Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 13.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Myanmar, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Myanmar is 13.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Myanmar peaked at 13.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1950.
That places Myanmar 104th out of 180 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 cities with more than 1 million residents in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.0% | — |
| 1955 | 7.1% | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 7.1% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 7.1% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 7.1% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +36.8% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 13.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 76% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 13.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.4%, 61% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +36.8% | 7.7% | 10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 1960s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 10.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.0% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 12.4% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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 cities with more than 1 million residents in Myanmar?
- Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Myanmar was 13.1% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1950.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Myanmar ranks 104th out of 180 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the 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.