Population ages 15-64, total in Myanmar
Myanmar: Population ages 15-64, total was 37.52 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Myanmar, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, total in Myanmar stood at 37.52 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Myanmar peaked at 37.52 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 12.30 million, in 1960.
That places Myanmar 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.38 million | 12.30 million | 14.72 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.71 million | 15.08 million | 18.41 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.90 million | 18.82 million | 23.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.80 million | 23.62 million | 28.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.50 million | 28.62 million | 32.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.40 million | 32.61 million | 35.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.89 million | 36.23 million | 37.52 million | 6 |
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More health data for Myanmar
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 427,287 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 446,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 427,527 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 447,185 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 18.75 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 447,602 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 68.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 13.21 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 68.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Myanmar?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Myanmar was 37.52 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 37.52 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.30 million in 1960.
- How does Myanmar rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Myanmar ranks 25th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.