Population, total, annual growth rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.6431 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, total, annual growth rate in Myanmar, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Myanmar stood at 0.6431 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Myanmar peaked at 2.3 % change on previous year in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.5523 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places Myanmar 128th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.21 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.22 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 2.24 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 2.29 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 2.29 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.3 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.97 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.97 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9398 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8606 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7852 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7308 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7113 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5523 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5573 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7478 % change on previous year | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8065 % change on previous year | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.845 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8534 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8334 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.804 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7959 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7752 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.727 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.705 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7139 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.699 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6925 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7013 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6767 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6431 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +34.2% | 0.5573 % change on previous year | 0.7478 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.27 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.06 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.87 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.833 % change on previous year | 0.5523 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7893 % change on previous year | 0.705 % change on previous year | 0.8534 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6877 % change on previous year | 0.6431 % change on previous year | 0.7139 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 125 New Zealand 0.656 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Naoero 0.6529 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Bhutan 0.6517 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Viet Nam 0.605 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Samoa 0.5903 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Guyana 0.5895 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 150.98 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 59,991 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 55.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,794 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Myanmar?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Myanmar was 0.6431 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 % change on previous year in 1968.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5523 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Myanmar ranks 128th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.