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Population in India compared to Myanmar: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 54,850,648 people in Myanmar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 55,361,818 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 26.8 times bigger than Myanmar's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 18.5% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +0.72% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.4M (15.9% growth).

India vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Myanmar
2100 1,515,764,791 49,940,111
2099 1,523,450,562 50,189,329
2098 1,531,147,367 50,438,094
2097 1,538,780,583 50,686,307
2096 1,546,380,447 50,935,768
2095 1,553,964,615 51,187,086
2094 1,561,496,245 51,437,370
2093 1,568,975,448 51,684,263
2092 1,576,332,553 51,929,856
2091 1,583,655,135 52,177,533
2090 1,590,899,630 52,421,308
2089 1,598,026,427 52,660,538
2088 1,605,029,461 52,897,777
2087 1,611,883,136 53,134,297
2086 1,618,654,560 53,369,096
2085 1,625,282,641 53,601,340
2084 1,631,712,094 53,828,989
2083 1,637,989,363 54,053,017
2082 1,644,062,886 54,275,644
2081 1,649,962,836 54,495,268
2080 1,655,654,966 54,712,302
2079 1,661,116,882 54,927,789
2078 1,666,332,415 55,140,889
2077 1,671,298,348 55,347,343
2076 1,676,004,895 55,552,868
2075 1,680,459,350 55,755,739
2074 1,684,595,952 55,954,725
2073 1,688,431,647 56,150,331
2072 1,691,990,872 56,339,615
2071 1,695,203,041 56,523,628
2070 1,698,107,519 56,703,747
2069 1,700,664,858 56,877,191
2068 1,702,876,723 57,045,573
2067 1,704,723,837 57,207,013
2066 1,706,198,000 57,363,486
2065 1,707,391,009 57,515,336
2064 1,708,212,818 57,661,327
2063 1,708,696,045 57,798,588
2062 1,708,862,369 57,928,360
2061 1,708,717,131 58,056,757
2060 1,708,195,453 58,176,117
2059 1,707,339,651 58,284,778
2058 1,706,165,210 58,381,839
2057 1,704,656,327 58,471,358
2056 1,702,865,262 58,555,436
2055 1,700,741,939 58,625,894
2054 1,698,325,374 58,687,073
2053 1,695,513,304 58,734,842
2052 1,692,384,182 58,772,617
2051 1,688,910,288 58,799,283
2050 1,685,088,884 58,813,731
2049 1,680,936,533 58,819,125
2048 1,676,430,514 58,812,936
2047 1,671,532,064 58,795,137
2046 1,666,226,180 58,764,783
2045 1,660,522,084 58,717,705
2044 1,654,412,346 58,660,923
2043 1,647,924,060 58,591,067
2042 1,640,993,579 58,505,720
2041 1,633,629,291 58,407,189
2040 1,625,848,393 58,296,243
2039 1,617,677,625 58,171,090
2038 1,609,097,629 58,030,790
2037 1,600,073,012 57,878,267
2036 1,590,593,050 57,714,284
2035 1,580,726,905 57,533,824
2034 1,570,491,868 57,338,544
2033 1,559,906,905 57,127,286
2032 1,548,963,391 56,900,181
2031 1,537,676,208 56,656,985
2030 1,526,059,268 56,397,420
2029 1,514,142,607 56,123,541
2028 1,501,971,477 55,830,923
2027 1,489,498,223 55,521,079
2026 1,476,782,637 55,193,610
2025 1,463,865,525 54,850,648
2024 1,450,935,791 54,500,091
2023 1,438,069,596 54,133,798
2022 1,425,423,212 53,756,787
2021 1,414,203,896 53,387,102
2020 1,402,617,695 53,016,522
2019 1,389,030,312 52,640,713
2018 1,374,659,064 52,272,247
2017 1,359,657,400 51,894,938
2016 1,343,944,296 51,495,696
2015 1,328,024,498 51,089,056
2014 1,312,277,191 50,681,634
2013 1,295,829,511 50,262,658
2012 1,278,674,502 49,837,446
2011 1,261,224,954 49,419,820
2010 1,243,481,564 49,024,382
2009 1,225,524,753 48,660,459
2008 1,207,930,964 48,390,793
2007 1,190,676,021 48,125,043
2006 1,172,878,890 47,785,135
2005 1,154,676,322 47,438,365
2004 1,135,991,513 47,068,772
2003 1,116,803,006 46,667,192
2002 1,097,600,380 46,232,653
2001 1,077,898,575 45,771,139
2000 1,057,922,733 45,290,841
1999 1,038,225,823 44,787,724
1998 1,018,665,080 44,257,793
1997 999,133,762 43,708,798
1996 979,678,458 43,154,860
1995 960,301,044 42,605,338
1994 941,163,767 42,055,143
1993 922,118,387 41,502,429
1992 902,957,070 40,950,342
1991 883,927,600 40,394,154
1990 864,972,221 39,817,251
1989 846,039,529 39,214,618
1988 827,342,990 38,600,927
1987 808,931,270 37,971,594
1986 790,689,978 37,314,878
1985 772,647,793 36,622,827
1984 754,875,449 35,899,313
1983 737,372,681 35,162,715
1982 720,313,473 34,482,965
1981 703,696,250 33,858,783
1980 687,354,025 33,227,204
1979 671,155,747 32,596,550
1978 655,728,229 31,972,976
1977 640,801,103 31,355,966
1976 625,861,883 30,758,811
1975 611,309,535 30,176,565
1974 597,041,391 29,598,167
1973 583,465,598 29,026,388
1972 570,482,142 28,428,324
1971 558,096,387 27,807,219
1970 545,864,268 27,193,016
1969 533,880,544 26,585,112
1968 522,716,889 25,989,662
1967 511,606,372 25,406,429
1966 500,740,247 24,836,496
1965 490,140,146 24,279,431
1964 479,229,598 23,737,315
1963 468,138,575 23,213,408
1962 457,283,090 22,704,719
1961 446,564,729 22,210,581
1960 435,990,338 21,730,250

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/india/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,866,122 people (a 7.51% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Myanmar will increase by 6.24% to 58,813,731 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 58.8M people in 2049 for Myanmar.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Myanmar
2100 -0.5% -0.5%
2099 -0.5% -0.49%
2098 -0.5% -0.49%
2097 -0.49% -0.49%
2096 -0.49% -0.49%
2095 -0.48% -0.49%
2094 -0.48% -0.48%
2093 -0.47% -0.47%
2092 -0.46% -0.47%
2091 -0.46% -0.47%
2090 -0.45% -0.45%
2089 -0.44% -0.45%
2088 -0.43% -0.45%
2087 -0.42% -0.44%
2086 -0.41% -0.43%
2085 -0.39% -0.42%
2084 -0.38% -0.41%
2083 -0.37% -0.41%
2082 -0.36% -0.4%
2081 -0.34% -0.4%
2080 -0.33% -0.39%
2079 -0.31% -0.39%
2078 -0.3% -0.37%
2077 -0.28% -0.37%
2076 -0.27% -0.36%
2075 -0.25% -0.36%
2074 -0.23% -0.35%
2073 -0.21% -0.34%
2072 -0.19% -0.33%
2071 -0.17% -0.32%
2070 -0.15% -0.3%
2069 -0.13% -0.3%
2068 -0.11% -0.28%
2067 -0.09% -0.27%
2066 -0.07% -0.26%
2065 -0.05% -0.25%
2064 -0.03% -0.24%
2063 -0.01% -0.22%
2062 0.008% -0.22%
2061 0.03% -0.21%
2060 0.05% -0.19%
2059 0.07% -0.17%
2058 0.09% -0.15%
2057 0.11% -0.14%
2056 0.12% -0.12%
2055 0.14% -0.1%
2054 0.17% -0.08%
2053 0.18% -0.06%
2052 0.21% -0.05%
2051 0.23% -0.02%
2050 0.25% -0.009%
2049 0.27% 0.01%
2048 0.29% 0.03%
2047 0.32% 0.05%
2046 0.34% 0.08%
2045 0.37% 0.1%
2044 0.39% 0.12%
2043 0.42% 0.15%
2042 0.45% 0.17%
2041 0.48% 0.19%
2040 0.51% 0.22%
2039 0.53% 0.24%
2038 0.56% 0.26%
2037 0.6% 0.28%
2036 0.62% 0.31%
2035 0.65% 0.34%
2034 0.68% 0.37%
2033 0.71% 0.4%
2032 0.73% 0.43%
2031 0.76% 0.46%
2030 0.79% 0.49%
2029 0.81% 0.52%
2028 0.84% 0.56%
2027 0.86% 0.59%
2026 0.88% 0.63%
2025 0.89% 0.64%
2024 0.89% 0.68%
2023 0.89% 0.7%
2022 0.79% 0.69%
2021 0.83% 0.7%
2020 0.98% 0.71%
2019 1.05% 0.7%
2018 1.1% 0.73%
2017 1.17% 0.78%
2016 1.2% 0.8%
2015 1.2% 0.8%
2014 1.27% 0.83%
2013 1.34% 0.85%
2012 1.38% 0.85%
2011 1.43% 0.81%
2010 1.47% 0.75%
2009 1.46% 0.56%
2008 1.45% 0.55%
2007 1.52% 0.71%
2006 1.58% 0.73%
2005 1.64% 0.79%
2004 1.72% 0.86%
2003 1.75% 0.94%
2002 1.83% 1.01%
2001 1.89% 1.06%
2000 1.9% 1.12%
1999 1.92% 1.2%
1998 1.95% 1.26%
1997 1.99% 1.28%
1996 2.02% 1.29%
1995 2.03% 1.31%
1994 2.07% 1.33%
1993 2.12% 1.35%
1992 2.15% 1.38%
1991 2.19% 1.45%
1990 2.24% 1.54%
1989 2.26% 1.59%
1988 2.28% 1.66%
1987 2.31% 1.76%
1986 2.34% 1.89%
1985 2.35% 2.02%
1984 2.37% 2.09%
1983 2.37% 1.97%
1982 2.36% 1.84%
1981 2.38% 1.9%
1980 2.41% 1.93%
1979 2.35% 1.95%
1978 2.33% 1.97%
1977 2.39% 1.94%
1976 2.38% 1.93%
1975 2.39% 1.95%
1974 2.33% 1.97%
1973 2.28% 2.1%
1972 2.22% 2.23%
1971 2.24% 2.26%
1970 2.24% 2.29%
1969 2.14% 2.29%
1968 2.17% 2.3%
1967 2.17% 2.29%
1966 2.16% 2.29%
1965 2.28% 2.28%
1964 2.37% 2.26%
1963 2.37% 2.24%
1962 2.4% 2.22%
1961 2.43% 2.21%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

India Myanmar
Current population
1483314140
55361818
Population rank 1/197 27/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.67%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
1.5 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
35.1 seconds
One death every
3.3 seconds
1.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +960
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +350,557
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 121/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -39,661
Net migration rank 195/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -39,661
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 397,197 -37,979
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 408,331 -34,989
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 415,647 -34,988
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 394,104 -35,370
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 448,626 -66,213
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 469,924 -100,783
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 482,316 -114,598
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 492,276 -105,415
2016 16,202,593 81,248 499,508 -87,907
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 495,769 -94,108
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 488,114 -74,901
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 487,648 -62,863
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 487,210 -61,536
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 492,271 -82,713
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 497,745 -116,481
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 505,144 -158,542
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 373,287 -180,533
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 523,745 -184,989
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 527,165 -186,098
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 537,429 -185,009
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 556,494 -169,736
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 582,173 -165,739
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 602,873 -150,232
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 601,524 -131,124
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 596,979 -106,772
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 597,916 -81,874
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 606,110 -62,281
1997 19,494,098 880 613,103 -58,954
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 619,488 -65,766
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 620,376 -75,097
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 626,411 -71,359
1993 19,152,399 2,364 633,576 -83,214
1992 19,132,757 35,155 634,484 -80,661
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 637,622 -79,059
1990 18,893,588 125,514 636,081 -40,859
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 636,610 -26,585
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 630,392 -13,046
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 652,960 -11,642
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 679,467 -7,351
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 705,905 6,074
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 723,623 11,433
1983 17,219,127 119,694 719,710 18,427
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 701,212 -79,856
1981 16,422,159 33,243 679,851 -52,839
1980 16,018,786 210,914 673,815 -37,679
1979 15,392,957 774,094 669,338 -44,174
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 658,068 -36,055
1977 14,575,662 590,626 649,915 -37,879
1976 14,435,504 275,984 642,829 -60,561
1975 13,958,642 434,205 635,005 -52,763
1974 13,795,836 347,869 628,458 -53,875
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 624,619 -55,659
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 616,411 10,735
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 608,784 6,306
1970 12,417,866 233,782 595,337 17,997
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 584,979 17,491
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 571,123 17,293
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 559,577 18,470
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 546,378 15,453
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 533,443 18,847
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 516,334 15,600
1963 11,016,705 21,640 501,548 14,350
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 487,925 13,546
1961 10,468,816 295,177 474,818 11,972
1960 10,237,489 146,955 465,049 8,807

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people). In Myanmar 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,503,698 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 712,350 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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