Rural population, annual growth rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Rural population, annual growth rate was 0.4495 % change on previous year in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, annual growth rate in Myanmar, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.4495 % change on previous year for rural population, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Myanmar peaked at 1.95 % change on previous year in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3398 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places Myanmar 85th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.86 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | 1.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 % change on previous year | 0.9501 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6021 % change on previous year | 0.3398 % change on previous year | 0.8766 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6357 % change on previous year | 0.5517 % change on previous year | 0.6892 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5661 % change on previous year | 0.4495 % change on previous year | 0.5987 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 82 Mauritania 0.5156 % change on previous year compare
- 83 Honduras 0.513 % change on previous year compare
- 84 Ghana 0.4821 % change on previous year compare
- 86 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.4308 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Ecuador 0.4287 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Eswatini 0.4281 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6942 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 25.3 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 25.3 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 69.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Myanmar?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Myanmar was 0.4495 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 % change on previous year in 1972.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3398 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Myanmar rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Myanmar ranks 85th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.