Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 3.84 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.84 million people
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
33rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.84 million people
in 2023
All-time low
569,858 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Myanmar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Myanmar is 3.84 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Myanmar peaked at 3.84 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 569,858 people, in 1950.
Myanmar ranks 33rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 569,858 people | — |
| 1951 | 585,293 people | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 601,659 people | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 618,869 people | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 636,676 people | +2.9% |
| 1955 | 655,201 people | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 674,404 people | +2.9% |
| 1957 | 694,463 people | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 715,388 people | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 737,057 people | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 759,657 people | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 782,850 people | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 806,389 people | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 830,813 people | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 856,782 people | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 884,482 people | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 914,002 people | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 945,441 people | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 978,157 people | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 1.01 million people | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 1.04 million people | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1.08 million people | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 1.11 million people | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.14 million people | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.17 million people | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.20 million people | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 1.23 million people | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.26 million people | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.30 million people | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.33 million people | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.37 million people | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.41 million people | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.45 million people | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.49 million people | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.54 million people | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.58 million people | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.62 million people | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.66 million people | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.70 million people | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.74 million people | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.79 million people | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.83 million people | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.88 million people | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.93 million people | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.97 million people | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.02 million people | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 2.07 million people | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.12 million people | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 2.17 million people | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.22 million people | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.26 million people | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.30 million people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 2.34 million people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.38 million people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.41 million people | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.44 million people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.46 million people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.49 million people | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2.51 million people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.53 million people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.57 million people | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.61 million people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.66 million people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.71 million people | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.78 million people | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.88 million people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 2.98 million people | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.09 million people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 3.20 million people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.33 million people | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 3.45 million people | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 3.57 million people | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 3.70 million people | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 3.84 million people | +3.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 3.84 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 495,679 people, 7.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 3.84 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96,191 people, 39.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 648,887 people | 569,858 people | 737,057 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 876,973 people | 759,657 people | 1.01 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 million people | 1.04 million people | 1.33 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 million people | 1.37 million people | 1.74 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.00 million people | 1.79 million people | 2.22 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 million people | 2.26 million people | 2.53 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 million people | 2.57 million people | 3.33 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 million people | 3.45 million people | 3.84 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 30 Taiwan 4.27 million people compare
- 31 South Africa 4.11 million people compare
- 32 Ethiopia 4.08 million people compare
- 34 Romania 3.78 million people compare
- 35 Netherlands 3.64 million people compare
- 36 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.25 million people 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 children, working-age adults, and older people in Myanmar?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Myanmar was 3.84 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 569,858 people in 1950.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Myanmar ranks 33rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.