Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3058 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Myanmar, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.3058 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.3058 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1899 people per person, in 1960.
Myanmar ranks 194th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1899 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1949 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1998 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2047 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2094 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.214 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2185 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2226 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2265 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.23 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2331 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2357 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2378 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2393 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2406 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2416 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2425 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2433 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2441 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2448 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2456 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2464 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2473 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2484 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2495 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2508 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2521 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2535 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.255 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2565 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.258 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2597 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2613 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.263 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2647 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2665 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2682 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.27 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2718 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2736 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2753 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2771 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2788 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2806 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2823 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2839 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2855 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2871 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2886 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.29 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2914 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2927 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.294 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2951 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2962 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2972 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2981 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2991 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2999 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3008 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3016 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3024 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3031 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3038 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3045 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3058 people per person | +0.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.3058 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.3058 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 47% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.211 people per person | 0.1899 people per person | 0.23 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2403 people per person | 0.2331 people per person | 0.2448 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2505 people per person | 0.2456 people per person | 0.2565 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2657 people per person | 0.258 people per person | 0.2736 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2829 people per person | 0.2753 people per person | 0.29 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2964 people per person | 0.2914 people per person | 0.3008 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3035 people per person | 0.3016 people per person | 0.3058 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.319 people per person compare
- 192 Solomon Islands 0.3131 people per person compare
- 193 Rwanda 0.3091 people per person compare
- 195 Saint Lucia 0.291 people per person compare
- 196 Burkina Faso 0.2892 people per person compare
- 197 Timor-Leste 0.2879 people per person compare
More population data for Myanmar
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.8844 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5005 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4448 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 59,929 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.5289 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.737 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 76.09 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.45 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Myanmar?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Myanmar was 0.3058 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3058 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1899 people per person in 1960.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.