Yangon, Myanmar Metro Area Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Yangon, Myanmar metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
  • The current metro area population of Yangon in 2025 is 5,813,000, a 1.8% increase from 2024.
  • The metro area population of Yangon in 2024 was 5,710,000, a 1.78% increase from 2023.
  • The metro area population of Yangon in 2023 was 5,610,000, a 1.74% increase from 2022.
  • The metro area population of Yangon in 2022 was 5,514,000, a 1.7% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Other Cities in Myanmar
City Name Population
Yangon 5,813,000
Mandalay 1,594,000
Nay Pyi Taw 788,000
Yangon - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 5,813,000 1.80%
2024 5,710,000 1.78%
2023 5,610,000 1.74%
2022 5,514,000 1.70%
2021 5,422,000 1.69%
2020 5,332,000 1.68%
2019 5,244,000 1.69%
2018 5,157,000 2.06%
2017 5,053,000 2.06%
2016 4,951,000 2.06%
2015 4,851,000 2.06%
2014 4,753,000 2.06%
2013 4,657,000 2.04%
2012 4,564,000 2.08%
2011 4,471,000 2.05%
2010 4,381,000 2.05%
2009 4,293,000 2.07%
2008 4,206,000 2.06%
2007 4,121,000 2.06%
2006 4,038,000 2.07%
2005 3,956,000 2.04%
2004 3,877,000 2.08%
2003 3,798,000 2.04%
2002 3,722,000 2.08%
2001 3,646,000 2.04%
2000 3,573,000 2.06%
1999 3,501,000 2.07%
1998 3,430,000 2.05%
1997 3,361,000 2.06%
1996 3,293,000 2.08%
1995 3,226,000 2.06%
1994 3,161,000 2.07%
1993 3,097,000 2.04%
1992 3,035,000 2.05%
1991 2,974,000 2.06%
1990 2,914,000 2.07%
1989 2,855,000 2.07%
1988 2,797,000 2.04%
1987 2,741,000 2.09%
1986 2,685,000 2.05%
1985 2,631,000 2.06%
1984 2,578,000 2.06%
1983 2,526,000 2.02%
1982 2,476,000 2.06%
1981 2,426,000 2.02%
1980 2,378,000 2.02%
1979 2,331,000 2.01%
1978 2,285,000 2.05%
1977 2,239,000 2.00%
1976 2,195,000 2.05%
1975 2,151,000 2.04%
1974 2,108,000 1.98%
1973 2,067,000 2.02%
1972 2,026,000 2.07%
1971 1,985,000 2.00%
1970 1,946,000 2.05%
1969 1,907,000 2.03%
1968 1,869,000 2.02%
1967 1,832,000 2.00%
1966 1,796,000 2.05%
1965 1,760,000 2.03%
1964 1,725,000 2.01%
1963 1,691,000 2.05%
1962 1,657,000 2.03%
1961 1,624,000 2.01%
1960 1,592,000 2.05%
1959 1,560,000 2.03%
1958 1,529,000 2.00%
1957 1,499,000 2.04%
1956 1,469,000 2.01%
1955 1,440,000 2.06%
1954 1,411,000 2.02%
1953 1,383,000 1.99%
1952 1,356,000 2.03%
1951 1,329,000 2.07%
1950 1,302,000 0.00%