Population density in Myanmar

Myanmar: Population density was 76.09 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
76.09 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
143rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
89.84 people per km²
in 2049
All-time low
3.06 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Myanmar, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Myanmar is 76.09 people per km², measured in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Myanmar peaked at 89.84 people per km² in 2049 and was at its lowest, 3.06 people per km², in 1000.

Myanmar ranks 143rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Myanmar, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 3.06 people per km²
1100 3.83 people per km² +25.0%
1200 4.6 people per km² +20.0%
1300 4.44 people per km² -3.3%
1400 5.29 people per km² +19.0%
1500 6.13 people per km² +15.9%
1600 6.89 people per km² +12.5%
1700 7.66 people per km² +11.1%
1710 7.81 people per km² +2.0%
1720 7.97 people per km² +2.0%
1730 8.12 people per km² +1.9%
1740 8.27 people per km² +1.9%
1750 8.43 people per km² +1.9%
1760 8.58 people per km² +1.8%
1770 8.73 people per km² +1.8%
1780 8.89 people per km² +1.8%
1790 9.04 people per km² +1.7%
1800 9.19 people per km² +1.7%
1801 8.95 people per km² -2.7%
1802 8.71 people per km² -2.7%
1803 8.48 people per km² -2.7%
1804 8.26 people per km² -2.7%
1805 8.04 people per km² -2.7%
1806 7.82 people per km² -2.7%
1807 7.62 people per km² -2.7%
1808 7.42 people per km² -2.7%
1809 7.22 people per km² -2.7%
1810 7.03 people per km² -2.6%
1811 6.85 people per km² -2.7%
1812 6.66 people per km² -2.7%
1813 6.49 people per km² -2.7%
1814 6.32 people per km² -2.7%
1815 6.15 people per km² -2.7%
1816 5.99 people per km² -2.7%
1817 5.83 people per km² -2.7%
1818 5.67 people per km² -2.7%
1819 5.55 people per km² -2.1%
1820 5.47 people per km² -1.5%
1821 5.43 people per km² -0.9%
1822 5.41 people per km² -0.2%
1823 5.43 people per km² +0.4%
1824 5.45 people per km² +0.4%
1825 5.48 people per km² +0.4%
1826 5.5 people per km² +0.4%
1827 5.52 people per km² +0.4%
1828 5.54 people per km² +0.4%
1829 5.56 people per km² +0.4%
1830 5.58 people per km² +0.4%
1831 5.6 people per km² +0.4%
1832 5.62 people per km² +0.4%
1833 5.65 people per km² +0.4%
1834 5.67 people per km² +0.4%
1835 5.69 people per km² +0.4%
1836 5.71 people per km² +0.4%
1837 5.73 people per km² +0.4%
1838 5.75 people per km² +0.4%
1839 5.78 people per km² +0.4%
1840 5.8 people per km² +0.4%
1841 5.82 people per km² +0.4%
1842 5.84 people per km² +0.4%
1843 5.87 people per km² +0.4%
1844 5.89 people per km² +0.4%
1845 5.91 people per km² +0.4%
1846 5.93 people per km² +0.4%
1847 5.96 people per km² +0.4%
1848 5.98 people per km² +0.4%
1849 6 people per km² +0.4%
1850 6.02 people per km² +0.4%
1851 6.04 people per km² +0.2%
1852 6.05 people per km² +0.2%
1853 6.07 people per km² +0.2%
1854 6.08 people per km² +0.2%
1855 6.1 people per km² +0.2%
1856 6.11 people per km² +0.2%
1857 6.13 people per km² +0.2%
1858 6.15 people per km² +0.2%
1859 6.16 people per km² +0.2%
1860 6.18 people per km² +0.2%
1861 6.19 people per km² +0.2%
1862 6.21 people per km² +0.2%
1863 6.22 people per km² +0.2%
1864 6.24 people per km² +0.2%
1865 6.25 people per km² +0.2%
1866 6.27 people per km² +0.2%
1867 6.28 people per km² +0.2%
1868 6.3 people per km² +0.2%
1869 6.29 people per km² -0.1%
1870 6.27 people per km² -0.4%
1871 6.22 people per km² -0.7%
1872 6.15 people per km² -1.1%
1873 6.07 people per km² -1.4%
1874 5.98 people per km² -1.4%
1875 5.9 people per km² -1.4%
1876 5.82 people per km² -1.4%
1877 5.73 people per km² -1.4%
1878 5.65 people per km² -1.4%
1879 5.67 people per km² +0.2%
1880 5.78 people per km² +2.0%
1881 6 people per km² +3.8%
1882 6.33 people per km² +5.5%
1883 6.77 people per km² +7.0%
1884 7.25 people per km² +7.0%
1885 7.76 people per km² +7.0%
1886 8.31 people per km² +7.0%
1887 8.89 people per km² +7.0%
1888 9.52 people per km² +7.0%
1889 10.1 people per km² +6.1%
1890 10.63 people per km² +5.3%
1891 11.11 people per km² +4.5%
1892 11.52 people per km² +3.7%
1893 11.86 people per km² +3.0%
1894 12.21 people per km² +3.0%
1895 12.58 people per km² +3.0%
1896 12.95 people per km² +3.0%
1897 13.33 people per km² +3.0%
1898 13.73 people per km² +3.0%
1899 14.09 people per km² +2.6%
1900 14.42 people per km² +2.3%
1901 14.71 people per km² +2.0%
1902 14.97 people per km² +1.8%
1903 15.19 people per km² +1.5%
1904 15.42 people per km² +1.5%
1905 15.64 people per km² +1.5%
1906 15.87 people per km² +1.5%
1907 16.1 people per km² +1.5%
1908 16.34 people per km² +1.5%
1909 16.56 people per km² +1.3%
1910 16.75 people per km² +1.2%
1911 16.93 people per km² +1.0%
1912 17.08 people per km² +0.9%
1913 17.22 people per km² +0.8%
1914 17.35 people per km² +0.8%
1915 17.49 people per km² +0.8%
1916 17.62 people per km² +0.8%
1917 17.76 people per km² +0.8%
1918 17.92 people per km² +0.9%
1919 18.09 people per km² +0.9%
1920 18.27 people per km² +1.0%
1921 18.45 people per km² +1.0%
1922 18.64 people per km² +1.0%
1923 18.83 people per km² +1.0%
1924 19.02 people per km² +1.0%
1925 19.22 people per km² +1.0%
1926 19.42 people per km² +1.0%
1927 19.62 people per km² +1.0%
1928 19.82 people per km² +1.0%
1929 20.04 people per km² +1.1%
1930 20.27 people per km² +1.2%
1931 20.52 people per km² +1.2%
1932 20.79 people per km² +1.3%
1933 21.07 people per km² +1.3%
1934 21.35 people per km² +1.3%
1935 21.64 people per km² +1.3%
1936 21.93 people per km² +1.3%
1937 22.22 people per km² +1.3%
1938 22.52 people per km² +1.3%
1939 22.84 people per km² +1.4%
1940 23.17 people per km² +1.5%
1941 23.52 people per km² +1.5%
1942 23.89 people per km² +1.6%
1943 24.28 people per km² +1.6%
1944 24.67 people per km² +1.6%
1945 25.07 people per km² +1.6%
1946 25.48 people per km² +1.6%
1947 25.89 people per km² +1.6%
1948 26.31 people per km² +1.6%
1949 26.74 people per km² +1.6%
1950 27.18 people per km² +1.6%
1951 27.69 people per km² +1.9%
1952 28.22 people per km² +1.9%
1953 28.77 people per km² +2.0%
1954 29.35 people per km² +2.0%
1955 29.95 people per km² +2.1%
1956 30.58 people per km² +2.1%
1957 31.23 people per km² +2.1%
1958 31.89 people per km² +2.1%
1959 32.58 people per km² +2.1%
1960 33.29 people per km² +2.2%
1961 34.03 people per km² +2.2%
1962 34.79 people per km² +2.2%
1963 35.57 people per km² +2.2%
1964 36.37 people per km² +2.3%
1965 37.2 people per km² +2.3%
1966 38.05 people per km² +2.3%
1967 38.93 people per km² +2.3%
1968 39.82 people per km² +2.3%
1969 40.73 people per km² +2.3%
1970 41.66 people per km² +2.3%
1971 42.61 people per km² +2.3%
1972 43.56 people per km² +2.2%
1973 44.47 people per km² +2.1%
1974 45.35 people per km² +2.0%
1975 46.24 people per km² +2.0%
1976 47.13 people per km² +1.9%
1977 48.04 people per km² +1.9%
1978 48.99 people per km² +2.0%
1979 49.94 people per km² +2.0%
1980 50.91 people per km² +1.9%
1981 51.88 people per km² +1.9%
1982 52.83 people per km² +1.8%
1983 53.88 people per km² +2.0%
1984 55 people per km² +2.1%
1985 56.11 people per km² +2.0%
1986 57.17 people per km² +1.9%
1987 58.18 people per km² +1.8%
1988 59.14 people per km² +1.7%
1989 60.08 people per km² +1.6%
1990 61.01 people per km² +1.5%
1991 61.89 people per km² +1.4%
1992 62.74 people per km² +1.4%
1993 63.59 people per km² +1.3%
1994 64.44 people per km² +1.3%
1995 65.28 people per km² +1.3%
1996 66.12 people per km² +1.3%
1997 66.97 people per km² +1.3%
1998 67.81 people per km² +1.3%
1999 68.62 people per km² +1.2%
2000 69.39 people per km² +1.1%
2001 70.13 people per km² +1.1%
2002 70.84 people per km² +1.0%
2003 71.5 people per km² +0.9%
2004 72.12 people per km² +0.9%
2005 72.68 people per km² +0.8%
2006 73.21 people per km² +0.7%
2007 73.74 people per km² +0.7%
2008 74.14 people per km² +0.6%
2009 74.56 people per km² +0.6%
2010 75.11 people per km² +0.7%
2011 75.72 people per km² +0.8%
2012 76.36 people per km² +0.8%
2013 77.01 people per km² +0.9%
2014 77.65 people per km² +0.8%
2015 78.28 people per km² +0.8%
2016 78.9 people per km² +0.8%
2017 79.51 people per km² +0.8%
2018 80.09 people per km² +0.7%
2019 80.65 people per km² +0.7%
2020 81.23 people per km² +0.7%
2021 81.8 people per km² +0.7%
2022 82.36 people per km² +0.7%
2023 82.94 people per km² +0.7%
2024 83.5 people per km² +0.7%
2025 84.04 people per km² +0.6%
2026 84.55 people per km² +0.6%
2027 85.04 people per km² +0.6%
2028 85.5 people per km² +0.5%
2029 85.93 people per km² +0.5%
2030 86.34 people per km² +0.5%
2031 86.72 people per km² +0.4%
2032 87.08 people per km² +0.4%
2033 87.42 people per km² +0.4%
2034 87.73 people per km² +0.4%
2035 88.01 people per km² +0.3%
2036 88.28 people per km² +0.3%
2037 88.52 people per km² +0.3%
2038 88.74 people per km² +0.3%
2039 88.95 people per km² +0.2%
2040 89.13 people per km² +0.2%
2041 89.29 people per km² +0.2%
2042 89.43 people per km² +0.2%
2043 89.54 people per km² +0.1%
2044 89.64 people per km² +0.1%
2045 89.72 people per km² +0.1%
2046 89.78 people per km² +0.1%
2047 89.82 people per km² +0.0%
2048 89.84 people per km² +0.0%
2049 89.84 people per km² +0.0%
2050 89.82 people per km² -0.0%
2051 89.79 people per km² -0.0%
2052 89.74 people per km² -0.1%
2053 89.67 people per km² -0.1%
2054 89.59 people per km² -0.1%
2055 89.49 people per km² -0.1%
2056 89.37 people per km² -0.1%
2057 89.24 people per km² -0.1%
2058 89.1 people per km² -0.2%
2059 88.94 people per km² -0.2%
2060 88.77 people per km² -0.2%
2061 88.58 people per km² -0.2%
2062 88.38 people per km² -0.2%
2063 88.18 people per km² -0.2%
2064 87.96 people per km² -0.2%
2065 87.73 people per km² -0.3%
2066 87.5 people per km² -0.3%
2067 87.25 people per km² -0.3%
2068 87 people per km² -0.3%
2069 86.74 people per km² -0.3%
2070 86.47 people per km² -0.3%
2071 86.19 people per km² -0.3%
2072 85.91 people per km² -0.3%
2073 85.61 people per km² -0.3%
2074 85.31 people per km² -0.4%
2075 85.01 people per km² -0.4%
2076 84.69 people per km² -0.4%
2077 84.38 people per km² -0.4%
2078 84.06 people per km² -0.4%
2079 83.73 people per km² -0.4%
2080 83.4 people per km² -0.4%
2081 83.07 people per km² -0.4%
2082 82.73 people per km² -0.4%
2083 82.39 people per km² -0.4%
2084 82.04 people per km² -0.4%
2085 81.69 people per km² -0.4%
2086 81.34 people per km² -0.4%
2087 80.98 people per km² -0.4%
2088 80.61 people per km² -0.4%
2089 80.25 people per km² -0.5%
2090 79.88 people per km² -0.5%
2091 79.51 people per km² -0.5%
2092 79.13 people per km² -0.5%
2093 78.75 people per km² -0.5%
2094 78.37 people per km² -0.5%
2095 77.99 people per km² -0.5%
2096 77.61 people per km² -0.5%
2097 77.23 people per km² -0.5%
2098 76.85 people per km² -0.5%
2099 76.47 people per km² -0.5%
2100 76.09 people per km² -0.5%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 76.09 people per km² is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132.68 people per km², 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 76.09 people per km² is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 132.68 people per km², 57% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 3.06 people per km² 3.06 people per km² 3.06 people per km² 1
1100s 3.83 people per km² 3.83 people per km² 3.83 people per km² 1
1200s 4.6 people per km² 4.6 people per km² 4.6 people per km² 1
1300s 4.44 people per km² 4.44 people per km² 4.44 people per km² 1
1400s 5.29 people per km² 5.29 people per km² 5.29 people per km² 1
1500s 6.13 people per km² 6.13 people per km² 6.13 people per km² 1
1600s 6.89 people per km² 6.89 people per km² 6.89 people per km² 1
1700s 7.66 people per km² 7.66 people per km² 7.66 people per km² 1
1710s 7.81 people per km² 7.81 people per km² 7.81 people per km² 1
1720s 7.97 people per km² 7.97 people per km² 7.97 people per km² 1
1730s 8.12 people per km² 8.12 people per km² 8.12 people per km² 1
1740s 8.27 people per km² 8.27 people per km² 8.27 people per km² 1
1750s 8.43 people per km² 8.43 people per km² 8.43 people per km² 1
1760s 8.58 people per km² 8.58 people per km² 8.58 people per km² 1
1770s 8.73 people per km² 8.73 people per km² 8.73 people per km² 1
1780s 8.89 people per km² 8.89 people per km² 8.89 people per km² 1
1790s 9.04 people per km² 9.04 people per km² 9.04 people per km² 1
1800s 8.17 people per km² 7.22 people per km² 9.19 people per km² 10
1810s 6.25 people per km² 5.55 people per km² 7.03 people per km² 10
1820s 5.48 people per km² 5.41 people per km² 5.56 people per km² 10
1830s 5.68 people per km² 5.58 people per km² 5.78 people per km² 10
1840s 5.9 people per km² 5.8 people per km² 6 people per km² 10
1850s 6.09 people per km² 6.02 people per km² 6.16 people per km² 10
1860s 6.24 people per km² 6.18 people per km² 6.3 people per km² 10
1870s 5.95 people per km² 5.65 people per km² 6.27 people per km² 10
1880s 7.67 people per km² 5.78 people per km² 10.1 people per km² 10
1890s 12.4 people per km² 10.63 people per km² 14.09 people per km² 10
1900s 15.52 people per km² 14.42 people per km² 16.56 people per km² 10
1910s 17.42 people per km² 16.75 people per km² 18.09 people per km² 10
1920s 19.13 people per km² 18.27 people per km² 20.04 people per km² 10
1930s 21.52 people per km² 20.27 people per km² 22.84 people per km² 10
1940s 24.9 people per km² 23.17 people per km² 26.74 people per km² 10
1950s 29.74 people per km² 27.18 people per km² 32.58 people per km² 10
1960s 36.88 people per km² 33.29 people per km² 40.73 people per km² 10
1970s 45.8 people per km² 41.66 people per km² 49.94 people per km² 10
1980s 55.52 people per km² 50.91 people per km² 60.08 people per km² 10
1990s 64.85 people per km² 61.01 people per km² 68.62 people per km² 10
2000s 72.23 people per km² 69.39 people per km² 74.56 people per km² 10
2010s 77.93 people per km² 75.11 people per km² 80.65 people per km² 10
2020s 83.69 people per km² 81.23 people per km² 85.93 people per km² 10
2030s 87.78 people per km² 86.34 people per km² 88.95 people per km² 10
2040s 89.6 people per km² 89.13 people per km² 89.84 people per km² 10
2050s 89.48 people per km² 88.94 people per km² 89.82 people per km² 10
2060s 87.81 people per km² 86.74 people per km² 88.77 people per km² 10
2070s 85.14 people per km² 83.73 people per km² 86.47 people per km² 10
2080s 81.85 people per km² 80.25 people per km² 83.4 people per km² 10
2090s 78.18 people per km² 76.47 people per km² 79.88 people per km² 10
2100s 76.09 people per km² 76.09 people per km² 76.09 people per km² 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Myanmar?
Population density in Myanmar was 76.09 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 89.84 people per km² in 2049.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 3.06 people per km² in 1000.
How does Myanmar rank for population density?
Myanmar ranks 143rd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.