Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of population living in urban and rural areas was 69.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Myanmar, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in urban and rural areas in Myanmar is 69.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban and rural areas in Myanmar peaked at 69.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 1950.
Myanmar ranks 146th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.0% | — |
| 1955 | 54.1% | +4.0% |
| 1960 | 56.3% | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 58.7% | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 61.2% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 63.4% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 63.5% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 65.8% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.0% | 52.0% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 1960s | 57.5% | 56.3% | 58.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 62.3% | 61.2% | 63.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 63.4% | 63.3% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 64.1% | 65.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.9% | 67.5% | 68.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 68.7% | 69.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Myanmar
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban and rural areas in Myanmar?
- Share of population living in urban and rural areas in Myanmar was 69.4% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban and rural areas recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 1950.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of population living in urban and rural areas?
- Myanmar ranks 146th out of 236 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.