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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,292,116 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 9.75 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.74% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.3M (15.7% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Myanmar vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Norway
2100 49,949,080 5,441,855
2099 50,198,343 5,454,583
2098 50,447,153 5,466,669
2097 50,695,410 5,478,174
2096 50,944,916 5,490,010
2095 51,196,278 5,502,418
2094 51,446,607 5,514,598
2093 51,693,545 5,527,174
2092 51,939,182 5,539,172
2091 52,186,904 5,551,172
2090 52,430,723 5,564,044
2089 52,669,995 5,576,715
2088 52,907,277 5,590,047
2087 53,143,840 5,604,159
2086 53,378,681 5,617,935
2085 53,610,966 5,631,413
2084 53,838,657 5,645,116
2083 54,062,724 5,658,044
2082 54,285,392 5,670,485
2081 54,505,055 5,682,427
2080 54,722,128 5,694,199
2079 54,937,654 5,705,317
2078 55,150,792 5,715,984
2077 55,357,283 5,726,145
2076 55,562,845 5,735,898
2075 55,765,753 5,745,619
2074 55,964,774 5,755,683
2073 56,160,415 5,765,642
2072 56,349,733 5,775,295
2071 56,533,780 5,784,119
2070 56,713,930 5,793,594
2069 56,887,406 5,802,341
2068 57,055,818 5,811,630
2067 57,217,287 5,821,550
2066 57,373,788 5,831,535
2065 57,525,666 5,841,333
2064 57,671,683 5,851,085
2063 57,808,968 5,860,548
2062 57,938,764 5,869,700
2061 58,067,183 5,877,754
2060 58,186,565 5,885,488
2059 58,295,246 5,892,036
2058 58,392,324 5,897,922
2057 58,481,859 5,904,330
2056 58,565,952 5,910,291
2055 58,636,423 5,915,286
2054 58,697,613 5,919,312
2053 58,745,390 5,922,325
2052 58,783,172 5,923,483
2051 58,809,843 5,923,938
2050 58,824,293 5,923,557
2049 58,829,688 5,922,138
2048 58,823,499 5,919,215
2047 58,805,696 5,916,146
2046 58,775,337 5,912,426
2045 58,728,250 5,907,334
2044 58,671,458 5,902,175
2043 58,601,589 5,896,614
2042 58,516,227 5,889,741
2041 58,417,678 5,881,692
2040 58,306,713 5,873,512
2039 58,181,537 5,864,063
2038 58,041,212 5,853,639
2037 57,888,662 5,842,734
2036 57,724,649 5,830,991
2035 57,544,156 5,818,882
2034 57,348,842 5,805,966
2033 57,137,545 5,792,030
2032 56,910,400 5,777,062
2031 56,667,160 5,760,828
2030 56,407,549 5,743,814
2029 56,133,620 5,725,891
2028 55,840,949 5,706,765
2027 55,531,050 5,686,336
2026 55,203,523 5,665,477
2025 54,860,498 5,626,258
2024 54,500,091 5,572,279
2023 54,133,798 5,519,601
2022 53,756,787 5,457,127
2021 53,387,102 5,408,320
2020 53,016,522 5,379,475
2019 52,640,713 5,347,896
2018 52,272,247 5,311,916
2017 51,894,938 5,276,968
2016 51,495,696 5,234,519
2015 51,089,056 5,188,607
2014 50,681,634 5,137,232
2013 50,262,658 5,079,623
2012 49,837,446 5,018,573
2011 49,419,820 4,953,088
2010 49,024,382 4,889,252
2009 48,660,459 4,828,726
2008 48,390,793 4,768,212
2007 48,125,043 4,709,153
2006 47,785,135 4,660,677
2005 47,438,365 4,623,291
2004 47,068,772 4,591,910
2003 46,667,192 4,564,855
2002 46,232,653 4,538,159
2001 45,771,139 4,513,751
2000 45,290,841 4,490,967
1999 44,787,724 4,461,913
1998 44,257,793 4,431,464
1997 43,708,798 4,405,157
1996 43,154,860 4,381,336
1995 42,605,338 4,359,184
1994 42,055,143 4,336,613
1993 41,502,429 4,311,991
1992 40,950,342 4,286,401
1991 40,394,154 4,261,732
1990 39,817,251 4,241,473
1989 39,214,618 4,226,901
1988 38,600,927 4,209,488
1987 37,971,594 4,186,905
1986 37,314,878 4,167,354
1985 36,622,827 4,152,516
1984 35,899,313 4,140,099
1983 35,162,715 4,128,432
1982 34,482,965 4,114,787
1981 33,858,783 4,099,702
1980 33,227,204 4,085,620
1979 32,596,550 4,072,517
1978 31,972,976 4,058,671
1977 31,355,966 4,043,205
1976 30,758,811 4,026,152
1975 30,176,565 4,007,313
1974 29,598,167 3,985,258
1973 29,026,388 3,960,612
1972 28,428,324 3,933,004
1971 27,807,219 3,903,039
1970 27,193,016 3,875,763
1969 26,585,112 3,847,707
1968 25,989,662 3,816,486
1967 25,406,429 3,784,539
1966 24,836,496 3,753,012
1965 24,279,431 3,723,168
1964 23,737,315 3,694,339
1963 23,213,408 3,666,537
1962 22,704,719 3,638,918
1961 22,210,581 3,609,800
1960 21,730,250 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people compared to the peak of 5.92M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Norway
2100 -0.5% -0.23%
2099 -0.49% -0.22%
2098 -0.49% -0.21%
2097 -0.49% -0.22%
2096 -0.49% -0.23%
2095 -0.49% -0.22%
2094 -0.48% -0.23%
2093 -0.47% -0.22%
2092 -0.47% -0.22%
2091 -0.47% -0.23%
2090 -0.45% -0.23%
2089 -0.45% -0.24%
2088 -0.45% -0.25%
2087 -0.44% -0.25%
2086 -0.43% -0.24%
2085 -0.42% -0.24%
2084 -0.41% -0.23%
2083 -0.41% -0.22%
2082 -0.4% -0.21%
2081 -0.4% -0.21%
2080 -0.39% -0.19%
2079 -0.39% -0.19%
2078 -0.37% -0.18%
2077 -0.37% -0.17%
2076 -0.36% -0.17%
2075 -0.36% -0.17%
2074 -0.35% -0.17%
2073 -0.34% -0.17%
2072 -0.33% -0.15%
2071 -0.32% -0.16%
2070 -0.3% -0.15%
2069 -0.3% -0.16%
2068 -0.28% -0.17%
2067 -0.27% -0.17%
2066 -0.26% -0.17%
2065 -0.25% -0.17%
2064 -0.24% -0.16%
2063 -0.22% -0.16%
2062 -0.22% -0.14%
2061 -0.21% -0.13%
2060 -0.19% -0.11%
2059 -0.17% -0.1%
2058 -0.15% -0.11%
2057 -0.14% -0.1%
2056 -0.12% -0.08%
2055 -0.1% -0.07%
2054 -0.08% -0.05%
2053 -0.06% -0.02%
2052 -0.05% -0.008%
2051 -0.02% 0.006%
2050 -0.009% 0.02%
2049 0.01% 0.05%
2048 0.03% 0.05%
2047 0.05% 0.06%
2046 0.08% 0.09%
2045 0.1% 0.09%
2044 0.12% 0.09%
2043 0.15% 0.12%
2042 0.17% 0.14%
2041 0.19% 0.14%
2040 0.22% 0.16%
2039 0.24% 0.18%
2038 0.26% 0.19%
2037 0.28% 0.2%
2036 0.31% 0.21%
2035 0.34% 0.22%
2034 0.37% 0.24%
2033 0.4% 0.26%
2032 0.43% 0.28%
2031 0.46% 0.3%
2030 0.49% 0.31%
2029 0.52% 0.34%
2028 0.56% 0.36%
2027 0.59% 0.37%
2026 0.63% 0.7%
2025 0.66% 0.97%
2024 0.68% 0.95%
2023 0.7% 1.14%
2022 0.69% 0.9%
2021 0.7% 0.54%
2020 0.71% 0.59%
2019 0.7% 0.68%
2018 0.73% 0.66%
2017 0.78% 0.81%
2016 0.8% 0.88%
2015 0.8% 1%
2014 0.83% 1.13%
2013 0.85% 1.22%
2012 0.85% 1.32%
2011 0.81% 1.31%
2010 0.75% 1.25%
2009 0.56% 1.27%
2008 0.55% 1.25%
2007 0.71% 1.04%
2006 0.73% 0.81%
2005 0.79% 0.68%
2004 0.86% 0.59%
2003 0.94% 0.59%
2002 1.01% 0.54%
2001 1.06% 0.51%
2000 1.12% 0.65%
1999 1.2% 0.69%
1998 1.26% 0.6%
1997 1.28% 0.54%
1996 1.29% 0.51%
1995 1.31% 0.52%
1994 1.33% 0.57%
1993 1.35% 0.6%
1992 1.38% 0.58%
1991 1.45% 0.48%
1990 1.54% 0.34%
1989 1.59% 0.41%
1988 1.66% 0.54%
1987 1.76% 0.47%
1986 1.89% 0.36%
1985 2.02% 0.3%
1984 2.09% 0.28%
1983 1.97% 0.33%
1982 1.84% 0.37%
1981 1.9% 0.34%
1980 1.93% 0.32%
1979 1.95% 0.34%
1978 1.97% 0.38%
1977 1.94% 0.42%
1976 1.93% 0.47%
1975 1.95% 0.55%
1974 1.97% 0.62%
1973 2.1% 0.7%
1972 2.23% 0.77%
1971 2.26% 0.7%
1970 2.29% 0.73%
1969 2.29% 0.82%
1968 2.3% 0.84%
1967 2.29% 0.84%
1966 2.29% 0.8%
1965 2.28% 0.78%
1964 2.26% 0.76%
1963 2.24% 0.76%
1962 2.22% 0.81%
1961 2.21% 0.8%

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/norway | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.68%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Norway
Current population
55292116
5671119
Population rank 27/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 0.07%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
9.98 minutes
One birth every
34.9 seconds
10.1 minutes
One death every
1.06 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,004 +144
Annual growth/decline +366,293 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.68% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 105/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -39,661 +29,798
Net migration rank 172/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - 29,798
2024 - -37,979 - 44,356
2023 408,331 -34,989 8,280 53,806
2022 415,647 -34,988 5,457 58,040
2021 394,104 -35,370 14,062 19,804
2020 448,626 -66,213 12,372 11,277
2019 469,924 -100,783 13,904 25,707
2018 482,316 -114,598 14,342 18,473
2017 492,276 -105,415 15,831 21,657
2016 499,508 -87,907 17,797 26,417
2015 495,769 -94,108 18,160 30,242
2014 488,114 -74,901 18,494 38,522
2013 487,648 -62,863 17,779 40,690
2012 487,210 -61,536 18,066 47,883
2011 492,271 -82,713 18,822 47,454
2010 497,745 -116,481 20,046 42,865
2009 505,144 -158,542 20,280 39,316
2008 373,287 -180,533 19,073 44,002
2007 523,745 -184,989 16,482 40,111
2006 527,165 -186,098 17,244 24,054
2005 537,429 -185,009 15,719 18,588
2004 556,494 -169,736 15,612 13,412
2003 582,173 -165,739 14,151 11,389
2002 602,873 -150,232 10,892 17,279
2001 601,524 -131,124 13,090 7,906
2000 596,979 -106,772 15,269 9,805
1999 597,916 -81,874 14,278 19,147
1998 606,110 -62,281 14,181 13,519
1997 613,103 -58,954 15,418 9,744
1996 619,488 -65,766 17,087 5,671
1995 620,376 -75,097 14,821 6,343
1994 626,411 -71,359 16,045 7,580
1993 633,576 -83,214 12,936 12,567
1992 634,484 -80,661 15,431 10,218
1991 637,622 -79,059 16,194 7,949
1990 636,081 -40,859 14,845 1,818
1989 636,610 -26,585 13,949 -1,730
1988 630,392 -13,046 12,207 10,380
1987 652,960 -11,642 9,212 13,907
1986 679,467 -7,351 8,751 7,616
1985 705,905 6,074 6,644 6,725
1984 723,623 11,433 7,452 3,856
1983 719,710 18,427 7,844 4,120
1982 701,212 -79,856 9,875 5,749
1981 679,851 -52,839 9,020 6,010
1980 673,815 -37,679 9,806 3,763
1979 669,338 -44,174 10,181 2,839
1978 658,068 -36,055 11,364 3,823
1977 649,915 -37,879 11,321 4,845
1976 642,829 -60,561 13,286 4,779
1975 635,005 -52,763 16,430 3,312
1974 628,458 -53,875 20,324 4,425
1973 624,619 -55,659 21,387 3,414
1972 616,411 10,735 24,777 5,603
1971 608,784 6,306 26,541 3,031
1970 595,337 17,997 25,968 -1,034
1969 584,979 17,491 28,858 2,230
1968 571,123 17,293 29,387 1,761
1967 559,577 18,470 30,276 2,460
1966 546,378 15,453 31,150 -888
1965 533,443 18,847 31,275 -1,525
1964 516,334 15,600 30,293 -1,571
1963 501,548 14,350 26,766 1,061
1962 487,925 13,546 28,020 655
1961 474,818 11,972 29,239 1,437
1960 465,049 8,807 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/myanmar/norway | 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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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