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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,292,116 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 4.71 times bigger than Myanmar's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.81% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.74% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.3M (15.7% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Myanmar vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Pakistan
2100 49,949,080 514,531,704
2099 50,198,343 513,655,674
2098 50,447,153 512,727,636
2097 50,695,410 511,735,790
2096 50,944,916 510,636,755
2095 51,196,278 509,437,875
2094 51,446,607 508,130,071
2093 51,693,545 506,765,644
2092 51,939,182 505,327,656
2091 52,186,904 503,824,444
2090 52,430,723 502,264,268
2089 52,669,995 500,660,501
2088 52,907,277 498,935,983
2087 53,143,840 497,190,466
2086 53,378,681 495,313,036
2085 53,610,966 493,366,305
2084 53,838,657 491,354,778
2083 54,062,724 489,225,193
2082 54,285,392 486,984,952
2081 54,505,055 484,673,501
2080 54,722,128 482,257,479
2079 54,937,654 479,813,404
2078 55,150,792 477,277,836
2077 55,357,283 474,593,860
2076 55,562,845 471,779,348
2075 55,765,753 468,855,468
2074 55,964,774 465,875,137
2073 56,160,415 462,811,079
2072 56,349,733 459,656,523
2071 56,533,780 456,423,506
2070 56,713,930 453,095,985
2069 56,887,406 449,655,599
2068 57,055,818 446,126,774
2067 57,217,287 442,540,629
2066 57,373,788 438,879,326
2065 57,525,666 435,169,856
2064 57,671,683 431,394,393
2063 57,808,968 427,575,887
2062 57,938,764 423,636,352
2061 58,067,183 419,672,017
2060 58,186,565 415,638,125
2059 58,295,246 411,576,344
2058 58,392,324 407,429,129
2057 58,481,859 403,233,874
2056 58,565,952 398,948,355
2055 58,636,423 394,645,693
2054 58,697,613 390,303,954
2053 58,745,390 385,922,748
2052 58,783,172 381,488,696
2051 58,809,843 377,018,239
2050 58,824,293 372,476,884
2049 58,829,688 367,909,407
2048 58,823,499 363,310,560
2047 58,805,696 358,659,474
2046 58,775,337 353,929,775
2045 58,728,250 349,156,085
2044 58,671,458 344,371,692
2043 58,601,589 339,561,029
2042 58,516,227 334,731,546
2041 58,417,678 329,875,686
2040 58,306,713 325,039,429
2039 58,181,537 320,137,108
2038 58,041,212 315,207,413
2037 57,888,662 310,312,684
2036 57,724,649 305,408,418
2035 57,544,156 300,541,523
2034 57,348,842 295,686,893
2033 57,137,545 290,851,174
2032 56,910,400 286,070,650
2031 56,667,160 281,351,929
2030 56,407,549 276,708,987
2029 56,133,620 272,189,955
2028 55,840,949 267,728,673
2027 55,531,050 263,390,059
2026 55,203,523 259,231,214
2025 54,860,498 255,166,301
2024 54,500,091 251,269,164
2023 54,133,798 247,504,495
2022 53,756,787 243,700,667
2021 53,387,102 239,477,801
2020 53,016,522 235,001,746
2019 52,640,713 230,800,899
2018 52,272,247 226,928,892
2017 51,894,938 223,273,967
2016 51,495,696 220,138,869
2015 51,089,056 217,290,883
2014 50,681,634 214,264,647
2013 50,262,658 211,073,978
2012 49,837,446 207,667,125
2011 49,419,820 203,746,065
2010 49,024,382 199,239,047
2009 48,660,459 194,376,534
2008 48,390,793 189,499,113
2007 48,125,043 184,493,231
2006 47,785,135 179,682,690
2005 47,438,365 175,453,212
2004 47,068,772 171,286,000
2003 46,667,192 167,110,248
2002 46,232,653 163,222,549
2001 45,771,139 159,270,907
2000 45,290,841 154,879,127
1999 44,787,724 150,565,377
1998 44,257,793 146,522,356
1997 43,708,798 142,531,804
1996 43,154,860 138,557,092
1995 42,605,338 134,582,253
1994 42,055,143 130,748,083
1993 41,502,429 127,020,117
1992 40,950,342 123,546,848
1991 40,394,154 120,060,406
1990 39,817,251 116,155,576
1989 39,214,618 112,336,629
1988 38,600,927 108,724,739
1987 37,971,594 105,130,717
1986 37,314,878 101,606,764
1985 36,622,827 98,229,285
1984 35,899,313 95,164,936
1983 35,162,715 92,227,711
1982 34,482,965 89,089,246
1981 33,858,783 85,802,049
1980 33,227,204 82,291,010
1979 32,596,550 78,997,039
1978 31,972,976 76,307,379
1977 31,355,966 73,901,827
1976 30,758,811 71,620,254
1975 30,176,565 69,461,175
1974 29,598,167 67,415,487
1973 29,026,388 65,461,912
1972 28,428,324 63,583,194
1971 27,807,219 61,847,899
1970 27,193,016 60,166,719
1969 26,585,112 58,460,939
1968 25,989,662 56,810,507
1967 25,406,429 55,214,768
1966 24,836,496 53,678,667
1965 24,279,431 52,209,010
1964 23,737,315 50,799,999
1963 23,213,408 49,447,776
1962 22,704,719 48,156,128
1961 22,210,581 46,921,277
1960 21,730,250 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Pakistan
2100 -0.5% 0.17%
2099 -0.49% 0.18%
2098 -0.49% 0.19%
2097 -0.49% 0.22%
2096 -0.49% 0.24%
2095 -0.49% 0.26%
2094 -0.48% 0.27%
2093 -0.47% 0.28%
2092 -0.47% 0.3%
2091 -0.47% 0.31%
2090 -0.45% 0.32%
2089 -0.45% 0.35%
2088 -0.45% 0.35%
2087 -0.44% 0.38%
2086 -0.43% 0.39%
2085 -0.42% 0.41%
2084 -0.41% 0.44%
2083 -0.41% 0.46%
2082 -0.4% 0.48%
2081 -0.4% 0.5%
2080 -0.39% 0.51%
2079 -0.39% 0.53%
2078 -0.37% 0.57%
2077 -0.37% 0.6%
2076 -0.36% 0.62%
2075 -0.36% 0.64%
2074 -0.35% 0.66%
2073 -0.34% 0.69%
2072 -0.33% 0.71%
2071 -0.32% 0.73%
2070 -0.3% 0.77%
2069 -0.3% 0.79%
2068 -0.28% 0.81%
2067 -0.27% 0.83%
2066 -0.26% 0.85%
2065 -0.25% 0.88%
2064 -0.24% 0.89%
2063 -0.22% 0.93%
2062 -0.22% 0.94%
2061 -0.21% 0.97%
2060 -0.19% 0.99%
2059 -0.17% 1.02%
2058 -0.15% 1.04%
2057 -0.14% 1.07%
2056 -0.12% 1.09%
2055 -0.1% 1.11%
2054 -0.08% 1.14%
2053 -0.06% 1.16%
2052 -0.05% 1.19%
2051 -0.02% 1.22%
2050 -0.009% 1.24%
2049 0.01% 1.27%
2048 0.03% 1.3%
2047 0.05% 1.34%
2046 0.08% 1.37%
2045 0.1% 1.39%
2044 0.12% 1.42%
2043 0.15% 1.44%
2042 0.17% 1.47%
2041 0.19% 1.49%
2040 0.22% 1.53%
2039 0.24% 1.56%
2038 0.26% 1.58%
2037 0.28% 1.61%
2036 0.31% 1.62%
2035 0.34% 1.64%
2034 0.37% 1.66%
2033 0.4% 1.67%
2032 0.43% 1.68%
2031 0.46% 1.68%
2030 0.49% 1.66%
2029 0.52% 1.67%
2028 0.56% 1.65%
2027 0.59% 1.6%
2026 0.63% 1.59%
2025 0.66% 1.55%
2024 0.68% 1.52%
2023 0.7% 1.56%
2022 0.69% 1.76%
2021 0.7% 1.9%
2020 0.71% 1.82%
2019 0.7% 1.71%
2018 0.73% 1.64%
2017 0.78% 1.42%
2016 0.8% 1.31%
2015 0.8% 1.41%
2014 0.83% 1.51%
2013 0.85% 1.64%
2012 0.85% 1.92%
2011 0.81% 2.26%
2010 0.75% 2.5%
2009 0.56% 2.57%
2008 0.55% 2.71%
2007 0.71% 2.68%
2006 0.73% 2.41%
2005 0.79% 2.43%
2004 0.86% 2.5%
2003 0.94% 2.38%
2002 1.01% 2.48%
2001 1.06% 2.84%
2000 1.12% 2.87%
1999 1.2% 2.76%
1998 1.26% 2.8%
1997 1.28% 2.87%
1996 1.29% 2.95%
1995 1.31% 2.93%
1994 1.33% 2.93%
1993 1.35% 2.81%
1992 1.38% 2.9%
1991 1.45% 3.36%
1990 1.54% 3.4%
1989 1.59% 3.32%
1988 1.66% 3.42%
1987 1.76% 3.47%
1986 1.89% 3.44%
1985 2.02% 3.22%
1984 2.09% 3.18%
1983 1.97% 3.52%
1982 1.84% 3.83%
1981 1.9% 4.27%
1980 1.93% 4.17%
1979 1.95% 3.52%
1978 1.97% 3.26%
1977 1.94% 3.19%
1976 1.93% 3.11%
1975 1.95% 3.03%
1974 1.97% 2.98%
1973 2.1% 2.95%
1972 2.23% 2.81%
1971 2.26% 2.79%
1970 2.29% 2.92%
1969 2.29% 2.91%
1968 2.3% 2.89%
1967 2.29% 2.86%
1966 2.29% 2.81%
1965 2.28% 2.77%
1964 2.26% 2.73%
1963 2.24% 2.68%
1962 2.22% 2.63%
1961 2.21% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.68%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Pakistan
Current population
55292116
260356147
Population rank 27/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 3.14%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
34.9 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
1.06 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,004 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +366,293 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +0.68% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 70/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -39,661 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 172/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - -1,235,336
2024 - -37,979 - -1,401,173
2023 408,331 -34,989 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 415,647 -34,988 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 394,104 -35,370 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 448,626 -66,213 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 469,924 -100,783 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 482,316 -114,598 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 492,276 -105,415 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 499,508 -87,907 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 495,769 -94,108 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 488,114 -74,901 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 487,648 -62,863 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 487,210 -61,536 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 492,271 -82,713 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 497,745 -116,481 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 505,144 -158,542 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 373,287 -180,533 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 523,745 -184,989 4,690,187 576,349
2006 527,165 -186,098 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 537,429 -185,009 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 556,494 -169,736 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 582,173 -165,739 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 602,873 -150,232 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 601,524 -131,124 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 596,979 -106,772 4,281,169 252,869
1999 597,916 -81,874 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 606,110 -62,281 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 613,103 -58,954 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 619,488 -65,766 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 620,376 -75,097 3,977,175 11,534
1994 626,411 -71,359 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 633,576 -83,214 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 634,484 -80,661 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 637,622 -79,059 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 636,081 -40,859 3,731,730 275,242
1989 636,610 -26,585 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 630,392 -13,046 3,554,755 38,139
1987 652,960 -11,642 3,448,813 146,364
1986 679,467 -7,351 3,341,643 111,045
1985 705,905 6,074 3,233,315 68,860
1984 723,623 11,433 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 719,710 18,427 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 701,212 -79,856 2,934,689 294,252
1981 679,851 -52,839 2,790,454 555,032
1980 673,815 -37,679 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 669,338 -44,174 2,461,311 450,003
1978 658,068 -36,055 2,356,601 111,386
1977 649,915 -37,879 2,257,849 85,250
1976 642,829 -60,561 2,171,812 48,238
1975 635,005 -52,763 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 628,458 -53,875 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 624,619 -55,659 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 616,411 10,735 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 608,784 6,306 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 595,337 17,997 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 584,979 17,491 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 571,123 17,293 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 559,577 18,470 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 546,378 15,453 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 533,443 18,847 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 516,334 15,600 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 501,548 14,350 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 487,925 13,546 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 474,818 11,972 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 465,049 8,807 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/myanmar/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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