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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,292,116 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 1.32 times bigger than Myanmar's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.55% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.74% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.3M (15.7% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Myanmar vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Tanzania
2100 49,949,080 265,496,854
2099 50,198,343 263,162,785
2098 50,447,153 260,809,535
2097 50,695,410 258,412,520
2096 50,944,916 255,996,677
2095 51,196,278 253,567,416
2094 51,446,607 251,119,386
2093 51,693,545 248,628,881
2092 51,939,182 246,107,108
2091 52,186,904 243,557,182
2090 52,430,723 241,002,065
2089 52,669,995 238,416,591
2088 52,907,277 235,797,530
2087 53,143,840 233,167,455
2086 53,378,681 230,496,041
2085 53,610,966 227,800,292
2084 53,838,657 225,111,530
2083 54,062,724 222,421,279
2082 54,285,392 219,718,263
2081 54,505,055 216,995,478
2080 54,722,128 214,255,926
2079 54,937,654 211,486,253
2078 55,150,792 208,708,063
2077 55,357,283 205,918,120
2076 55,562,845 203,106,125
2075 55,765,753 200,297,474
2074 55,964,774 197,468,017
2073 56,160,415 194,642,633
2072 56,349,733 191,824,103
2071 56,533,780 188,992,017
2070 56,713,930 186,152,377
2069 56,887,406 183,311,218
2068 57,055,818 180,475,586
2067 57,217,287 177,639,469
2066 57,373,788 174,803,090
2065 57,525,666 171,913,445
2064 57,671,683 169,064,549
2063 57,808,968 166,217,933
2062 57,938,764 163,370,044
2061 58,067,183 160,537,159
2060 58,186,565 157,722,273
2059 58,295,246 154,920,005
2058 58,392,324 152,120,539
2057 58,481,859 149,325,489
2056 58,565,952 146,519,472
2055 58,636,423 143,736,540
2054 58,697,613 140,983,905
2053 58,745,390 138,262,668
2052 58,783,172 135,553,723
2051 58,809,843 132,851,383
2050 58,824,293 130,157,751
2049 58,829,688 127,495,278
2048 58,823,499 124,821,109
2047 58,805,696 122,158,290
2046 58,775,337 119,522,516
2045 58,728,250 116,914,785
2044 58,671,458 114,329,740
2043 58,601,589 111,776,234
2042 58,516,227 109,241,835
2041 58,417,678 106,748,632
2040 58,306,713 104,272,418
2039 58,181,537 101,814,304
2038 58,041,212 99,380,232
2037 57,888,662 96,983,729
2036 57,724,649 94,601,865
2035 57,544,156 92,257,269
2034 57,348,842 89,929,444
2033 57,137,545 87,654,982
2032 56,910,400 85,409,993
2031 56,667,160 83,180,507
2030 56,407,549 80,997,163
2029 56,133,620 78,838,461
2028 55,840,949 76,730,649
2027 55,531,050 74,647,063
2026 55,203,523 72,589,279
2025 54,860,498 70,552,589
2024 54,500,091 68,560,157
2023 54,133,798 66,617,606
2022 53,756,787 64,711,821
2021 53,387,102 62,830,412
2020 53,016,522 60,972,798
2019 52,640,713 59,174,891
2018 52,272,247 57,437,145
2017 51,894,938 55,652,890
2016 51,495,696 53,824,013
2015 51,089,056 52,020,962
2014 50,681,634 50,351,512
2013 50,262,658 48,824,128
2012 49,837,446 47,374,260
2011 49,419,820 46,029,367
2010 49,024,382 44,758,488
2009 48,660,459 43,633,982
2008 48,390,793 42,570,728
2007 48,125,043 41,435,512
2006 47,785,135 40,294,902
2005 47,438,365 39,182,076
2004 47,068,772 38,109,668
2003 46,667,192 37,089,555
2002 46,232,653 36,121,304
2001 45,771,139 35,198,299
2000 45,290,841 34,260,139
1999 44,787,724 33,300,330
1998 44,257,793 32,420,458
1997 43,708,798 31,578,089
1996 43,154,860 30,945,762
1995 42,605,338 30,383,497
1994 42,055,143 29,442,356
1993 41,502,429 28,332,692
1992 40,950,342 27,457,588
1991 40,394,154 26,780,436
1990 39,817,251 26,110,207
1989 39,214,618 25,438,759
1988 38,600,927 24,769,686
1987 37,971,594 24,030,378
1986 37,314,878 23,258,959
1985 36,622,827 22,501,693
1984 35,899,313 21,779,066
1983 35,162,715 21,079,874
1982 34,482,965 20,398,571
1981 33,858,783 19,784,703
1980 33,227,204 19,189,769
1979 32,596,550 18,592,038
1978 31,972,976 17,976,566
1977 31,355,966 17,352,929
1976 30,758,811 16,736,211
1975 30,176,565 16,138,361
1974 29,598,167 15,561,630
1973 29,026,388 15,010,101
1972 28,428,324 14,479,308
1971 27,807,219 13,971,451
1970 27,193,016 13,492,677
1969 26,585,112 13,036,700
1968 25,989,662 12,602,076
1967 25,406,429 12,200,109
1966 24,836,496 11,827,459
1965 24,279,431 11,470,728
1964 23,737,315 11,127,826
1963 23,213,408 10,799,528
1962 22,704,719 10,487,756
1961 22,210,581 10,187,886
1960 21,730,250 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Tanzania
2100 -0.5% 0.89%
2099 -0.49% 0.9%
2098 -0.49% 0.93%
2097 -0.49% 0.94%
2096 -0.49% 0.96%
2095 -0.49% 0.97%
2094 -0.48% 1%
2093 -0.47% 1.02%
2092 -0.47% 1.05%
2091 -0.47% 1.06%
2090 -0.45% 1.08%
2089 -0.45% 1.11%
2088 -0.45% 1.13%
2087 -0.44% 1.16%
2086 -0.43% 1.18%
2085 -0.42% 1.19%
2084 -0.41% 1.21%
2083 -0.41% 1.23%
2082 -0.4% 1.25%
2081 -0.4% 1.28%
2080 -0.39% 1.31%
2079 -0.39% 1.33%
2078 -0.37% 1.35%
2077 -0.37% 1.38%
2076 -0.36% 1.4%
2075 -0.36% 1.43%
2074 -0.35% 1.45%
2073 -0.34% 1.47%
2072 -0.33% 1.5%
2071 -0.32% 1.53%
2070 -0.3% 1.55%
2069 -0.3% 1.57%
2068 -0.28% 1.6%
2067 -0.27% 1.62%
2066 -0.26% 1.68%
2065 -0.25% 1.69%
2064 -0.24% 1.71%
2063 -0.22% 1.74%
2062 -0.22% 1.76%
2061 -0.21% 1.78%
2060 -0.19% 1.81%
2059 -0.17% 1.84%
2058 -0.15% 1.87%
2057 -0.14% 1.92%
2056 -0.12% 1.94%
2055 -0.1% 1.95%
2054 -0.08% 1.97%
2053 -0.06% 2%
2052 -0.05% 2.03%
2051 -0.02% 2.07%
2050 -0.009% 2.09%
2049 0.01% 2.14%
2048 0.03% 2.18%
2047 0.05% 2.21%
2046 0.08% 2.23%
2045 0.1% 2.26%
2044 0.12% 2.28%
2043 0.15% 2.32%
2042 0.17% 2.34%
2041 0.19% 2.37%
2040 0.22% 2.41%
2039 0.24% 2.45%
2038 0.26% 2.47%
2037 0.28% 2.52%
2036 0.31% 2.54%
2035 0.34% 2.59%
2034 0.37% 2.59%
2033 0.4% 2.63%
2032 0.43% 2.68%
2031 0.46% 2.7%
2030 0.49% 2.74%
2029 0.52% 2.75%
2028 0.56% 2.79%
2027 0.59% 2.83%
2026 0.63% 2.89%
2025 0.66% 2.91%
2024 0.68% 2.92%
2023 0.7% 2.95%
2022 0.69% 2.99%
2021 0.7% 3.05%
2020 0.71% 3.04%
2019 0.7% 3.03%
2018 0.73% 3.21%
2017 0.78% 3.4%
2016 0.8% 3.47%
2015 0.8% 3.32%
2014 0.83% 3.13%
2013 0.85% 3.06%
2012 0.85% 2.92%
2011 0.81% 2.84%
2010 0.75% 2.58%
2009 0.56% 2.5%
2008 0.55% 2.74%
2007 0.71% 2.83%
2006 0.73% 2.84%
2005 0.79% 2.81%
2004 0.86% 2.75%
2003 0.94% 2.68%
2002 1.01% 2.62%
2001 1.06% 2.74%
2000 1.12% 2.88%
1999 1.2% 2.71%
1998 1.26% 2.67%
1997 1.28% 2.04%
1996 1.29% 1.85%
1995 1.31% 3.2%
1994 1.33% 3.92%
1993 1.35% 3.19%
1992 1.38% 2.53%
1991 1.45% 2.57%
1990 1.54% 2.64%
1989 1.59% 2.7%
1988 1.66% 3.08%
1987 1.76% 3.32%
1986 1.89% 3.37%
1985 2.02% 3.32%
1984 2.09% 3.32%
1983 1.97% 3.34%
1982 1.84% 3.1%
1981 1.9% 3.1%
1980 1.93% 3.21%
1979 1.95% 3.42%
1978 1.97% 3.59%
1977 1.94% 3.68%
1976 1.93% 3.7%
1975 1.95% 3.71%
1974 1.97% 3.67%
1973 2.1% 3.67%
1972 2.23% 3.63%
1971 2.26% 3.55%
1970 2.29% 3.5%
1969 2.29% 3.45%
1968 2.3% 3.29%
1967 2.29% 3.15%
1966 2.29% 3.11%
1965 2.28% 3.08%
1964 2.26% 3.04%
1963 2.24% 2.97%
1962 2.22% 2.94%
1961 2.21% 2.89%

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/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.68%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Tanzania
Current population
55292116
73145892
Population rank 27/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 0.88%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
34.9 seconds
13.4 seconds
One death every
1.06 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,004 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +366,293 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.68% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 18/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -39,661 -12,730
Net migration rank 172/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - -12,730
2024 - -37,979 - -29,865
2023 408,331 -34,989 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 415,647 -34,988 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 394,104 -35,370 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 448,626 -66,213 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 469,924 -100,783 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 482,316 -114,598 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 492,276 -105,415 1,726,909 119,142
2016 499,508 -87,907 1,659,502 152,194
2015 495,769 -94,108 1,592,882 201,495
2014 488,114 -74,901 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 487,648 -62,863 1,509,008 1,241
2012 487,210 -61,536 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 492,271 -82,713 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 497,745 -116,481 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 505,144 -158,542 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 373,287 -180,533 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 523,745 -184,989 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 527,165 -186,098 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 537,429 -185,009 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 556,494 -169,736 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 582,173 -165,739 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 602,873 -150,232 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 601,524 -131,124 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 596,979 -106,772 985,185 -9,701
1999 597,916 -81,874 948,659 -4,489
1998 606,110 -62,281 920,806 -105,184
1997 613,103 -58,954 882,544 -13,400
1996 619,488 -65,766 868,524 -473,007
1995 620,376 -75,097 838,980 -109,971
1994 626,411 -71,359 803,953 349,348
1993 633,576 -83,214 778,044 288,004
1992 634,484 -80,661 767,961 -83,825
1991 637,622 -79,059 762,011 -91,851
1990 636,081 -40,859 750,825 -80,529
1989 636,610 -26,585 743,854 -71,268
1988 630,392 -13,046 736,551 -71,012
1987 652,960 -11,642 718,580 94,498
1986 679,467 -7,351 705,677 24,101
1985 705,905 6,074 697,867 86,864
1984 723,623 11,433 687,435 -26,938
1983 719,710 18,427 679,720 58,161
1982 701,212 -79,856 662,627 -37,883
1981 679,851 -52,839 645,496 -42,485
1980 673,815 -37,679 629,444 -42,588
1979 669,338 -44,174 613,388 -4,792
1978 658,068 -36,055 595,024 27,307
1977 649,915 -37,879 574,938 49,997
1976 642,829 -60,561 553,617 54,875
1975 635,005 -52,763 533,906 53,290
1974 628,458 -53,875 515,152 51,127
1973 624,619 -55,659 488,429 48,363
1972 616,411 10,735 467,305 57,489
1971 608,784 6,306 449,014 41,900
1970 595,337 17,997 427,988 38,635
1969 584,979 17,491 408,322 37,006
1968 571,123 17,293 389,467 34,455
1967 559,577 18,470 374,763 5,265
1966 546,378 15,453 360,229 5,049
1965 533,443 18,847 343,456 4,742
1964 516,334 15,600 328,527 9,090
1963 501,548 14,350 314,644 4,333
1962 487,925 13,546 300,663 3,916
1961 474,818 11,972 286,839 8,338
1960 465,049 8,807 275,814 1,946

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

GeoRank.org/population/myanmar/tanzania | 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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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