Myanmar
Population 2026
55,184,826
Overview
- Yearly change
- +0.61%
- Density
- 85 per km²
- Land area
- 652,670 km²
- Capital
- Nay Pyi Taw
- Currency
- Kyat (MMK)
- Official languages
- MY
- Urban population
- 30.6%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 881,0772026
- Deaths
- 513,9622026
- Birth rate
- 16.5per 1,000
- Death rate
- 9.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.10
- Life expectancy
- 67.1At birth, years
- Median age
- 30.4
- Net migration
- -39,661
Age distribution
- 0–1424.1%
- 15–6468.4%
- 65+7.5%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $81.7B
- GDP per capita
- $1.5K
- GDP growth
- -2.0%
- Inflation
- 8.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Exports
- —
- Imports
- —
- Tourism receipts
- 14.3%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture25.3%
- Industry36.2%
- Manufacturing25.1%
- Services38.5%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture45.0%
- Industry18.2%
- Services36.9%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | YangonYangon | 4,477,6382026 |
| 2 | MandalayMandalay Region | 1,208,0992026 |
| 3 | Nay Pyi TawNay Pyi Taw | 925,0002025 |
| 4 | HlaingthayaYangon | 687,8672026 |
| 5 | MawlamyineMon | 438,8612026 |
| 6 | KalemyoSagaing Region | 348,5732026 |
| 7 | InseinYangon | 247,6752026 |
| 8 | BagoBago Region | 244,3762026 |
| 9 | AmarapuraMandalay Region | 237,6182025 |
| 10 | PatheinAyeyarwady | 237,0892026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55,184,826 | 881K | 514K |
| 2020 | 53,016,525 | 925K | 477K |
| 2010 | 49,024,376 | 949K | 452K |
| 2000 | 45,290,850 | 1.0M | 452K |
| 1990 | 39,817,253 | 1.1M | 448K |
| 1980 | 33,227,204 | 1.1M | 431K |
| 1970 | 27,193,015 | 1.0M | 422K |
| 1960 | 21,730,255 | 911K | 446K |
| 1950 | 17,737,123 | 812K | 489K |