Urban population rose 1.72% to 17.2 mil in Myanmar in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Myanmar reached an all time high of 17.2 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 4.18 mil in 1960. When compared to Myanmar's main peers, urban population in China amounted to 883 mil, 493 mil in India, 2.73 mil in Laos and 36.5 mil in Thailand in 2021.
Myanmar has been ranked 44th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bangladesh | mil | 59.9 | 61.7 | 63.5 | 65.3 | 67.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 3.81 | 3.92 | 4.05 | 4.19 | 4.32 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 830 | 849 | 867 | 883 | 898 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 468 | 479 | 490 | 501 | 511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | mil | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.67 | 2.75 | 2.84 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 25.0 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 26.6 | 27.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 17.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 83.2 | 85.2 | 87.3 | 89.7 | 92.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 108 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | mil | 4.00 | 4.05 | 4.10 | 4.18 | 4.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | mil | 35.7 | 36.3 | 36.8 | 37.4 | 37.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 270 | 272 | 274 | 275 | 278 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 34.6 | 35.6 | 36.6 | 37.6 | 38.6 |
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