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

Myanmar and Zimbabwe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Myanmar	Zimbabwe	Myanmar	Zimbabwe
1960	21,730,250	3,809,389	-	-
1961	22,210,581	3,930,401	2.21%	3.18%
1962	22,704,719	4,055,959	2.22%	3.19%
1963	23,213,408	4,185,877	2.24%	3.2%
1964	23,737,315	4,320,006	2.26%	3.2%
1965	24,279,431	4,458,462	2.28%	3.2%
1966	24,836,496	4,601,217	2.29%	3.2%
1967	25,406,429	4,748,307	2.29%	3.2%
1968	25,989,662	4,900,440	2.3%	3.2%
1969	26,585,112	5,058,181	2.29%	3.22%
1970	27,193,016	5,215,918	2.29%	3.12%
1971	27,807,219	5,374,712	2.26%	3.04%
1972	28,428,324	5,542,445	2.23%	3.12%
1973	29,026,388	5,720,404	2.1%	3.21%
1974	29,598,167	5,908,328	1.97%	3.29%
1975	30,176,565	6,098,658	1.95%	3.22%
1976	30,758,811	6,287,105	1.93%	3.09%
1977	31,355,966	6,449,512	1.94%	2.58%
1978	31,972,976	6,543,575	1.97%	1.46%
1979	32,596,550	6,647,556	1.95%	1.59%
1980	33,227,204	7,041,303	1.93%	5.92%
1981	33,858,783	7,498,635	1.9%	6.49%
1982	34,482,965	7,796,496	1.84%	3.97%
1983	35,162,715	8,098,404	1.97%	3.87%
1984	35,899,313	8,391,488	2.09%	3.62%
1985	36,622,827	8,686,813	2.02%	3.52%
1986	37,314,878	8,982,578	1.89%	3.4%
1987	37,971,594	9,284,644	1.76%	3.36%
1988	38,600,927	9,583,094	1.66%	3.21%
1989	39,214,618	9,864,798	1.59%	2.94%
1990	39,817,251	10,137,281	1.54%	2.76%
1991	40,394,154	10,404,816	1.45%	2.64%
1992	40,950,342	10,702,700	1.38%	2.86%
1993	41,502,429	10,860,288	1.35%	1.47%
1994	42,055,143	10,873,148	1.33%	0.12%
1995	42,605,338	10,974,599	1.31%	0.93%
1996	43,154,860	11,158,360	1.29%	1.67%
1997	43,708,798	11,369,827	1.28%	1.9%
1998	44,257,793	11,594,297	1.26%	1.97%
1999	44,787,724	11,783,458	1.2%	1.63%
2000	45,290,841	11,892,055	1.12%	0.92%
2001	45,771,139	11,971,901	1.06%	0.67%
2002	46,232,653	12,087,653	1.01%	0.97%
2003	46,667,192	12,232,323	0.94%	1.2%
2004	47,068,772	12,365,896	0.86%	1.09%
2005	47,438,365	12,483,432	0.79%	0.95%
2006	47,785,135	12,636,445	0.73%	1.23%
2007	48,125,043	12,804,058	0.71%	1.33%
2008	48,390,793	12,959,149	0.55%	1.21%
2009	48,660,459	13,142,790	0.56%	1.42%
2010	49,024,382	13,356,548	0.75%	1.63%
2011	49,419,820	13,595,424	0.81%	1.79%
2012	49,837,446	13,817,887	0.85%	1.64%
2013	50,262,658	14,013,808	0.85%	1.42%
2014	50,681,634	14,207,359	0.83%	1.38%
2015	51,089,056	14,399,013	0.8%	1.35%
2016	51,495,696	14,600,294	0.8%	1.4%
2017	51,894,938	14,812,482	0.78%	1.45%
2018	52,272,247	15,034,452	0.73%	1.5%
2019	52,640,713	15,271,368	0.7%	1.58%
2020	53,016,522	15,526,888	0.71%	1.67%
2021	53,387,102	15,797,210	0.7%	1.74%
2022	53,756,787	16,069,056	0.69%	1.72%
2023	54,133,798	16,340,822	0.7%	1.69%
2024	54,500,091	16,634,373	0.68%	1.8%
2025	54,850,652	16,950,805	0.64%	1.9%
2026	55,184,831	17,273,591	0.61%	1.9%
2027	55,502,494	17,600,621	0.58%	1.89%
2028	55,802,778	17,932,015	0.54%	1.88%
2029	56,085,147	18,268,967	0.51%	1.88%
2030	56,351,028	18,610,356	0.47%	1.87%
2031	56,601,632	18,956,207	0.44%	1.86%
2032	56,836,048	19,311,368	0.41%	1.87%
2033	57,054,552	19,675,929	0.38%	1.89%
2034	57,257,183	20,041,125	0.36%	1.86%
2035	57,444,471	20,409,159	0.33%	1.84%
2036	57,616,158	20,778,662	0.3%	1.81%
2037	57,773,912	21,144,748	0.27%	1.76%
2038	57,919,868	21,512,919	0.25%	1.74%
2039	58,052,183	21,881,123	0.23%	1.71%
2040	58,169,863	22,250,123	0.2%	1.69%
2041	58,274,275	22,627,428	0.18%	1.7%
2042	58,365,927	23,000,906	0.16%	1.65%
2043	58,443,291	23,371,301	0.13%	1.61%
2044	58,506,418	23,740,630	0.11%	1.58%
2045	58,558,173	24,102,391	0.09%	1.52%
2046	58,596,775	24,462,491	0.07%	1.49%
2047	58,620,774	24,816,449	0.04%	1.45%
2048	58,632,733	25,168,419	0.02%	1.42%
2049	58,633,128	25,518,513	0.001%	1.39%
2050	58,623,237	25,866,397	-0.02%	1.36%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Myanmar increased by 3,650,691 people (a 7.7% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,915,581 people (a 15.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Myanmar gained 4,030,034 (a 7.89% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,811,079 (a 19.5% growth).

Myanmar was ranked 27th most populous country in 2005 and is still 27th in 2025. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2005 and ranked 74th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Myanmar's population will grow by 6.36% to 58,623,237 people with a rank change from 27th to 35th. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 50.3% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.