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Myanmar (Burma)

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Capital
Naypyidaw
Currency
kyat
Continent
Asia
Area
676,577.2 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q836 · Official languages: Burmese
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
54.85M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
81.67B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
1,488.88 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
8.83 · 2019
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
3.05 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
2.1 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
67.1 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Myanmar (Burma): 54.85M
Myanmar (Burma) · Population47.08M49.2M51.32M53.44M55.56M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Myanmar (Burma) · Population · people
YearMyanmar (Burma)
202554,850,648
202454,500,091
202354,133,798
202253,756,787
202153,387,102
202053,016,522
201952,640,713
201852,272,247
201751,894,938
201651,495,696
201551,089,056
201450,681,634
201350,262,658
201249,837,446
201149,419,820
201049,024,382
200948,660,459
200848,390,793
200748,125,043
200647,785,135
current US$ · 20062025
2025Myanmar (Burma): 81.67B
Myanmar (Burma) · GDP7.79B27.94B48.08B68.23B88.38B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Myanmar (Burma) · GDP · current US$
YearMyanmar (Burma)
202581,665,773,809.52
202474,068,349,523.81
202366,757,619,000
202262,253,049,891.64
202166,345,291,160.17
202079,006,113,643.19
201975,065,106,227.69
201867,860,515,989.52
201766,053,040,483
201663,298,361,996.22
201559,607,290,407.62
201465,531,374,199.67
201360,269,732,854.83
201259,937,796,648.22
201159,977,326,085.99
201049,540,813,342.48
200936,906,181,380.81
200831,862,554,101.94
200720,182,477,480.55
200614,502,553,709.83

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Myanmar (Burma): 1,488.88
Myanmar (Burma) · GDP per capita184.82540.84896.861,252.871,608.892006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Myanmar (Burma) · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearMyanmar (Burma)
20251,488.88
20241,359.05
20231,233.2
20221,158.05
20211,242.72
20201,490.22
20191,425.99
20181,298.21
20171,272.82
20161,229.2
20151,166.73
20141,293
20131,199.1
20121,202.67
20111,213.63
20101,010.53
2009758.44
2008658.44
2007419.38
2006303.5
% · 20062025
2025Myanmar (Burma):
Myanmar (Burma) · Inflation-1.898.1818.2528.3138.382006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Myanmar (Burma) · Inflation · %
YearMyanmar (Burma)
2025No data available
2024No data available
2023No data available
2022No data available
2021No data available
2020No data available
20198.83
20186.87
20174.57
20166.93
20159.45
20144.95
20135.64
20121.47
20115.02
20107.72
20091.47
200826.8
200735.02
200620

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Myanmar (Burma): 3.05
Myanmar (Burma) · Unemployment0.011.192.373.554.732006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Myanmar (Burma) · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearMyanmar (Burma)
20253.05
20242.89
20232.98
20223.06
20214.34
20201.48
20190.41
20180.77
20171.36
20161.06
20150.77
20140.76
20130.78
20120.77
20110.75
20100.73
20090.71
20080.7
20070.68
20060.68

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Myanmar (Burma):
Myanmar (Burma) · Fertility rate2.062.172.282.42.512006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Myanmar (Burma) · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearMyanmar (Burma)
2025No data available
20242.1
20232.12
20222.13
20212.16
20202.18
20192.21
20182.23
20172.25
20162.27
20152.27
20142.25
20132.26
20122.28
20112.31
20102.34
20092.37
20082.4
20072.45
20062.47

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Myanmar (Burma):
Myanmar (Burma) · Life expectancy55.2958.5161.7364.9568.172006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Myanmar (Burma) · Life expectancy · years
YearMyanmar (Burma)
2025No data available
202467.1
202366.89
202266.51
202165.55
202066.61
201966.46
201866.23
201765.91
201665.64
201565.29
201464.99
201364.62
201264.25
201163.86
201063.48
200963.1
200856.36
200762.37
200662.03
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology