Myanmar Population Pyramid 2042
Myanmar in 2042
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Myanmar at 58,365,922 in 2042. Ten years before, in 2032, the projected population is 56,836,045 — 2.7% lower.
The median age is projected at 35.7 years, with 29.6 children under 15 and 16.8 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 58,365,923 | 35.7 | |
| Thailand | 69,025,351 | 47.6 | |
| Malaysia | 42,144,466 | 38.5 | |
| Cambodia | 20,848,376 | 31.1 | |
| Laos | 9,305,406 | 31.4 |





