Population in Myanmar 104 indicators covering population for Myanmar. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% 2100 down 8.6% 149th Number of children under 5, by world region 2.45 million people 2100 down 7.8% 49th Population density 76.09 people per km² 2100 down 4.8% 143rd World population growth -0.5% 2100 down 8.6% 151st Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.1 births per woman 2024 down 6.8% 99th Refugees by country of asylum 0 people 2024 — 171st Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.1 births per woman 2024 down 6.8% 99th Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.1 births per woman 2024 down 6.8% 99th Natural population growth rate 0.8% 2023 down 22.3% 121st Fertility rate: births per woman 2.12 live births per woman 2023 down 6.6% 106th Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 2.12 live births per woman 2023 down 6.6% 106th Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 0.8% 2023 down 22.3% 121st Natural population growth rate vs. median age 0.8% 2023 down 22.3% 121st Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 2.12 live births per woman 2023 down 6.6% 106th Birth rate by women's age group 33.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 3.5% 102nd Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2 children per women 2023 down 4.6% 111th Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.12 live births per woman 2023 down 6.6% 106th Refugees by country of origin 1.32 million people 2024 up 176.1% 6th Population census recently completed 1 2023 unchanged 1st Population by world region 49.66 million people 2100 down 4.8% 47th Urban and rural population projected to 2050 35.49 million people 2050 down 6.5% 19th Population 49.66 million people 2100 down 4.8% 47th How do UN Population projections compare to the previous revision? 52.42 million people 2100 down 4.1% 46th Number of people living in urban and rural areas 16.78 million people 2025 up 10.5% 53rd Share of population living in urban areas 30.6% 2025 up 2.9% 211th Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita 30.6% 2025 up 2.9% 211th Share of population living in urbanized areas 42.9% 2025 up 16.7% 161st Population by income level 54.85 million 2025 up 7.4% 27th Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 30.6% 2025 up 2.9% 213th Annual growth rate of urban population share 0.5% 2025 up 46.1% 81st Share of population living in urban and rural areas 30.6% 2025 up 2.9% 211th Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 54.0% 2024 down 33.3% 48th Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 79.3% 2024 down 0.7% 133rd Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 79.3% 2024 down 0.7% 133rd Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 74.2% 2024 up 4.8% 173rd Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 86.0% 2024 up 5.4% 178th Share of people practicing open defecation 6.7% 2024 down 14.9% 42nd Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 71.7% 2024 up 7.1% 112th Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 88.1 2023 up 114.9% 121st Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 3.4% 2019 up 2,204.5% 75th Population growth rate 0.7% 2023 down 18.3% 133rd Population 54.13 million people 2023 up 7.7% 27th Population: comparison of UN projections 54.13 million people 2023 up 7.7% 27th Birth rate 16.7 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 10.6% 97th Number of births, by world region 903,822 births 2023 down 3.8% 35th Annual change in population 377,009 people 2023 down 11.3% 50th Population 54.13 million people 2023 up 7.7% 27th Number of children under 15, by world region 13.27 million people 2023 down 2.7% 30th Population by age group 54.13 million people 2023 up 7.7% 27th Life expectancy by sex 70.16 years 2023 up 3.8% 191st Total dependency ratio 46.2% 2023 down 4.2% 188th Youth dependency ratio 35.8% 2023 down 10.9% 110th Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 3.84 million people 2023 up 41.5% 33rd Population by age group 3.84 million people 2023 up 41.5% 33rd Population growth rate with and without migration 0.7% 2023 down 18.3% 133rd Median age vs. births per woman 29.53 years 2023 up 10.4% 130th Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 3.84 million people 2023 up 41.5% 33rd The global population hockey stick 54.13 million people 2023 up 7.7% 27th Number of births 903,822 births 2023 down 3.8% 35th Population 54.13 million people 2023 up 7.7% 27th Page 1 of 2 Next →