Demographic profile
Myanmar is the 28th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.66% of everyone alive. Within Southeast Asia, it ranks 5 of 11.
Each day brings roughly 2,549 births and 1,305 deaths, adding about 454,361 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.82% annually, the population would double in roughly 85 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Shan, holding an estimated 25.3% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 15 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 89.1% and adult smoking prevalence around 44.1%, with life expectancy at about 54.9 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Myanmar in 2026? Approximately 55,435,965 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Myanmar growing? About 0.82% per year — roughly 2,549 births and 1,305 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Myanmar? Around 0.66% — ranked 28 worldwide by population.