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
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.
That represents a change of 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.
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 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)
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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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.