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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,292,116 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 1.9 times bigger than Niger's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 1.02% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.74% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.3M (15.7% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Myanmar vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Niger
2100 49,949,080 92,149,803
2099 50,198,343 91,788,730
2098 50,447,153 91,409,848
2097 50,695,410 91,009,119
2096 50,944,916 90,589,670
2095 51,196,278 90,150,766
2094 51,446,607 89,694,201
2093 51,693,545 89,215,318
2092 51,939,182 88,716,114
2091 52,186,904 88,197,952
2090 52,430,723 87,660,657
2089 52,669,995 87,103,777
2088 52,907,277 86,525,686
2087 53,143,840 85,929,075
2086 53,378,681 85,313,560
2085 53,610,966 84,675,788
2084 53,838,657 84,017,371
2083 54,062,724 83,337,884
2082 54,285,392 82,638,198
2081 54,505,055 81,922,470
2080 54,722,128 81,186,181
2079 54,937,654 80,435,226
2078 55,150,792 79,665,207
2077 55,357,283 78,877,754
2076 55,562,845 78,071,174
2075 55,765,753 77,248,629
2074 55,964,774 76,412,785
2073 56,160,415 75,560,272
2072 56,349,733 74,691,713
2071 56,533,780 73,808,594
2070 56,713,930 72,912,178
2069 56,887,406 71,999,238
2068 57,055,818 71,073,720
2067 57,217,287 70,133,854
2066 57,373,788 69,181,625
2065 57,525,666 68,221,595
2064 57,671,683 67,248,034
2063 57,808,968 66,264,418
2062 57,938,764 65,270,595
2061 58,067,183 64,267,053
2060 58,186,565 63,257,169
2059 58,295,246 62,239,490
2058 58,392,324 61,213,177
2057 58,481,859 60,180,993
2056 58,565,952 59,145,841
2055 58,636,423 58,103,375
2054 58,697,613 57,056,756
2053 58,745,390 56,007,297
2052 58,783,172 54,958,567
2051 58,809,843 53,907,164
2050 58,824,293 52,858,275
2049 58,829,688 51,810,418
2048 58,823,499 50,763,456
2047 58,805,696 49,719,695
2046 58,775,337 48,677,799
2045 58,728,250 47,638,048
2044 58,671,458 46,602,104
2043 58,601,589 45,572,618
2042 58,516,227 44,546,381
2041 58,417,678 43,525,533
2040 58,306,713 42,508,212
2039 58,181,537 41,495,840
2038 58,041,212 40,485,407
2037 57,888,662 39,476,789
2036 57,724,649 38,472,178
2035 57,544,156 37,470,776
2034 57,348,842 36,477,557
2033 57,137,545 35,487,806
2032 56,910,400 34,508,717
2031 56,667,160 33,538,029
2030 56,407,549 32,574,145
2029 56,133,620 31,620,865
2028 55,840,949 30,680,257
2027 55,531,050 29,750,695
2026 55,203,523 28,832,547
2025 54,860,498 27,926,917
2024 54,500,091 27,032,412
2023 54,133,798 26,159,867
2022 53,756,787 25,311,973
2021 53,387,102 24,502,140
2020 53,016,522 23,717,613
2019 52,640,713 22,947,757
2018 52,272,247 22,188,069
2017 51,894,938 21,435,446
2016 51,495,696 20,685,753
2015 51,089,056 19,939,498
2014 50,681,634 19,215,909
2013 50,262,658 18,519,898
2012 49,837,446 17,836,769
2011 49,419,820 17,176,283
2010 49,024,382 16,548,835
2009 48,660,459 15,943,675
2008 48,390,793 15,361,915
2007 48,125,043 14,803,610
2006 47,785,135 14,268,581
2005 47,438,365 13,756,192
2004 47,068,772 13,265,836
2003 46,667,192 12,796,984
2002 46,232,653 12,349,144
2001 45,771,139 11,920,647
2000 45,290,841 11,509,630
1999 44,787,724 11,117,411
1998 44,257,793 10,741,413
1997 43,708,798 10,383,969
1996 43,154,860 10,044,852
1995 42,605,338 9,714,529
1994 42,055,143 9,398,258
1993 41,502,429 9,100,789
1992 40,950,342 8,817,633
1991 40,394,154 8,546,900
1990 39,817,251 8,286,059
1989 39,214,618 8,034,780
1988 38,600,927 7,793,748
1987 37,971,594 7,561,150
1986 37,314,878 7,335,811
1985 36,622,827 7,118,457
1984 35,899,313 6,909,971
1983 35,162,715 6,708,644
1982 34,482,965 6,512,732
1981 33,858,783 6,322,006
1980 33,227,204 6,135,971
1979 32,596,550 5,955,556
1978 31,972,976 5,782,932
1977 31,355,966 5,619,716
1976 30,758,811 5,464,962
1975 30,176,565 5,317,019
1974 29,598,167 5,174,953
1973 29,026,388 5,037,865
1972 28,428,324 4,904,845
1971 27,807,219 4,776,225
1970 27,193,016 4,650,275
1969 26,585,112 4,525,725
1968 25,989,662 4,403,637
1967 25,406,429 4,283,590
1966 24,836,496 4,165,544
1965 24,279,431 4,049,695
1964 23,737,315 3,935,814
1963 23,213,408 3,823,873
1962 22,704,719 3,714,520
1961 22,210,581 3,608,162
1960 21,730,250 3,505,050

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Myanmar's population will grow by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people with a rank change from 27th to 35th. The population of Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people compared to the peak of 92.1M people in 2100 for Niger.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Niger
2100 -0.5% 0.39%
2099 -0.49% 0.41%
2098 -0.49% 0.44%
2097 -0.49% 0.46%
2096 -0.49% 0.49%
2095 -0.49% 0.51%
2094 -0.48% 0.54%
2093 -0.47% 0.56%
2092 -0.47% 0.59%
2091 -0.47% 0.61%
2090 -0.45% 0.64%
2089 -0.45% 0.67%
2088 -0.45% 0.69%
2087 -0.44% 0.72%
2086 -0.43% 0.75%
2085 -0.42% 0.78%
2084 -0.41% 0.82%
2083 -0.41% 0.85%
2082 -0.4% 0.87%
2081 -0.4% 0.91%
2080 -0.39% 0.93%
2079 -0.39% 0.97%
2078 -0.37% 1%
2077 -0.37% 1.03%
2076 -0.36% 1.06%
2075 -0.36% 1.09%
2074 -0.35% 1.13%
2073 -0.34% 1.16%
2072 -0.33% 1.2%
2071 -0.32% 1.23%
2070 -0.3% 1.27%
2069 -0.3% 1.3%
2068 -0.28% 1.34%
2067 -0.27% 1.38%
2066 -0.26% 1.41%
2065 -0.25% 1.45%
2064 -0.24% 1.48%
2063 -0.22% 1.52%
2062 -0.22% 1.56%
2061 -0.21% 1.6%
2060 -0.19% 1.64%
2059 -0.17% 1.68%
2058 -0.15% 1.72%
2057 -0.14% 1.75%
2056 -0.12% 1.79%
2055 -0.1% 1.83%
2054 -0.08% 1.87%
2053 -0.06% 1.91%
2052 -0.05% 1.95%
2051 -0.02% 1.98%
2050 -0.009% 2.02%
2049 0.01% 2.06%
2048 0.03% 2.1%
2047 0.05% 2.14%
2046 0.08% 2.18%
2045 0.1% 2.22%
2044 0.12% 2.26%
2043 0.15% 2.3%
2042 0.17% 2.35%
2041 0.19% 2.39%
2040 0.22% 2.44%
2039 0.24% 2.5%
2038 0.26% 2.55%
2037 0.28% 2.61%
2036 0.31% 2.67%
2035 0.34% 2.72%
2034 0.37% 2.79%
2033 0.4% 2.84%
2032 0.43% 2.89%
2031 0.46% 2.96%
2030 0.49% 3.01%
2029 0.52% 3.07%
2028 0.56% 3.12%
2027 0.59% 3.18%
2026 0.63% 3.24%
2025 0.66% 3.31%
2024 0.68% 3.34%
2023 0.7% 3.35%
2022 0.69% 3.31%
2021 0.7% 3.31%
2020 0.71% 3.35%
2019 0.7% 3.42%
2018 0.73% 3.51%
2017 0.78% 3.62%
2016 0.8% 3.74%
2015 0.8% 3.77%
2014 0.83% 3.76%
2013 0.85% 3.83%
2012 0.85% 3.85%
2011 0.81% 3.79%
2010 0.75% 3.8%
2009 0.56% 3.79%
2008 0.55% 3.77%
2007 0.71% 3.75%
2006 0.73% 3.72%
2005 0.79% 3.7%
2004 0.86% 3.66%
2003 0.94% 3.63%
2002 1.01% 3.59%
2001 1.06% 3.57%
2000 1.12% 3.53%
1999 1.2% 3.5%
1998 1.26% 3.44%
1997 1.28% 3.38%
1996 1.29% 3.4%
1995 1.31% 3.37%
1994 1.33% 3.27%
1993 1.35% 3.21%
1992 1.38% 3.17%
1991 1.45% 3.15%
1990 1.54% 3.13%
1989 1.59% 3.09%
1988 1.66% 3.08%
1987 1.76% 3.07%
1986 1.89% 3.05%
1985 2.02% 3.02%
1984 2.09% 3%
1983 1.97% 3.01%
1982 1.84% 3.02%
1981 1.9% 3.03%
1980 1.93% 3.03%
1979 1.95% 2.99%
1978 1.97% 2.9%
1977 1.94% 2.83%
1976 1.93% 2.78%
1975 1.95% 2.75%
1974 1.97% 2.72%
1973 2.1% 2.71%
1972 2.23% 2.69%
1971 2.26% 2.71%
1970 2.29% 2.75%
1969 2.29% 2.77%
1968 2.3% 2.8%
1967 2.29% 2.83%
1966 2.29% 2.86%
1965 2.28% 2.89%
1964 2.26% 2.93%
1963 2.24% 2.94%
1962 2.22% 2.95%
1961 2.21% 2.94%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.68%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Niger
Current population
55292116
29080898
Population rank 27/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 0.35%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
36.1 seconds
One birth every
34.9 seconds
28.8 seconds
One death every
1.06 minutes
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,004 +2,391
Annual growth/decline +366,293 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate +0.68% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 10/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -39,661 -7,704
Net migration rank 172/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - -7,704
2024 - -37,979 - -4,041
2023 408,331 -34,989 864,139 995
2022 415,647 -34,988 829,651 995
2021 394,104 -35,370 793,428 -4,405
2020 448,626 -66,213 784,437 -4,402
2019 469,924 -100,783 775,474 -15,778
2018 482,316 -114,598 763,536 -3,830
2017 492,276 -105,415 752,384 -6,830
2016 499,508 -87,907 738,999 14,833
2015 495,769 -94,108 721,630 17,051
2014 488,114 -74,901 704,609 3,891
2013 487,648 -62,863 686,070 -2,543
2012 487,210 -61,536 664,009 18,714
2011 492,271 -82,713 645,175 -6,941
2010 497,745 -116,481 624,685 -8,033
2009 505,144 -158,542 602,671 -9,014
2008 373,287 -180,533 579,727 -9,847
2007 523,745 -184,989 556,808 -10,069
2006 527,165 -186,098 533,374 -10,054
2005 537,429 -185,009 511,167 -9,700
2004 556,494 -169,736 488,328 -9,070
2003 582,173 -165,739 467,295 -8,841
2002 602,873 -150,232 446,767 -9,550
2001 601,524 -131,124 428,417 -8,654
2000 596,979 -106,772 410,779 -8,522
1999 597,916 -81,874 394,212 -12,037
1998 606,110 -62,281 377,120 -7,298
1997 613,103 -58,954 358,745 -13,680
1996 619,488 -65,766 341,223 -8,057
1995 620,376 -75,097 323,630 3,843
1994 626,411 -71,359 306,026 -959
1993 633,576 -83,214 292,135 -2,269
1992 634,484 -80,661 278,690 -2,258
1991 637,622 -79,059 266,527 -1,500
1990 636,081 -40,859 256,594 73
1989 636,610 -26,585 245,278 613
1988 630,392 -13,046 237,296 -1,139
1987 652,960 -11,642 231,371 -2,338
1986 679,467 -7,351 224,365 -2,728
1985 705,905 6,074 219,206 -6,126
1984 723,623 11,433 213,111 -9,208
1983 719,710 18,427 207,962 -9,209
1982 701,212 -79,856 202,012 -8,935
1981 679,851 -52,839 195,938 -7,559
1980 673,815 -37,679 189,251 -5,564
1979 669,338 -44,174 180,632 -3,495
1978 658,068 -36,055 171,614 -3,494
1977 649,915 -37,879 161,792 -3,476
1976 642,829 -60,561 154,489 -3,308
1975 635,005 -52,763 147,962 -3,254
1974 628,458 -53,875 142,606 -3,179
1973 624,619 -55,659 137,695 -2,942
1972 616,411 10,735 133,813 -2,525
1971 608,784 6,306 128,223 -2,277
1970 595,337 17,997 128,184 -2,225
1969 584,979 17,491 125,389 -2,245
1968 571,123 17,293 123,301 -2,277
1967 559,577 18,470 121,358 -2,289
1966 546,378 15,453 119,314 -2,289
1965 533,443 18,847 116,963 -2,289
1964 516,334 15,600 115,386 -2,289
1963 501,548 14,350 113,072 -2,289
1962 487,925 13,546 110,280 -2,369
1961 474,818 11,972 107,693 -2,893
1960 465,049 8,807 105,081 -3,641

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 86% of the population change in Myanmar is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people). In Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

Biggest cities by population

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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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