Largest cities in Myanmar by population
The 14 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Myanmar: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Yangon with 5,211,431 people; the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, has 1,160,242.
Who runs cities in Myanmar?
Districts (about 74) and townships (330): Civil servants of the General Administration Department and other Union ministries. Main level of state administration; development affairs organisations run municipal services.
How local power works in Myanmar · Level 3: local councils worldwide
| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yangon | 5,211,431 | 29 March 2014 |
| 2 | Mandalay | 1,225,546 | 29 March 2014 |
| 3 | Nay Pyi Taw (capital) | 1,160,242 | 29 March 2014 |
| 4 | Bago | 491,434 | 29 March 2014 |
| 5 | Hpa-an | 421,575 | 29 March 2014 |
| 6 | Taunggyi | 381,639 | 29 March 2014 |
| 7 | Monywa | 372,095 | 29 March 2014 |
| 8 | Myitkyina | 306,949 | 29 March 2014 |
| 9 | Mawlamyine | 289,388 | 29 March 2014 |
| 10 | Magway | 289,247 | 29 March 2014 |
| 11 | Pathein | 287,071 | 29 March 2014 |
| 12 | Sittway | 147,899 | 29 March 2014 |
| 13 | Loikaw | 128,401 | 29 March 2014 |
| 14 | Dawei | 125,605 | 29 March 2014 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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