Population growth in Myanmar
Myanmar: Population growth was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Myanmar, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Myanmar is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Myanmar peaked at 2.3% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.
Myanmar ranks 128th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Population, total 54.85 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Urban population 16.78 million (2025)
- Urban population 30.6% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 13.5% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 33.23 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 3.3% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 6.7% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 4.1% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Myanmar?
- Population growth in Myanmar was 0.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1968.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for population growth?
- Myanmar ranks 128th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.