Population estimates and projections in Myanmar

Myanmar had an estimated population of 54,133,798 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Myanmar, 2023 (latest estimate) 54,133,798 People
Change from 2022 +0.7% 2022: 53,756,788 people
Projection for 2030 56,351,031 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 58,623,232 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 49,658,882 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 27th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Myanmar over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Myanmar
2100 49,658,882 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 50,902,290 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 52,136,425 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 53,318,527 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 54,433,608 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 55,480,852 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 56,437,246 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 57,260,397 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 57,935,312 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 58,408,062 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 58,623,232 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 58,558,172 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 58,169,858 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 57,444,464 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 56,351,031 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 54,850,648 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 54,133,798 people
2022 53,756,788 people
2021 53,387,102 people
2020 53,016,522 people
2019 52,640,713 people
2018 52,272,246 people
2017 51,894,938 people
2016 51,495,696 people
2015 51,089,056 people
2014 50,681,634 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7% from 53,756,788 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 50,262,658 people, the figure has changed by +7.7%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Myanmar has the 27th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Myanmar
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024