Share of population urban in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of population urban was 30.58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population urban in Myanmar, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 30.58 for share of population urban in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Myanmar peaked at 30.58 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.89, in 1950.
That places Myanmar 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.61 | 14.89 | 18.51 | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.1 | 18.99 | 23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.03 | 23.31 | 24.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.05 | 24.56 | 25.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.57 | 25.8 | 27.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.29 | 27.53 | 29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.64 | 29.14 | 30.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.35 | 30.16 | 30.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 208 Saint Kitts and Nevis 31.9 compare
- 209 Solomon Islands 31.31 compare
- 210 Rwanda 30.91 compare
- 212 Guernsey 29.6 compare
- 213 Saint Lucia 29.1 compare
- 214 Burkina Faso 28.92 compare
More population data for Myanmar
- Population growth rate -0.506 (2100)
- Population density 76.09 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.45 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.506 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.1 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.1 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 0 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.1 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 2.12 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Myanmar?
- Share of population urban in Myanmar was 30.58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 30.58 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.89 in 1950.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of population urban?
- Myanmar ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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