Population, long-run history in Myanmar (Burma)

Latest: 56,210
Previous: 55,815
Change: +395.51 (+0.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Persons, thousands

Population, long-run history over time

Annual, Persons, thousands, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for Population, long-run history in Myanmar (Burma)
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	24,057
Dec 31, 1964	24,490
Dec 31, 1965	24,937
Dec 31, 1966	25,399
Dec 31, 1967	25,876
Dec 31, 1968	26,368
Dec 31, 1969	26,874
Dec 31, 1970	27,393
Dec 31, 1971	27,926
Dec 31, 1972	28,474
Dec 31, 1973	29,235
Dec 31, 1974	29,799
Dec 31, 1975	30,335
Dec 31, 1976	30,872
Dec 31, 1977	31,408
Dec 31, 1978	31,863
Dec 31, 1979	32,405
Dec 31, 1980	33,061
Dec 31, 1981	33,669
Dec 31, 1982	34,306
Dec 31, 1983	34,980
Dec 31, 1984	35,671
Dec 31, 1985	36,346
Dec 31, 1986	36,998
Dec 31, 1987	37,625
Dec 31, 1988	38,196
Dec 31, 1989	38,721
Dec 31, 1990	39,243
Dec 31, 1991	39,885
Dec 31, 1992	40,419
Dec 31, 1993	41,003
Dec 31, 1994	41,732
Dec 31, 1995	42,463
Dec 31, 1996	43,143
Dec 31, 1997	43,782
Dec 31, 1998	44,407
Dec 31, 1999	45,018
Dec 31, 2000	45,616
Dec 31, 2001	46,171
Dec 31, 2002	46,690
Dec 31, 2003	47,201
Dec 31, 2004	47,699
Dec 31, 2005	48,196
Dec 31, 2006	48,674
Dec 31, 2007	49,151
Dec 31, 2008	49,505
Dec 31, 2009	49,896
Dec 31, 2010	50,285
Dec 31, 2011	50,813
Dec 31, 2012	51,369
Dec 31, 2013	51,878
Dec 31, 2014	52,374
Dec 31, 2015	52,900
Dec 31, 2016	53,416
Dec 31, 2017	53,914
Dec 31, 2018	54,403
Dec 31, 2019	54,884
Dec 31, 2020	55,355
Dec 31, 2021	55,815
Dec 31, 2022	56,210

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

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Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Myanmar (Burma)

1901-1938: "Trends of Economic Growth and Income Distribution in Burma 1870-1940", Journal of the Burma Research Society, 1964, p. 144
1938-1950: E.E. Hagen, On the Theory of Social Change, Dorsey, Homewood, Illinois, 1962, Table 18-1,

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