Population, total in Myanmar
Myanmar: Population, total was 54.85 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Myanmar, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 54.85 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Myanmar peaked at 54.85 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.73 million, in 1960.
That places Myanmar 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.07 million | 21.73 million | 26.59 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.89 million | 27.19 million | 32.60 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.24 million | 33.23 million | 39.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.32 million | 39.82 million | 44.79 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.14 million | 45.29 million | 48.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.86 million | 49.02 million | 52.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.94 million | 53.02 million | 54.85 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
- Population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 16.78 million (2025)
- Urban population 30.6% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5799 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 727.90 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5799 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.5799 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Myanmar?
- Population, total in Myanmar was 54.85 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 54.85 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.73 million in 1960.
- How does Myanmar rank for population, total?
- Myanmar ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.