The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,119,090 people compared to 52,963,918 in Sudan.
Population statistics:
- Myanmar's population is 1.04 times bigger than Sudan's.
- Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
- The countries together account for 1.31% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 0.64% for Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.74% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
- Since 2005, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.4M people to 55.1M (16.2% growth), while Sudan has grown from 31.3M to 53M (69.4% growth).
- Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.6M people compared to the peak of 137M people in 2100 for Sudan.
Myanmar vs Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
55119090
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52963918
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| Population rank | 27/197 | 29/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.67% | 0.64% |
| One net population change |
1.43 minutes
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1.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
34.9 seconds
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18.7 seconds
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| One death every |
1.06 minutes
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1.64 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
13.8 minutes
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57.9 seconds
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| Annual migration change | -37,979 | -544,257 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,004 | +1,113 |
| Annual growth/decline | +366,293 | +406,172 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.68% | +0.81% |
| Population growth rate rank | 121/197 | 118/197 |
Myanmar and Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 21,730,250 | 8,364,489 | - | - |
| 1961 | 22,210,581 | 8,634,941 | 2.21% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 22,704,719 | 8,919,028 | 2.22% | 3.29% |
| 1963 | 23,213,408 | 9,218,077 | 2.24% | 3.35% |
| 1964 | 23,737,315 | 9,531,109 | 2.26% | 3.4% |
| 1965 | 24,279,431 | 9,858,030 | 2.28% | 3.43% |
| 1966 | 24,836,496 | 10,197,578 | 2.29% | 3.44% |
| 1967 | 25,406,429 | 10,550,597 | 2.29% | 3.46% |
| 1968 | 25,989,662 | 10,917,999 | 2.3% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 26,585,112 | 11,298,936 | 2.29% | 3.49% |
| 1970 | 27,193,016 | 11,695,771 | 2.29% | 3.51% |
| 1971 | 27,807,219 | 12,105,539 | 2.26% | 3.5% |
| 1972 | 28,428,324 | 12,527,856 | 2.23% | 3.49% |
| 1973 | 29,026,388 | 13,049,315 | 2.1% | 4.16% |
| 1974 | 29,598,167 | 13,580,723 | 1.97% | 4.07% |
| 1975 | 30,176,565 | 14,064,798 | 1.95% | 3.56% |
| 1976 | 30,758,811 | 14,569,716 | 1.93% | 3.59% |
| 1977 | 31,355,966 | 15,086,614 | 1.94% | 3.55% |
| 1978 | 31,972,976 | 15,695,003 | 1.97% | 4.03% |
| 1979 | 32,596,550 | 16,355,352 | 1.95% | 4.21% |
| 1980 | 33,227,204 | 17,058,905 | 1.93% | 4.3% |
| 1981 | 33,858,783 | 17,780,572 | 1.9% | 4.23% |
| 1982 | 34,482,965 | 18,486,645 | 1.84% | 3.97% |
| 1983 | 35,162,715 | 19,109,770 | 1.97% | 3.37% |
| 1984 | 35,899,313 | 19,546,528 | 2.09% | 2.29% |
| 1985 | 36,622,827 | 19,905,872 | 2.02% | 1.84% |
| 1986 | 37,314,878 | 20,288,238 | 1.89% | 1.92% |
| 1987 | 37,971,594 | 20,704,904 | 1.76% | 2.05% |
| 1988 | 38,600,927 | 21,138,431 | 1.66% | 2.09% |
| 1989 | 39,214,618 | 21,578,022 | 1.59% | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 39,817,251 | 22,021,481 | 1.54% | 2.06% |
| 1991 | 40,394,154 | 22,470,676 | 1.45% | 2.04% |
| 1992 | 40,950,342 | 22,927,355 | 1.38% | 2.03% |
| 1993 | 41,502,429 | 23,445,592 | 1.35% | 2.26% |
| 1994 | 42,055,143 | 24,043,948 | 1.33% | 2.55% |
| 1995 | 42,605,338 | 24,672,143 | 1.31% | 2.61% |
| 1996 | 43,154,860 | 25,231,528 | 1.29% | 2.27% |
| 1997 | 43,708,798 | 25,799,821 | 1.28% | 2.25% |
| 1998 | 44,257,793 | 26,458,999 | 1.26% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 44,787,724 | 27,130,613 | 1.2% | 2.54% |
| 2000 | 45,290,841 | 27,816,745 | 1.12% | 2.53% |
| 2001 | 45,771,139 | 28,516,770 | 1.06% | 2.52% |
| 2002 | 46,232,653 | 29,228,727 | 1.01% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 46,667,192 | 29,896,035 | 0.94% | 2.28% |
| 2004 | 47,068,772 | 30,556,637 | 0.86% | 2.21% |
| 2005 | 47,438,365 | 31,262,444 | 0.79% | 2.31% |
| 2006 | 47,785,135 | 31,992,435 | 0.73% | 2.34% |
| 2007 | 48,125,043 | 32,764,135 | 0.71% | 2.41% |
| 2008 | 48,390,793 | 33,623,980 | 0.55% | 2.62% |
| 2009 | 48,660,459 | 34,569,113 | 0.56% | 2.81% |
| 2010 | 49,024,382 | 35,414,399 | 0.75% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 49,419,820 | 36,140,806 | 0.81% | 2.05% |
| 2012 | 49,837,446 | 36,923,178 | 0.85% | 2.16% |
| 2013 | 50,262,658 | 37,785,849 | 0.85% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 50,681,634 | 38,823,318 | 0.83% | 2.75% |
| 2015 | 51,089,056 | 40,024,431 | 0.8% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 51,495,696 | 41,259,892 | 0.8% | 3.09% |
| 2017 | 51,894,938 | 42,714,306 | 0.78% | 3.53% |
| 2018 | 52,272,247 | 44,230,596 | 0.73% | 3.55% |
| 2019 | 52,640,713 | 45,548,175 | 0.7% | 2.98% |
| 2020 | 53,016,522 | 46,789,231 | 0.71% | 2.72% |
| 2021 | 53,387,102 | 48,066,924 | 0.7% | 2.73% |
| 2022 | 53,756,787 | 49,383,346 | 0.69% | 2.74% |
| 2023 | 54,133,798 | 50,042,791 | 0.7% | 1.34% |
| 2024 | 54,500,091 | 50,448,963 | 0.68% | 0.81% |
| 2025 | 54,850,652 | 51,662,152 | 0.64% | 2.4% |
| 2026 | 55,184,831 | 53,282,718 | 0.61% | 3.14% |
| 2027 | 55,502,494 | 54,724,215 | 0.58% | 2.71% |
| 2028 | 55,802,778 | 55,993,833 | 0.54% | 2.32% |
| 2029 | 56,085,147 | 57,275,443 | 0.51% | 2.29% |
| 2030 | 56,351,028 | 58,571,624 | 0.47% | 2.26% |
| 2031 | 56,601,632 | 59,872,936 | 0.44% | 2.22% |
| 2032 | 56,836,048 | 61,179,476 | 0.41% | 2.18% |
| 2033 | 57,054,552 | 62,497,205 | 0.38% | 2.15% |
| 2034 | 57,257,183 | 63,822,356 | 0.36% | 2.12% |
| 2035 | 57,444,471 | 65,148,317 | 0.33% | 2.08% |
| 2036 | 57,616,158 | 66,470,018 | 0.3% | 2.03% |
| 2037 | 57,773,912 | 67,791,240 | 0.27% | 1.99% |
| 2038 | 57,919,868 | 69,107,712 | 0.25% | 1.94% |
| 2039 | 58,052,183 | 70,416,631 | 0.23% | 1.89% |
| 2040 | 58,169,863 | 71,730,604 | 0.2% | 1.87% |
| 2041 | 58,274,275 | 73,056,213 | 0.18% | 1.85% |
| 2042 | 58,365,927 | 74,387,562 | 0.16% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 58,443,291 | 75,723,670 | 0.13% | 1.8% |
| 2044 | 58,506,418 | 77,066,454 | 0.11% | 1.77% |
| 2045 | 58,558,173 | 78,415,205 | 0.09% | 1.75% |
| 2046 | 58,596,775 | 79,767,271 | 0.07% | 1.72% |
| 2047 | 58,620,774 | 81,115,241 | 0.04% | 1.69% |
| 2048 | 58,632,733 | 82,463,202 | 0.02% | 1.66% |
| 2049 | 58,633,128 | 83,828,356 | 0.001% | 1.66% |
| 2050 | 58,623,237 | 85,206,384 | -0.02% | 1.64% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,650,691 people (a 7.7% growth), while Sudan gained 8,761,987 people (a 28% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Myanmar gained 4,030,034 (a 7.89% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,939,487 (a 32.3% growth).
Myanmar was ranked 27th most populous country in 2005 and is still 27th in 2025. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2005 and ranked 29th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Myanmar's population will grow by 6.36% to 58,623,237 people with a rank change from 27th to 35th. The population of Sudan will increase by 60.9% to 85,206,384 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Khartoum | 5.34M |
| Omdurman | 2.81M |
| Khartoum North | 936K |
| Port Sudan | 580K |
| El-Obeid | 560K |
| Kassala | 536K |
| Kosti | 528K |
| Nyala | 493K |
| El-Gadarif | 355K |
| Al-Fashir | 286K |
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Population differences between Myanmar and Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 67.3 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 32.6 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 30.8 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.12 births per woman | 4.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 216.3 ppl/mi² | 69.9 ppl/mi² |
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