Myanmar Rural Population 1960-2023

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 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.
  • Myanmar rural population for 2018 was 36,561,274, a 0.35% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,384,771
Pakistan 144,765,164
Indonesia 116,919,988
Bangladesh 103,398,765
Nigeria 100,840,661
Egypt 62,430,223
Vietnam 60,379,495
Philippines 59,577,632
Kenya 37,902,724
Myanmar 36,879,663
Sudan 29,406,434
Sri Lanka 17,977,378
Uzbekistan 17,308,463
Ghana 13,794,798
Morocco 13,323,470
Ukraine 13,244,273
Cambodia 12,496,843
Cameroon 11,383,170
Angola 11,227,528
Zambia 10,672,830
Papua New Guinea 8,610,641
Lao PDR 4,682,315
Honduras 4,215,972
Kyrgyz Republic 4,206,064
Tunisia 3,692,618
Bolivia 3,566,464
Nicaragua 2,789,745
Mauritania 2,024,451
Republic of Congo 1,850,943
El Salvador 1,634,233
Lesotho 1,608,881
Moldova 1,490,716
Georgia 1,488,191
West Bank and Gaza 1,132,085
Mongolia 1,045,010
Timor-Leste 902,269
Eswatini 901,726
Solomon Islands 529,982
Bhutan 443,105
Djibouti 240,823
Vanuatu 237,230
Cabo Verde 193,416
Micronesia 87,034
Kiribati 56,273
Sao Tome and Principe 55,614
Myanmar Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
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 %