Population in Myanmar

104 indicators covering population for Myanmar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 13.27 million people 2023 down 2.7% 30th
Population 54.13 million people 2023 up 7.7% 27th
Births, by age of mother 111 births 2023 down 35.5% 45th
Population by age group 4.43 million people 2023 down 0.9% 32nd
Share of births by age of mother 8.2% 2023 down 4.4% 109th
Birth rate 16.7 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 10.6% 97th
Has the population peaked? 54.13 million people 2023 up 7.7% 27th
Population density of the capital city 4,253 people per km² 2060 down 2.5% 127th
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.7% 2022 down 13.9% 26th
Sanitation facilities usage 60.5% 2024 down 0.7% 78th
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol 48.8% 2020 down 6.0% 79th
Voter turnout of voting-age population 70.5% 2020 up 11.3% 48th
People using improved sanitation facilities 46.84 million people 2024 up 13.3% 26th
Using safely managed sanitation facilities: urban vs. rural population 52.7% 2024 down 8.9% 65th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas 16.24 million people 2020 up 5.9% 18th
Share of population living in cities, towns and rural areas 38.1% 2020 down 0.1% 111th
Share of population living in cities 38.1% 2020 down 0.1% 111th
Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita 69.4% 2020 up 0.9% 146th
Share of population living in rural areas 30.6% 2020 down 2.1% 91st
Share of babies born with a low birthweight 12.5% 2020 down 1.4% 56th
Share of urban population who live in the largest city 14.7% 2020 up 6.2% 144th
Stillbirth rate 1.28 deaths per 100 births 2023 down 10.7% 57th
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services 64.3% 2024 up 3.3% 30th
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 36.46 per 1,000 population 2014 down 16.4% 87th
Prison population rate 183 prisoners per 100,000 people 2020 up 51.2% 86th
Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 0.8 per 1,000 population 2014 down 37.5% 72nd
Share of urban population living in slums 58.3% 2022 up 19.8% 21st
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants -0.9% 2020 down 196.2% 133rd
Total number of international immigrants 79,052 immigrants 2024 up 7.8% 148th
Share of the population born in another country 0.1% 2024 up 1.1% 227th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity 32.7 percent 2023 49th
Share of population with severe food insecurity 7.2 percent 2023 47th
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 22.0% 2020 up 103.1% 103rd
Population census recently completed 1 2015 1st
Country has a population register 0 2015 35th
Census based on population register recently completed 0 2015 12th
Share of population with access to basic handwashing facilities 74.7% 2024 up 0.5% 57th
Replacement-level fertility rate 2.21 2010 down 3.5% 59th
Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus 88.0% 2022 down 5.4% 65th
Literate and illiterate world population 6.5% 2020 down 32.9% 65th
Number of people at risk of trachoma and those receiving treatment 0 People 2024 26th
Access to handwashing facilities 74.7% 2024 up 0.4% 52nd
Number of people requiring preventive treatment for lymphatic filariasis 7.31 million people 2024 down 80.3% 11th
Share of urban population living in inadequate housing 9.5% 2023 11th