Myanmar Rural Population 1960-2024
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Myanmar rural population for 2022 was 36,965,999, a 0.23% increase from 2021.
- Myanmar rural population for 2021 was 36,879,663, a 0.25% increase from 2020.
- Myanmar rural population for 2020 was 36,786,680, a 0.3% increase from 2019.
- Myanmar rural population for 2019 was 36,676,246, a 0.31% increase from 2018.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| India |
908,804,812 |
| Pakistan |
146,845,783 |
| Indonesia |
115,892,393 |
| Bangladesh |
103,206,552 |
| Nigeria |
101,575,770 |
| Egypt |
63,300,985 |
| Vietnam |
60,123,739 |
| Philippines |
60,117,263 |
| Kenya |
38,358,435 |
| Myanmar |
36,965,999 |
| Sudan |
30,020,115 |
| Sri Lanka |
17,960,843 |
| Uzbekistan |
17,657,930 |
| Ghana |
13,853,989 |
| Morocco |
13,261,620 |
| Cambodia |
12,556,766 |
| Cameroon |
11,519,492 |
| Ukraine |
11,430,780 |
| Angola |
11,359,649 |
| Zambia |
10,857,387 |
| Papua New Guinea |
8,765,048 |
| Lao PDR |
4,698,995 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
4,254,716 |
| Honduras |
4,214,875 |
| Tunisia |
3,680,393 |
| Bolivia |
3,565,773 |
| Nicaragua |
2,810,208 |
| Mauritania |
2,040,187 |
| Republic of Congo |
1,866,593 |
| Lesotho |
1,615,392 |
| El Salvador |
1,598,862 |
| Georgia |
1,473,975 |
| Moldova |
1,473,227 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
1,145,354 |
| Mongolia |
1,055,872 |
| Timor-Leste |
911,089 |
| Eswatini |
906,348 |
| Solomon Islands |
538,975 |
| Bhutan |
440,632 |
| Vanuatu |
242,389 |
| Djibouti |
242,328 |
| Cabo Verde |
192,507 |
| Micronesia |
87,659 |
| Kiribati |
56,354 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
55,128 |
| Myanmar Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2022 |
36,965,999 |
68.23 |
0.23% |
| 2021 |
36,879,663 |
68.55 |
0.25% |
| 2020 |
36,786,680 |
68.86 |
0.30% |
| 2019 |
36,676,246 |
69.15 |
0.31% |
| 2018 |
36,561,274 |
69.42 |
0.35% |
| 2017 |
36,433,470 |
69.68 |
0.42% |
| 2016 |
36,282,093 |
69.92 |
0.47% |
| 2015 |
36,111,872 |
70.14 |
0.51% |
| 2014 |
35,929,459 |
70.35 |
0.56% |
| 2013 |
35,728,854 |
70.54 |
0.58% |
| 2012 |
35,521,331 |
70.73 |
0.58% |
| 2011 |
35,316,765 |
70.93 |
0.55% |
| 2010 |
35,124,401 |
71.12 |
0.50% |
| 2009 |
34,950,742 |
71.31 |
0.32% |
| 2008 |
34,838,171 |
71.49 |
0.32% |
| 2007 |
34,726,324 |
71.68 |
0.48% |
| 2006 |
34,560,081 |
71.87 |
0.50% |
| 2005 |
34,387,390 |
72.05 |
0.55% |
| 2004 |
34,197,293 |
72.24 |
0.62% |
| 2003 |
33,984,919 |
72.43 |
0.70% |
| 2002 |
33,748,830 |
72.61 |
0.75% |
| 2001 |
33,495,112 |
72.79 |
0.79% |
| 2000 |
33,231,598 |
72.98 |
0.85% |
| 1999 |
32,951,110 |
73.16 |
0.93% |
| 1998 |
32,646,835 |
73.34 |
0.98% |
| 1997 |
32,327,369 |
73.52 |
1.01% |
| 1996 |
32,001,720 |
73.70 |
1.02% |
| 1995 |
31,678,166 |
73.88 |
1.03% |
| 1994 |
31,352,323 |
74.05 |
1.07% |
| 1993 |
31,019,874 |
74.23 |
1.09% |
| 1992 |
30,683,820 |
74.41 |
1.13% |
| 1991 |
30,340,355 |
74.58 |
1.20% |
| 1990 |
29,977,223 |
74.76 |
1.30% |
| 1989 |
29,589,817 |
74.93 |
1.35% |
| 1988 |
29,191,626 |
75.10 |
1.42% |
| 1987 |
28,780,402 |
75.28 |
1.52% |
| 1986 |
28,347,579 |
75.45 |
1.63% |
| 1985 |
27,889,059 |
75.62 |
1.75% |
| 1984 |
27,404,818 |
75.79 |
1.83% |
| 1983 |
26,907,561 |
75.96 |
1.88% |
| 1982 |
26,406,797 |
76.01 |
1.82% |
| 1981 |
25,929,814 |
76.02 |
1.90% |
| 1980 |
25,443,029 |
76.03 |
1.93% |
| 1979 |
24,957,024 |
76.04 |
1.94% |
| 1978 |
24,476,506 |
76.05 |
1.97% |
| 1977 |
23,999,796 |
76.06 |
1.95% |
| 1976 |
23,536,176 |
76.07 |
1.93% |
| 1975 |
23,085,318 |
76.08 |
1.96% |
| 1974 |
22,637,356 |
76.09 |
1.98% |
| 1973 |
22,193,961 |
76.10 |
1.74% |
| 1972 |
21,811,976 |
76.39 |
1.75% |
| 1971 |
21,434,497 |
76.79 |
1.79% |
| 1970 |
21,055,149 |
77.17 |
1.82% |
| 1969 |
20,674,693 |
77.55 |
1.85% |
| 1968 |
20,295,394 |
77.93 |
1.87% |
| 1967 |
19,919,288 |
78.30 |
1.86% |
| 1966 |
19,552,201 |
78.67 |
1.85% |
| 1965 |
19,193,677 |
79.03 |
1.83% |
| 1964 |
18,844,742 |
79.39 |
1.80% |
| 1963 |
18,508,434 |
79.74 |
1.79% |
| 1962 |
18,180,192 |
80.09 |
1.78% |
| 1961 |
17,858,849 |
80.43 |
1.77% |
| 1960 |
17,544,676 |
80.77 |
% |
