What is population in Myanmar?

Population in Myanmar was 54.13 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest population recorded in Myanmar?

The highest recorded value was 54.13 million people in 2023.

What is the lowest population recorded in Myanmar?

The lowest recorded value was 17.74 million people in 1950.

How does Myanmar rank for population?

Myanmar ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is population rising or falling in Myanmar?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Myanmar data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population in Myanmar

Name: Population in Myanmar
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Myanmar: Population was 54.13 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

54.13 million people

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

27th

of 236 countries

All-time high

54.13 million people

in 2023

All-time low

17.74 million people

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Population in Myanmar, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 54.13 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Myanmar peaked at 54.13 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.74 million people, in 1950.

That places Myanmar 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.41 million people	17.74 million people	21.26 million people	10
1960s	24.07 million people	21.73 million people	26.59 million people	10
1970s	29.89 million people	27.19 million people	32.60 million people	10
1980s	36.24 million people	33.23 million people	39.21 million people	10
1990s	42.32 million people	39.82 million people	44.79 million people	10
2000s	47.14 million people	45.29 million people	48.66 million people	10
2010s	50.86 million people	49.02 million people	52.64 million people	10
2020s	53.57 million people	53.02 million people	54.13 million people	4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

24 South Africa 63.21 million people compare
25 Italy 59.50 million people compare
26 Kenya 55.34 million people compare
28 Colombia 52.32 million people compare
29 South Korea 51.75 million people compare
30 Sudan 50.04 million people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Myanmar

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 2.45 million people (2100)
Population density 76.09 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.5% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.1 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.1 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.1 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.12 live births per woman (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Myanmar?: Population in Myanmar was 54.13 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Myanmar?: The highest recorded value was 54.13 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Myanmar?: The lowest recorded value was 17.74 million people in 1950.
How does Myanmar rank for population?: Myanmar ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Myanmar?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.