Myanmar Population Clock
Myanmar has an estimated population of about 54.9 million, which makes it the 27th most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is growing slowly, at 0.64% a year.
The capital is Naypyidaw.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Myanmar's population is changing
Myanmar records about 2,472 births and 1,378 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 1,094 people per day, or about 399,584 a year before migration is counted.
Net migration runs at about 39,661 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 10% of its natural change.
If the current rate held indefinitely, Myanmar would take roughly 108 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 51.5 million to 54.9 million — a gain of 3.35 million, or 6.5%.
Where people live in Myanmar
With about 83 people per square kilometre, Myanmar is moderately populated, roughly 1.3× the world average of 62. That ranks 62nd of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Romania and Burkina Faso.
Myanmar covers about 652,670 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 54.9 million into that density figure.
About 30.6% of people live in urban areas, making Myanmar split between town and countryside, below the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 16.8 million town and city dwellers and 38.1 million living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Myanmar
Myanmar has a broadly balanced age structure: about 24.1% are under 15 and 7.5% are 65 or older. Children outnumber over-65s by roughly 3.2 to one.
The total fertility rate is about 2.10 births per woman, right at the ~2.1 needed to hold a population steady without migration. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 67.1 years, roughly 6.4 years below the global average of 73.5.
Myanmar at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 54.9 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #27 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | 0.64% | 2025 |
| Population density | 83 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 652,670 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 30.6% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 67.1 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 2.10 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 24.1% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 7.5% | 2025 |
| Net migration | -39,661 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 2,472 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 1,378 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank