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🇲🇲 Myanmar

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3MMR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2MM
UN M49 numeric104
IOC codeMYA
Official nameRepublic of the Union of Myanmar
Native name(s)mya: official: ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်; common: မြန်မာ
Alt spellingsMM, Burma, Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Pyidaunzu Thanmăda Myăma Nainngandaw
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAsia
SubregionSouth-Eastern Asia
UN regional groupAsia and the Pacific Group
CapitalNaypyidaw
Area (km²)676,578
Lat / Lng22.0000, 98.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)BGD, CHN, IND, LAO, THA
Top-level domain.mm
Calling coderoot: +9; suffixes: 5

Demographics

Population (World Bank)54,850,648 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)67.095 (2024)
Languagesmya: Burmese
Demonymseng: f: Burmese; m: Burmese; fra: f: Birmane; m: Birman
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)81,665,773,809.524 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)1,488.875 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)3.047 (2025)
CurrenciesMMK: name: Burmese kyat; symbol: Ks

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
195017,737,117
195118,070,418
195218,418,009
195318,779,900
195419,156,655
195519,550,482
195619,959,221
195720,382,704
195820,816,418
195921,264,010
196021,730,250
196122,210,581
196222,704,719
196323,213,408
196423,737,315
196524,279,431
196624,836,496
196725,406,429
196825,989,662
196926,585,112
197027,193,016
197127,807,219
197228,428,324
197329,026,388
197429,598,167
197530,176,565
197630,758,811
197731,355,966
197831,972,976
197932,596,550
198033,227,204
198133,858,783
198234,482,965
198335,162,715
198435,899,313
198536,622,827
198637,314,878
198737,971,594
198838,600,927
198939,214,618
199039,817,251
199140,394,154
199240,950,342
199341,502,429
199442,055,143
199542,605,338
199643,154,860
199743,708,798
199844,257,793
199944,787,724
200045,290,841
200145,771,139
200246,232,653
200346,667,192
200447,068,772
200547,438,365
200647,785,135
200748,125,043
200848,390,793
200948,660,459
201049,024,382
201149,419,820
201249,837,446
201350,262,658
201450,681,634
201551,089,056
201651,495,696
201751,894,938
201852,272,247
201952,640,713
202053,016,522
202153,387,102
202253,756,787
202354,133,798

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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