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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,292,116 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 2.38 times bigger than Taiwan's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.95% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.74% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.3M (15.7% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Myanmar vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Taiwan
2100 49,949,080 10,150,338
2099 50,198,343 10,273,881
2098 50,447,153 10,399,680
2097 50,695,410 10,527,804
2096 50,944,916 10,657,536
2095 51,196,278 10,789,978
2094 51,446,607 10,925,075
2093 51,693,545 11,062,491
2092 51,939,182 11,202,670
2091 52,186,904 11,346,131
2090 52,430,723 11,494,369
2089 52,669,995 11,644,743
2088 52,907,277 11,799,177
2087 53,143,840 11,956,109
2086 53,378,681 12,116,149
2085 53,610,966 12,281,248
2084 53,838,657 12,451,872
2083 54,062,724 12,625,681
2082 54,285,392 12,803,442
2081 54,505,055 12,986,931
2080 54,722,128 13,174,137
2079 54,937,654 13,366,920
2078 55,150,792 13,564,788
2077 55,357,283 13,765,770
2076 55,562,845 13,969,802
2075 55,765,753 14,178,904
2074 55,964,774 14,391,331
2073 56,160,415 14,606,033
2072 56,349,733 14,824,987
2071 56,533,780 15,045,310
2070 56,713,930 15,266,143
2069 56,887,406 15,488,280
2068 57,055,818 15,714,125
2067 57,217,287 15,940,945
2066 57,373,788 16,167,553
2065 57,525,666 16,396,032
2064 57,671,683 16,625,600
2063 57,808,968 16,854,355
2062 57,938,764 17,084,600
2061 58,067,183 17,314,450
2060 58,186,565 17,541,998
2059 58,295,246 17,767,014
2058 58,392,324 17,988,239
2057 58,481,859 18,208,151
2056 58,565,952 18,423,453
2055 58,636,423 18,639,554
2054 58,697,613 18,853,384
2053 58,745,390 19,063,428
2052 58,783,172 19,270,076
2051 58,809,843 19,474,323
2050 58,824,293 19,677,203
2049 58,829,688 19,878,438
2048 58,823,499 20,073,645
2047 58,805,696 20,267,326
2046 58,775,337 20,454,154
2045 58,728,250 20,640,565
2044 58,671,458 20,819,477
2043 58,601,589 20,995,111
2042 58,516,227 21,166,213
2041 58,417,678 21,331,710
2040 58,306,713 21,491,361
2039 58,181,537 21,645,911
2038 58,041,212 21,794,529
2037 57,888,662 21,939,617
2036 57,724,649 22,077,701
2035 57,544,156 22,211,115
2034 57,348,842 22,340,809
2033 57,137,545 22,463,465
2032 56,910,400 22,582,449
2031 56,667,160 22,698,460
2030 56,407,549 22,809,605
2029 56,133,620 22,916,803
2028 55,840,949 23,022,058
2027 55,531,050 23,127,410
2026 55,203,523 23,229,461
2025 54,860,498 23,331,886
2024 54,500,091 23,410,331
2023 54,133,798 23,342,541
2022 53,756,787 23,319,977
2021 53,387,102 23,468,275
2020 53,016,522 23,582,179
2019 52,640,713 23,596,027
2018 52,272,247 23,580,080
2017 51,894,938 23,555,522
2016 51,495,696 23,515,945
2015 51,089,056 23,462,914
2014 50,681,634 23,403,635
2013 50,262,658 23,344,670
2012 49,837,446 23,270,367
2011 49,419,820 23,193,518
2010 49,024,382 23,140,948
2009 48,660,459 23,078,402
2008 48,390,793 22,997,696
2007 48,125,043 22,917,444
2006 47,785,135 22,823,455
2005 47,438,365 22,729,753
2004 47,068,772 22,646,836
2003 46,667,192 22,562,663
2002 46,232,653 22,463,172
2001 45,771,139 22,341,120
2000 45,290,841 22,184,530
1999 44,787,724 22,010,489
1998 44,257,793 21,835,703
1997 43,708,798 21,634,124
1996 43,154,860 21,441,432
1995 42,605,338 21,267,653
1994 42,055,143 21,086,645
1993 41,502,429 20,899,019
1992 40,950,342 20,704,227
1991 40,394,154 20,503,568
1990 39,817,251 20,278,946
1989 39,214,618 20,055,492
1988 38,600,927 19,839,704
1987 37,971,594 19,617,046
1986 37,314,878 19,411,454
1985 36,622,827 19,191,510
1984 35,899,313 18,929,866
1983 35,162,715 18,653,146
1982 34,482,965 18,354,855
1981 33,858,783 18,029,982
1980 33,227,204 17,704,538
1979 32,596,550 17,372,779
1978 31,972,976 17,042,272
1977 31,355,966 16,730,895
1976 30,758,811 16,401,413
1975 30,176,565 16,075,128
1974 29,598,167 15,784,817
1973 29,026,388 15,505,121
1972 28,428,324 15,220,495
1971 27,807,219 14,913,564
1970 27,193,016 14,582,944
1969 26,585,112 14,068,984
1968 25,989,662 13,548,537
1967 25,406,429 13,210,344
1966 24,836,496 12,874,153
1965 24,279,431 12,511,863
1964 23,737,315 12,137,143
1963 23,213,408 11,762,101
1962 22,704,719 11,392,513
1961 22,210,581 11,030,385
1960 21,730,250 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Taiwan
2100 -0.5% -1.2%
2099 -0.49% -1.21%
2098 -0.49% -1.22%
2097 -0.49% -1.22%
2096 -0.49% -1.23%
2095 -0.49% -1.24%
2094 -0.48% -1.24%
2093 -0.47% -1.25%
2092 -0.47% -1.26%
2091 -0.47% -1.29%
2090 -0.45% -1.29%
2089 -0.45% -1.31%
2088 -0.45% -1.31%
2087 -0.44% -1.32%
2086 -0.43% -1.34%
2085 -0.42% -1.37%
2084 -0.41% -1.38%
2083 -0.41% -1.39%
2082 -0.4% -1.41%
2081 -0.4% -1.42%
2080 -0.39% -1.44%
2079 -0.39% -1.46%
2078 -0.37% -1.46%
2077 -0.37% -1.46%
2076 -0.36% -1.47%
2075 -0.36% -1.48%
2074 -0.35% -1.47%
2073 -0.34% -1.48%
2072 -0.33% -1.46%
2071 -0.32% -1.45%
2070 -0.3% -1.43%
2069 -0.3% -1.44%
2068 -0.28% -1.42%
2067 -0.27% -1.4%
2066 -0.26% -1.39%
2065 -0.25% -1.38%
2064 -0.24% -1.36%
2063 -0.22% -1.35%
2062 -0.22% -1.33%
2061 -0.21% -1.3%
2060 -0.19% -1.27%
2059 -0.17% -1.23%
2058 -0.15% -1.21%
2057 -0.14% -1.17%
2056 -0.12% -1.16%
2055 -0.1% -1.13%
2054 -0.08% -1.1%
2053 -0.06% -1.07%
2052 -0.05% -1.05%
2051 -0.02% -1.03%
2050 -0.009% -1.01%
2049 0.01% -0.97%
2048 0.03% -0.96%
2047 0.05% -0.91%
2046 0.08% -0.9%
2045 0.1% -0.86%
2044 0.12% -0.84%
2043 0.15% -0.81%
2042 0.17% -0.78%
2041 0.19% -0.74%
2040 0.22% -0.71%
2039 0.24% -0.68%
2038 0.26% -0.66%
2037 0.28% -0.63%
2036 0.31% -0.6%
2035 0.34% -0.58%
2034 0.37% -0.55%
2033 0.4% -0.53%
2032 0.43% -0.51%
2031 0.46% -0.49%
2030 0.49% -0.47%
2029 0.52% -0.46%
2028 0.56% -0.46%
2027 0.59% -0.44%
2026 0.63% -0.44%
2025 0.66% -0.34%
2024 0.68% 0.29%
2023 0.7% 0.1%
2022 0.69% -0.63%
2021 0.7% -0.48%
2020 0.71% -0.06%
2019 0.7% 0.07%
2018 0.73% 0.1%
2017 0.78% 0.17%
2016 0.8% 0.23%
2015 0.8% 0.25%
2014 0.83% 0.25%
2013 0.85% 0.32%
2012 0.85% 0.33%
2011 0.81% 0.23%
2010 0.75% 0.27%
2009 0.56% 0.35%
2008 0.55% 0.35%
2007 0.71% 0.41%
2006 0.73% 0.41%
2005 0.79% 0.37%
2004 0.86% 0.37%
2003 0.94% 0.44%
2002 1.01% 0.55%
2001 1.06% 0.71%
2000 1.12% 0.79%
1999 1.2% 0.8%
1998 1.26% 0.93%
1997 1.28% 0.9%
1996 1.29% 0.82%
1995 1.31% 0.86%
1994 1.33% 0.9%
1993 1.35% 0.94%
1992 1.38% 0.98%
1991 1.45% 1.11%
1990 1.54% 1.11%
1989 1.59% 1.09%
1988 1.66% 1.14%
1987 1.76% 1.06%
1986 1.89% 1.15%
1985 2.02% 1.38%
1984 2.09% 1.48%
1983 1.97% 1.63%
1982 1.84% 1.8%
1981 1.9% 1.84%
1980 1.93% 1.91%
1979 1.95% 1.94%
1978 1.97% 1.86%
1977 1.94% 2.01%
1976 1.93% 2.03%
1975 1.95% 1.84%
1974 1.97% 1.8%
1973 2.1% 1.87%
1972 2.23% 2.06%
1971 2.26% 2.27%
1970 2.29% 3.65%
1969 2.29% 3.84%
1968 2.3% 2.56%
1967 2.29% 2.61%
1966 2.29% 2.9%
1965 2.28% 3.09%
1964 2.26% 3.19%
1963 2.24% 3.24%
1962 2.22% 3.28%
1961 2.21% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.68%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Taiwan
Current population
55292116
23229461
Population rank 27/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 0.28%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
34.9 seconds
3.9 minutes
One death every
1.06 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,004 -215
Annual growth/decline +366,293 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.68% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 180/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -39,661 +47,029
Net migration rank 172/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - -
2024 - -37,979 -67,188 47,029
2023 408,331 -34,989 -69,794 225,599
2022 415,647 -34,988 -68,327 -42,430
2021 394,104 -35,370 -30,039 -156,010
2020 448,626 -66,213 -7,782 -33,978
2019 469,924 -100,783 1,416 12,718
2018 482,316 -114,598 8,725 8,888
2017 492,276 -105,415 22,613 8,809
2016 499,508 -87,907 35,980 11,707
2015 495,769 -94,108 49,741 8,581
2014 488,114 -74,901 - -
2013 487,648 -62,863 - -
2012 487,210 -61,536 - -
2011 492,271 -82,713 43,836 19,077
2010 497,745 -116,481 - -
2009 505,144 -158,542 - -
2008 373,287 -180,533 - -
2007 523,745 -184,989 - -
2006 527,165 -186,098 - -
2005 537,429 -185,009 - -
2004 556,494 -169,736 - -
2003 582,173 -165,739 - -
2002 602,873 -150,232 - -
2001 601,524 -131,124 132,707 -3,811
2000 596,979 -106,772 - -
1999 597,916 -81,874 - -
1998 606,110 -62,281 - -
1997 613,103 -58,954 - -
1996 619,488 -65,766 - -
1995 620,376 -75,097 - -
1994 626,411 -71,359 - -
1993 633,576 -83,214 - -
1992 634,484 -80,661 - -
1991 637,622 -79,059 215,698 -12,128
1990 636,081 -40,859 - -
1989 636,610 -26,585 - -
1988 630,392 -13,046 - -
1987 652,960 -11,642 - -
1986 679,467 -7,351 - -
1985 705,905 6,074 - -
1984 723,623 11,433 - -
1983 719,710 18,427 - -
1982 701,212 -79,856 - -
1981 679,851 -52,839 326,883 4,508
1980 673,815 -37,679 - -
1979 669,338 -44,174 - -
1978 658,068 -36,055 - -
1977 649,915 -37,879 - -
1976 642,829 -60,561 - -
1975 635,005 -52,763 - -
1974 628,458 -53,875 - -
1973 624,619 -55,659 - -
1972 616,411 10,735 - -
1971 608,784 6,306 - -
1970 595,337 17,997 - -
1969 584,979 17,491 - -
1968 571,123 17,293 - -
1967 559,577 18,470 - -
1966 546,378 15,453 346,958 18,774
1965 533,443 18,847 - -
1964 516,334 15,600 - -
1963 501,548 14,350 - -
1962 487,925 13,546 - -
1961 474,818 11,972 - -
1960 465,049 8,807 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/myanmar/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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