The population of Myanmar is expected to grow by 418,000 in 2025 and reach 57,410,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 20,000 people yearly. On average there are 935,443 births and 501,780 deaths in Myanmar per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.76 percent per year. The population density of Myanmar has changed from 51.1 in 1980 to 86.0 in 2023.
| Current population | 57,155,636 people at present (Sunday 18th of May 2025) | |
| Median Age | 32.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 67.8 years | |
| Population density | 87.3 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57,001,000 | 418,000 (0.7%) | -20,000 | 32.6 | 2.03 | 87 | 22,680,000 (39.8%) |
| 2024 | 56,583,000 | 427,000 (0.8%) | -20,000 | 32.4 | 87 | 22,183,000 (39.2%) | |
| 2023 | 56,156,000 | 438,000 (0.8%) | -20,000 | 32.2 | 86 | 21,688,000 (38.6%) | |
| 2022 | 55,718,000 | 449,000 (0.8%) | -20,000 | 31.9 | 85 | 21,197,000 (38.0%) | |
| 2021 | 55,269,000 | 461,000 (0.8%) | -20,000 | 31.7 | 85 | 20,709,000 (37.5%) | |
| 2020 | 54,808,000 | 472,000 (0.9%) | -20,000 | 31.4 | 2.13 | 84 | 20,223,000 (36.9%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -20,000 | 31.2 | 2.15 | 83 | 19,740,000 (36.3%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -20,000 | 30.9 | 2.17 | 82 | 19,262,000 (35.8%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -20,000 | 30.6 | 2.19 | 82 | 18,790,000 (35.2%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -20,000 | 30.4 | 2.21 | 81 | 18,324,730 (34.7%) |
| 2015 | 52,403,669 | 479,487 (0.9%) | -20,000 | 30.1 | 2.23 | 80 | 17,868,603 (34.1%) |
| 2010 | 50,155,896 | 355,206 (0.7%) | -94,856 | 28.9 | 2.41 | 77 | 15,751,459 (31.4%) |
| 2005 | 48,482,614 | 408,907 (0.8%) | -293,360 | 27.7 | 2.72 | 74 | 14,026,020 (28.9%) |
| 2000 | 46,095,462 | 556,027 (1.2%) | -249,537 | 26.9 | 2.91 | 71 | 12,431,024 (27.0%) |
| 1995 | 43,237,792 | 525,569 (1.2%) | -107,600 | 25.9 | 3.04 | 66 | 11,036,446 (25.5%) |
| 1990 | 40,626,250 | 611,388 (1.5%) | -139,999 | 25.0 | 3.46 | 62 | 9,981,870 (24.6%) |
| 1985 | 37,222,296 | 753,408 (2.0%) | -40,000 | 24.4 | 4.23 | 57 | 8,961,640 (24.1%) |
| 1980 | 33,369,712 | 755,824 (2.3%) | -10,931 | 24.1 | 4.92 | 51 | 7,999,721 (24.0%) |
| 1975 | 29,721,967 | 694,233 (2.3%) | 24.1 | 5.46 | 45 | 7,110,089 (23.9%) | |
| 1970 | 26,381,431 | 632,788 (2.4%) | 24.2 | 5.96 | 40 | 6,022,881 (22.8%) | |
| 1965 | 23,391,145 | 523,404 (2.2%) | 24.4 | 6.14 | 36 | 4,905,357 (21.0%) | |
| 1960 | 20,986,123 | 451,902 (2.1%) | 24.7 | 6.05 | 32 | 4,034,792 (19.2%) |
In 2024 the population of Myanmar was 56,583,000 and the average age increased from 24.7 in 1960 to 32.4. Urban population has increased from 12,431,024 (27.0%) in 2000 to 22,680,000 (39.8%) in the current year. The population density of Myanmar has changed from 51.1 in 1980 to 86.0 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -20,000 | 31.4 | 2.13 | 84 | 20,223,000 (36.9%) |
| 2025 | 57,001,000 | 418,000 (0.7%) | -20,000 | 32.6 | 2.03 | 87 | 22,680,000 (39.8%) |
| 2030 | 58,916,000 | 354,000 (0.6%) | -20,000 | 33.8 | 1.96 | 90 | 25,188,000 (42.8%) |
| 2035 | 60,431,000 | 267,000 (0.4%) | -20,000 | 34.9 | 1.90 | 93 | 27,659,000 (45.8%) |
| 2040 | 61,489,000 | 175,000 (0.3%) | -20,000 | 35.9 | 1.85 | 94 | 30,017,000 (48.8%) |
| 2045 | 62,105,000 | 92,000 (0.2%) | -20,000 | 36.9 | 1.81 | 95 | 32,216,000 (51.9%) |
| 2050 | 62,359,000 | 26,000 (0.0%) | -20,000 | 37.8 | 1.79 | 96 | 34,246,000 (54.9%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 70.8 (67.9 years for male and 73.8 years for females). Population density will go up to 95.5 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Myanmar constitutes of 29,175,000 women and 27,827,000 men, which means there are 954 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 32.0% of population (18,223,220) is 19 or younger, 60.5% of population (34,468,505) is between age 20 and 64 and 7.6% of population (4,309,276) is over 65.