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

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The latest officially reported population of Myanmar was 54,850,648 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Myanmar's population is 55,361,818 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 1.27 times bigger than Yemen's.
  • Myanmar is ranked the 27th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 1.19% of the world: 0.67% for Myanmar vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Myanmar has had an average growth rate of +0.72% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Myanmar has increased from 47.8M people to 55.4M (15.9% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Myanmar vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Myanmar Yemen
2100 49,940,111 111,481,288
2099 50,189,329 111,166,365
2098 50,438,094 110,823,878
2097 50,686,307 110,463,393
2096 50,935,768 110,075,677
2095 51,187,086 109,669,492
2094 51,437,370 109,238,445
2093 51,684,263 108,785,158
2092 51,929,856 108,301,955
2091 52,177,533 107,796,487
2090 52,421,308 107,270,820
2089 52,660,538 106,721,736
2088 52,897,777 106,150,572
2087 53,134,297 105,558,607
2086 53,369,096 104,947,326
2085 53,601,340 104,309,237
2084 53,828,989 103,657,284
2083 54,053,017 102,986,631
2082 54,275,644 102,302,622
2081 54,495,268 101,596,159
2080 54,712,302 100,875,201
2079 54,927,789 100,134,051
2078 55,140,889 99,378,110
2077 55,347,343 98,609,975
2076 55,552,868 97,818,664
2075 55,755,739 97,013,320
2074 55,954,725 96,187,203
2073 56,150,331 95,346,716
2072 56,339,615 94,485,874
2071 56,523,628 93,603,848
2070 56,703,747 92,709,049
2069 56,877,191 91,795,290
2068 57,045,573 90,865,447
2067 57,207,013 89,921,194
2066 57,363,486 88,958,695
2065 57,515,336 87,982,501
2064 57,661,327 86,994,159
2063 57,798,588 85,982,061
2062 57,928,360 84,947,120
2061 58,056,757 83,896,256
2060 58,176,117 82,829,722
2059 58,284,778 81,744,993
2058 58,381,839 80,641,636
2057 58,471,358 79,527,942
2056 58,555,436 78,400,761
2055 58,625,894 77,261,521
2054 58,687,073 76,109,237
2053 58,734,842 74,951,358
2052 58,772,617 73,780,088
2051 58,799,283 72,598,574
2050 58,813,731 71,404,664
2049 58,819,125 70,211,386
2048 58,812,936 69,012,729
2047 58,795,137 67,813,135
2046 58,764,783 66,608,054
2045 58,717,705 65,404,355
2044 58,660,923 64,201,447
2043 58,591,067 63,002,861
2042 58,505,720 61,810,280
2041 58,407,189 60,624,401
2040 58,296,243 59,448,342
2039 58,171,090 58,277,392
2038 58,030,790 57,109,914
2037 57,878,267 55,948,438
2036 57,714,284 54,784,372
2035 57,533,824 53,617,795
2034 57,338,544 52,452,522
2033 57,127,286 51,284,323
2032 56,900,181 50,117,732
2031 56,656,985 48,947,870
2030 56,397,420 47,764,521
2029 56,123,541 46,573,906
2028 55,830,923 45,382,831
2027 55,521,079 44,183,742
2026 55,193,610 42,980,680
2025 54,850,648 41,773,878
2024 54,500,091 40,583,164
2023 54,133,798 39,390,799
2022 53,756,787 38,222,876
2021 53,387,102 37,140,230
2020 53,016,522 36,134,863
2019 52,640,713 35,111,408
2018 52,272,247 34,085,182
2017 51,894,938 33,090,921
2016 51,495,696 32,109,010
2015 51,089,056 31,159,379
2014 50,681,634 30,226,309
2013 50,262,658 29,312,952
2012 49,837,446 28,433,647
2011 49,419,820 27,582,897
2010 49,024,382 26,754,387
2009 48,660,459 25,927,724
2008 48,390,793 25,111,941
2007 48,125,043 24,318,082
2006 47,785,135 23,543,083
2005 47,438,365 22,790,085
2004 47,068,772 22,095,167
2003 46,667,192 21,456,379
2002 46,232,653 20,835,086
2001 45,771,139 20,226,147
2000 45,290,841 19,624,141
1999 44,787,724 19,029,420
1998 44,257,793 18,446,013
1997 43,708,798 17,873,936
1996 43,154,860 17,313,177
1995 42,605,338 16,740,058
1994 42,055,143 16,149,147
1993 41,502,429 15,563,914
1992 40,950,342 14,989,494
1991 40,394,154 14,430,201
1990 39,817,251 13,887,862
1989 39,214,618 13,364,174
1988 38,600,927 12,859,708
1987 37,971,594 12,369,912
1986 37,314,878 11,901,040
1985 36,622,827 11,453,825
1984 35,899,313 11,025,597
1983 35,162,715 10,621,499
1982 34,482,965 10,241,006
1981 33,858,783 9,882,362
1980 33,227,204 9,543,358
1979 32,596,550 9,224,194
1978 31,972,976 8,926,586
1977 31,355,966 8,648,222
1976 30,758,811 8,384,113
1975 30,176,565 8,133,598
1974 29,598,167 7,896,783
1973 29,026,388 7,672,796
1972 28,428,324 7,460,068
1971 27,807,219 7,257,462
1970 27,193,016 7,065,279
1969 26,585,112 6,875,859
1968 25,989,662 6,690,524
1967 25,406,429 6,516,444
1966 24,836,496 6,351,494
1965 24,279,431 6,195,593
1964 23,737,315 6,048,006
1963 23,213,408 5,911,135
1962 22,704,719 5,782,221
1961 22,210,581 5,655,232
1960 21,730,250 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/myanmar/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Myanmar gained 3,866,122 people (a 7.51% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 26th most populous country in 2006 and is 27th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Myanmar's population will grow by 6.24% to 58,813,731 people with a rank change from 27th to 35th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Myanmar
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Myanmar Yemen
2100 -0.5% 0.28%
2099 -0.49% 0.31%
2098 -0.49% 0.33%
2097 -0.49% 0.35%
2096 -0.49% 0.37%
2095 -0.49% 0.39%
2094 -0.48% 0.42%
2093 -0.47% 0.45%
2092 -0.47% 0.47%
2091 -0.47% 0.49%
2090 -0.45% 0.51%
2089 -0.45% 0.54%
2088 -0.45% 0.56%
2087 -0.44% 0.58%
2086 -0.43% 0.61%
2085 -0.42% 0.63%
2084 -0.41% 0.65%
2083 -0.41% 0.67%
2082 -0.4% 0.7%
2081 -0.4% 0.71%
2080 -0.39% 0.74%
2079 -0.39% 0.76%
2078 -0.37% 0.78%
2077 -0.37% 0.81%
2076 -0.36% 0.83%
2075 -0.36% 0.86%
2074 -0.35% 0.88%
2073 -0.34% 0.91%
2072 -0.33% 0.94%
2071 -0.32% 0.97%
2070 -0.3% 1%
2069 -0.3% 1.02%
2068 -0.28% 1.05%
2067 -0.27% 1.08%
2066 -0.26% 1.11%
2065 -0.25% 1.14%
2064 -0.24% 1.18%
2063 -0.22% 1.22%
2062 -0.22% 1.25%
2061 -0.21% 1.29%
2060 -0.19% 1.33%
2059 -0.17% 1.37%
2058 -0.15% 1.4%
2057 -0.14% 1.44%
2056 -0.12% 1.47%
2055 -0.1% 1.51%
2054 -0.08% 1.54%
2053 -0.06% 1.59%
2052 -0.05% 1.63%
2051 -0.02% 1.67%
2050 -0.009% 1.7%
2049 0.01% 1.74%
2048 0.03% 1.77%
2047 0.05% 1.81%
2046 0.08% 1.84%
2045 0.1% 1.87%
2044 0.12% 1.9%
2043 0.15% 1.93%
2042 0.17% 1.96%
2041 0.19% 1.98%
2040 0.22% 2.01%
2039 0.24% 2.04%
2038 0.26% 2.08%
2037 0.28% 2.12%
2036 0.31% 2.18%
2035 0.34% 2.22%
2034 0.37% 2.28%
2033 0.4% 2.33%
2032 0.43% 2.39%
2031 0.46% 2.48%
2030 0.49% 2.56%
2029 0.52% 2.62%
2028 0.56% 2.71%
2027 0.59% 2.8%
2026 0.63% 2.89%
2025 0.64% 2.93%
2024 0.68% 3.03%
2023 0.7% 3.06%
2022 0.69% 2.92%
2021 0.7% 2.78%
2020 0.71% 2.91%
2019 0.7% 3.01%
2018 0.73% 3%
2017 0.78% 3.06%
2016 0.8% 3.05%
2015 0.8% 3.09%
2014 0.83% 3.12%
2013 0.85% 3.09%
2012 0.85% 3.08%
2011 0.81% 3.1%
2010 0.75% 3.19%
2009 0.56% 3.25%
2008 0.55% 3.26%
2007 0.71% 3.29%
2006 0.73% 3.3%
2005 0.79% 3.15%
2004 0.86% 2.98%
2003 0.94% 2.98%
2002 1.01% 3.01%
2001 1.06% 3.07%
2000 1.12% 3.13%
1999 1.2% 3.16%
1998 1.26% 3.2%
1997 1.28% 3.24%
1996 1.29% 3.42%
1995 1.31% 3.66%
1994 1.33% 3.76%
1993 1.35% 3.83%
1992 1.38% 3.88%
1991 1.45% 3.91%
1990 1.54% 3.92%
1989 1.59% 3.92%
1988 1.66% 3.96%
1987 1.76% 3.94%
1986 1.89% 3.9%
1985 2.02% 3.88%
1984 2.09% 3.8%
1983 1.97% 3.72%
1982 1.84% 3.63%
1981 1.9% 3.55%
1980 1.93% 3.46%
1979 1.95% 3.33%
1978 1.97% 3.22%
1977 1.94% 3.15%
1976 1.93% 3.08%
1975 1.95% 3%
1974 1.97% 2.92%
1973 2.1% 2.85%
1972 2.23% 2.79%
1971 2.26% 2.72%
1970 2.29% 2.75%
1969 2.29% 2.77%
1968 2.3% 2.67%
1967 2.29% 2.6%
1966 2.29% 2.52%
1965 2.28% 2.44%
1964 2.26% 2.32%
1963 2.24% 2.23%
1962 2.22% 2.25%
1961 2.21% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/myanmar/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Myanmar grew by 0.64%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Myanmar Yemen
Current population
55361818
43598646
Population rank 27/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.67% 0.52%
One net population change
1.5 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
35.1 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
1.05 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +960 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +350,557 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +0.64% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 121/197 15/197
One migration net change every
13.3 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -39,661 -16,291
Net migration rank 172/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 79,052 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 139/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 194/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Myanmar
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Myanmar Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -39,661 - -16,291
2024 397,197 -37,979 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 408,331 -34,989 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 415,647 -34,988 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 394,104 -35,370 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 448,626 -66,213 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 469,924 -100,783 1,056,432 2,129
2018 482,316 -114,598 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 492,276 -105,415 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 499,508 -87,907 975,697 -6,492
2015 495,769 -94,108 939,922 -9,883
2014 488,114 -74,901 920,330 15,764
2013 487,648 -62,863 884,929 5,697
2012 487,210 -61,536 845,645 22,349
2011 492,271 -82,713 806,359 27,184
2010 497,745 -116,481 803,246 20,269
2009 505,144 -158,542 798,911 30,919
2008 373,287 -180,533 779,123 22,621
2007 523,745 -184,989 764,780 21,210
2006 527,165 -186,098 750,082 13,940
2005 537,429 -185,009 726,708 15,283
2004 556,494 -169,736 710,493 -62,641
2003 582,173 -165,739 694,457 -64,737
2002 602,873 -150,232 672,494 -59,648
2001 601,524 -131,124 658,704 -53,698
2000 596,979 -106,772 646,694 -47,713
1999 597,916 -81,874 633,166 -42,731
1998 606,110 -62,281 615,488 -39,096
1997 613,103 -58,954 604,443 -36,694
1996 619,488 -65,766 588,786 -35,043
1995 620,376 -75,097 607,966 -15,485
1994 626,411 -71,359 602,363 -13,040
1993 633,576 -83,214 595,459 -14,332
1992 634,484 -80,661 582,072 -14,372
1991 637,622 -79,059 565,837 -14,964
1990 636,081 -40,859 549,654 -15,847
1989 636,610 -26,585 530,464 -16,876
1988 630,392 -13,046 513,296 -17,952
1987 652,960 -11,642 493,337 -9,097
1986 679,467 -7,351 464,665 -11,151
1985 705,905 6,074 455,576 -14,660
1984 723,623 11,433 434,674 -19,143
1983 719,710 18,427 414,823 -22,152
1982 701,212 -79,856 392,302 -23,981
1981 679,851 -52,839 374,482 -25,499
1980 673,815 -37,679 355,767 -26,740
1979 669,338 -44,174 336,378 -27,090
1978 658,068 -36,055 312,439 -26,524
1977 649,915 -37,879 296,115 -25,305
1976 642,829 -60,561 281,078 -23,669
1975 635,005 -52,763 266,815 -23,192
1974 628,458 -53,875 252,737 -22,726
1973 624,619 -55,659 240,235 -22,282
1972 616,411 10,735 229,322 -21,826
1971 608,784 6,306 219,095 -21,386
1970 595,337 17,997 207,613 -20,966
1969 584,979 17,491 196,305 -4,121
1968 571,123 17,293 182,518 -4,031
1967 559,577 18,470 173,637 -3,959
1966 546,378 15,453 164,091 -3,874
1965 533,443 18,847 155,398 -3,797
1964 516,334 15,600 147,299 -3,712
1963 501,548 14,350 133,781 -3,640
1962 487,925 13,546 131,262 -3,572
1961 474,818 11,972 129,787 -3,503
1960 465,049 8,807 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/myanmar/yemen | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 86.3% of the population change in Myanmar is from natural causes (a gain of 4,503,698 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 712,350 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 79,052 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Myanmar, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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