What is the difference in population between Korea, Republic of and Myanmar?

2.75 million, with Myanmar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Myanmar?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea, Republic of vs Myanmar: Population

Korea, Republic of

51.75 million

in 2024

Myanmar

54.50 million

in 2024

Korea, Republic of rank

29th

Myanmar rank

27th

Population over time

Korea, Republic of
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 54.50 million against 51.75 million in Korea, Republic of, a difference of 2.75 million.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Republic of ahead.

Korea, Republic of ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea, Republic of averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Republic of	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	28.32 million	24.07 million	4.25 million	Korea, Republic of
1970s	34.95 million	29.89 million	5.06 million	Korea, Republic of
1980s	40.46 million	36.24 million	4.23 million	Korea, Republic of
1990s	44.82 million	42.32 million	2.50 million	Korea, Republic of
2000s	48.17 million	47.14 million	1.02 million	Korea, Republic of
2010s	50.78 million	50.86 million	80,780	Myanmar
2020s	51.75 million	53.76 million	2.01 million	Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Korea, Republic of or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 54.50 million against 51.75 million in Korea, Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Korea, Republic of and Myanmar?: 2.75 million, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Myanmar?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Korea, Republic of and Myanmar rank globally for population?: Korea, Republic of ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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