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Iran vs Myanmar

Flag of Iran

Iran

92,417,681#17 · +0.92%/yr
vs
Flag of Myanmar

Myanmar

54,850,648#27 · +0.64%/yr

Iran has 1.7× the population of Myanmar: 92,417,681 vs 54,850,648, a gap of 37.6 million. Iran is growing faster (+0.92% vs +0.64% a year), adding about 853,875 people a year against +351,682. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Iran is the older society: 8.6% aged 65+ against 7.5% in Myanmar, while Myanmar has more children (24.1% under 15 vs 22.0%). Myanmar is 1.5× as densely populated (82.9 vs 55.8 people per km²). People in Iran live 10.8 years longer on average (77.9 vs 67.1). GDP per capita is 2.6× higher in Iran ($3,924 vs $1,489).

Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Iran) and 2025 (Myanmar); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.

Iran vs Myanmar — side by side

Flag of Iran IranFlag of Myanmar Myanmar
Population92,417,681202554,850,6482025
Growth rate / yr+0.92%2025+0.64%2025
Births per 1,00012.6202416.52024
Deaths per 1,0004.820249.22024
Children per woman1.6820242.102024
Life expectancy77.9 yrs202467.1 yrs2024
Aged 0–1422.0%202524.1%2025
Aged 65+8.6%20257.5%2025
Density55.8 /km²202382.9 /km²2023
Area1,745,150 km²2023676,590 km²2023
Urban population77.4%202530.6%2025
Net migration / yr+116,7862025-39,6612025
GDP per capita$3,9242025$1,4892025
Country population rank (available records)#17#27
Base / world population (World Bank 2025)1.12%0.67%

Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.

Population since 1960

World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Iran: 4.3× from 1960 to 2025; Myanmar: 2.5× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.

024.5M49.0M73.5M98.0M1960197019801990200020102020IranMyanmar01142283424561960197019801990200020102020IranMyanmar

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