Australia vs Myanmar: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Australia
7.59 million people
in 2020
Myanmar
6.97 million people
in 2020
Australia rank
38th
Myanmar rank
40th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Australia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Australia currently reports 7.59 million people against 6.97 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 625,060 people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.
Australia ranks 38th and Myanmar ranks 40th of 182 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.82 million people | 1.31 million people | 510,185 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.89 million people | 1.64 million people | 1.25 million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.73 million people | 2.05 million people | 1.68 million people | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.37 million people | 2.60 million people | 1.77 million people | Australia |
| 1990s | 5.00 million people | 3.78 million people | 1.22 million people | Australia |
| 2000s | 5.35 million people | 5.24 million people | 105,210 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.53 million people | 6.39 million people | 144,270 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 7.59 million people | 6.97 million people | 625,060 people | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Australia or Myanmar?
- Australia, at 7.59 million people against 6.97 million people in Myanmar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Australia and Myanmar?
- 625,060 people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Myanmar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Myanmar rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Australia ranks 38th and Myanmar ranks 40th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.