Myanmar — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Myanmar, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Myanmar was 0.64% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.27% in 1968. The lowest was 0.55% in 2008 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.90% per year.
Myanmar ranks 128 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Myanmar sits level with it. It peaked in 1968 and has fallen 72% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 20%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 19 of 37 economies; Viet Nam (0.60%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 34% in 2010. That is 11% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 115th of 216 in 1961 → 99th of 216 in 1970 → 116th of 216 in 1980 → 126th of 216 in 1990 → 129th of 217 in 2000 → 134th of 217 in 2010 → 122nd of 217 in 2020 → 128th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.72% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.83% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.75% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 0.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 0.71% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.73% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 0.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.94% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 1.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 1.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 1.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 2.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 1.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 1.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 1.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 1.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 1.93% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 1.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 1.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 1.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 2.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 2.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Myanmar’s Population growth in 1962?
2.2% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Myanmar’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -70.7% in total — about 1.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.64%; 2024: 0.67%; 2023: 0.7%; 2022: 0.69%; 2021: 0.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.