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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,292,116 people compared to 53,335,233 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 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.3M (15.7% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Myanmar vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Sudan
2100 49,949,080 137,695,876
2099 50,198,343 137,114,644
2098 50,447,153 136,500,499
2097 50,695,410 135,860,701
2096 50,944,916 135,222,218
2095 51,196,278 134,553,615
2094 51,446,607 133,902,112
2093 51,693,545 133,186,791
2092 51,939,182 132,427,642
2091 52,186,904 131,674,049
2090 52,430,723 130,893,042
2089 52,669,995 130,075,970
2088 52,907,277 129,234,968
2087 53,143,840 128,358,981
2086 53,378,681 127,463,823
2085 53,610,966 126,555,673
2084 53,838,657 125,612,419
2083 54,062,724 124,663,868
2082 54,285,392 123,716,124
2081 54,505,055 122,772,016
2080 54,722,128 121,805,246
2079 54,937,654 120,822,781
2078 55,150,792 119,802,944
2077 55,357,283 118,776,597
2076 55,562,845 117,748,457
2075 55,765,753 116,688,549
2074 55,964,774 115,601,159
2073 56,160,415 114,499,847
2072 56,349,733 113,374,089
2071 56,533,780 112,235,978
2070 56,713,930 111,102,687
2069 56,887,406 109,945,533
2068 57,055,818 108,791,037
2067 57,217,287 107,581,192
2066 57,373,788 106,357,353
2065 57,525,666 105,145,307
2064 57,671,683 103,903,801
2063 57,808,968 102,642,643
2062 57,938,764 101,354,095
2061 58,067,183 100,067,335
2060 58,186,565 98,765,585
2059 58,295,246 97,461,067
2058 58,392,324 96,135,716
2057 58,481,859 94,800,344
2056 58,565,952 93,458,640
2055 58,636,423 92,089,717
2054 58,697,613 90,711,253
2053 58,745,390 89,342,122
2052 58,783,172 87,962,125
2051 58,809,843 86,581,277
2050 58,824,293 85,194,794
2049 58,829,688 83,803,171
2048 58,823,499 82,442,635
2047 58,805,696 81,085,689
2046 58,775,337 79,725,126
2045 58,728,250 78,359,927
2044 58,671,458 77,006,049
2043 58,601,589 75,652,858
2042 58,516,227 74,312,465
2041 58,417,678 72,968,877
2040 58,306,713 71,640,015
2039 58,181,537 70,319,906
2038 58,041,212 69,001,239
2037 57,888,662 67,665,904
2036 57,724,649 66,337,650
2035 57,544,156 65,001,359
2034 57,348,842 63,664,516
2033 57,137,545 62,329,849
2032 56,910,400 61,007,985
2031 56,667,160 59,695,860
2030 56,407,549 58,384,521
2029 56,133,620 57,082,767
2028 55,840,949 55,800,806
2027 55,531,050 54,523,219
2026 55,203,523 52,894,744
2025 54,860,498 51,256,148
2024 54,500,091 50,448,963
2023 54,133,798 50,042,791
2022 53,756,787 49,383,346
2021 53,387,102 48,066,924
2020 53,016,522 46,789,231
2019 52,640,713 45,548,175
2018 52,272,247 44,230,596
2017 51,894,938 42,714,306
2016 51,495,696 41,259,892
2015 51,089,056 40,024,431
2014 50,681,634 38,823,318
2013 50,262,658 37,785,849
2012 49,837,446 36,923,178
2011 49,419,820 36,140,806
2010 49,024,382 35,414,399
2009 48,660,459 34,569,113
2008 48,390,793 33,623,980
2007 48,125,043 32,764,135
2006 47,785,135 31,992,435
2005 47,438,365 31,262,444
2004 47,068,772 30,556,637
2003 46,667,192 29,896,035
2002 46,232,653 29,228,727
2001 45,771,139 28,516,770
2000 45,290,841 27,816,745
1999 44,787,724 27,130,613
1998 44,257,793 26,458,999
1997 43,708,798 25,799,821
1996 43,154,860 25,231,528
1995 42,605,338 24,672,143
1994 42,055,143 24,043,948
1993 41,502,429 23,445,592
1992 40,950,342 22,927,355
1991 40,394,154 22,470,676
1990 39,817,251 22,021,481
1989 39,214,618 21,578,022
1988 38,600,927 21,138,431
1987 37,971,594 20,704,904
1986 37,314,878 20,288,238
1985 36,622,827 19,905,872
1984 35,899,313 19,546,528
1983 35,162,715 19,109,770
1982 34,482,965 18,486,645
1981 33,858,783 17,780,572
1980 33,227,204 17,058,905
1979 32,596,550 16,355,352
1978 31,972,976 15,695,003
1977 31,355,966 15,086,614
1976 30,758,811 14,569,716
1975 30,176,565 14,064,798
1974 29,598,167 13,580,723
1973 29,026,388 13,049,315
1972 28,428,324 12,527,856
1971 27,807,219 12,105,539
1970 27,193,016 11,695,771
1969 26,585,112 11,298,936
1968 25,989,662 10,917,999
1967 25,406,429 10,550,597
1966 24,836,496 10,197,578
1965 24,279,431 9,858,030
1964 23,737,315 9,531,109
1963 23,213,408 9,218,077
1962 22,704,719 8,919,028
1961 22,210,581 8,634,941
1960 21,730,250 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Sudan
2100 -0.5% 0.42%
2099 -0.49% 0.45%
2098 -0.49% 0.47%
2097 -0.49% 0.47%
2096 -0.49% 0.5%
2095 -0.49% 0.49%
2094 -0.48% 0.54%
2093 -0.47% 0.57%
2092 -0.47% 0.57%
2091 -0.47% 0.6%
2090 -0.45% 0.63%
2089 -0.45% 0.65%
2088 -0.45% 0.68%
2087 -0.44% 0.7%
2086 -0.43% 0.72%
2085 -0.42% 0.75%
2084 -0.41% 0.76%
2083 -0.41% 0.77%
2082 -0.4% 0.77%
2081 -0.4% 0.79%
2080 -0.39% 0.81%
2079 -0.39% 0.85%
2078 -0.37% 0.86%
2077 -0.37% 0.87%
2076 -0.36% 0.91%
2075 -0.36% 0.94%
2074 -0.35% 0.96%
2073 -0.34% 0.99%
2072 -0.33% 1.01%
2071 -0.32% 1.02%
2070 -0.3% 1.05%
2069 -0.3% 1.06%
2068 -0.28% 1.12%
2067 -0.27% 1.15%
2066 -0.26% 1.15%
2065 -0.25% 1.19%
2064 -0.24% 1.23%
2063 -0.22% 1.27%
2062 -0.22% 1.29%
2061 -0.21% 1.32%
2060 -0.19% 1.34%
2059 -0.17% 1.38%
2058 -0.15% 1.41%
2057 -0.14% 1.44%
2056 -0.12% 1.49%
2055 -0.1% 1.52%
2054 -0.08% 1.53%
2053 -0.06% 1.57%
2052 -0.05% 1.59%
2051 -0.02% 1.63%
2050 -0.009% 1.66%
2049 0.01% 1.65%
2048 0.03% 1.67%
2047 0.05% 1.71%
2046 0.08% 1.74%
2045 0.1% 1.76%
2044 0.12% 1.79%
2043 0.15% 1.8%
2042 0.17% 1.84%
2041 0.19% 1.85%
2040 0.22% 1.88%
2039 0.24% 1.91%
2038 0.26% 1.97%
2037 0.28% 2%
2036 0.31% 2.06%
2035 0.34% 2.1%
2034 0.37% 2.14%
2033 0.4% 2.17%
2032 0.43% 2.2%
2031 0.46% 2.25%
2030 0.49% 2.28%
2029 0.52% 2.3%
2028 0.56% 2.34%
2027 0.59% 3.08%
2026 0.63% 3.2%
2025 0.66% 1.6%
2024 0.68% 0.81%
2023 0.7% 1.34%
2022 0.69% 2.74%
2021 0.7% 2.73%
2020 0.71% 2.72%
2019 0.7% 2.98%
2018 0.73% 3.55%
2017 0.78% 3.53%
2016 0.8% 3.09%
2015 0.8% 3.09%
2014 0.83% 2.75%
2013 0.85% 2.34%
2012 0.85% 2.16%
2011 0.81% 2.05%
2010 0.75% 2.45%
2009 0.56% 2.81%
2008 0.55% 2.62%
2007 0.71% 2.41%
2006 0.73% 2.34%
2005 0.79% 2.31%
2004 0.86% 2.21%
2003 0.94% 2.28%
2002 1.01% 2.5%
2001 1.06% 2.52%
2000 1.12% 2.53%
1999 1.2% 2.54%
1998 1.26% 2.55%
1997 1.28% 2.25%
1996 1.29% 2.27%
1995 1.31% 2.61%
1994 1.33% 2.55%
1993 1.35% 2.26%
1992 1.38% 2.03%
1991 1.45% 2.04%
1990 1.54% 2.06%
1989 1.59% 2.08%
1988 1.66% 2.09%
1987 1.76% 2.05%
1986 1.89% 1.92%
1985 2.02% 1.84%
1984 2.09% 2.29%
1983 1.97% 3.37%
1982 1.84% 3.97%
1981 1.9% 4.23%
1980 1.93% 4.3%
1979 1.95% 4.21%
1978 1.97% 4.03%
1977 1.94% 3.55%
1976 1.93% 3.59%
1975 1.95% 3.56%
1974 1.97% 4.07%
1973 2.1% 4.16%
1972 2.23% 3.49%
1971 2.26% 3.5%
1970 2.29% 3.51%
1969 2.29% 3.49%
1968 2.3% 3.48%
1967 2.29% 3.46%
1966 2.29% 3.44%
1965 2.28% 3.43%
1964 2.26% 3.4%
1963 2.24% 3.35%
1962 2.22% 3.29%
1961 2.21% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.68%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Sudan
Current population
55292116
53335233
Population rank 27/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 0.64%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
34.9 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
1.06 minutes
1.64 minutes
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 118/197 116/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -39,661 +291,469
Net migration rank 172/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - 291,469
2024 - -37,979 - -544,257
2023 408,331 -34,989 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 415,647 -34,988 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 394,104 -35,370 1,293,817 31,664
2020 448,626 -66,213 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 469,924 -100,783 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 482,316 -114,598 1,257,387 125,499
2017 492,276 -105,415 1,208,046 441,623
2016 499,508 -87,907 1,174,422 84,728
2015 495,769 -94,108 1,145,259 66,476
2014 488,114 -74,901 1,097,962 92,504
2013 487,648 -62,863 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 487,210 -61,536 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 492,271 -82,713 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 497,745 -116,481 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 505,144 -158,542 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 373,287 -180,533 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 523,745 -184,989 992,819 -201,769
2006 527,165 -186,098 963,740 -211,387
2005 537,429 -185,009 907,017 -199,378
2004 556,494 -169,736 889,382 -185,392
2003 582,173 -165,739 898,226 -281,001
2002 602,873 -150,232 897,965 -180,603
2001 601,524 -131,124 880,284 -173,745
2000 596,979 -106,772 858,536 -165,030
1999 597,916 -81,874 835,840 -157,090
1998 606,110 -62,281 814,752 -150,271
1997 613,103 -58,954 802,245 -148,368
1996 619,488 -65,766 792,926 -310,221
1995 620,376 -75,097 780,700 -144,670
1994 626,411 -71,359 764,645 -144,324
1993 633,576 -83,214 743,249 -166,861
1992 634,484 -80,661 731,177 -271,093
1991 637,622 -79,059 714,612 -261,341
1990 636,081 -40,859 699,953 -254,825
1989 636,610 -26,585 683,743 -241,979
1988 630,392 -13,046 672,604 -235,213
1987 652,960 -11,642 658,416 -228,756
1986 679,467 -7,351 649,649 -245,968
1985 705,905 6,074 583,382 -222,315
1984 723,623 11,433 577,405 -219,755
1983 719,710 18,427 570,198 -54,325
1982 701,212 -79,856 606,362 124,007
1981 679,851 -52,839 585,087 96,697
1980 673,815 -37,679 552,930 208,602
1979 669,338 -44,174 524,942 120,613
1978 658,068 -36,055 497,987 177,153
1977 649,915 -37,879 483,089 58,540
1976 642,829 -60,561 470,019 22,147
1975 635,005 -52,763 454,813 62,843
1974 628,458 -53,875 444,456 6,023
1973 624,619 -55,659 439,201 173,143
1972 616,411 10,735 428,340 2,238
1971 608,784 6,306 417,641 -3,577
1970 595,337 17,997 401,013 4,479
1969 584,979 17,491 385,712 2,476
1968 571,123 17,293 370,917 2,776
1967 559,577 18,470 356,599 4,508
1966 546,378 15,453 342,118 2,813
1965 533,443 18,847 327,799 6,367
1964 516,334 15,600 315,166 4,505
1963 501,548 14,350 302,132 4,263
1962 487,925 13,546 287,317 4,387
1961 474,818 11,972 272,562 3,904
1960 465,049 8,807 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/myanmar/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
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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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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