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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,500,091 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,292,116 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 1.85 times bigger than Myanmar's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.9% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.74% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.3M (15.7% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Myanmar vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Vietnam
2100 49,949,080 92,239,801
2099 50,198,343 92,735,968
2098 50,447,153 93,227,318
2097 50,695,410 93,703,343
2096 50,944,916 94,178,675
2095 51,196,278 94,640,859
2094 51,446,607 95,098,747
2093 51,693,545 95,558,233
2092 51,939,182 96,015,030
2091 52,186,904 96,474,248
2090 52,430,723 96,938,026
2089 52,669,995 97,399,661
2088 52,907,277 97,858,300
2087 53,143,840 98,324,127
2086 53,378,681 98,788,452
2085 53,610,966 99,249,444
2084 53,838,657 99,710,990
2083 54,062,724 100,178,339
2082 54,285,392 100,650,389
2081 54,505,055 101,120,279
2080 54,722,128 101,584,408
2079 54,937,654 102,046,677
2078 55,150,792 102,496,244
2077 55,357,283 102,944,347
2076 55,562,845 103,374,514
2075 55,765,753 103,799,405
2074 55,964,774 104,214,107
2073 56,160,415 104,623,307
2072 56,349,733 105,022,092
2071 56,533,780 105,401,255
2070 56,713,930 105,773,681
2069 56,887,406 106,126,787
2068 57,055,818 106,471,025
2067 57,217,287 106,811,324
2066 57,373,788 107,143,716
2065 57,525,666 107,459,475
2064 57,671,683 107,761,108
2063 57,808,968 108,055,355
2062 57,938,764 108,339,650
2061 58,067,183 108,607,597
2060 58,186,565 108,859,065
2059 58,295,246 109,104,391
2058 58,392,324 109,337,395
2057 58,481,859 109,546,926
2056 58,565,952 109,732,352
2055 58,636,423 109,903,830
2054 58,697,613 110,052,946
2053 58,745,390 110,173,868
2052 58,783,172 110,270,266
2051 58,809,843 110,338,539
2050 58,824,293 110,361,987
2049 58,829,688 110,356,819
2048 58,823,499 110,313,849
2047 58,805,696 110,228,852
2046 58,775,337 110,108,051
2045 58,728,250 109,943,449
2044 58,671,458 109,748,671
2043 58,601,589 109,514,717
2042 58,516,227 109,242,604
2041 58,417,678 108,936,706
2040 58,306,713 108,611,523
2039 58,181,537 108,254,640
2038 58,041,212 107,877,983
2037 57,888,662 107,480,286
2036 57,724,649 107,075,099
2035 57,544,156 106,647,378
2034 57,348,842 106,206,100
2033 57,137,545 105,762,219
2032 56,910,400 105,299,476
2031 56,667,160 104,826,346
2030 56,407,549 104,330,461
2029 56,133,620 103,835,790
2028 55,840,949 103,316,499
2027 55,531,050 102,775,814
2026 55,203,523 102,213,157
2025 54,860,498 101,614,413
2024 54,500,091 100,987,686
2023 54,133,798 100,352,192
2022 53,756,787 99,680,655
2021 53,387,102 98,935,098
2020 53,016,522 98,079,191
2019 52,640,713 97,173,776
2018 52,272,247 96,237,319
2017 51,894,938 95,176,977
2016 51,495,696 94,000,117
2015 51,089,056 92,823,254
2014 50,681,634 91,679,578
2013 50,262,658 90,573,104
2012 49,837,446 89,510,356
2011 49,419,820 88,468,314
2010 49,024,382 87,455,152
2009 48,660,459 86,460,018
2008 48,390,793 85,175,788
2007 48,125,043 83,633,375
2006 47,785,135 82,167,897
2005 47,438,365 81,088,313
2004 47,068,772 80,338,971
2003 46,667,192 79,563,777
2002 46,232,653 78,772,224
2001 45,771,139 77,969,361
2000 45,290,841 77,154,011
1999 44,787,724 76,287,452
1998 44,257,793 75,299,660
1997 43,708,798 74,226,889
1996 43,154,860 73,156,447
1995 42,605,338 72,049,940
1994 42,055,143 70,854,391
1993 41,502,429 69,586,384
1992 40,950,342 68,260,337
1991 40,394,154 66,891,775
1990 39,817,251 65,504,552
1989 39,214,618 64,147,348
1988 38,600,927 62,843,228
1987 37,971,594 61,584,651
1986 37,314,878 60,347,048
1985 36,622,827 59,060,622
1984 35,899,313 57,706,067
1983 35,162,715 56,337,921
1982 34,482,965 55,011,289
1981 33,858,783 53,738,141
1980 33,227,204 52,490,101
1979 32,596,550 51,378,211
1978 31,972,976 50,249,552
1977 31,355,966 48,954,872
1976 30,758,811 47,684,931
1975 30,176,565 46,482,903
1974 29,598,167 45,413,537
1973 29,026,388 44,409,861
1972 28,428,324 43,429,168
1971 27,807,219 42,449,276
1970 27,193,016 41,475,230
1969 26,585,112 40,582,096
1968 25,989,662 39,734,609
1967 25,406,429 38,895,080
1966 24,836,496 38,024,836
1965 24,279,431 37,129,656
1964 23,737,315 36,201,563
1963 23,213,408 35,249,101
1962 22,704,719 34,288,560
1961 22,210,581 33,409,059
1960 21,730,250 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Vietnam
2100 -0.5% -0.54%
2099 -0.49% -0.53%
2098 -0.49% -0.51%
2097 -0.49% -0.5%
2096 -0.49% -0.49%
2095 -0.49% -0.48%
2094 -0.48% -0.48%
2093 -0.47% -0.48%
2092 -0.47% -0.48%
2091 -0.47% -0.48%
2090 -0.45% -0.47%
2089 -0.45% -0.47%
2088 -0.45% -0.47%
2087 -0.44% -0.47%
2086 -0.43% -0.46%
2085 -0.42% -0.46%
2084 -0.41% -0.47%
2083 -0.41% -0.47%
2082 -0.4% -0.46%
2081 -0.4% -0.46%
2080 -0.39% -0.45%
2079 -0.39% -0.44%
2078 -0.37% -0.44%
2077 -0.37% -0.42%
2076 -0.36% -0.41%
2075 -0.36% -0.4%
2074 -0.35% -0.39%
2073 -0.34% -0.38%
2072 -0.33% -0.36%
2071 -0.32% -0.35%
2070 -0.3% -0.33%
2069 -0.3% -0.32%
2068 -0.28% -0.32%
2067 -0.27% -0.31%
2066 -0.26% -0.29%
2065 -0.25% -0.28%
2064 -0.24% -0.27%
2063 -0.22% -0.26%
2062 -0.22% -0.25%
2061 -0.21% -0.23%
2060 -0.19% -0.22%
2059 -0.17% -0.21%
2058 -0.15% -0.19%
2057 -0.14% -0.17%
2056 -0.12% -0.16%
2055 -0.1% -0.14%
2054 -0.08% -0.11%
2053 -0.06% -0.09%
2052 -0.05% -0.06%
2051 -0.02% -0.02%
2050 -0.009% 0.005%
2049 0.01% 0.04%
2048 0.03% 0.08%
2047 0.05% 0.11%
2046 0.08% 0.15%
2045 0.1% 0.18%
2044 0.12% 0.21%
2043 0.15% 0.25%
2042 0.17% 0.28%
2041 0.19% 0.3%
2040 0.22% 0.33%
2039 0.24% 0.35%
2038 0.26% 0.37%
2037 0.28% 0.38%
2036 0.31% 0.4%
2035 0.34% 0.42%
2034 0.37% 0.42%
2033 0.4% 0.44%
2032 0.43% 0.45%
2031 0.46% 0.48%
2030 0.49% 0.48%
2029 0.52% 0.5%
2028 0.56% 0.53%
2027 0.59% 0.55%
2026 0.63% 0.59%
2025 0.66% 0.62%
2024 0.68% 0.63%
2023 0.7% 0.67%
2022 0.69% 0.75%
2021 0.7% 0.87%
2020 0.71% 0.93%
2019 0.7% 0.97%
2018 0.73% 1.11%
2017 0.78% 1.25%
2016 0.8% 1.27%
2015 0.8% 1.25%
2014 0.83% 1.22%
2013 0.85% 1.19%
2012 0.85% 1.18%
2011 0.81% 1.16%
2010 0.75% 1.15%
2009 0.56% 1.51%
2008 0.55% 1.84%
2007 0.71% 1.78%
2006 0.73% 1.33%
2005 0.79% 0.93%
2004 0.86% 0.97%
2003 0.94% 1%
2002 1.01% 1.03%
2001 1.06% 1.06%
2000 1.12% 1.14%
1999 1.2% 1.31%
1998 1.26% 1.45%
1997 1.28% 1.46%
1996 1.29% 1.54%
1995 1.31% 1.69%
1994 1.33% 1.82%
1993 1.35% 1.94%
1992 1.38% 2.05%
1991 1.45% 2.12%
1990 1.54% 2.12%
1989 1.59% 2.08%
1988 1.66% 2.04%
1987 1.76% 2.05%
1986 1.89% 2.18%
1985 2.02% 2.35%
1984 2.09% 2.43%
1983 1.97% 2.41%
1982 1.84% 2.37%
1981 1.9% 2.38%
1980 1.93% 2.16%
1979 1.95% 2.25%
1978 1.97% 2.64%
1977 1.94% 2.66%
1976 1.93% 2.59%
1975 1.95% 2.35%
1974 1.97% 2.26%
1973 2.1% 2.26%
1972 2.23% 2.31%
1971 2.26% 2.35%
1970 2.29% 2.2%
1969 2.29% 2.13%
1968 2.3% 2.16%
1967 2.29% 2.29%
1966 2.29% 2.41%
1965 2.28% 2.56%
1964 2.26% 2.7%
1963 2.24% 2.8%
1962 2.22% 2.63%
1961 2.21% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.68%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Vietnam
Current population
55292116
102365351
Population rank 27/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 1.24%
One net population change
1.43 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
34.9 seconds
22.7 seconds
One death every
1.06 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,004 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +366,293 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +0.68% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 123/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -39,661 -48,171
Net migration rank 172/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - -48,171
2024 - -37,979 - -59,645
2023 408,331 -34,989 727,955 -81,789
2022 415,647 -34,988 775,914 -78,977
2021 394,104 -35,370 799,593 -5,418
2020 448,626 -66,213 924,004 -6,457
2019 469,924 -100,783 895,262 -2,051
2018 482,316 -114,598 882,977 96,650
2017 492,276 -105,415 1,001,833 139,245
2016 499,508 -87,907 1,045,094 167,652
2015 495,769 -94,108 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 488,114 -74,901 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 487,648 -62,863 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 487,210 -61,536 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 492,271 -82,713 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 497,745 -116,481 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 505,144 -158,542 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 373,287 -180,533 1,008,141 571,113
2007 523,745 -184,989 981,689 523,784
2006 527,165 -186,098 943,041 482,399
2005 537,429 -185,009 942,084 -208,337
2004 556,494 -169,736 985,438 -220,458
2003 582,173 -165,739 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 602,873 -150,232 991,427 -193,766
2001 601,524 -131,124 985,610 -177,586
2000 596,979 -106,772 966,894 -144,298
1999 597,916 -81,874 925,519 -15,010
1998 606,110 -62,281 959,016 106,091
1997 613,103 -58,954 1,028,116 52,382
1996 619,488 -65,766 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 620,376 -75,097 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 626,411 -71,359 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 633,576 -83,214 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 634,484 -80,661 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 637,622 -79,059 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 636,081 -40,859 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 636,610 -26,585 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 630,392 -13,046 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 652,960 -11,642 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 679,467 -7,351 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 705,905 6,074 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 723,623 11,433 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 719,710 18,427 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 701,212 -79,856 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 679,851 -52,839 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 673,815 -37,679 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 669,338 -44,174 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 658,068 -36,055 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 649,915 -37,879 1,259,315 49,655
1976 642,829 -60,561 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 635,005 -52,763 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 628,458 -53,875 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 624,619 -55,659 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 616,411 10,735 921,524 -1,920
1971 608,784 6,306 963,259 76,961
1970 595,337 17,997 905,902 1,997
1969 584,979 17,491 878,359 0
1968 571,123 17,293 815,116 1,489
1967 559,577 18,470 862,071 394
1966 546,378 15,453 876,283 1,769
1965 533,443 18,847 913,761 -1,438
1964 516,334 15,600 950,219 -6,328
1963 501,548 14,350 961,067 0
1962 487,925 13,546 960,046 0
1961 474,818 11,972 798,978 0
1960 465,049 8,807 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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