Rural population growth in Myanmar
Myanmar: Rural population growth was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Myanmar, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population growth in Myanmar is 0.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Myanmar peaked at 1.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
Myanmar ranks 85th of 207 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 | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 69.4% (2025)
- Rural population 38.08 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.97 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,779 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 30.13 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 24.72 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Myanmar?
- Rural population growth in Myanmar was 0.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for rural population growth?
- Myanmar ranks 85th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.