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 2023 was 37,051,911, a 0.23% increase from 2022.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,121,500
Pakistan 149,004,914
Indonesia 114,976,836
Bangladesh 102,954,517
Nigeria 102,316,764
Egypt 64,135,744
Philippines 60,678,673
Vietnam 59,829,437
Kenya 38,834,893
Myanmar 37,051,911
Sudan 30,625,231
Uzbekistan 18,012,461
Sri Lanka 17,803,472
Ghana 13,908,804
Morocco 13,198,229
Cambodia 12,612,034
Cameroon 11,655,151
Angola 11,486,557
Ukraine 11,064,850
Zambia 11,038,749
Papua New Guinea 8,912,355
Lao PDR 4,714,088
Kyrgyz Republic 4,416,627
Honduras 4,215,060
Tunisia 3,669,694
Bolivia 3,569,643
Nicaragua 2,829,164
Mauritania 2,057,093
Republic of Congo 1,881,648
Lesotho 1,621,552
El Salvador 1,566,222
Georgia 1,476,808
Moldova 1,408,252
West Bank and Gaza 1,158,063
Mongolia 1,065,551
Timor-Leste 919,001
Eswatini 910,659
Solomon Islands 547,640
Bhutan 438,201
Vanuatu 247,615
Djibouti 243,747
Cabo Verde 191,686
Micronesia 88,286
Kiribati 56,394
Sao Tome and Principe 54,716
Myanmar Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 37,051,911 67.89 0.23%
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 %