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👥 Myanmar States and Regions by Population

Population of each state and region (2024 estimate).

📅 2024📏 million people15 entries🇲🇲 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 51.6M (15 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.
1
YangonLower
7.4M
2
ShanUpper
6.4M
3
MandalayUpper
6.3M
4
SagaingUpper
6.0M
5
AyeyarwadyLower
5.5M
6
BagoLower
4.5M
7
MagwayUpper
4.1M
8
RakhineLower
2.5M
9
KachinUpper
2.2M
10
MonLower
2.1M
11
KayinLower
1.5M
12
TanintharyiLower
1.4M
13
Nay Pyi Taw Union TerritoryUpper
1.1M
14
ChinUpper
0.4M
15
KayahUpper
0.3M

Highlights

Within Myanmar, Yangon ranks first in 2024 with 7.4M, followed by Shan (6.4M) and Mandalay (6.3M).

Across 15 entries, values run from 7.4M (Yangon) to 0.3M (Kayah), with a median of 2.5M.

Source: Ministry of Immigration and Population (2024) (via Wikipedia), 2024. Unit: million people.

Source: Ministry of Immigration and Population (2024) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 14, 2026