Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Yangon, Myanmar metro area from 1950 to 2025.

As of 2019, the Yangon region was the most populous region in Myanmar with a population of over eight million. Located in the south of the country, the region is home to the largest city, Yangon, which is also the former capital of Myanmar. Naypyidaw Union Territory, where the country's capital Naypyidaw is located, had around 1.27 million inhabitants in 2019. The total population of Myanmar amounts to over 53 million and is set to increase over the next years.

In 2023, approximately 24.4 percent of the population in Myanmar was aged up to 14 years old. This was a decrease from 2014, when approximately 26.9 percent of the population in Myanmar was aged up to 14 years old.

The total population in Myanmar was estimated at 54.5 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Myanmar Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Myanmar Population: Estimate: Male: Yangon Division data was reported at 4,962.630 Person th in 2031. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,874.834 Person th for 2030. Myanmar Population: Estimate: Male: Yangon Division data is updated yearly, averaging 4,218.668 Person th from Sep 2014 (Median) to 2031, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,962.630 Person th in 2031 and a record low of 3,549.297 Person th in 2014. Myanmar Population: Estimate: Male: Yangon Division data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Organization. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.G003: Population Estimation: 2014 Population Census: By State.

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Myanmar was reported at 82.36 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Interestingly, there were over 5.33 million people living in a city with a population between the five to ten million mark in Myanmar in 2020. Despite the Yangon region’s population increasing astronomically from the early 1990s onwards, there remained still over 9.39 million people living in cities with a population size of less than three hundred thousand people, corresponding with Myanmar’s predominantly rural population.

Increasing population Despite having the biggest land mass of the Southeast Asian countries, Myanmar has a much lower population compared to its neighboring countries. Nonetheless, Myanmar’s population has actually increased and is expected to increase further. Not only is the total population increasing, but in particular the adult population, while the child population has decreased throughout the past decade. (678087). A rise in adult population can be deduced as having a positive impact on the labor force, as more people are available to work. The number of people in the labor force has in fact increased, yet the labor force participation rate has steadily decreased throughout recent years.

Rural background As Myanmar relies heavily on its agricultural output to stimulate its economy, it is not surprising that the country consists of mostly a rural population. However, this has been decreasing slightly from 2009 onwards. Nevertheless, Myanmar’s rural population heavily outweighs its urban. Yet, with Myanmar’s economy an emerging one there are anticipations that the country will make the transition from an agricultural country to an industrial one. This is teamed with expectations that Myanmar could quadruple its economy by 2030 if the country were to invest in high-technological industries. With an increased focus on industry, there may well be a shift in Myanmar’s population, taking the country from a mostly rural to an urban population.

Population, male (% of total population) in Myanmar was reported at 49.8 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Population, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population, female (% of total population) in Myanmar was reported at 50.22 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) in Myanmar was reported at 7.0892 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Population ages 65 and above (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

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This report is one of the 15 State and Region specific reports of the Census Volume 3 publications.This report contains the main results for Yangon Region.The 2014 MPHC results are being released in three phases comprising several publications. Phase one was the publishing and launch of the provisional results (Census Volume 1) in August 2014. Phase two is the publishing and launch of the main results in May 2015, comprising two series of publications: Census Volume 2, which contains detailed information at the Union and State/Region levels, and Census Volume 3, which includes a report for each of the 15 States and Regions in Myanmar. The publication of main census results that require manual coding and further consultations is planned for early 2016. Phase three of the publications will be the thematic analysis reports on the numerous themes covered in the census.

Myanmar MM: Population: Growth data was reported at 0.914 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.915 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 1.705 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.439 % in 1969 and a record low of 0.625 % in 2008. Myanmar MM: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

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Burma (Myanmar): Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2021 is 82 people per square km, unchanged from 82 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Burma (Myanmar) from 1961 to 2021 is 60 people per square km. The minimum value, 34 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 82 people per square km was recorded in 2020.

Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 48.286 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 48.996 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 74.410 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86.174 % in 1967 and a record low of 48.286 % in 2017. Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

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Population growth (annual %) in Myanmar was reported at 0.67436 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Yangon, Myanmar metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Historical chart and dataset showing Myanmar population density by year from 1961 to 2022.