Myanmar vs Netherlands: Urban population

Myanmar
16.78 million
in 2025
Netherlands
17.35 million
in 2025
Myanmar rank
52nd
Netherlands rank
50th

Urban population over time

  • Myanmar
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 17.35 million against 16.78 million in Myanmar, a difference of 577,600.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Globally, Myanmar ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 50th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.