Myanmar Population Pyramid 2022
Myanmar in 2022
In 2022, Myanmar had a total population of 53,756,788 people. A decade earlier, in 2012, the population was 49,837,446; it has grown by 7.9% since.
With a median age of 30.3 years, Myanmar had a youth dependency ratio of 36.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.1 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 53,756,788 | 30.3 | |
| Thailand | 71,735,329 | 40.2 | |
| Malaysia | 34,695,493 | 30.6 | |
| Cambodia | 17,201,724 | 26.5 | |
| Viet Nam | 99,680,655 | 33.0 |





