Population, male in Myanmar
Myanmar: Population, male was 27.29 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Myanmar, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male in Myanmar is 27.29 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Myanmar peaked at 27.29 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.87 million, in 1960.
Myanmar ranks 27th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 12.05 million | 10.87 million | 13.32 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.98 million | 13.62 million | 16.34 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.17 million | 16.66 million | 19.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.21 million | 19.97 million | 22.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.57 million | 22.67 million | 24.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.39 million | 24.50 million | 26.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.87 million | 26.43 million | 27.29 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 427,287 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 68.1% (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 68.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 447,602 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 37.52 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 18.77 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 18.75 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Myanmar?
- Population, male in Myanmar was 27.29 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 27.29 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.87 million in 1960.
- How does Myanmar rank for population, male?
- Myanmar ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.