Myanmar: cities by population
Myanmar has a population of 55,184,819 (UN estimate, 2026), with Nay Pyi Taw as its capital. The 50 largest of its 512 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+22%
since 2000 (45,290,841)
+6%
projected by 2050 (58,623,232)
84
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Myanmar
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yangon | Yangon | 4,477,638 |
| 2 | Mandalay | Mandalay Region | 1,208,099 |
| 3 | Nay Pyi Taw | Nay Pyi Taw | 925,000 |
| 4 | Mawlamyine | Mon | 438,861 |
| 5 | Kalemyo | Sagaing Region | 348,573 |
| 6 | Bago | Bago Region | 244,376 |
| 7 | Amarapura | Mandalay Region | 237,618 |
| 8 | Pathein | Ayeyarwady | 237,089 |
| 9 | Yawnghwe | Shan State | 188,083 |
| 10 | Monywa | Sagaing Region | 182,011 |
| 11 | Kyaukpyu | Rakhine | 180,000 |
| 12 | Sittwe | Rakhine | 177,743 |
| 13 | Meiktila | Mandalay Region | 177,442 |
| 14 | Myeik | Tanintharyi Region | 173,298 |
| 15 | Kēng Tung | Shan State | 171,620 |
| 16 | Mu-se | Shan State | 165,022 |
| 17 | Taunggyi | Shan State | 160,115 |
| 18 | Myingyan | Mandalay Region | 141,713 |
| 19 | Dawei | Tanintharyi Region | 136,783 |
| 20 | Pyay | Bago Region | 135,308 |
| 21 | Hinthada | Ayeyarwady | 134,947 |
| 22 | Kyauktan | Yangon | 132,765 |
| 23 | Lashio | Shan State | 131,000 |
| 24 | Pakokku | Magway | 126,938 |
| 25 | Thaton | Mon | 123,727 |
| 26 | Ann | Rakhine | 119,714 |
| 27 | Pyin Oo Lwin | Mandalay Region | 117,303 |
| 28 | Möng Yang | Shan State | 117,108 |
| 29 | Yenangyaung | Magway | 110,553 |
| 30 | Taungoo | Bago Region | 106,945 |
| 31 | San Chaung | Yangon | 99,619 |
| 32 | Thayetmyo | Magway | 98,185 |
| 33 | Pyinmana | Nay Pyi Taw | 97,409 |
| 34 | Magway | Magway | 96,954 |
| 35 | Heho | Shan State | 93,041 |
| 36 | Kalaw | Shan State | 93,032 |
| 37 | Myitkyina | Kachin State | 90,894 |
| 38 | Chauk | Magway | 90,870 |
| 39 | Mogok | Mandalay Region | 89,855 |
| 40 | Nyaunglebin | Bago Region | 89,626 |
| 41 | Mudon | Mon | 89,123 |
| 42 | Shwebo | Sagaing Region | 88,914 |
| 43 | Taikkyi | Yangon | 88,000 |
| 44 | Lakang | Kachin State | 85,423 |
Twenty years earlier: Myanmar in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 53,222,658.
Common questions
What is the population of Myanmar?
Myanmar has a population of 55,184,819, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 58,623,232 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Myanmar?
Nay Pyi Taw. The largest place we record there is Yangon, with 4,477,638 people.