🇲🇲 Myanmar Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Myanmar is 55,184,819, ranking #27 in the world (0.67% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.59% per year. The biggest city is Yangon with 4,477,638 inhabitants.

Live estimate

55,192,218

Growth rate

0.59%

Density

people / km² (219 / mi²)

Median age

30.4

Fertility rate

2.06

births per woman

Life expectancy

67.5

years

Myanmar population 1950–2100

Population of Myanmar, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Myanmar is projected to reach 58,623,232, and 49,658,882 by 2100. The population is expected to peak in 2049 at 58,633,122, then decline.

Myanmar population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	55,184,819	0.59%	84.5	30.4
2025	54,850,648	0.62%	84.0	30.1
2024	54,500,091	0.66%	83.4	29.8
2023	54,133,798	0.69%	82.9	29.5
2022	53,756,788	0.71%	82.3	29.3
2021	53,387,102	0.67%	81.7	29.0
2020	53,016,522	0.72%	81.2	28.7
2019	52,640,713	0.70%	80.6	28.4
2018	52,272,246	0.70%	80.0	28.2
2017	51,894,938	0.74%	79.4	27.9
2016	51,495,696	0.80%	78.8	27.6
2015	51,089,056	0.79%	78.2	27.4
2014	50,681,634	0.81%	77.6	27.1
2013	50,262,658	0.84%	76.9	26.7
2012	49,837,446	0.85%	76.3	26.4
2011	49,419,820	0.83%	75.6	26.1
2010	49,024,382	0.78%	75.0	25.8
2009	48,660,459	0.71%	74.5	25.4
2008	48,390,794	0.40%	74.1	25.1
2007	48,125,043	0.70%	73.7	24.8
2006	47,785,135	0.71%	73.1	24.5
2005	47,438,365	0.74%	72.6	24.2
2004	47,068,772	0.82%	72.0	24.0
2003	46,667,192	0.89%	71.4	23.7
2002	46,232,653	0.98%	70.8	23.4
2001	45,771,138	1.03%	70.1	23.2
2000	45,290,841	1.08%	69.3	22.9
1999	44,787,724	1.15%	68.6	22.7
1998	44,257,793	1.23%	67.7	22.4
1997	43,708,798	1.27%	66.9	22.2
1996	43,154,860	1.28%	66.1	21.9
1995	42,605,338	1.28%	65.2	21.7
1994	42,055,143	1.32%	64.4	21.5
1993	41,502,429	1.33%	63.5	21.3
1992	40,950,342	1.35%	62.7	21.1
1991	40,394,154	1.38%	61.8	20.8
1990	39,817,252	1.50%	60.9	20.6
1989	39,214,618	1.56%	60.0	20.4
1988	38,600,927	1.60%	59.1	20.2
1987	37,971,594	1.69%	58.1	20.0
1986	37,314,878	1.80%	57.1	19.8
1985	36,622,828	1.94%	56.1	19.7
1984	35,899,313	2.05%	55.0	19.5
1983	35,162,715	2.10%	53.8	19.4
1982	34,482,966	1.80%	52.8	19.3
1981	33,858,783	1.85%	51.8	19.2
1980	33,227,204	1.92%	50.9	19.1
1979	32,596,550	1.92%	49.9	19.0
1978	31,972,976	1.95%	48.9	18.9
1977	31,355,966	1.95%	48.0	18.8
1976	30,758,811	1.89%	47.1	18.8
1975	30,176,565	1.93%	46.2	18.7
1974	29,598,167	1.94%	45.3	18.6
1973	29,026,388	1.96%	44.4	18.6
1972	28,428,324	2.21%	43.5	18.6
1971	27,807,219	2.21%	42.6	18.5
1970	27,193,016	2.26%	41.6	18.5
1969	26,585,112	2.27%	40.7	18.5
1968	25,989,662	2.26%	39.8	18.5
1967	25,406,429	2.27%	38.9	18.6
1966	24,836,496	2.26%	38.0	18.8
1965	24,279,431	2.27%	37.2	18.9
1964	23,737,315	2.24%	36.3	19.1
1963	23,213,408	2.22%	35.5	19.3
1962	22,704,719	2.21%	34.8	19.5
1961	22,210,580	2.19%	34.0	19.7
1960	21,730,250	2.18%	33.3	19.9
1959	21,264,010	2.16%	32.5	20.1
1958	20,816,418	2.10%	31.9	20.2
1957	20,382,704	2.11%	31.2	20.4
1956	19,959,221	2.08%	30.6	20.5
1955	19,550,482	2.05%	29.9	20.6
1954	19,156,655	2.02%	29.3	20.6
1953	18,779,900	1.96%	28.7	20.7
1952	18,418,009	1.94%	28.2	20.7
1951	18,070,418	1.87%	27.7	20.7
1950	17,737,116	1.85%	27.2	20.7

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	55,502,482	0.56%	85.0	30.7
2028	55,802,774	0.52%	85.4	31.0
2029	56,085,140	0.49%	85.9	31.3
2030	56,351,031	0.46%	86.3	31.6
2031	56,601,628	0.43%	86.6	31.8
2032	56,836,046	0.40%	87.0	32.1
2033	57,054,544	0.37%	87.3	32.4
2034	57,257,180	0.34%	87.6	32.7
2035	57,444,464	0.31%	87.9	33.0
2036	57,616,149	0.28%	88.2	33.2
2037	57,773,908	0.26%	88.4	33.5
2038	57,919,864	0.24%	88.7	33.8
2039	58,052,176	0.21%	88.9	34.0
2040	58,169,858	0.19%	89.0	34.3
2041	58,274,270	0.17%	89.2	34.5
2042	58,365,922	0.15%	89.3	34.7
2043	58,443,282	0.12%	89.5	34.9
2044	58,506,404	0.10%	89.6	35.2
2045	58,558,172	0.08%	89.6	35.4
2046	58,596,768	0.05%	89.7	35.6
2047	58,620,769	0.03%	89.7	35.8
2048	58,632,726	0.01%	89.7	36.0
2049	58,633,122	-0.01%	89.8	36.2
2050	58,623,232	-0.03%	89.7	36.3
2051	58,602,738	-0.04%	89.7	36.5
2052	58,570,618	-0.06%	89.7	36.7
2053	58,527,980	-0.08%	89.6	36.9
2054	58,473,676	-0.10%	89.5	37.1
2055	58,408,062	-0.12%	89.4	37.4
2056	58,331,035	-0.14%	89.3	37.6
2057	58,244,507	-0.15%	89.2	37.8
2058	58,151,508	-0.17%	89.0	38.0
2059	58,048,968	-0.19%	88.9	38.2
2060	57,935,312	-0.20%	88.7	38.4
2061	57,811,820	-0.22%	88.5	38.6
2062	57,683,138	-0.22%	88.3	38.7
2063	57,550,038	-0.24%	88.1	38.9
2064	57,408,853	-0.25%	87.9	39.1
2065	57,260,397	-0.26%	87.6	39.3
2066	57,106,716	-0.27%	87.4	39.4
2067	56,948,255	-0.28%	87.2	39.6
2068	56,783,857	-0.30%	86.9	39.7
2069	56,613,477	-0.30%	86.7	39.9
2070	56,437,246	-0.32%	86.4	40.0
2071	56,255,748	-0.33%	86.1	40.2
2072	56,069,681	-0.34%	85.8	40.3
2073	55,877,836	-0.35%	85.5	40.5
2074	55,681,155	-0.36%	85.2	40.6
2075	55,480,852	-0.36%	84.9	40.7
2076	55,277,291	-0.37%	84.6	40.9
2077	55,071,944	-0.37%	84.3	41.0
2078	54,862,820	-0.39%	84.0	41.1
2079	54,649,194	-0.39%	83.7	41.2
2080	54,433,608	-0.40%	83.3	41.4
2081	54,215,959	-0.40%	83.0	41.5
2082	53,995,523	-0.41%	82.7	41.6
2083	53,772,891	-0.41%	82.3	41.7
2084	53,547,757	-0.42%	82.0	41.9
2085	53,318,527	-0.43%	81.6	42.0
2086	53,085,734	-0.44%	81.3	42.1
2087	52,850,808	-0.45%	80.9	42.2
2088	52,614,667	-0.45%	80.5	42.4
2089	52,377,175	-0.46%	80.2	42.5
2090	52,136,425	-0.47%	79.8	42.6
2091	51,891,465	-0.48%	79.4	42.7
2092	51,645,598	-0.47%	79.1	42.8
2093	51,400,123	-0.48%	78.7	43.0
2094	51,152,309	-0.49%	78.3	43.1
2095	50,902,290	-0.49%	77.9	43.2
2096	50,652,681	-0.49%	77.5	43.3
2097	50,404,620	-0.49%	77.2	43.4
2098	50,156,905	-0.49%	76.8	43.5
2099	49,908,690	-0.50%	76.4	43.7
2100	49,658,882	-0.51%	76.0	43.8

States & provinces of Myanmar by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Yangon	7,355,075	13.3%
2	Ayeyarwady	6,184,829	11.2%
3	Mandalay	6,145,588	11.1%
4	Shan	5,824,432	10.6%
5	Bago	5,728,709	10.4%
6	Sagaing	5,320,299	9.6%
7	Magway	3,917,055	7.1%
8	Rakhine	3,118,963	5.7%
9	Mon	2,054,393	3.7%
10	Kachin	1,689,654	3.1%
11	Kayin	1,594,146	2.9%
12	Tanintharyi	1,383,287	2.5%
13	Chin	478,690	0.9%
14	Kayah	400,000	0.7%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Myanmar

#	City	Region	Population
1	Yangon	Yangon	4,477,638
2	Mandalay	Mandalay Region	1,208,099
3	Nay Pyi Taw capital	Nay Pyi Taw	925,000
4	Hlaingthaya	Yangon	687,867
5	Mawlamyine	Mon	438,861
6	Kalemyo	Sagaing Region	348,573
7	Insein	Yangon	247,675
8	Bago	Bago Region	244,376
9	Amarapura	Mandalay Region	237,618
10	Pathein	Ayeyarwady	237,089
11	Yawnghwe	Shan State	188,083
12	Monywa	Sagaing Region	182,011
13	Kyaukpyu	Rakhine	180,000
14	Sittwe	Rakhine	177,743
15	Meiktila	Mandalay Region	177,442

FAQ

What is the population of Myanmar in 2026?

The population of Myanmar is 55,184,819 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Myanmar?

Yangon is the biggest city in Myanmar with 4,477,638 inhabitants; the capital is Naypyidaw.

Is the population of Myanmar growing or shrinking?

The population of Myanmar is growing at 0.59% per year, and is projected to peak in 2049 at 58,633,122.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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