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

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The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,850,648 in 2025 vs 219,306 people in Samoa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,361,818 people compared to 221,158 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 250.3 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +0.84% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.4M (15.9% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.8% growth).

Myanmar vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Samoa
2100 49,940,111 384,035
2099 50,189,329 382,728
2098 50,438,094 381,414
2097 50,686,307 380,066
2096 50,935,768 378,599
2095 51,187,086 377,074
2094 51,437,370 375,519
2093 51,684,263 373,888
2092 51,929,856 372,169
2091 52,177,533 370,373
2090 52,421,308 368,608
2089 52,660,538 366,755
2088 52,897,777 364,803
2087 53,134,297 362,850
2086 53,369,096 360,862
2085 53,601,340 358,840
2084 53,828,989 356,781
2083 54,053,017 354,649
2082 54,275,644 352,438
2081 54,495,268 350,145
2080 54,712,302 347,866
2079 54,927,789 345,496
2078 55,140,889 343,017
2077 55,347,343 340,475
2076 55,552,868 337,881
2075 55,755,739 335,254
2074 55,954,725 332,652
2073 56,150,331 329,962
2072 56,339,615 327,203
2071 56,523,628 324,322
2070 56,703,747 321,610
2069 56,877,191 318,855
2068 57,045,573 316,041
2067 57,207,013 313,344
2066 57,363,486 310,581
2065 57,515,336 307,946
2064 57,661,327 305,328
2063 57,798,588 302,731
2062 57,928,360 300,188
2061 58,056,757 297,795
2060 58,176,117 295,379
2059 58,284,778 292,975
2058 58,381,839 290,541
2057 58,471,358 288,249
2056 58,555,436 286,049
2055 58,625,894 283,835
2054 58,687,073 281,645
2053 58,734,842 279,406
2052 58,772,617 277,095
2051 58,799,283 274,684
2050 58,813,731 272,285
2049 58,819,125 269,817
2048 58,812,936 267,350
2047 58,795,137 264,875
2046 58,764,783 262,303
2045 58,717,705 259,670
2044 58,660,923 256,996
2043 58,591,067 254,462
2042 58,505,720 251,813
2041 58,407,189 249,169
2040 58,296,243 246,598
2039 58,171,090 244,088
2038 58,030,790 241,568
2037 57,878,267 239,227
2036 57,714,284 236,940
2035 57,533,824 234,725
2034 57,338,544 232,695
2033 57,127,286 230,809
2032 56,900,181 229,073
2031 56,656,985 227,359
2030 56,397,420 225,842
2029 56,123,541 224,425
2028 55,830,923 223,027
2027 55,521,079 221,755
2026 55,193,610 220,528
2025 54,850,648 219,306
2024 54,500,091 218,019
2023 54,133,798 216,663
2022 53,756,787 215,261
2021 53,387,102 213,779
2020 53,016,522 211,944
2019 52,640,713 209,780
2018 52,272,247 207,582
2017 51,894,938 205,415
2016 51,495,696 203,499
2015 51,089,056 201,782
2014 50,681,634 200,037
2013 50,262,658 198,268
2012 49,837,446 196,498
2011 49,419,820 194,713
2010 49,024,382 193,023
2009 48,660,459 191,513
2008 48,390,793 190,107
2007 48,125,043 188,753
2006 47,785,135 187,709
2005 47,438,365 186,978
2004 47,068,772 186,249
2003 46,667,192 185,430
2002 46,232,653 184,471
2001 45,771,139 183,166
2000 45,290,841 181,685
1999 44,787,724 180,275
1998 44,257,793 178,905
1997 43,708,798 177,547
1996 43,154,860 176,071
1995 42,605,338 174,571
1994 42,055,143 173,159
1993 41,502,429 171,774
1992 40,950,342 170,331
1991 40,394,154 169,368
1990 39,817,251 169,042
1989 39,214,618 168,768
1988 38,600,927 168,346
1987 37,971,594 167,661
1986 37,314,878 167,061
1985 36,622,827 166,849
1984 35,899,313 166,796
1983 35,162,715 166,714
1982 34,482,965 166,484
1981 33,858,783 165,678
1980 33,227,204 164,322
1979 32,596,550 162,882
1978 31,972,976 161,375
1977 31,355,966 159,753
1976 30,758,811 157,113
1975 30,176,565 153,344
1974 29,598,167 149,431
1973 29,026,388 146,516
1972 28,428,324 144,538
1971 27,807,219 142,503
1970 27,193,016 140,400
1969 26,585,112 138,233
1968 25,989,662 136,020
1967 25,406,429 133,764
1966 24,836,496 131,073
1965 24,279,431 127,978
1964 23,737,315 124,894
1963 23,213,408 121,764
1962 22,704,719 118,597
1961 22,210,581 115,496
1960 21,730,250 112,490

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/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,866,122 people (a 7.51% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,659 people (a 8.68% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.1% to 272,285 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Samoa
2100 -0.5% 0.34%
2099 -0.49% 0.34%
2098 -0.49% 0.35%
2097 -0.49% 0.39%
2096 -0.49% 0.4%
2095 -0.49% 0.41%
2094 -0.48% 0.44%
2093 -0.47% 0.46%
2092 -0.47% 0.48%
2091 -0.47% 0.48%
2090 -0.45% 0.51%
2089 -0.45% 0.54%
2088 -0.45% 0.54%
2087 -0.44% 0.55%
2086 -0.43% 0.56%
2085 -0.42% 0.58%
2084 -0.41% 0.6%
2083 -0.41% 0.63%
2082 -0.4% 0.65%
2081 -0.4% 0.66%
2080 -0.39% 0.69%
2079 -0.39% 0.72%
2078 -0.37% 0.75%
2077 -0.37% 0.77%
2076 -0.36% 0.78%
2075 -0.36% 0.78%
2074 -0.35% 0.82%
2073 -0.34% 0.84%
2072 -0.33% 0.89%
2071 -0.32% 0.84%
2070 -0.3% 0.86%
2069 -0.3% 0.89%
2068 -0.28% 0.86%
2067 -0.27% 0.89%
2066 -0.26% 0.86%
2065 -0.25% 0.86%
2064 -0.24% 0.86%
2063 -0.22% 0.85%
2062 -0.22% 0.8%
2061 -0.21% 0.82%
2060 -0.19% 0.82%
2059 -0.17% 0.84%
2058 -0.15% 0.8%
2057 -0.14% 0.77%
2056 -0.12% 0.78%
2055 -0.1% 0.78%
2054 -0.08% 0.8%
2053 -0.06% 0.83%
2052 -0.05% 0.88%
2051 -0.02% 0.88%
2050 -0.009% 0.91%
2049 0.01% 0.92%
2048 0.03% 0.93%
2047 0.05% 0.98%
2046 0.08% 1.01%
2045 0.1% 1.04%
2044 0.12% 1%
2043 0.15% 1.05%
2042 0.17% 1.06%
2041 0.19% 1.04%
2040 0.22% 1.03%
2039 0.24% 1.04%
2038 0.26% 0.98%
2037 0.28% 0.96%
2036 0.31% 0.94%
2035 0.34% 0.87%
2034 0.37% 0.82%
2033 0.4% 0.76%
2032 0.43% 0.75%
2031 0.46% 0.67%
2030 0.49% 0.63%
2029 0.52% 0.63%
2028 0.56% 0.57%
2027 0.59% 0.56%
2026 0.63% 0.56%
2025 0.64% 0.59%
2024 0.68% 0.63%
2023 0.7% 0.65%
2022 0.69% 0.69%
2021 0.7% 0.87%
2020 0.71% 1.03%
2019 0.7% 1.06%
2018 0.73% 1.05%
2017 0.78% 0.94%
2016 0.8% 0.85%
2015 0.8% 0.87%
2014 0.83% 0.89%
2013 0.85% 0.9%
2012 0.85% 0.92%
2011 0.81% 0.88%
2010 0.75% 0.79%
2009 0.56% 0.74%
2008 0.55% 0.72%
2007 0.71% 0.56%
2006 0.73% 0.39%
2005 0.79% 0.39%
2004 0.86% 0.44%
2003 0.94% 0.52%
2002 1.01% 0.71%
2001 1.06% 0.82%
2000 1.12% 0.78%
1999 1.2% 0.77%
1998 1.26% 0.76%
1997 1.28% 0.84%
1996 1.29% 0.86%
1995 1.31% 0.82%
1994 1.33% 0.81%
1993 1.35% 0.85%
1992 1.38% 0.57%
1991 1.45% 0.19%
1990 1.54% 0.16%
1989 1.59% 0.25%
1988 1.66% 0.41%
1987 1.76% 0.36%
1986 1.89% 0.13%
1985 2.02% 0.03%
1984 2.09% 0.05%
1983 1.97% 0.14%
1982 1.84% 0.49%
1981 1.9% 0.83%
1980 1.93% 0.88%
1979 1.95% 0.93%
1978 1.97% 1.02%
1977 1.94% 1.68%
1976 1.93% 2.46%
1975 1.95% 2.62%
1974 1.97% 1.99%
1973 2.1% 1.37%
1972 2.23% 1.43%
1971 2.26% 1.5%
1970 2.29% 1.57%
1969 2.29% 1.63%
1968 2.3% 1.69%
1967 2.29% 2.05%
1966 2.29% 2.42%
1965 2.28% 2.47%
1964 2.26% 2.57%
1963 2.24% 2.67%
1962 2.22% 2.68%
1961 2.21% 2.67%

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/samoa | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.64%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.59%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Samoa
Current population
55361818
221158
Population rank 27/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 0.003%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
6.83 hours
One birth every
35.1 seconds
1.61 hours
One death every
1.05 minutes
6.53 hours
Daily growth/decline +960 +4
Annual growth/decline +350,557 +1,287
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +0.59%
Population growth rate rank 121/197 123/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change -39,661 -2,815
Net migration rank 172/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - -2,815
2024 397,197 -37,979 4,101 -2,754
2023 408,331 -34,989 4,170 -2,810
2022 415,647 -34,988 4,288 -2,837
2021 394,104 -35,370 4,379 -2,860
2020 448,626 -66,213 4,442 -2,299
2019 469,924 -100,783 4,495 -2,313
2018 482,316 -114,598 4,637 -2,425
2017 492,276 -105,415 4,661 -2,539
2016 499,508 -87,907 4,720 -3,008
2015 495,769 -94,108 4,795 -3,074
2014 488,114 -74,901 4,849 -3,081
2013 487,648 -62,863 4,875 -3,107
2012 487,210 -61,536 4,863 -3,089
2011 492,271 -82,713 4,860 -3,056
2010 497,745 -116,481 4,779 -3,197
2009 505,144 -158,542 4,525 -3,093
2008 373,287 -180,533 4,581 -3,194
2007 523,745 -184,989 4,480 -3,152
2006 527,165 -186,098 4,473 -3,714
2005 537,429 -185,009 4,503 -3,805
2004 556,494 -169,736 4,554 -3,796
2003 582,173 -165,739 4,622 -3,748
2002 602,873 -150,232 4,672 -3,624
2001 601,524 -131,124 4,759 -3,198
2000 596,979 -106,772 4,855 -3,453
1999 597,916 -81,874 4,937 -3,517
1998 606,110 -62,281 5,022 -3,702
1997 613,103 -58,954 5,053 -3,658
1996 619,488 -65,766 5,038 -3,476
1995 620,376 -75,097 4,976 -3,532
1994 626,411 -71,359 4,880 -3,505
1993 633,576 -83,214 4,769 -3,373
1992 634,484 -80,661 4,652 -3,161
1991 637,622 -79,059 4,655 -4,227
1990 636,081 -40,859 4,759 -4,533
1989 636,610 -26,585 4,845 -4,527
1988 630,392 -13,046 4,889 -4,366
1987 652,960 -11,642 4,909 -4,056
1986 679,467 -7,351 4,983 -4,637
1985 705,905 6,074 4,998 -4,920
1984 723,623 11,433 4,979 -4,944
1983 719,710 18,427 4,914 -4,789
1982 701,212 -79,856 4,808 -4,479
1981 679,851 -52,839 4,720 -3,440
1980 673,815 -37,679 4,672 -3,240
1979 669,338 -44,174 4,624 -3,177
1978 658,068 -36,055 4,587 -3,022
1977 649,915 -37,879 4,555 -2,866
1976 642,829 -60,561 4,519 -929
1975 635,005 -52,763 4,465 -522
1974 628,458 -53,875 4,411 -526
1973 624,619 -55,659 4,446 -2,501
1972 616,411 10,735 4,487 -2,483
1971 608,784 6,306 4,534 -2,463
1970 595,337 17,997 4,567 -2,429
1969 584,979 17,491 4,592 -2,399
1968 571,123 17,293 4,605 -2,370
1967 559,577 18,470 4,621 -2,333
1966 546,378 15,453 4,593 -1,503
1965 533,443 18,847 4,605 -1,512
1964 516,334 15,600 4,326 -1,252
1963 501,548 14,350 4,544 -1,365
1962 487,925 13,546 4,498 -1,341
1961 474,818 11,972 4,399 -1,349
1960 465,049 8,807 4,298 -1,333

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

GeoRank.org/population/myanmar/samoa | 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 Samoa 62.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 44,688 people) and 37.6% is from migration (a loss of 26,919 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

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
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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