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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,292,116 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 4.41 times bigger than Myanmar's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.61% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.74% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.3M (15.7% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Myanmar vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Nigeria
2100 49,949,080 481,678,166
2099 50,198,343 481,494,914
2098 50,447,153 481,219,866
2097 50,695,410 480,876,108
2096 50,944,916 480,460,381
2095 51,196,278 479,976,454
2094 51,446,607 479,432,855
2093 51,693,545 478,807,152
2092 51,939,182 478,097,591
2091 52,186,904 477,274,569
2090 52,430,723 476,367,086
2089 52,669,995 475,363,859
2088 52,907,277 474,268,867
2087 53,143,840 473,072,894
2086 53,378,681 471,769,229
2085 53,610,966 470,365,292
2084 53,838,657 468,843,169
2083 54,062,724 467,224,322
2082 54,285,392 465,509,151
2081 54,505,055 463,679,779
2080 54,722,128 461,741,930
2079 54,937,654 459,680,797
2078 55,150,792 457,513,367
2077 55,357,283 455,254,796
2076 55,562,845 452,885,729
2075 55,765,753 450,402,898
2074 55,964,774 447,825,224
2073 56,160,415 445,152,156
2072 56,349,733 442,375,349
2071 56,533,780 439,499,004
2070 56,713,930 436,539,777
2069 56,887,406 433,472,204
2068 57,055,818 430,320,190
2067 57,217,287 427,066,199
2066 57,373,788 423,736,078
2065 57,525,666 420,318,527
2064 57,671,683 416,811,285
2063 57,808,968 413,231,409
2062 57,938,764 409,583,480
2061 58,067,183 405,859,509
2060 58,186,565 402,073,494
2059 58,295,246 398,228,736
2058 58,392,324 394,315,883
2057 58,481,859 390,341,867
2056 58,565,952 386,298,064
2055 58,636,423 382,193,151
2054 58,697,613 378,030,342
2053 58,745,390 373,799,276
2052 58,783,172 369,501,634
2051 58,809,843 365,149,555
2050 58,824,293 360,734,783
2049 58,829,688 356,271,401
2048 58,823,499 351,752,501
2047 58,805,696 347,169,674
2046 58,775,337 342,532,578
2045 58,728,250 337,834,528
2044 58,671,458 333,076,416
2043 58,601,589 328,256,555
2042 58,516,227 323,388,886
2041 58,417,678 318,469,120
2040 58,306,713 313,492,800
2039 58,181,537 308,474,350
2038 58,041,212 303,423,786
2037 57,888,662 298,351,344
2036 57,724,649 293,250,795
2035 57,544,156 288,138,368
2034 57,348,842 283,018,151
2033 57,137,545 277,897,810
2032 56,910,400 272,769,123
2031 56,667,160 267,666,779
2030 56,407,549 262,583,487
2029 56,133,620 257,504,936
2028 55,840,949 252,465,743
2027 55,531,050 247,457,208
2026 55,203,523 242,477,499
2025 54,860,498 237,546,527
2024 54,500,091 232,679,478
2023 54,133,798 227,882,945
2022 53,756,787 223,150,896
2021 53,387,102 218,529,286
2020 53,016,522 213,996,181
2019 52,640,713 209,485,641
2018 52,272,247 204,938,755
2017 51,894,938 200,254,579
2016 51,495,696 195,443,700
2015 51,089,056 190,671,878
2014 50,681,634 185,896,915
2013 50,262,658 181,049,443
2012 49,837,446 176,200,625
2011 49,419,820 171,379,598
2010 49,024,382 166,642,886
2009 48,660,459 162,049,464
2008 48,390,793 157,595,014
2007 48,125,043 153,267,261
2006 47,785,135 149,077,334
2005 47,438,365 145,017,253
2004 47,068,772 141,057,045
2003 46,667,192 137,202,644
2002 46,232,653 133,471,989
2001 45,771,139 129,862,595
2000 45,290,841 126,382,494
1999 44,787,724 123,047,320
1998 44,257,793 119,846,254
1997 43,708,798 116,754,792
1996 43,154,860 113,754,779
1995 42,605,338 110,819,428
1994 42,055,143 107,935,714
1993 41,502,429 105,122,069
1992 40,950,342 102,372,770
1991 40,394,154 99,720,162
1990 39,817,251 97,120,925
1989 39,214,618 94,531,014
1988 38,600,927 92,020,090
1987 37,971,594 89,591,716
1986 37,314,878 87,235,953
1985 36,622,827 84,897,973
1984 35,899,313 82,526,443
1983 35,162,715 80,438,260
1982 34,482,965 78,378,701
1981 33,858,783 76,068,103
1980 33,227,204 73,764,641
1979 32,596,550 71,498,242
1978 31,972,976 69,326,532
1977 31,355,966 67,234,590
1976 30,758,811 65,258,009
1975 30,176,565 63,410,815
1974 29,598,167 61,679,144
1973 29,026,388 60,082,139
1972 28,428,324 58,601,748
1971 27,807,219 57,214,684
1970 27,193,016 55,893,838
1969 26,585,112 54,631,914
1968 25,989,662 53,432,783
1967 25,406,429 52,293,065
1966 24,836,496 51,188,234
1965 24,279,431 50,086,764
1964 23,737,315 49,012,016
1963 23,213,408 47,973,575
1962 22,704,719 46,965,292
1961 22,210,581 45,989,310
1960 21,730,250 45,053,782

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Nigeria
2100 -0.5% 0.04%
2099 -0.49% 0.06%
2098 -0.49% 0.07%
2097 -0.49% 0.09%
2096 -0.49% 0.1%
2095 -0.49% 0.11%
2094 -0.48% 0.13%
2093 -0.47% 0.15%
2092 -0.47% 0.17%
2091 -0.47% 0.19%
2090 -0.45% 0.21%
2089 -0.45% 0.23%
2088 -0.45% 0.25%
2087 -0.44% 0.28%
2086 -0.43% 0.3%
2085 -0.42% 0.32%
2084 -0.41% 0.35%
2083 -0.41% 0.37%
2082 -0.4% 0.39%
2081 -0.4% 0.42%
2080 -0.39% 0.45%
2079 -0.39% 0.47%
2078 -0.37% 0.5%
2077 -0.37% 0.52%
2076 -0.36% 0.55%
2075 -0.36% 0.58%
2074 -0.35% 0.6%
2073 -0.34% 0.63%
2072 -0.33% 0.65%
2071 -0.32% 0.68%
2070 -0.3% 0.71%
2069 -0.3% 0.73%
2068 -0.28% 0.76%
2067 -0.27% 0.79%
2066 -0.26% 0.81%
2065 -0.25% 0.84%
2064 -0.24% 0.87%
2063 -0.22% 0.89%
2062 -0.22% 0.92%
2061 -0.21% 0.94%
2060 -0.19% 0.97%
2059 -0.17% 0.99%
2058 -0.15% 1.02%
2057 -0.14% 1.05%
2056 -0.12% 1.07%
2055 -0.1% 1.1%
2054 -0.08% 1.13%
2053 -0.06% 1.16%
2052 -0.05% 1.19%
2051 -0.02% 1.22%
2050 -0.009% 1.25%
2049 0.01% 1.28%
2048 0.03% 1.32%
2047 0.05% 1.35%
2046 0.08% 1.39%
2045 0.1% 1.43%
2044 0.12% 1.47%
2043 0.15% 1.51%
2042 0.17% 1.54%
2041 0.19% 1.59%
2040 0.22% 1.63%
2039 0.24% 1.66%
2038 0.26% 1.7%
2037 0.28% 1.74%
2036 0.31% 1.77%
2035 0.34% 1.81%
2034 0.37% 1.84%
2033 0.4% 1.88%
2032 0.43% 1.91%
2031 0.46% 1.94%
2030 0.49% 1.97%
2029 0.52% 2%
2028 0.56% 2.02%
2027 0.59% 2.05%
2026 0.63% 2.08%
2025 0.66% 2.09%
2024 0.68% 2.1%
2023 0.7% 2.12%
2022 0.69% 2.11%
2021 0.7% 2.12%
2020 0.71% 2.15%
2019 0.7% 2.22%
2018 0.73% 2.34%
2017 0.78% 2.46%
2016 0.8% 2.5%
2015 0.8% 2.57%
2014 0.83% 2.68%
2013 0.85% 2.75%
2012 0.85% 2.81%
2011 0.81% 2.84%
2010 0.75% 2.83%
2009 0.56% 2.83%
2008 0.55% 2.82%
2007 0.71% 2.81%
2006 0.73% 2.8%
2005 0.79% 2.81%
2004 0.86% 2.81%
2003 0.94% 2.8%
2002 1.01% 2.78%
2001 1.06% 2.75%
2000 1.12% 2.71%
1999 1.2% 2.67%
1998 1.26% 2.65%
1997 1.28% 2.64%
1996 1.29% 2.65%
1995 1.31% 2.67%
1994 1.33% 2.68%
1993 1.35% 2.69%
1992 1.38% 2.66%
1991 1.45% 2.68%
1990 1.54% 2.74%
1989 1.59% 2.73%
1988 1.66% 2.71%
1987 1.76% 2.7%
1986 1.89% 2.75%
1985 2.02% 2.87%
1984 2.09% 2.6%
1983 1.97% 2.63%
1982 1.84% 3.04%
1981 1.9% 3.12%
1980 1.93% 3.17%
1979 1.95% 3.13%
1978 1.97% 3.11%
1977 1.94% 3.03%
1976 1.93% 2.91%
1975 1.95% 2.81%
1974 1.97% 2.66%
1973 2.1% 2.53%
1972 2.23% 2.42%
1971 2.26% 2.36%
1970 2.29% 2.31%
1969 2.29% 2.24%
1968 2.3% 2.18%
1967 2.29% 2.16%
1966 2.29% 2.2%
1965 2.28% 2.19%
1964 2.26% 2.16%
1963 2.24% 2.15%
1962 2.22% 2.12%
1961 2.21% 2.08%

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

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In 2024, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.68%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Nigeria
Current population
55292116
243824469
Population rank 27/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 2.94%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
34.9 seconds
4.2 seconds
One death every
1.06 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,004 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +366,293 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +0.68% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 48/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -39,661 -15,258
Net migration rank 172/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - -15,258
2024 - -37,979 - -35,202
2023 408,331 -34,989 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 415,647 -34,988 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 394,104 -35,370 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 448,626 -66,213 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 469,924 -100,783 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 482,316 -114,598 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 492,276 -105,415 4,706,183 78,685
2016 499,508 -87,907 4,761,594 75,265
2015 495,769 -94,108 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 488,114 -74,901 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 487,648 -62,863 4,811,751 40,201
2012 487,210 -61,536 4,774,508 71,138
2011 492,271 -82,713 4,728,363 67,808
2010 497,745 -116,481 4,629,173 47,966
2009 505,144 -158,542 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 373,287 -180,533 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 523,745 -184,989 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 527,165 -186,098 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 537,429 -185,009 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 556,494 -169,736 3,877,376 46,370
2003 582,173 -165,739 3,751,120 33,857
2002 602,873 -150,232 3,606,814 69,594
2001 601,524 -131,124 3,478,370 64,163
2000 596,979 -106,772 3,343,196 74,535
1999 597,916 -81,874 3,155,425 97,195
1998 606,110 -62,281 3,003,946 145,575
1997 613,103 -58,954 2,936,500 96,885
1996 619,488 -65,766 2,882,205 84,448
1995 620,376 -75,097 2,830,771 73,243
1994 626,411 -71,359 2,735,198 128,134
1993 633,576 -83,214 2,673,675 90,200
1992 634,484 -80,661 2,596,173 138,412
1991 637,622 -79,059 2,527,807 42,760
1990 636,081 -40,859 2,491,928 135,959
1989 636,610 -26,585 2,452,324 99,588
1988 630,392 -13,046 2,376,419 93,510
1987 652,960 -11,642 2,322,397 64,418
1986 679,467 -7,351 2,295,003 29,682
1985 705,905 6,074 2,289,784 61,514
1984 723,623 11,433 2,278,060 113,758
1983 719,710 18,427 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 701,212 -79,856 2,233,401 101,116
1981 679,851 -52,839 2,179,884 106,723
1980 673,815 -37,679 2,121,618 198,672
1979 669,338 -44,174 2,074,807 137,721
1978 658,068 -36,055 2,019,621 111,258
1977 649,915 -37,879 1,923,917 129,075
1976 642,829 -60,561 1,827,289 72,889
1975 635,005 -52,763 1,718,623 75,603
1974 628,458 -53,875 1,624,813 44,281
1973 624,619 -55,659 1,525,485 -618
1972 616,411 10,735 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 608,784 6,306 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 595,337 17,997 1,295,507 7,953
1969 584,979 17,491 1,213,484 6,912
1968 571,123 17,293 1,168,254 9,615
1967 559,577 18,470 1,082,884 18,683
1966 546,378 15,453 1,095,582 12,513
1965 533,443 18,847 1,061,840 32,988
1964 516,334 15,600 1,028,272 26,411
1963 501,548 14,350 995,116 27,115
1962 487,925 13,546 966,452 27,906
1961 474,818 11,972 932,111 25,515
1960 465,049 8,807 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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