0.0724 Persons per square kilometre +0.9%
2005 0.073 Persons per square kilometre +0.8%
2006 0.0736 Persons per square kilometre +0.7%
2007 0.0741 Persons per square kilometre +0.7%
2008 0.0746 Persons per square kilometre +0.6%
2009 0.075 Persons per square kilometre +0.6%
2010 0.0756 Persons per square kilometre +0.8%
2011 0.0762 Persons per square kilometre +0.8%
2012 0.0769 Persons per square kilometre +0.9%
2013 0.0776 Persons per square kilometre +0.9%
2014 0.0782 Persons per square kilometre +0.8%
2015 0.0788 Persons per square kilometre +0.8%
2016 0.0795 Persons per square kilometre +0.8%
2017 0.0801 Persons per square kilometre +0.8%
2018 0.0807 Persons per square kilometre +0.7%
2019 0.0813 Persons per square kilometre +0.7%
2020 0.0819 Persons per square kilometre +0.7%
2021 0.0824 Persons per square kilometre +0.7%
2022 0.083 Persons per square kilometre +0.7%
2023 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre +0.7%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1225 Persons per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0652 Persons per square kilometre 0.0614 Persons per square kilometre 0.0689 Persons per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0726 Persons per square kilometre 0.0697 Persons per square kilometre 0.075 Persons per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0785 Persons per square kilometre 0.0756 Persons per square kilometre 0.0813 Persons per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0827 Persons per square kilometre 0.0819 Persons per square kilometre 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 85 Serbia 0.085 Persons per square kilometre compare
  2. 86 Burkina Faso 0.085 Persons per square kilometre compare
  3. 87 Morocco 0.0848 Persons per square kilometre compare
  4. 89 North Macedonia 0.0827 Persons per square kilometre compare
  5. 90 Samoa 0.0812 Persons per square kilometre compare
  6. 91 Greece 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Myanmar?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Myanmar was 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.0836 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0614 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
How does Myanmar rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Myanmar ranks 88th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
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Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.