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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,292,116 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 1.56 times bigger than Myanmar's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.7% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.74% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.3M (15.7% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Myanmar vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Turkey
2100 49,949,080 64,274,243
2099 50,198,343 64,924,706
2098 50,447,153 65,567,989
2097 50,695,410 66,219,045
2096 50,944,916 66,865,890
2095 51,196,278 67,516,190
2094 51,446,607 68,169,346
2093 51,693,545 68,835,313
2092 51,939,182 69,496,264
2091 52,186,904 70,159,325
2090 52,430,723 70,828,304
2089 52,669,995 71,490,133
2088 52,907,277 72,146,464
2087 53,143,840 72,792,552
2086 53,378,681 73,439,558
2085 53,610,966 74,085,313
2084 53,838,657 74,713,882
2083 54,062,724 75,342,464
2082 54,285,392 75,969,760
2081 54,505,055 76,583,769
2080 54,722,128 77,195,480
2079 54,937,654 77,793,711
2078 55,150,792 78,386,293
2077 55,357,283 78,973,194
2076 55,562,845 79,556,991
2075 55,765,753 80,128,010
2074 55,964,774 80,697,544
2073 56,160,415 81,244,619
2072 56,349,733 81,785,452
2071 56,533,780 82,311,503
2070 56,713,930 82,827,402
2069 56,887,406 83,324,862
2068 57,055,818 83,806,741
2067 57,217,287 84,270,976
2066 57,373,788 84,728,547
2065 57,525,666 85,177,268
2064 57,671,683 85,611,517
2063 57,808,968 86,026,471
2062 57,938,764 86,425,827
2061 58,067,183 86,800,591
2060 58,186,565 87,156,663
2059 58,295,246 87,500,101
2058 58,392,324 87,809,920
2057 58,481,859 88,100,397
2056 58,565,952 88,369,840
2055 58,636,423 88,598,739
2054 58,697,613 88,806,632
2053 58,745,390 88,985,609
2052 58,783,172 89,144,425
2051 58,809,843 89,270,515
2050 58,824,293 89,374,730
2049 58,829,688 89,447,182
2048 58,823,499 89,484,074
2047 58,805,696 89,492,406
2046 58,775,337 89,467,391
2045 58,728,250 89,441,098
2044 58,671,458 89,390,601
2043 58,601,589 89,326,342
2042 58,516,227 89,237,658
2041 58,417,678 89,137,199
2040 58,306,713 89,021,820
2039 58,181,537 88,885,792
2038 58,041,212 88,736,121
2037 57,888,662 88,562,197
2036 57,724,649 88,373,007
2035 57,544,156 88,178,595
2034 57,348,842 87,975,336
2033 57,137,545 87,754,631
2032 56,910,400 87,524,158
2031 56,667,160 87,274,280
2030 56,407,549 87,004,538
2029 56,133,620 86,741,614
2028 55,840,949 86,466,107
2027 55,531,050 86,189,693
2026 55,203,523 85,932,926
2025 54,860,498 85,718,588
2024 54,500,091 85,518,661
2023 54,133,798 85,325,965
2022 53,756,787 84,979,913
2021 53,387,102 84,147,318
2020 53,016,522 83,384,680
2019 52,640,713 82,579,440
2018 52,272,247 81,407,204
2017 51,894,938 80,312,698
2016 51,495,696 79,277,962
2015 51,089,056 78,218,479
2014 50,681,634 77,181,884
2013 50,262,658 76,147,624
2012 49,837,446 75,175,827
2011 49,419,820 74,223,629
2010 49,024,382 73,142,150
2009 48,660,459 72,039,206
2008 48,390,793 71,051,678
2007 48,125,043 70,158,112
2006 47,785,135 70,045,349
2005 47,438,365 69,329,557
2004 47,068,772 68,592,617
2003 46,667,192 67,831,730
2002 46,232,653 67,048,795
2001 45,771,139 66,245,128
2000 45,290,841 65,425,961
1999 44,787,724 64,591,923
1998 44,257,793 63,734,383
1997 43,708,798 62,852,966
1996 43,154,860 61,951,134
1995 42,605,338 61,024,503
1994 42,055,143 60,033,836
1993 41,502,429 58,999,167
1992 40,950,342 57,990,118
1991 40,394,154 57,009,887
1990 39,817,251 56,015,628
1989 39,214,618 54,976,723
1988 38,600,927 53,909,626
1987 37,971,594 52,843,670
1986 37,314,878 51,777,772
1985 36,622,827 50,687,115
1984 35,899,313 49,574,069
1983 35,162,715 48,447,410
1982 34,482,965 47,322,096
1981 33,858,783 46,321,190
1980 33,227,204 45,408,815
1979 32,596,550 44,510,429
1978 31,972,976 43,645,306
1977 31,355,966 42,773,298
1976 30,758,811 41,899,984
1975 30,176,565 41,053,126
1974 29,598,167 40,210,234
1973 29,026,388 39,329,533
1972 28,428,324 38,430,221
1971 27,807,219 37,518,611
1970 27,193,016 36,638,465
1969 26,585,112 35,787,774
1968 25,989,662 34,921,684
1967 25,406,429 34,050,421
1966 24,836,496 33,177,672
1965 24,279,431 32,345,220
1964 23,737,315 31,543,072
1963 23,213,408 30,726,841
1962 22,704,719 29,916,147
1961 22,210,581 29,119,238
1960 21,730,250 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Turkey
2100 -0.5% -1%
2099 -0.49% -0.98%
2098 -0.49% -0.98%
2097 -0.49% -0.97%
2096 -0.49% -0.96%
2095 -0.49% -0.96%
2094 -0.48% -0.97%
2093 -0.47% -0.95%
2092 -0.47% -0.95%
2091 -0.47% -0.94%
2090 -0.45% -0.93%
2089 -0.45% -0.91%
2088 -0.45% -0.89%
2087 -0.44% -0.88%
2086 -0.43% -0.87%
2085 -0.42% -0.84%
2084 -0.41% -0.83%
2083 -0.41% -0.83%
2082 -0.4% -0.8%
2081 -0.4% -0.79%
2080 -0.39% -0.77%
2079 -0.39% -0.76%
2078 -0.37% -0.74%
2077 -0.37% -0.73%
2076 -0.36% -0.71%
2075 -0.36% -0.71%
2074 -0.35% -0.67%
2073 -0.34% -0.66%
2072 -0.33% -0.64%
2071 -0.32% -0.62%
2070 -0.3% -0.6%
2069 -0.3% -0.57%
2068 -0.28% -0.55%
2067 -0.27% -0.54%
2066 -0.26% -0.53%
2065 -0.25% -0.51%
2064 -0.24% -0.48%
2063 -0.22% -0.46%
2062 -0.22% -0.43%
2061 -0.21% -0.41%
2060 -0.19% -0.39%
2059 -0.17% -0.35%
2058 -0.15% -0.33%
2057 -0.14% -0.3%
2056 -0.12% -0.26%
2055 -0.1% -0.23%
2054 -0.08% -0.2%
2053 -0.06% -0.18%
2052 -0.05% -0.14%
2051 -0.02% -0.12%
2050 -0.009% -0.08%
2049 0.01% -0.04%
2048 0.03% -0.009%
2047 0.05% 0.03%
2046 0.08% 0.03%
2045 0.1% 0.06%
2044 0.12% 0.07%
2043 0.15% 0.1%
2042 0.17% 0.11%
2041 0.19% 0.13%
2040 0.22% 0.15%
2039 0.24% 0.17%
2038 0.26% 0.2%
2037 0.28% 0.21%
2036 0.31% 0.22%
2035 0.34% 0.23%
2034 0.37% 0.25%
2033 0.4% 0.26%
2032 0.43% 0.29%
2031 0.46% 0.31%
2030 0.49% 0.3%
2029 0.52% 0.32%
2028 0.56% 0.32%
2027 0.59% 0.3%
2026 0.63% 0.25%
2025 0.66% 0.23%
2024 0.68% 0.23%
2023 0.7% 0.41%
2022 0.69% 0.99%
2021 0.7% 0.91%
2020 0.71% 0.98%
2019 0.7% 1.44%
2018 0.73% 1.36%
2017 0.78% 1.31%
2016 0.8% 1.35%
2015 0.8% 1.34%
2014 0.83% 1.36%
2013 0.85% 1.29%
2012 0.85% 1.28%
2011 0.81% 1.48%
2010 0.75% 1.53%
2009 0.56% 1.39%
2008 0.55% 1.27%
2007 0.71% 0.16%
2006 0.73% 1.03%
2005 0.79% 1.07%
2004 0.86% 1.12%
2003 0.94% 1.17%
2002 1.01% 1.21%
2001 1.06% 1.25%
2000 1.12% 1.29%
1999 1.2% 1.35%
1998 1.26% 1.4%
1997 1.28% 1.46%
1996 1.29% 1.52%
1995 1.31% 1.65%
1994 1.33% 1.75%
1993 1.35% 1.74%
1992 1.38% 1.72%
1991 1.45% 1.77%
1990 1.54% 1.89%
1989 1.59% 1.98%
1988 1.66% 2.02%
1987 1.76% 2.06%
1986 1.89% 2.15%
1985 2.02% 2.25%
1984 2.09% 2.33%
1983 1.97% 2.38%
1982 1.84% 2.16%
1981 1.9% 2.01%
1980 1.93% 2.02%
1979 1.95% 1.98%
1978 1.97% 2.04%
1977 1.94% 2.08%
1976 1.93% 2.06%
1975 1.95% 2.1%
1974 1.97% 2.24%
1973 2.1% 2.34%
1972 2.23% 2.43%
1971 2.26% 2.4%
1970 2.29% 2.38%
1969 2.29% 2.48%
1968 2.3% 2.56%
1967 2.29% 2.63%
1966 2.29% 2.57%
1965 2.28% 2.54%
1964 2.26% 2.66%
1963 2.24% 2.71%
1962 2.22% 2.74%
1961 2.21% 2.79%

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

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In 2024, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.68%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Turkey
Current population
55292116
86002379
Population rank 27/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 1.04%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
34.9 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
1.06 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,004 +528
Annual growth/decline +366,293 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +0.68% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 154/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -39,661 -258,205
Net migration rank 172/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - -258,205
2024 - -37,979 - -275,952
2023 408,331 -34,989 426,630 -318,070
2022 415,647 -34,988 535,373 -301,544
2021 394,104 -35,370 521,713 20,283
2020 448,626 -66,213 608,708 37,934
2019 469,924 -100,783 751,472 -15,690
2018 482,316 -114,598 830,353 187,570
2017 492,276 -105,415 875,408 659,846
2016 499,508 -87,907 895,841 352,063
2015 495,769 -94,108 930,799 1,063,140
2014 488,114 -74,901 957,055 1,033,384
2013 487,648 -62,863 921,386 438,618
2012 487,210 -61,536 917,145 258,623
2011 492,271 -82,713 875,839 68,849
2010 497,745 -116,481 892,334 55,532
2009 505,144 -158,542 900,491 24,276
2008 373,287 -180,533 868,749 47,915
2007 523,745 -184,989 876,626 -186,402
2006 527,165 -186,098 897,351 -190,194
2005 537,429 -185,009 898,650 -174,177
2004 556,494 -169,736 896,025 -146,574
2003 582,173 -165,739 893,683 -121,383
2002 602,873 -150,232 922,927 -129,444
2001 601,524 -131,124 980,560 -166,759
2000 596,979 -106,772 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 597,916 -81,874 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 606,110 -62,281 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 613,103 -58,954 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 619,488 -65,766 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 620,376 -75,097 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 626,411 -71,359 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 633,576 -83,214 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 634,484 -80,661 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 637,622 -79,059 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 636,081 -40,859 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 636,610 -26,585 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 630,392 -13,046 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 652,960 -11,642 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 679,467 -7,351 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 705,905 6,074 1,098,846 8,960
1984 723,623 11,433 1,096,529 21,787
1983 719,710 18,427 1,095,106 39,871
1982 701,212 -79,856 1,091,863 23,728
1981 679,851 -52,839 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 673,815 -37,679 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 669,338 -44,174 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 658,068 -36,055 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 649,915 -37,879 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 642,829 -60,561 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 635,005 -52,763 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 628,458 -53,875 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 624,619 -55,659 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 616,411 10,735 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 608,784 6,306 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 595,337 17,997 991,950 -150,924
1969 584,979 17,491 970,958 -110,578
1968 571,123 17,293 950,778 -78,973
1967 559,577 18,470 936,727 -65,993
1966 546,378 15,453 925,790 -50,999
1965 533,443 18,847 904,016 -113,911
1964 516,334 15,600 884,152 -69,978
1963 501,548 14,350 862,626 -44,317
1962 487,925 13,546 837,473 -34,353
1961 474,818 11,972 816,911 -26,187
1960 465,049 8,807 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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