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Myanmar population
Myanmar population now
55,264,865
A projection read at this second, not a count: the UN's totals for 1 January 2026 and 2027, joined by a straight line. 95% range for 31 December 2026: 54.6–56.0 million.
Mid-2023, UN estimate: 54,133,798
- Year
- 2026
- projection · medium
- Population, mid-2026
- 55.1848 million
- 95% range, 31 Dec: 54.6–56.0 million
- Median age
- 31.4
- Aged 65+
- 7.7%
male female projection · one cell = 10,000 people
How to read this: one row for each age, newborns at the bottom; men on the left, women on the right.
MMR · 1950–2100 · in brief
Myanmar in numbers
In mid-2023 there were 54,133,798 people in Myanmar: the 27th-largest population of the 236 countries and areas the UN reports, and 0.67% of the world's people. That is 3.1 times its 1950 population of 17.7 million.
The UN's medium projection has it peaking in 2049 at 58.6 million, then falling to 49.7 million by 2100. The projection is uncertain: on 1 January 2100 the UN's 95% range runs from 26.9 million to 88.0 million.
The medium projection has deaths passing births in 2054 and staying above them from then on.
The median age was 21.7 in 1950 and 30.5 in 2023; the projection has 44.8 in 2100. 7.1% of people were 65 or older in 2023, against 23.6% projected for 2100. The working-age population (15–64) is projected to peak in 2043 at 39.9 million.
Its place in the world by population: 27th in 2023, 35th in 2050, 47th in 2100. In the medium projection it overtakes Italy in 2034 and Thailand in 2074. It is overtaken by Sudan in 2028, Uganda in 2029 and Colombia in 2035.
- Population, mid-2023
- 54,133,798
- Rank by population, 2023
- 27 of 236
- Share of the world, 2023
- 0.67%
- Change in a year, mid-2022 to mid-2023
- +0.70% · +377,010 people
- People per km² of land, 2023
- 83
- Land area, 2023
- 652,670 km²
- Births, 2023
- 903,822
- Deaths, 2023
- 495,470
- Net migration, 2023
- −34,989
- Children per woman, 2023
- 2.12
- Median age, 2023
- 30.5 years
- Life expectancy at birth, 2023
- 66.9 years
- In a city, 2025
- 38 of every 100
- Population, mid-1950
- 17,737,116
- Projected, mid-2050
- 58,623,231
- Projected, mid-2100
- 49,658,882
MMR · 1950–2100 · total population
Population, 1950–2100
estimate projection, up to the bottom of the 95% range 95% range medium projection. Each column is the population on 1 January of one year; the paper rules cut it into equal cells.
Show the numbers: Myanmar, 1950–2100
| Year | Kind | Population, 1 Jan | 95% range | Births | Deaths | Children per woman | Life expectancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | estimate | 17,573,124 | 812,125 | 489,344 | 5.94 | 35.7 | |
| 1951 | estimate | 17,901,109 | 823,919 | 490,293 | 5.94 | 36.5 | |
| 1952 | estimate | 18,239,727 | 835,488 | 481,664 | 5.93 | 37.7 | |
| 1953 | estimate | 18,596,291 | 846,712 | 477,448 | 5.92 | 38.6 | |
| 1954 | estimate | 18,963,509 | 857,527 | 470,865 | 5.92 | 39.6 | |
| 1955 | estimate | 19,349,801 | 866,831 | 465,344 | 5.91 | 40.4 | |
| 1956 | estimate | 19,751,163 | 877,435 | 461,548 | 5.92 | 41.2 | |
| 1957 | estimate | 20,167,279 | 887,311 | 456,340 | 5.92 | 42.0 | |
| 1958 | estimate | 20,598,129 | 895,451 | 451,934 | 5.91 | 42.8 | |
| 1959 | estimate | 21,034,707 | 903,692 | 449,269 | 5.91 | 43.4 | |
| 1960 | estimate | 21,493,312 | 910,919 | 445,855 | 5.90 | 44.1 | |
| 1961 | estimate | 21,967,187 | 919,863 | 445,054 | 5.90 | 44.6 | |
| 1962 | estimate | 22,453,974 | 930,087 | 442,144 | 5.90 | 45.3 | |
| 1963 | estimate | 22,955,464 | 940,344 | 438,800 | 5.91 | 46.0 | |
| 1964 | estimate | 23,471,351 | 951,636 | 435,306 | 5.91 | 46.6 | |
| 1965 | estimate | 24,003,279 | 964,719 | 431,270 | 5.91 | 47.4 | |
| 1966 | estimate | 24,555,583 | 972,935 | 426,566 | 5.88 | 48.2 | |
| 1967 | estimate | 25,117,409 | 982,954 | 423,381 | 5.84 | 48.9 | |
| 1968 | estimate | 25,695,448 | 993,638 | 422,503 | 5.80 | 49.4 | |
| 1969 | estimate | 26,283,877 | 1,005,539 | 420,549 | 5.75 | 50.0 | |
| 1970 | estimate | 26,886,348 | 1,016,855 | 421,524 | 5.68 | 50.5 | |
| 1971 | estimate | 27,499,684 | 1,029,583 | 420,816 | 5.62 | 51.0 | |
| 1972 | estimate | 28,114,755 | 1,039,217 | 422,804 | 5.53 | 51.4 | |
| 1973 | estimate | 28,741,894 | 1,049,433 | 424,802 | 5.43 | 51.8 | |
| 1974 | estimate | 29,310,881 | 1,054,781 | 426,330 | 5.34 | 52.1 | |
| 1975 | estimate | 29,885,454 | 1,061,450 | 426,466 | 5.25 | 52.5 | |
| 1976 | estimate | 30,467,676 | 1,069,464 | 426,625 | 5.16 | 52.9 | |
| 1977 | estimate | 31,049,947 | 1,077,550 | 427,634 | 5.07 | 53.3 | |
| 1978 | estimate | 31,661,985 | 1,088,954 | 430,915 | 4.99 | 53.5 | |
| 1979 | estimate | 32,283,967 | 1,099,185 | 429,857 | 4.90 | 54.0 | |
| 1980 | estimate | 32,909,132 | 1,104,948 | 431,119 | 4.79 | 54.4 | |
| 1981 | estimate | 33,545,277 | 1,112,652 | 432,810 | 4.69 | 54.7 | |
| 1982 | estimate | 34,172,289 | 1,136,530 | 435,322 | 4.66 | 55.0 | |
| 1983 | estimate | 34,793,642 | 1,158,931 | 439,215 | 4.63 | 55.3 | |
| 1984 | estimate | 35,531,787 | 1,166,517 | 442,884 | 4.52 | 55.6 | |
| 1985 | estimate | 36,266,840 | 1,151,725 | 445,825 | 4.32 | 55.8 | |
| 1986 | estimate | 36,978,815 | 1,125,633 | 446,162 | 4.08 | 56.1 | |
| 1987 | estimate | 37,650,941 | 1,098,578 | 445,627 | 3.86 | 56.4 | |
| 1988 | estimate | 38,292,248 | 1,076,622 | 446,226 | 3.67 | 56.6 | |
| 1989 | estimate | 38,909,606 | 1,083,147 | 446,531 | 3.59 | 56.9 | |
| 1990 | estimate | 39,519,630 | 1,084,401 | 448,295 | 3.50 | 57.2 | |
| 1991 | estimate | 40,114,873 | 1,088,514 | 450,898 | 3.43 | 57.4 | |
| 1992 | estimate | 40,673,434 | 1,086,377 | 451,901 | 3.35 | 57.7 | |
| 1993 | estimate | 41,227,250 | 1,085,192 | 451,619 | 3.28 | 58.0 | |
| 1994 | estimate | 41,777,608 | 1,078,691 | 452,264 | 3.20 | 58.3 | |
| 1995 | estimate | 42,332,677 | 1,072,184 | 451,769 | 3.13 | 58.7 | |
| 1996 | estimate | 42,877,998 | 1,067,261 | 447,771 | 3.06 | 59.2 | |
| 1997 | estimate | 43,431,722 | 1,060,479 | 447,375 | 2.98 | 59.5 | |
| 1998 | estimate | 43,985,874 | 1,052,670 | 446,545 | 2.91 | 59.9 | |
| 1999 | estimate | 44,529,711 | 1,047,707 | 449,809 | 2.85 | 60.1 | |
| 2000 | estimate | 45,045,737 | 1,049,124 | 452,144 | 2.81 | 60.4 | |
| 2001 | estimate | 45,535,945 | 1,055,461 | 453,962 | 2.79 | 60.6 | |
| 2002 | estimate | 46,006,332 | 1,058,373 | 455,496 | 2.77 | 60.9 | |
| 2003 | estimate | 46,458,974 | 1,038,439 | 456,274 | 2.68 | 61.2 | |
| 2004 | estimate | 46,875,409 | 1,013,424 | 456,958 | 2.59 | 61.4 | |
| 2005 | estimate | 47,262,136 | 994,616 | 457,148 | 2.52 | 61.7 | |
| 2006 | estimate | 47,614,594 | 984,324 | 457,147 | 2.47 | 62.0 | |
| 2007 | estimate | 47,955,677 | 980,431 | 456,706 | 2.45 | 62.4 | |
| 2008 | estimate | 48,294,409 | 967,497 | 594,204 | 2.40 | 56.4 | |
| 2009 | estimate | 48,487,178 | 957,663 | 452,551 | 2.37 | 63.1 | |
| 2010 | estimate | 48,833,740 | 949,345 | 451,594 | 2.33 | 63.5 | |
| 2011 | estimate | 49,215,024 | 943,237 | 450,939 | 2.31 | 63.9 | |
| 2012 | estimate | 49,624,616 | 937,884 | 450,678 | 2.28 | 64.3 | |
| 2013 | estimate | 50,050,276 | 939,101 | 451,482 | 2.26 | 64.6 | |
| 2014 | estimate | 50,475,039 | 940,171 | 452,080 | 2.25 | 65.0 | |
| 2015 | estimate | 50,888,228 | 950,670 | 454,920 | 2.27 | 65.3 | |
| 2016 | estimate | 51,289,883 | 955,836 | 456,303 | 2.27 | 65.6 | |
| 2017 | estimate | 51,701,509 | 951,790 | 459,519 | 2.25 | 65.9 | |
| 2018 | estimate | 52,088,367 | 943,745 | 461,396 | 2.23 | 66.2 | |
| 2019 | estimate | 52,456,126 | 935,659 | 465,700 | 2.21 | 66.5 | |
| 2020 | estimate | 52,825,300 | 925,479 | 476,822 | 2.18 | 66.6 | |
| 2021 | estimate | 53,207,743 | 918,313 | 524,223 | 2.16 | 65.5 | |
| 2022 | estimate | 53,566,461 | 909,108 | 493,470 | 2.13 | 66.5 | |
| 2023 | estimate | 53,947,114 | 903,822 | 495,470 | 2.12 | 66.9 | |
| 2024 | estimate | 54,320,481 | 897,269 | 500,068 | 2.10 | 67.1 | |
| 2025 | projection | 54,679,701 | 54.5–54.9 million | 888,309 | 506,745 | 2.08 | 67.3 |
| 2026 | projection | 55,021,595 | 54.6–55.5 million | 881,077 | 513,957 | 2.06 | 67.5 |
| 2027 | projection | 55,348,043 | 54.6–56.0 million | 872,664 | 521,095 | 2.04 | 67.7 |
| 2028 | projection | 55,656,921 | 54.7–56.6 million | 863,617 | 528,523 | 2.02 | 67.9 |
| 2029 | projection | 55,948,627 | 54.7–57.1 million | 856,674 | 536,262 | 2.01 | 68.1 |
| 2030 | projection | 56,221,653 | 54.8–57.7 million | 848,787 | 544,078 | 2.00 | 68.3 |
| 2031 | projection | 56,480,409 | 54.7–58.2 million | 841,615 | 552,583 | 1.99 | 68.5 |
| 2032 | projection | 56,722,847 | 54.7–58.8 million | 833,992 | 560,961 | 1.97 | 68.7 |
| 2033 | projection | 56,949,244 | 54.7–59.3 million | 826,658 | 569,498 | 1.96 | 68.8 |
| 2034 | projection | 57,159,844 | 54.7–59.8 million | 818,679 | 578,421 | 1.94 | 69.0 |
| 2035 | projection | 57,354,515 | 54.6–60.4 million | 812,378 | 587,108 | 1.93 | 69.2 |
| 2036 | projection | 57,534,413 | 54.5–61.0 million | 806,516 | 595,782 | 1.92 | 69.4 |
| 2037 | projection | 57,697,885 | 54.3–61.5 million | 801,864 | 603,935 | 1.92 | 69.5 |
| 2038 | projection | 57,849,932 | 54.1–61.9 million | 796,608 | 612,346 | 1.91 | 69.7 |
| 2039 | projection | 57,989,795 | 54.0–62.4 million | 792,506 | 620,300 | 1.90 | 69.9 |
| 2040 | projection | 58,114,558 | 53.9–62.8 million | 787,958 | 628,339 | 1.90 | 70.0 |
| 2041 | projection | 58,225,158 | 53.8–63.2 million | 782,116 | 636,068 | 1.89 | 70.2 |
| 2042 | projection | 58,323,382 | 53.6–63.8 million | 776,269 | 643,572 | 1.88 | 70.4 |
| 2043 | projection | 58,408,463 | 53.4–64.1 million | 771,502 | 651,559 | 1.87 | 70.5 |
| 2044 | projection | 58,478,101 | 53.2–64.5 million | 766,191 | 659,078 | 1.86 | 70.7 |
| 2045 | projection | 58,534,706 | 53.0–64.9 million | 760,479 | 666,154 | 1.86 | 70.8 |
| 2046 | projection | 58,581,638 | 52.7–65.4 million | 756,064 | 673,296 | 1.85 | 71.0 |
| 2047 | projection | 58,611,897 | 52.5–65.7 million | 750,018 | 679,635 | 1.85 | 71.2 |
| 2048 | projection | 58,629,641 | 52.1–66.2 million | 743,996 | 686,185 | 1.84 | 71.3 |
| 2049 | projection | 58,635,810 | 51.9–66.6 million | 738,294 | 692,371 | 1.83 | 71.5 |
| 2050 | projection | 58,630,433 | 51.6–67.1 million | 732,312 | 697,132 | 1.83 | 71.6 |
| 2051 | projection | 58,616,030 | 51.3–67.4 million | 726,506 | 702,011 | 1.82 | 71.8 |
| 2052 | projection | 58,589,447 | 50.9–68.0 million | 720,452 | 706,785 | 1.82 | 71.9 |
| 2053 | projection | 58,551,790 | 50.5–68.3 million | 714,057 | 711,508 | 1.81 | 72.1 |
| 2054 | projection | 58,504,170 | 50.2–68.8 million | 707,650 | 716,226 | 1.81 | 72.2 |
| 2055 | projection | 58,443,182 | 49.8–69.1 million | 701,791 | 720,951 | 1.80 | 72.4 |
| 2056 | projection | 58,372,943 | 49.4–69.6 million | 694,961 | 725,303 | 1.80 | 72.5 |
| 2057 | projection | 58,289,127 | 48.9–70.1 million | 689,287 | 728,977 | 1.80 | 72.7 |
| 2058 | projection | 58,199,887 | 48.6–70.6 million | 682,887 | 732,882 | 1.79 | 72.8 |
| 2059 | projection | 58,103,129 | 48.2–71.0 million | 677,442 | 737,091 | 1.79 | 73.0 |
| 2060 | projection | 57,994,806 | 47.8–71.5 million | 671,887 | 740,551 | 1.79 | 73.1 |
| 2061 | projection | 57,875,818 | 47.3–71.9 million | 665,806 | 743,203 | 1.79 | 73.3 |
| 2062 | projection | 57,747,822 | 46.9–72.5 million | 660,249 | 745,274 | 1.78 | 73.4 |
| 2063 | projection | 57,618,454 | 46.6–72.9 million | 654,994 | 748,046 | 1.78 | 73.6 |
| 2064 | projection | 57,481,621 | 46.1–73.5 million | 650,178 | 749,420 | 1.78 | 73.7 |
| 2065 | projection | 57,336,085 | 45.6–73.9 million | 645,592 | 750,814 | 1.78 | 73.9 |
| 2066 | projection | 57,184,708 | 45.1–74.4 million | 640,457 | 752,223 | 1.78 | 74.0 |
| 2067 | projection | 57,028,723 | 44.6–74.6 million | 635,304 | 754,030 | 1.77 | 74.2 |
| 2068 | projection | 56,867,786 | 44.0–75.0 million | 629,662 | 755,314 | 1.77 | 74.3 |
| 2069 | projection | 56,699,929 | 43.4–75.4 million | 625,125 | 756,199 | 1.77 | 74.5 |
| 2070 | projection | 56,527,025 | 42.9–75.8 million | 620,507 | 756,327 | 1.77 | 74.6 |
| 2071 | projection | 56,347,468 | 42.3–76.4 million | 615,712 | 756,449 | 1.76 | 74.8 |
| 2072 | projection | 56,164,028 | 41.8–76.8 million | 610,588 | 756,596 | 1.76 | 74.9 |
| 2073 | projection | 55,975,334 | 41.3–77.4 million | 605,013 | 756,467 | 1.75 | 75.1 |
| 2074 | projection | 55,780,338 | 40.7–77.8 million | 600,359 | 755,617 | 1.75 | 75.2 |
| 2075 | projection | 55,581,972 | 40.3–78.3 million | 595,704 | 754,767 | 1.75 | 75.4 |
| 2076 | projection | 55,379,733 | 39.6–78.7 million | 591,374 | 753,751 | 1.75 | 75.6 |
| 2077 | projection | 55,174,849 | 39.2–79.0 million | 587,608 | 752,476 | 1.75 | 75.7 |
| 2078 | projection | 54,969,038 | 38.7–79.5 million | 583,542 | 751,661 | 1.75 | 75.9 |
| 2079 | projection | 54,756,602 | 38.0–79.8 million | 578,469 | 750,454 | 1.75 | 76.0 |
| 2080 | projection | 54,541,787 | 37.3–80.2 million | 573,802 | 749,580 | 1.75 | 76.1 |
| 2081 | projection | 54,325,429 | 36.6–80.4 million | 569,238 | 747,743 | 1.75 | 76.3 |
| 2082 | projection | 54,106,490 | 35.9–80.6 million | 564,506 | 746,228 | 1.75 | 76.4 |
| 2083 | projection | 53,884,556 | 35.4–80.9 million | 558,817 | 744,882 | 1.74 | 76.6 |
| 2084 | projection | 53,661,227 | 34.9–81.4 million | 554,319 | 743,060 | 1.74 | 76.7 |
| 2085 | projection | 53,434,287 | 34.3–82.1 million | 549,932 | 740,903 | 1.74 | 76.9 |
| 2086 | projection | 53,202,767 | 33.9–82.6 million | 544,457 | 738,616 | 1.74 | 77.0 |
| 2087 | projection | 52,968,700 | 33.3–82.9 million | 540,603 | 736,769 | 1.74 | 77.2 |
| 2088 | projection | 52,732,917 | 32.8–83.2 million | 535,649 | 733,733 | 1.74 | 77.3 |
| 2089 | projection | 52,496,417 | 32.2–83.5 million | 531,309 | 731,214 | 1.74 | 77.5 |
| 2090 | projection | 52,257,933 | 31.8–83.9 million | 526,335 | 729,034 | 1.73 | 77.6 |
| 2091 | projection | 52,014,918 | 31.4–84.3 million | 521,889 | 726,770 | 1.73 | 77.8 |
| 2092 | projection | 51,768,012 | 30.7–84.8 million | 517,169 | 724,068 | 1.73 | 77.9 |
| 2093 | projection | 51,523,185 | 30.3–85.3 million | 512,972 | 721,456 | 1.73 | 78.0 |
| 2094 | projection | 51,277,061 | 29.8–85.5 million | 509,115 | 718,619 | 1.73 | 78.2 |
| 2095 | projection | 51,027,557 | 29.3–85.5 million | 504,542 | 715,849 | 1.73 | 78.3 |
| 2096 | projection | 50,777,023 | 28.8–86.0 million | 500,374 | 712,443 | 1.73 | 78.5 |
| 2097 | projection | 50,528,339 | 28.4–86.4 million | 497,352 | 709,345 | 1.73 | 78.6 |
| 2098 | projection | 50,280,900 | 28.0–86.9 million | 493,770 | 707,260 | 1.73 | 78.8 |
| 2099 | projection | 50,032,910 | 27.4–87.4 million | 489,964 | 704,465 | 1.73 | 78.9 |
| 2100 | projection | 49,784,469 | 26.9–88.0 million | 486,250 | 701,602 | 1.73 | 79.0 |
Show the numbers: Myanmar, mid-2026, by single year of age
| Age | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 441,585 | 417,776 |
| 1 | 441,858 | 418,778 |
| 2 | 444,627 | 420,856 |
| 3 | 446,866 | 422,448 |
| 4 | 449,202 | 424,701 |
| 5 | 451,744 | 427,364 |
| 6 | 454,315 | 430,049 |
| 7 | 456,953 | 432,817 |
| 8 | 459,052 | 435,150 |
| 9 | 460,312 | 436,658 |
| 10 | 458,437 | 435,128 |
| 11 | 452,980 | 430,382 |
| 12 | 448,556 | 426,714 |
| 13 | 446,378 | 425,106 |
| 14 | 445,495 | 424,789 |
| 15 | 445,981 | 425,729 |
| 16 | 446,629 | 426,758 |
| 17 | 445,894 | 426,458 |
| 18 | 445,173 | 426,379 |
| 19 | 444,772 | 426,616 |
| 20 | 444,434 | 426,840 |
| 21 | 447,114 | 430,140 |
| 22 | 452,840 | 436,455 |
| 23 | 458,836 | 442,990 |
| 24 | 458,641 | 443,516 |
| 25 | 452,712 | 438,465 |
| 26 | 447,310 | 433,874 |
| 27 | 444,436 | 431,856 |
| 28 | 443,472 | 431,752 |
| 29 | 442,630 | 431,798 |
| 30 | 440,832 | 430,870 |
| 31 | 438,706 | 429,491 |
| 32 | 436,615 | 428,062 |
| 33 | 433,052 | 425,130 |
| 34 | 428,280 | 420,944 |
| 35 | 422,308 | 415,532 |
| 36 | 415,629 | 409,476 |
| 37 | 408,445 | 402,956 |
| 38 | 405,986 | 401,152 |
| 39 | 410,304 | 406,146 |
| 40 | 415,377 | 412,071 |
| 41 | 417,878 | 415,676 |
| 42 | 413,813 | 412,763 |
| 43 | 402,409 | 402,452 |
| 44 | 387,880 | 389,048 |
| 45 | 376,555 | 378,962 |
| 46 | 368,834 | 372,546 |
| 47 | 360,662 | 365,697 |
| 48 | 351,514 | 357,814 |
| 49 | 342,767 | 350,240 |
| 50 | 334,546 | 343,273 |
| 51 | 326,535 | 336,697 |
| 52 | 318,986 | 330,672 |
| 53 | 311,029 | 324,267 |
| 54 | 302,477 | 317,322 |
| 55 | 293,386 | 309,948 |
| 56 | 283,851 | 302,209 |
| 57 | 274,182 | 294,332 |
| 58 | 264,196 | 286,216 |
| 59 | 254,048 | 277,928 |
| 60 | 243,786 | 269,524 |
| 61 | 232,682 | 260,205 |
| 62 | 220,858 | 250,002 |
| 63 | 209,208 | 239,904 |
| 64 | 197,632 | 229,708 |
| 65 | 186,173 | 219,498 |
| 66 | 175,016 | 209,545 |
| 67 | 163,944 | 199,479 |
| 68 | 152,832 | 189,098 |
| 69 | 141,674 | 178,367 |
| 70 | 130,430 | 167,207 |
| 71 | 119,394 | 155,998 |
| 72 | 108,562 | 144,732 |
| 73 | 97,874 | 133,343 |
| 74 | 87,500 | 122,013 |
| 75 | 77,547 | 110,816 |
| 76 | 67,776 | 99,046 |
| 77 | 55,567 | 83,706 |
| 78 | 45,836 | 70,042 |
| 79 | 40,210 | 61,514 |
| 80 | 34,508 | 53,890 |
| 81 | 29,023 | 46,417 |
| 82 | 24,090 | 39,530 |
| 83 | 19,785 | 33,359 |
| 84 | 16,096 | 27,940 |
| 85 | 12,965 | 23,226 |
| 86 | 10,309 | 19,105 |
| 87 | 8,056 | 15,502 |
| 88 | 6,146 | 12,302 |
| 89 | 4,544 | 9,458 |
| 90 | 3,250 | 7,044 |
| 91 | 2,254 | 5,105 |
| 92 | 1,517 | 3,602 |
| 93 | 984 | 2,460 |
| 94 | 611 | 1,624 |
| 95 | 364 | 1,036 |
| 96 | 210 | 640 |
| 97 | 116 | 382 |
| 98 | 61 | 220 |
| 99 | 30 | 120 |
| 100+ | 20 | 115 |
MMR · 1950–2100 · every age, every year
Myanmar, every age in every year
Each column is a year and each row an age; the denser the ink in a cell, the more people. Everyone born in the same year climbs one 45° diagonal, so famines, baby booms and migration show up as streaks. Select a cell to follow its generation.
MMR · ages 15–64
Who does the work in Myanmar
On the UN's projection, Myanmar will have the most working-age people it ever has in 2043: 39,878,600 people aged 15–64. In 2023 it had 37,024,900.
aged 15–64 children under 15 aged 65 and over
How to read this: take 100 people of working age — the orange row — and the two rows under it are the children (teal) and the people of 65 and over (violet) who lived alongside them in 2023.
Fewer than 50 dependants live alongside every 100 people aged 15–64 in 45 years: 2011–2055.
fewer than 50 dependants per 100 the same, projected 50 or more
How to read this: the strip runs 1950 to 2100. Coloured years are the ones with under 50 dependants for every 100 people aged 15–64; grey years are the rest, and a hatched year has not happened yet.
MMR · arrivals minus departures
Who arrives in Myanmar, and who leaves
In 2020–2025 Myanmar loses 39,253 people a year: everyone who arrives, minus everyone who leaves. The age at which that happens most is 20–24, at 8,873 a year more leaving than arriving.
more arrive than leave more leave than arrive
How to read this: age runs left to right, babies to 100. A blue square above the line means arrivals outnumber departures at that age, an orange square below it means the opposite. The figures are the UN's projection for 2020–2025; nobody recorded migration by age before 2020.
Its best and worst years between 1950 and 2023: a gain of 18,847 (1965), and a loss of 186,098 (2006).
In 2024, 79,052 people living in Myanmar had been born in another country, fewer than 1 of every 100 people there, against fewer than 1 in 1990.
MMR · births by the mother's age · 1950–2100
Who has the babies in Myanmar
Of every 100 babies born in Myanmar in 2023, 8 had a mother under 20, 73 a mother aged 20 to 34 and 19 a mother aged 35 or older. In 1950 it was 7 under 20 and 21 aged 35 or older.
7 · 72 · 21
8 · 73 · 19
7 · 76 · 17
The mother's age: under 20 20 to 34 35 or older projected
How to read this: one block a year, 100 squares in each, a square for every hundredth baby. The colour is the mother's age group, and the three numbers underneath are those groups in order, youngest first.
- Babies born, 2023
- 903,822
- Average age when women have a baby
- 28.8 years
- 30.4 in 1950
- Babies a year per 1,000 girls aged 15–19
- 34
- 66 in 1950
Babies by the mother's age, 1950–2100
| Mother's age | 1950 | 1975 | 2000 | 2023 | 2050 projected | 2100 projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | 1,003 | 2,917 | 3,504 | 1,386 | 690 | 142 |
| 15–19 | 59,041 | 98,080 | 94,238 | 72,626 | 52,928 | 16,998 |
| 20–24 | 200,348 | 276,791 | 259,252 | 227,951 | 176,856 | 80,109 |
| 25–29 | 204,220 | 252,042 | 283,216 | 246,095 | 215,594 | 149,042 |
| 30–34 | 178,701 | 195,720 | 214,717 | 187,989 | 159,278 | 138,305 |
| 35–39 | 114,361 | 144,764 | 134,844 | 120,535 | 95,682 | 80,214 |
| 40–44 | 45,783 | 76,310 | 53,060 | 42,854 | 28,906 | 19,997 |
| 45–49 | 8,320 | 14,217 | 6,129 | 4,276 | 2,333 | 1,425 |
| 50–54 | 348 | 609 | 164 | 110 | 45 | 18 |
| All babies | 812,125 | 1,061,450 | 1,049,124 | 903,822 | 732,312 | 486,250 |
The UN's births for each year, split by the mother's age in the UN's own proportions.
MMR · healthy years · 2021
Years in good health in Myanmar
In Myanmar, WHO puts the healthy years a newborn could expect in 2021 at 59.8 (95% range 58.8–60.6), out of 67.8 in all. That leaves 8.0 years in less than full health, fewer than the world's 9.5, which mostly means lives are shorter here, with fewer years in which to be ill.
61.7 in full health, 9.4 not: 71.1 years
57.9 in full health, 6.8 not: 64.7 years
a year in full health a year in less than full health
How to read this: each square is a year of life, each row ten years; filled squares are years in full health, rounded to whole years.
Women: 61.7 healthy years of 71.1. Men: 57.9 of 64.7. In 2019, before the pandemic, the healthy years were 60.7.
MMR · forced from home · end of 2025
Displacement in Myanmar
At the end of 2025, 3,628,840 people were displaced inside Myanmar, about 66 of every 1,000 people living there.
- displaced inside it3,628,840
- Myanmar nationals abroad1,592,202
stayed inside their own country crossed a border
How to read this: count the squares — 100,000 people each, so the rows can be compared with one another. The last row is people from Myanmar living in another country, wherever they are.
In 2025, 8,184 people from Myanmar asked for asylum in another country. Of every 100 people from Myanmar whose claims were decided that year, 84 were given protection. Who asks for asylum, and who is given it
MMR · of every 100 people
How people live in Myanmar
Of every 100 people in Myanmar in 2025, 38 lived in a city, 31 in a town or suburb and 31 in the countryside.
cities towns and suburbs rural areas
19.6 of every 100 have no electricity at home (2024). 54.6 of every 100 do not use the internet (2020).
How to read this: everyone here, shrunk to 100 squares, with the colour saying whether that hundredth person lives in a city, a town or the countryside. Every country is measured by the same rule.
MMR · adults 25 and over · 2020
How far people in Myanmar went in school
Of every 100 adults in Myanmar in 2020, 14 never went to school and 18 finished upper secondary or went further.
14 never went to school 22 some primary 36 finished primary 10 finished lower secondary 8 finished upper secondary 10 studied after school
Among women, 7.3 of every 100 aged 25–29 never went to school, against 22.8 of every 100 aged 60–64; among men, 6.9 against 16.1.
The middle projection has its working-age people most numerous in 2040; those among them who finished upper secondary are most numerous later, in 2085.
How to read this: every adult here as one of 100 squares. The stronger the colour, the further that person went in school (the Wittgenstein Centre, 2020).
MMR · cities · 2025
Cities in Myanmar
Myanmar had 125 cities in 2025, home to 20.9 million people. The largest, Yangon, holds 10 of every 100 people in Myanmar.
- Yangon5,618,303
- Mandalay1,541,309
- Pegu394,446
- Myeik291,218
- Taunggyi277,312
- Myitkyina272,633
- Hpa-An271,474
- Pathein253,953
- Thanlyin241,523
- Mawlamyine240,192
How to read this: one bar for each of the 10 largest cities, 2025, all on the same scale. "City" here means the built-up area the UN measures, not the boundary the city draws itself.
Apparatus
Sources and method
Every figure on this page comes from the UN's World Population Prospects 2024: the annual country tables (estimates to 2023, projections with 95% intervals from 2024), and the population by single year of age and sex for the pyramid.
The censuses, surveys and registers behind the UN's estimates for Myanmar are listed, source by source, on the UN's own data sources page.
Sources: UN WPP 2024 · World Bank · UNHCR · country code lists · UN WUP 2025 · Wittgenstein Centre · WHO GHO · flag-icons · Natural Earth. Every source, its licence and how to cite it →
Checked before it was drawn
Verified 2026-09-30 · 73 canaries The pyramid for every year was checked against the published total. What that stamp counts, and what every page here has to pass before it can be built: how this site checks its figures.