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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,292,116 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 7.11 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.76% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.74% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.3M (15.7% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Myanmar vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Turkmenistan
2100 49,949,080 10,046,945
2099 50,198,343 10,075,740
2098 50,447,153 10,103,319
2097 50,695,410 10,129,577
2096 50,944,916 10,154,338
2095 51,196,278 10,178,163
2094 51,446,607 10,200,371
2093 51,693,545 10,221,349
2092 51,939,182 10,240,959
2091 52,186,904 10,259,026
2090 52,430,723 10,276,261
2089 52,669,995 10,291,819
2088 52,907,277 10,306,303
2087 53,143,840 10,319,501
2086 53,378,681 10,331,090
2085 53,610,966 10,341,183
2084 53,838,657 10,349,710
2083 54,062,724 10,356,602
2082 54,285,392 10,362,422
2081 54,505,055 10,366,587
2080 54,722,128 10,369,293
2079 54,937,654 10,370,130
2078 55,150,792 10,369,013
2077 55,357,283 10,366,366
2076 55,562,845 10,361,975
2075 55,765,753 10,355,755
2074 55,964,774 10,348,384
2073 56,160,415 10,339,415
2072 56,349,733 10,328,653
2071 56,533,780 10,316,618
2070 56,713,930 10,303,565
2069 56,887,406 10,289,578
2068 57,055,818 10,274,625
2067 57,217,287 10,258,518
2066 57,373,788 10,241,362
2065 57,525,666 10,223,420
2064 57,671,683 10,204,034
2063 57,808,968 10,183,241
2062 57,938,764 10,160,903
2061 58,067,183 10,136,928
2060 58,186,565 10,111,369
2059 58,295,246 10,083,631
2058 58,392,324 10,052,905
2057 58,481,859 10,019,547
2056 58,565,952 9,983,379
2055 58,636,423 9,943,931
2054 58,697,613 9,901,473
2053 58,745,390 9,854,931
2052 58,783,172 9,804,909
2051 58,809,843 9,751,221
2050 58,824,293 9,693,713
2049 58,829,688 9,632,600
2048 58,823,499 9,567,946
2047 58,805,696 9,500,139
2046 58,775,337 9,429,355
2045 58,728,250 9,356,194
2044 58,671,458 9,280,988
2043 58,601,589 9,204,466
2042 58,516,227 9,126,898
2041 58,417,678 9,048,356
2040 58,306,713 8,969,478
2039 58,181,537 8,890,225
2038 58,041,212 8,810,850
2037 57,888,662 8,731,367
2036 57,724,649 8,651,719
2035 57,544,156 8,572,231
2034 57,348,842 8,492,483
2033 57,137,545 8,412,113
2032 56,910,400 8,330,912
2031 56,667,160 8,248,129
2030 56,407,549 8,163,024
2029 56,133,620 8,070,023
2028 55,840,949 7,969,080
2027 55,531,050 7,860,774
2026 55,203,523 7,745,331
2025 54,860,498 7,623,184
2024 54,500,091 7,494,498
2023 54,133,798 7,364,438
2022 53,756,787 7,230,193
2021 53,387,102 7,092,043
2020 53,016,522 6,949,912
2019 52,640,713 6,803,944
2018 52,272,247 6,655,524
2017 51,894,938 6,507,061
2016 51,495,696 6,360,041
2015 51,089,056 6,215,770
2014 50,681,634 6,075,283
2013 50,262,658 5,939,341
2012 49,837,446 5,808,546
2011 49,419,820 5,683,417
2010 49,024,382 5,564,356
2009 48,660,459 5,451,592
2008 48,390,793 5,345,029
2007 48,125,043 5,244,046
2006 47,785,135 5,147,105
2005 47,438,365 5,052,257
2004 47,068,772 4,958,093
2003 46,667,192 4,863,865
2002 46,232,653 4,769,465
2001 45,771,139 4,675,409
2000 45,290,841 4,582,677
1999 44,787,724 4,492,170
1998 44,257,793 4,410,507
1997 43,708,798 4,336,730
1996 43,154,860 4,263,819
1995 42,605,338 4,191,203
1994 42,055,143 4,116,662
1993 41,502,429 4,032,407
1992 40,950,342 3,944,689
1991 40,394,154 3,855,894
1990 39,817,251 3,760,562
1989 39,214,618 3,662,459
1988 38,600,927 3,559,363
1987 37,971,594 3,452,731
1986 37,314,878 3,347,809
1985 36,622,827 3,247,534
1984 35,899,313 3,154,079
1983 35,162,715 3,067,534
1982 34,482,965 2,985,557
1981 33,858,783 2,907,187
1980 33,227,204 2,832,203
1979 32,596,550 2,760,358
1978 31,972,976 2,691,088
1977 31,355,966 2,623,948
1976 30,758,811 2,558,521
1975 30,176,565 2,494,570
1974 29,598,167 2,432,028
1973 29,026,388 2,370,919
1972 28,428,324 2,311,430
1971 27,807,219 2,253,119
1970 27,193,016 2,195,616
1969 26,585,112 2,139,024
1968 25,989,662 2,083,069
1967 25,406,429 2,027,403
1966 24,836,496 1,971,737
1965 24,279,431 1,915,916
1964 23,737,315 1,859,997
1963 23,213,408 1,804,272
1962 22,704,719 1,749,214
1961 22,210,581 1,695,400
1960 21,730,250 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Turkmenistan
2100 -0.5% -0.29%
2099 -0.49% -0.27%
2098 -0.49% -0.26%
2097 -0.49% -0.24%
2096 -0.49% -0.23%
2095 -0.49% -0.22%
2094 -0.48% -0.21%
2093 -0.47% -0.19%
2092 -0.47% -0.18%
2091 -0.47% -0.17%
2090 -0.45% -0.15%
2089 -0.45% -0.14%
2088 -0.45% -0.13%
2087 -0.44% -0.11%
2086 -0.43% -0.1%
2085 -0.42% -0.08%
2084 -0.41% -0.07%
2083 -0.41% -0.06%
2082 -0.4% -0.04%
2081 -0.4% -0.03%
2080 -0.39% -0.008%
2079 -0.39% 0.01%
2078 -0.37% 0.03%
2077 -0.37% 0.04%
2076 -0.36% 0.06%
2075 -0.36% 0.07%
2074 -0.35% 0.09%
2073 -0.34% 0.1%
2072 -0.33% 0.12%
2071 -0.32% 0.13%
2070 -0.3% 0.14%
2069 -0.3% 0.15%
2068 -0.28% 0.16%
2067 -0.27% 0.17%
2066 -0.26% 0.18%
2065 -0.25% 0.19%
2064 -0.24% 0.2%
2063 -0.22% 0.22%
2062 -0.22% 0.24%
2061 -0.21% 0.25%
2060 -0.19% 0.28%
2059 -0.17% 0.31%
2058 -0.15% 0.33%
2057 -0.14% 0.36%
2056 -0.12% 0.4%
2055 -0.1% 0.43%
2054 -0.08% 0.47%
2053 -0.06% 0.51%
2052 -0.05% 0.55%
2051 -0.02% 0.59%
2050 -0.009% 0.63%
2049 0.01% 0.68%
2048 0.03% 0.71%
2047 0.05% 0.75%
2046 0.08% 0.78%
2045 0.1% 0.81%
2044 0.12% 0.83%
2043 0.15% 0.85%
2042 0.17% 0.87%
2041 0.19% 0.88%
2040 0.22% 0.89%
2039 0.24% 0.9%
2038 0.26% 0.91%
2037 0.28% 0.92%
2036 0.31% 0.93%
2035 0.34% 0.94%
2034 0.37% 0.96%
2033 0.4% 0.97%
2032 0.43% 1%
2031 0.46% 1.04%
2030 0.49% 1.15%
2029 0.52% 1.27%
2028 0.56% 1.38%
2027 0.59% 1.49%
2026 0.63% 1.6%
2025 0.66% 1.72%
2024 0.68% 1.77%
2023 0.7% 1.86%
2022 0.69% 1.95%
2021 0.7% 2.05%
2020 0.71% 2.15%
2019 0.7% 2.23%
2018 0.73% 2.28%
2017 0.78% 2.31%
2016 0.8% 2.32%
2015 0.8% 2.31%
2014 0.83% 2.29%
2013 0.85% 2.25%
2012 0.85% 2.2%
2011 0.81% 2.14%
2010 0.75% 2.07%
2009 0.56% 1.99%
2008 0.55% 1.93%
2007 0.71% 1.88%
2006 0.73% 1.88%
2005 0.79% 1.9%
2004 0.86% 1.94%
2003 0.94% 1.98%
2002 1.01% 2.01%
2001 1.06% 2.02%
2000 1.12% 2.01%
1999 1.2% 1.85%
1998 1.26% 1.7%
1997 1.28% 1.71%
1996 1.29% 1.73%
1995 1.31% 1.81%
1994 1.33% 2.09%
1993 1.35% 2.22%
1992 1.38% 2.3%
1991 1.45% 2.54%
1990 1.54% 2.68%
1989 1.59% 2.9%
1988 1.66% 3.09%
1987 1.76% 3.13%
1986 1.89% 3.09%
1985 2.02% 2.96%
1984 2.09% 2.82%
1983 1.97% 2.75%
1982 1.84% 2.7%
1981 1.9% 2.65%
1980 1.93% 2.6%
1979 1.95% 2.57%
1978 1.97% 2.56%
1977 1.94% 2.56%
1976 1.93% 2.56%
1975 1.95% 2.57%
1974 1.97% 2.58%
1973 2.1% 2.57%
1972 2.23% 2.59%
1971 2.26% 2.62%
1970 2.29% 2.65%
1969 2.29% 2.69%
1968 2.3% 2.75%
1967 2.29% 2.82%
1966 2.29% 2.91%
1965 2.28% 3.01%
1964 2.26% 3.09%
1963 2.24% 3.15%
1962 2.22% 3.17%
1961 2.21% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.68%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Turkmenistan
Current population
55292116
7776557
Population rank 27/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 0.09%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
34.9 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
1.06 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,004 +356
Annual growth/decline +366,293 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +0.68% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 61/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -39,661 +13,268
Net migration rank 172/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - 13,268
2024 - -37,979 - 14,646
2023 408,331 -34,989 117,529 15,005
2022 415,647 -34,988 121,814 14,141
2021 394,104 -35,370 122,721 17,617
2020 448,626 -66,213 124,014 19,913
2019 469,924 -100,783 128,275 19,735
2018 482,316 -114,598 129,537 19,293
2017 492,276 -105,415 131,417 16,678
2016 499,508 -87,907 132,581 13,365
2015 495,769 -94,108 132,663 9,936
2014 488,114 -74,901 129,677 8,696
2013 487,648 -62,863 126,217 7,287
2012 487,210 -61,536 120,957 7,125
2011 492,271 -82,713 115,197 6,992
2010 497,745 -116,481 109,318 6,621
2009 505,144 -158,542 102,931 6,656
2008 373,287 -180,533 96,815 6,734
2007 523,745 -184,989 92,038 6,388
2006 527,165 -186,098 87,840 7,613
2005 537,429 -185,009 83,968 10,263
2004 556,494 -169,736 79,850 14,242
2003 582,173 -165,739 76,737 17,625
2002 602,873 -150,232 75,639 18,803
2001 601,524 -131,124 76,682 16,982
2000 596,979 -106,772 76,875 14,925
1999 597,916 -81,874 76,362 12,859
1998 606,110 -62,281 77,342 -3,239
1997 613,103 -58,954 79,045 -5,600
1996 619,488 -65,766 80,996 -8,627
1995 620,376 -75,097 86,289 -13,423
1994 626,411 -71,359 89,319 -13,094
1993 633,576 -83,214 92,596 -312
1992 634,484 -80,661 96,668 -13,517
1991 637,622 -79,059 99,297 -4,864
1990 636,081 -40,859 101,099 -4,864
1989 636,610 -26,585 103,553 -3,576
1988 630,392 -13,046 104,802 1,408
1987 652,960 -11,642 103,885 3,161
1986 679,467 -7,351 100,930 1,878
1985 705,905 6,074 95,890 1,861
1984 723,623 11,433 90,591 -1,427
1983 719,710 18,427 85,183 -1,264
1982 701,212 -79,856 80,989 -961
1981 679,851 -52,839 77,829 -1,102
1980 673,815 -37,679 74,394 -1,152
1979 669,338 -44,174 71,135 -677
1978 658,068 -36,055 68,437 -350
1977 649,915 -37,879 66,318 -132
1976 642,829 -60,561 64,513 160
1975 635,005 -52,763 62,681 550
1974 628,458 -53,875 60,925 924
1973 624,619 -55,659 59,169 1,194
1972 616,411 10,735 57,326 1,293
1971 608,784 6,306 56,666 1,348
1970 595,337 17,997 55,617 1,376
1969 584,979 17,491 54,791 1,397
1968 571,123 17,293 54,324 1,401
1967 559,577 18,470 54,209 1,397
1966 546,378 15,453 54,353 1,377
1965 533,443 18,847 54,558 1,366
1964 516,334 15,600 54,574 1,340
1963 501,548 14,350 54,203 1,332
1962 487,925 13,546 53,248 1,337
1961 474,818 11,972 51,659 1,372
1960 465,049 8,807 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/myanmar/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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