Population density — all countries

Population density — Myanmar

Population density in Myanmar in 2023 — 82.9 per km². Ranked 118 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 144.1%.

2023 82.9 per km² +0.7% vs 2022
World rank 118of 215
Period maximum 82.9 per km²2023
Period minimum 34 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Myanmar, 1961–20232040608010019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 34 per km²1963: 35.5 per km²1965: 37.2 per km²1967: 38.9 per km²1969: 40.7 per km²1971: 42.5 per km²1973: 44.4 per km²1975: 46.2 per km²1977: 48 per km²1979: 49.9 per km²1981: 51.8 per km²1983: 53.8 per km²1985: 56 per km²1987: 58.1 per km²1989: 60 per km²1991: 61.8 per km²1993: 63.5 per km²1995: 65.2 per km²1997: 66.9 per km²1999: 68.5 per km²2001: 70 per km²2003: 71.4 per km²2005: 72.6 per km²2007: 73.6 per km²2009: 74.5 per km²2011: 75.6 per km²2013: 77 per km²2015: 78.2 per km²2017: 79.5 per km²2019: 80.7 per km²2021: 81.8 per km²2023: 82.9 per km²
Change over the period: +49 (+144.05%) Average annual rate: 1.45 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Myanmar

Myanmar 82.9 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
East Asia & Pacific 97.5 per km²
South-Eastern Asia computed 156 per km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 148.1 per km²
Population density — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 82.9 +0.6 +0.7%
2022 82.4 +0.6 +0.69%
2021 81.8 +0.6 +0.7%
2020 81.2 +0.6 +0.72%
2019 80.7 +0.6 +0.7%
2018 80.1 +0.6 +0.73%
2017 79.5 +0.6 +0.78%
2016 78.9 +0.7 +0.84%
2015 78.2 +0.6 +0.8%
2014 77.6 +0.6 +0.83%
2013 77 +0.7 +0.86%
2012 76.3 +0.7 +0.87%
2011 75.6 +0.6 +0.8%
2010 75 +0.6 +0.75%
2009 74.5 +0.4 +0.56%
2008 74.1 +0.4 +0.58%
2007 73.6 +0.5 +0.7%
2006 73.1 +0.5 +0.71%
2005 72.6 +0.6 +0.79%
2004 72 +0.6 +0.88%
2003 71.4 +0.7 +0.94%
2002 70.7 +0.7 +1.01%
2001 70 +0.7 +1.06%
2000 69.3 +0.8 +1.12%
1999 68.5 +0.8 +1.2%
1998 67.7 +0.8 +1.26%
1997 66.9 +0.8 +1.28%
1996 66 +0.8 +1.29%
1995 65.2 +0.8 +1.31%
1994 64.3 +0.8 +1.33%
1993 63.5 +0.8 +1.35%
1992 62.7 +0.9 +1.38%
1991 61.8 +0.9 +1.45%
1990 60.9 +0.9 +1.54%
1989 60 +0.9 +1.59%
1988 59.1 +1 +1.66%
1987 58.1 +1 +1.76%
1986 57.1 +1.1 +1.89%
1985 56 +1.1 +2.02%
1984 54.9 +1.1 +2.09%
1983 53.8 +1 +1.97%
1982 52.8 +1 +1.84%
1981 51.8 +1 +1.9%
1980 50.8 +1 +1.93%
1979 49.9 +1 +1.95%
1978 48.9 +0.9 +1.97%
1977 48 +0.9 +1.94%
1976 47.1 +0.9 +1.93%
1975 46.2 +0.9 +1.95%
1974 45.3 +0.9 +1.97%
1973 44.4 +0.9 +2.1%
1972 43.5 +1 +2.23%
1971 42.5 +0.9 +2.26%
1970 41.6 +0.9 +2.29%
1969 40.7 +0.9 +2.29%
1968 39.8 +0.9 +2.3%
1967 38.9 +0.9 +2.29%
1966 38 +0.9 +2.29%
1965 37.2 +0.8 +2.28%
1964 36.3 +0.8 +2.26%
1963 35.5 +0.8 +2.24%
1962 34.7 +0.8 +2.22%
1961 34

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.