Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Population in largest city

Afghanistan
4.88 million
in 2025
Myanmar
5.81 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
42nd
Myanmar rank
39th

Population in largest city over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 5.81 million against 4.88 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 936,170.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Globally, Afghanistan ranks 42nd and Myanmar ranks 39th of 153 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population in largest city
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.