Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — Myanmar

Population in cities over 1 million in Myanmar in 2025 — 7,407,488 people. Ranked 40 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 302.1%.

2025 7.41M people +1.85% vs 2024
World rank 40of 121
Period maximum 7.41M people2025
Period minimum 1.84M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — Myanmar, 1960–202502M4M6M8M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,842,385 people1962: 1,928,493 people1964: 2,019,147 people1966: 2,114,357 people1968: 2,214,655 people1970: 2,320,060 people1972: 2,431,170 people1974: 2,539,332 people1976: 2,647,204 people1978: 2,759,527 people1980: 2,876,811 people1982: 2,998,939 people1984: 3,129,295 people1986: 3,266,959 people1988: 3,410,966 people1990: 3,561,197 people1992: 3,718,358 people1994: 3,882,322 people1996: 4,053,860 people1998: 4,232,833 people2000: 4,420,085 people2002: 4,615,465 people2004: 4,819,895 people2006: 5,033,213 people2008: 5,256,425 people2010: 5,489,354 people2012: 5,733,103 people2014: 5,987,480 people2016: 6,253,501 people2018: 6,531,522 people2020: 6,769,354 people2022: 7,015,079 people2024: 7,272,699 people2025: 7,407,488 people
Change over the period: +5.57M (+302.06%) Average annual rate: 2.16 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Myanmar 7.41M people
World computed 2.01B people
East Asia & Pacific computed 718M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 119M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 574M people
Population in cities over 1 million — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 7.41M +134,789 +1.85%
2024 7.27M +130,598 +1.83%
2023 7.14M +127,022 +1.81%
2022 7.02M +124,080 +1.8%
2021 6.89M +121,645 +1.8%
2020 6.77M +119,544 +1.8%
2019 6.65M +118,288 +1.81%
2018 6.53M +140,545 +2.2%
2017 6.39M +137,476 +2.2%
2016 6.25M +134,477 +2.2%
2015 6.12M +131,544 +2.2%
2014 5.99M +128,676 +2.2%
2013 5.86M +125,701 +2.19%
2012 5.73M +123,302 +2.2%
2011 5.61M +120,447 +2.19%
2010 5.49M +117,826 +2.19%
2009 5.37M +115,103 +2.19%
2008 5.26M +112,911 +2.2%
2007 5.14M +110,301 +2.19%
2006 5.03M +107,904 +2.19%
2005 4.93M +105,414 +2.19%
2004 4.82M +103,408 +2.19%
2003 4.72M +101,022 +2.19%
2002 4.62M +98,828 +2.19%
2001 4.52M +96,552 +2.18%
2000 4.42M +94,718 +2.19%
1999 4.33M +92,534 +2.19%
1998 4.23M +90,528 +2.19%
1997 4.14M +88,445 +2.18%
1996 4.05M +86,768 +2.19%
1995 3.97M +84,770 +2.18%
1994 3.88M +82,934 +2.18%
1993 3.8M +81,030 +2.18%
1992 3.72M +79,494 +2.18%
1991 3.64M +77,667 +2.18%
1990 3.56M +75,987 +2.18%
1989 3.49M +74,244 +2.18%
1988 3.41M +72,840 +2.18%
1987 3.34M +71,167 +2.18%
1986 3.27M +69,630 +2.18%
1985 3.2M +68,034 +2.17%
1984 3.13M +66,750 +2.18%
1983 3.06M +63,606 +2.12%
1982 3M +61,744 +2.1%
1981 2.94M +60,384 +2.1%
1980 2.88M +59,296 +2.1%
1979 2.82M +57,988 +2.1%
1978 2.76M +56,787 +2.1%
1977 2.7M +55,536 +2.1%
1976 2.65M +54,537 +2.1%
1975 2.59M +53,335 +2.1%
1974 2.54M +52,231 +2.1%
1973 2.49M +55,931 +2.3%
1972 2.43M +56,310 +2.37%
1971 2.37M +54,800 +2.36%
1970 2.32M +53,413 +2.36%
1969 2.27M +51,992 +2.35%
1968 2.21M +50,822 +2.35%
1967 2.16M +49,476 +2.34%
1966 2.11M +48,238 +2.33%
1965 2.07M +46,972 +2.33%
1964 2.02M +45,928 +2.33%
1963 1.97M +44,726 +2.32%
1962 1.93M +43,621 +2.31%
1961 1.88M +42,487 +2.31%
1960 1.84M

South-Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.