Myanmar Population Pyramid 2018
Myanmar in 2018
In 2018, Myanmar had a total population of 52,272,246 people. A decade earlier, in 2008, the population was 48,390,794; it has grown by 8.0% since.
Half of the population was younger than 29.2 years; 25.6% were children under 15 and 6.1% were 65 or older. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Myanmar was 2.12 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 66.9 years in 2023: 70.2 for women and 63.8 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
68,866 immigrants live in Myanmar, 0.1% of the population.
| China | 36,301 |
| India | 28,256 |
| Pakistan | 3,207 |
| Bangladesh | 1,102 |
4,320,462 people born in Myanmar live in other countries.
| Thailand | 1,708,695 |
| Bangladesh | 1,246,705 |
| China | 367,052 |
| Malaysia | 308,095 |
| United States of America | 199,585 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 52,272,247 | 29.2 | |
| Thailand | 71,376,079 | 38.2 | |
| Malaysia | 32,910,967 | 28.8 | |
| Cambodia | 16,274,522 | 25.5 | |
| Viet Nam | 96,237,320 | 31.2 |





