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

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The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,850,648 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,361,818 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 2.58 times bigger than Myanmar's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 2.38% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.4M (15.9% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Myanmar vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Russia
2100 49,940,111 125,631,984
2099 50,189,329 125,735,285
2098 50,438,094 125,835,990
2097 50,686,307 125,914,480
2096 50,935,768 126,004,709
2095 51,187,086 126,072,890
2094 51,437,370 126,125,529
2093 51,684,263 126,181,074
2092 51,929,856 126,256,091
2091 52,177,533 126,304,823
2090 52,421,308 126,360,262
2089 52,660,538 126,412,664
2088 52,897,777 126,463,022
2087 53,134,297 126,511,263
2086 53,369,096 126,579,534
2085 53,601,340 126,655,806
2084 53,828,989 126,730,694
2083 54,053,017 126,805,713
2082 54,275,644 126,889,471
2081 54,495,268 126,973,300
2080 54,712,302 127,070,546
2079 54,927,789 127,191,346
2078 55,140,889 127,331,975
2077 55,347,343 127,489,152
2076 55,552,868 127,641,749
2075 55,755,739 127,825,235
2074 55,954,725 128,023,096
2073 56,150,331 128,238,922
2072 56,339,615 128,465,870
2071 56,523,628 128,745,681
2070 56,703,747 129,020,076
2069 56,877,191 129,309,803
2068 57,045,573 129,589,275
2067 57,207,013 129,873,991
2066 57,363,486 130,184,092
2065 57,515,336 130,515,828
2064 57,661,327 130,852,649
2063 57,798,588 131,199,458
2062 57,928,360 131,530,725
2061 58,056,757 131,881,030
2060 58,176,117 132,209,377
2059 58,284,778 132,568,882
2058 58,381,839 132,933,515
2057 58,471,358 133,272,997
2056 58,555,436 133,615,325
2055 58,625,894 133,963,055
2054 58,687,073 134,288,366
2053 58,734,842 134,609,198
2052 58,772,617 134,876,558
2051 58,799,283 135,141,211
2050 58,813,731 135,386,454
2049 58,819,125 135,609,441
2048 58,812,936 135,818,840
2047 58,795,137 136,013,698
2046 58,764,783 136,185,098
2045 58,717,705 136,368,416
2044 58,660,923 136,568,234
2043 58,591,067 136,791,498
2042 58,505,720 137,015,033
2041 58,407,189 137,266,491
2040 58,296,243 137,531,851
2039 58,171,090 137,833,822
2038 58,030,790 138,146,863
2037 57,878,267 138,485,780
2036 57,714,284 138,835,731
2035 57,533,824 139,197,452
2034 57,338,544 139,573,272
2033 57,127,286 139,960,175
2032 56,900,181 140,359,785
2031 56,656,985 140,785,026
2030 56,397,420 141,182,418
2029 56,123,541 141,571,268
2028 55,830,923 141,946,979
2027 55,521,079 142,315,155
2026 55,193,610 142,643,173
2025 54,850,648 143,513,328
2024 54,500,091 143,669,648
2023 54,133,798 143,826,130
2022 53,756,787 144,236,933
2021 53,387,102 144,746,762
2020 53,016,522 145,245,148
2019 52,640,713 145,453,291
2018 52,272,247 145,398,106
2017 51,894,938 145,293,260
2016 51,495,696 145,015,460
2015 51,089,056 144,640,716
2014 50,681,634 144,237,223
2013 50,262,658 143,805,638
2012 49,837,446 143,378,447
2011 49,419,820 143,018,195
2010 49,024,382 142,849,468
2009 48,660,459 142,785,348
2008 48,390,793 142,742,366
2007 48,125,043 142,805,114
2006 47,785,135 143,049,637
2005 47,438,365 143,518,814
2004 47,068,772 144,067,316
2003 46,667,192 144,648,618
2002 46,232,653 145,306,497
2001 45,771,139 145,976,482
2000 45,290,841 146,596,869
1999 44,787,724 147,214,776
1998 44,257,793 147,670,784
1997 43,708,798 147,915,361
1996 43,154,860 148,160,129
1995 42,605,338 148,375,787
1994 42,055,143 148,407,912
1993 41,502,429 148,458,777
1992 40,950,342 148,538,197
1991 40,394,154 148,394,216
1990 39,817,251 147,969,406
1989 39,214,618 147,721,000
1988 38,600,927 146,857,000
1987 37,971,594 145,908,000
1986 37,314,878 144,894,000
1985 36,622,827 143,858,000
1984 35,899,313 142,745,000
1983 35,162,715 141,668,000
1982 34,482,965 140,823,000
1981 33,858,783 139,941,000
1980 33,227,204 139,010,000
1979 32,596,550 138,027,000
1978 31,972,976 137,060,000
1977 31,355,966 136,100,000
1976 30,758,811 135,147,000
1975 30,176,565 134,200,000
1974 29,598,167 133,432,000
1973 29,026,388 132,669,000
1972 28,428,324 131,909,000
1971 27,807,219 131,155,000
1970 27,193,016 130,404,000
1969 26,585,112 129,664,000
1968 25,989,662 128,928,000
1967 25,406,429 128,196,000
1966 24,836,496 127,468,000
1965 24,279,431 126,745,000
1964 23,737,315 125,345,000
1963 23,213,408 123,960,000
1962 22,704,719 122,591,000
1961 22,210,581 121,236,000
1960 21,730,250 119,897,000

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/myanmar/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,866,122 people (a 7.51% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Myanmar's population will grow by 6.24% to 58,813,731 people with a rank change from 27th to 35th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Russia
2100 -0.5% -0.08%
2099 -0.49% -0.08%
2098 -0.49% -0.06%
2097 -0.49% -0.07%
2096 -0.49% -0.05%
2095 -0.49% -0.04%
2094 -0.48% -0.04%
2093 -0.47% -0.06%
2092 -0.47% -0.04%
2091 -0.47% -0.04%
2090 -0.45% -0.04%
2089 -0.45% -0.04%
2088 -0.45% -0.04%
2087 -0.44% -0.05%
2086 -0.43% -0.06%
2085 -0.42% -0.06%
2084 -0.41% -0.06%
2083 -0.41% -0.07%
2082 -0.4% -0.07%
2081 -0.4% -0.08%
2080 -0.39% -0.09%
2079 -0.39% -0.11%
2078 -0.37% -0.12%
2077 -0.37% -0.12%
2076 -0.36% -0.14%
2075 -0.36% -0.15%
2074 -0.35% -0.17%
2073 -0.34% -0.18%
2072 -0.33% -0.22%
2071 -0.32% -0.21%
2070 -0.3% -0.22%
2069 -0.3% -0.22%
2068 -0.28% -0.22%
2067 -0.27% -0.24%
2066 -0.26% -0.25%
2065 -0.25% -0.26%
2064 -0.24% -0.26%
2063 -0.22% -0.25%
2062 -0.22% -0.27%
2061 -0.21% -0.25%
2060 -0.19% -0.27%
2059 -0.17% -0.27%
2058 -0.15% -0.25%
2057 -0.14% -0.26%
2056 -0.12% -0.26%
2055 -0.1% -0.24%
2054 -0.08% -0.24%
2053 -0.06% -0.2%
2052 -0.05% -0.2%
2051 -0.02% -0.18%
2050 -0.009% -0.16%
2049 0.01% -0.15%
2048 0.03% -0.14%
2047 0.05% -0.13%
2046 0.08% -0.13%
2045 0.1% -0.15%
2044 0.12% -0.16%
2043 0.15% -0.16%
2042 0.17% -0.18%
2041 0.19% -0.19%
2040 0.22% -0.22%
2039 0.24% -0.23%
2038 0.26% -0.24%
2037 0.28% -0.25%
2036 0.31% -0.26%
2035 0.34% -0.27%
2034 0.37% -0.28%
2033 0.4% -0.28%
2032 0.43% -0.3%
2031 0.46% -0.28%
2030 0.49% -0.27%
2029 0.52% -0.26%
2028 0.56% -0.26%
2027 0.59% -0.23%
2026 0.63% -0.61%
2025 0.64% -0.11%
2024 0.68% -0.11%
2023 0.7% -0.28%
2022 0.69% -0.35%
2021 0.7% -0.34%
2020 0.71% -0.14%
2019 0.7% 0.04%
2018 0.73% 0.07%
2017 0.78% 0.19%
2016 0.8% 0.26%
2015 0.8% 0.28%
2014 0.83% 0.3%
2013 0.85% 0.3%
2012 0.85% 0.25%
2011 0.81% 0.12%
2010 0.75% 0.04%
2009 0.56% 0.03%
2008 0.55% -0.04%
2007 0.71% -0.17%
2006 0.73% -0.33%
2005 0.79% -0.38%
2004 0.86% -0.4%
2003 0.94% -0.45%
2002 1.01% -0.46%
2001 1.06% -0.42%
2000 1.12% -0.42%
1999 1.2% -0.31%
1998 1.26% -0.17%
1997 1.28% -0.17%
1996 1.29% -0.15%
1995 1.31% -0.02%
1994 1.33% -0.03%
1993 1.35% -0.05%
1992 1.38% 0.1%
1991 1.45% 0.29%
1990 1.54% 0.17%
1989 1.59% 0.59%
1988 1.66% 0.65%
1987 1.76% 0.7%
1986 1.89% 0.72%
1985 2.02% 0.78%
1984 2.09% 0.76%
1983 1.97% 0.6%
1982 1.84% 0.63%
1981 1.9% 0.67%
1980 1.93% 0.71%
1979 1.95% 0.71%
1978 1.97% 0.71%
1977 1.94% 0.71%
1976 1.93% 0.71%
1975 1.95% 0.58%
1974 1.97% 0.58%
1973 2.1% 0.58%
1972 2.23% 0.57%
1971 2.26% 0.58%
1970 2.29% 0.57%
1969 2.29% 0.57%
1968 2.3% 0.57%
1967 2.29% 0.57%
1966 2.29% 0.57%
1965 2.28% 1.12%
1964 2.26% 1.12%
1963 2.24% 1.12%
1962 2.22% 1.12%
1961 2.21% 1.12%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.64%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Russia
Current population
55361818
142643173
Population rank 27/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 1.72%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
35.1 seconds
26.1 seconds
One death every
1.05 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +960 -428
Annual growth/decline +350,557 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 121/197 166/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -39,661 -251,822
Net migration rank 172/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - -251,822
2024 397,197 -37,979 -574,678 -178,042
2023 408,331 -34,989 -503,392 27,807
2022 415,647 -34,988 -576,948 765,629
2021 394,104 -35,370 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 448,626 -66,213 -697,177 334,094
2019 469,924 -100,783 -319,997 336,494
2018 482,316 -114,598 -232,637 339,972
2017 492,276 -105,415 -130,764 396,619
2016 499,508 -87,907 0 447,645
2015 495,769 -94,108 43,392 384,756
2014 488,114 -74,901 28,848 264,698
2013 487,648 -62,863 28,761 289,872
2012 487,210 -61,536 0 285,977
2011 492,271 -82,713 -128,716 309,377
2010 497,745 -116,481 -242,844 307,555
2009 505,144 -158,542 -257,014 350,206
2008 373,287 -180,533 -356,856 360,840
2007 523,745 -184,989 -471,257 365,717
2006 527,165 -186,098 -686,638 308,370
2005 537,429 -185,009 -846,761 263,541
2004 556,494 -169,736 -792,370 261,519
2003 582,173 -165,739 -896,822 256,804
2002 602,873 -150,232 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 601,524 -131,124 -963,445 259,614
2000 596,979 -106,772 -967,540 550,401
1999 597,916 -81,874 -927,453 375,468
1998 606,110 -62,281 -694,053 528,135
1997 613,103 -58,954 -769,159 541,387
1996 619,488 -65,766 -785,248 587,171
1995 620,376 -75,097 -845,742 723,875
1994 626,411 -71,359 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 633,576 -83,214 -757,140 507,229
1992 634,484 -80,661 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 637,622 -79,059 103,876 125,505
1990 636,081 -40,859 325,533 299,863
1989 636,610 -26,585 576,112 89,400
1988 630,392 -13,046 778,343 269,862
1987 652,960 -11,642 977,583 275,611
1986 679,467 -7,351 985,279 283,553
1985 705,905 6,074 762,447 280,614
1984 723,623 11,433 756,548 247,026
1983 719,710 18,427 906,676 200,159
1982 701,212 -79,856 830,855 107,520
1981 679,851 -52,839 713,700 36,686
1980 673,815 -37,679 681,149 10,440
1979 669,338 -44,174 690,135 -5,791
1978 658,068 -36,055 812,766 108,882
1977 649,915 -37,879 832,932 122,316
1976 642,829 -60,561 852,237 113,851
1975 635,005 -52,763 843,850 80,069
1974 628,458 -53,875 883,186 -51,759
1973 624,619 -55,659 846,561 -107,568
1972 616,411 10,735 872,050 -111,168
1971 608,784 6,306 854,999 -134,968
1970 595,337 17,997 785,554 -264,464
1969 584,979 17,491 753,088 -64,643
1968 571,123 17,293 787,621 -83,221
1967 559,577 18,470 854,554 -116,029
1966 546,378 15,453 989,279 -111,360
1965 533,443 18,847 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 516,334 15,600 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 501,548 14,350 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 487,925 13,546 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 474,818 11,972 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 465,049 8,807 1,962,834 -234,895

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 86.3% of the population change in Myanmar is from natural causes (a gain of 4,503,698 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 712,350 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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