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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,292,116 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 16.3 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.74% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.3M (15.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Myanmar vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Uruguay
2100 49,949,080 2,256,741
2099 50,198,343 2,279,899
2098 50,447,153 2,303,351
2097 50,695,410 2,326,987
2096 50,944,916 2,350,799
2095 51,196,278 2,374,835
2094 51,446,607 2,398,960
2093 51,693,545 2,423,269
2092 51,939,182 2,447,646
2091 52,186,904 2,472,126
2090 52,430,723 2,496,514
2089 52,669,995 2,520,852
2088 52,907,277 2,545,052
2087 53,143,840 2,569,100
2086 53,378,681 2,592,974
2085 53,610,966 2,616,629
2084 53,838,657 2,640,001
2083 54,062,724 2,663,150
2082 54,285,392 2,686,021
2081 54,505,055 2,708,594
2080 54,722,128 2,730,883
2079 54,937,654 2,752,831
2078 55,150,792 2,774,432
2077 55,357,283 2,795,709
2076 55,562,845 2,816,677
2075 55,765,753 2,837,308
2074 55,964,774 2,857,709
2073 56,160,415 2,877,721
2072 56,349,733 2,897,543
2071 56,533,780 2,917,097
2070 56,713,930 2,936,478
2069 56,887,406 2,955,616
2068 57,055,818 2,974,445
2067 57,217,287 2,992,987
2066 57,373,788 3,011,309
2065 57,525,666 3,029,441
2064 57,671,683 3,047,343
2063 57,808,968 3,065,064
2062 57,938,764 3,082,642
2061 58,067,183 3,100,006
2060 58,186,565 3,117,149
2059 58,295,246 3,133,952
2058 58,392,324 3,150,250
2057 58,481,859 3,166,055
2056 58,565,952 3,181,373
2055 58,636,423 3,196,072
2054 58,697,613 3,210,110
2053 58,745,390 3,223,395
2052 58,783,172 3,235,973
2051 58,809,843 3,247,888
2050 58,824,293 3,259,108
2049 58,829,688 3,269,675
2048 58,823,499 3,279,610
2047 58,805,696 3,288,969
2046 58,775,337 3,297,696
2045 58,728,250 3,305,917
2044 58,671,458 3,313,556
2043 58,601,589 3,320,565
2042 58,516,227 3,326,955
2041 58,417,678 3,332,884
2040 58,306,713 3,338,277
2039 58,181,537 3,343,295
2038 58,041,212 3,347,790
2037 57,888,662 3,351,911
2036 57,724,649 3,355,671
2035 57,544,156 3,359,126
2034 57,348,842 3,362,276
2033 57,137,545 3,365,250
2032 56,910,400 3,368,057
2031 56,667,160 3,370,727
2030 56,407,549 3,373,273
2029 56,133,620 3,375,805
2028 55,840,949 3,378,198
2027 55,531,050 3,380,504
2026 55,203,523 3,382,789
2025 54,860,498 3,384,805
2024 54,500,091 3,386,588
2023 54,133,798 3,388,081
2022 53,756,787 3,390,913
2021 53,387,102 3,396,695
2020 53,016,522 3,398,968
2019 52,640,713 3,397,206
2018 52,272,247 3,394,534
2017 51,894,938 3,388,438
2016 51,495,696 3,379,283
2015 51,089,056 3,368,017
2014 50,681,634 3,356,334
2013 50,262,658 3,345,337
2012 49,837,446 3,335,401
2011 49,419,820 3,326,825
2010 49,024,382 3,318,580
2009 48,660,459 3,310,091
2008 48,390,793 3,302,177
2007 48,125,043 3,295,153
2006 47,785,135 3,289,506
2005 47,438,365 3,285,771
2004 47,068,772 3,283,148
2003 46,667,192 3,281,186
2002 46,232,653 3,278,867
2001 45,771,139 3,274,251
2000 45,290,841 3,266,206
1999 44,787,724 3,254,015
1998 44,257,793 3,239,280
1997 43,708,798 3,223,345
1996 43,154,860 3,206,324
1995 42,605,338 3,189,440
1994 42,055,143 3,172,834
1993 41,502,429 3,156,345
1992 40,950,342 3,139,702
1991 40,394,154 3,122,354
1990 39,817,251 3,104,403
1989 39,214,618 3,086,255
1988 38,600,927 3,067,961
1987 37,971,594 3,049,896
1986 37,314,878 3,032,845
1985 36,622,827 3,017,037
1984 35,899,313 3,002,488
1983 35,162,715 2,988,778
1982 34,482,965 2,975,492
1981 33,858,783 2,963,246
1980 33,227,204 2,951,953
1979 32,596,550 2,939,903
1978 31,972,976 2,925,715
1977 31,355,966 2,909,461
1976 30,758,811 2,891,392
1975 30,176,565 2,872,320
1974 29,598,167 2,853,944
1973 29,026,388 2,837,133
1972 28,428,324 2,821,644
1971 27,807,219 2,806,462
1970 27,193,016 2,790,807
1969 26,585,112 2,773,974
1968 25,989,662 2,754,606
1967 25,406,429 2,732,277
1966 24,836,496 2,707,646
1965 24,279,431 2,681,169
1964 23,737,315 2,653,180
1963 23,213,408 2,623,766
1962 22,704,719 2,593,298
1961 22,210,581 2,562,044
1960 21,730,250 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Uruguay
2100 -0.5% -1.02%
2099 -0.49% -1.02%
2098 -0.49% -1.02%
2097 -0.49% -1.01%
2096 -0.49% -1.01%
2095 -0.49% -1.01%
2094 -0.48% -1%
2093 -0.47% -1%
2092 -0.47% -0.99%
2091 -0.47% -0.98%
2090 -0.45% -0.97%
2089 -0.45% -0.95%
2088 -0.45% -0.94%
2087 -0.44% -0.92%
2086 -0.43% -0.9%
2085 -0.42% -0.89%
2084 -0.41% -0.87%
2083 -0.41% -0.85%
2082 -0.4% -0.83%
2081 -0.4% -0.82%
2080 -0.39% -0.8%
2079 -0.39% -0.78%
2078 -0.37% -0.76%
2077 -0.37% -0.74%
2076 -0.36% -0.73%
2075 -0.36% -0.71%
2074 -0.35% -0.7%
2073 -0.34% -0.68%
2072 -0.33% -0.67%
2071 -0.32% -0.66%
2070 -0.3% -0.65%
2069 -0.3% -0.63%
2068 -0.28% -0.62%
2067 -0.27% -0.61%
2066 -0.26% -0.6%
2065 -0.25% -0.59%
2064 -0.24% -0.58%
2063 -0.22% -0.57%
2062 -0.22% -0.56%
2061 -0.21% -0.55%
2060 -0.19% -0.54%
2059 -0.17% -0.52%
2058 -0.15% -0.5%
2057 -0.14% -0.48%
2056 -0.12% -0.46%
2055 -0.1% -0.44%
2054 -0.08% -0.41%
2053 -0.06% -0.39%
2052 -0.05% -0.37%
2051 -0.02% -0.34%
2050 -0.009% -0.32%
2049 0.01% -0.3%
2048 0.03% -0.28%
2047 0.05% -0.26%
2046 0.08% -0.25%
2045 0.1% -0.23%
2044 0.12% -0.21%
2043 0.15% -0.19%
2042 0.17% -0.18%
2041 0.19% -0.16%
2040 0.22% -0.15%
2039 0.24% -0.13%
2038 0.26% -0.12%
2037 0.28% -0.11%
2036 0.31% -0.1%
2035 0.34% -0.09%
2034 0.37% -0.09%
2033 0.4% -0.08%
2032 0.43% -0.08%
2031 0.46% -0.08%
2030 0.49% -0.08%
2029 0.52% -0.07%
2028 0.56% -0.07%
2027 0.59% -0.07%
2026 0.63% -0.06%
2025 0.66% -0.05%
2024 0.68% -0.04%
2023 0.7% -0.08%
2022 0.69% -0.17%
2021 0.7% -0.07%
2020 0.71% 0.05%
2019 0.7% 0.08%
2018 0.73% 0.18%
2017 0.78% 0.27%
2016 0.8% 0.33%
2015 0.8% 0.35%
2014 0.83% 0.33%
2013 0.85% 0.3%
2012 0.85% 0.26%
2011 0.81% 0.25%
2010 0.75% 0.26%
2009 0.56% 0.24%
2008 0.55% 0.21%
2007 0.71% 0.17%
2006 0.73% 0.11%
2005 0.79% 0.08%
2004 0.86% 0.06%
2003 0.94% 0.07%
2002 1.01% 0.14%
2001 1.06% 0.25%
2000 1.12% 0.37%
1999 1.2% 0.45%
1998 1.26% 0.49%
1997 1.28% 0.53%
1996 1.29% 0.53%
1995 1.31% 0.52%
1994 1.33% 0.52%
1993 1.35% 0.53%
1992 1.38% 0.56%
1991 1.45% 0.58%
1990 1.54% 0.59%
1989 1.59% 0.6%
1988 1.66% 0.59%
1987 1.76% 0.56%
1986 1.89% 0.52%
1985 2.02% 0.48%
1984 2.09% 0.46%
1983 1.97% 0.45%
1982 1.84% 0.41%
1981 1.9% 0.38%
1980 1.93% 0.41%
1979 1.95% 0.48%
1978 1.97% 0.56%
1977 1.94% 0.62%
1976 1.93% 0.66%
1975 1.95% 0.64%
1974 1.97% 0.59%
1973 2.1% 0.55%
1972 2.23% 0.54%
1971 2.26% 0.56%
1970 2.29% 0.61%
1969 2.29% 0.7%
1968 2.3% 0.82%
1967 2.29% 0.91%
1966 2.29% 0.99%
1965 2.28% 1.05%
1964 2.26% 1.12%
1963 2.24% 1.17%
1962 2.22% 1.22%
1961 2.21% 1.27%

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/uruguay | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.68%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Uruguay
Current population
55292116
3382789
Population rank 27/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 0.04%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
34.9 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
1.06 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,004 -4
Annual growth/decline +366,293 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +0.68% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 167/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -39,661 -1,338
Net migration rank 172/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - -1,338
2024 - -37,979 - -1,348
2023 408,331 -34,989 298 -1,501
2022 415,647 -34,988 -2,964 -1,501
2021 394,104 -35,370 -5,621 -1,482
2020 448,626 -66,213 4,048 -1,482
2019 469,924 -100,783 3,873 -2,899
2018 482,316 -114,598 7,322 -2,963
2017 492,276 -105,415 10,907 -3,091
2016 499,508 -87,907 14,008 -3,506
2015 495,769 -94,108 16,194 -4,157
2014 488,114 -74,901 16,238 -4,919
2013 487,648 -62,863 16,318 -5,647
2012 487,210 -61,536 15,520 -6,317
2011 492,271 -82,713 14,934 -6,982
2010 497,745 -116,481 16,231 -7,696
2009 505,144 -158,542 16,947 -8,510
2008 373,287 -180,533 16,838 -9,458
2007 523,745 -184,989 17,422 -10,750
2006 527,165 -186,098 17,783 -13,161
2005 537,429 -185,009 18,926 -16,086
2004 556,494 -169,736 18,067 -15,668
2003 582,173 -165,739 18,628 -17,105
2002 602,873 -150,232 20,073 -16,957
2001 601,524 -131,124 20,729 -14,620
2000 596,979 -106,772 21,060 -11,076
1999 597,916 -81,874 21,844 -7,441
1998 606,110 -62,281 22,114 -7,048
1997 613,103 -58,954 23,737 -6,938
1996 619,488 -65,766 24,635 -7,397
1995 620,376 -75,097 24,872 -8,339
1994 626,411 -71,359 24,637 -7,955
1993 633,576 -83,214 24,212 -7,922
1992 634,484 -80,661 24,847 -7,850
1991 637,622 -79,059 25,422 -7,714
1990 636,081 -40,859 25,699 -7,499
1989 636,610 -26,585 25,322 -7,229
1988 630,392 -13,046 25,071 -6,582
1987 652,960 -11,642 24,469 -6,833
1986 679,467 -7,351 24,505 -8,046
1985 705,905 6,074 23,988 -8,832
1984 723,623 11,433 23,684 -9,730
1983 719,710 18,427 24,146 -10,671
1982 701,212 -79,856 25,224 -12,131
1981 679,851 -52,839 24,968 -13,577
1980 673,815 -37,679 25,451 -14,252
1979 669,338 -44,174 27,456 -14,552
1978 658,068 -36,055 30,076 -14,611
1977 649,915 -37,879 31,321 -14,280
1976 642,829 -60,561 33,199 -14,096
1975 635,005 -52,763 33,393 -14,350
1974 628,458 -53,875 32,221 -14,512
1973 624,619 -55,659 30,213 -14,312
1972 616,411 10,735 28,896 -13,817
1971 608,784 6,306 28,584 -13,288
1970 595,337 17,997 28,737 -12,727
1969 584,979 17,491 28,805 -11,149
1968 571,123 17,293 29,103 -8,028
1967 559,577 18,470 29,514 -5,938
1966 546,378 15,453 30,293 -4,599
1965 533,443 18,847 30,807 -3,542
1964 516,334 15,600 31,340 -2,623
1963 501,548 14,350 31,824 -1,707
1962 487,925 13,546 31,441 -623
1961 474,818 11,972 30,975 703
1960 465,049 8,807 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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

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