Which has higher births, by age of mother, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 133 births against 111 births in Myanmar as of 2023.

What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?

22 births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea: Births, by age of mother

Myanmar

111 births

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

133 births

in 2023

Myanmar rank

45th

Papua New Guinea rank

42nd

Births, by age of mother over time

Myanmar
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 133 births against 111 births in Myanmar, a difference of 22 births.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Myanmar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	372.2 births	14.6 births	357.6 births	Myanmar
1960s	426.7 births	30.3 births	396.4 births	Myanmar
1970s	596.2 births	54.7 births	541.5 births	Myanmar
1980s	552.6 births	80.4 births	472.2 births	Myanmar
1990s	254 births	113.5 births	140.5 births	Myanmar
2000s	167.8 births	159.4 births	8.4 births	Myanmar
2010s	154.1 births	196.7 births	42.6 births	Papua New Guinea
2020s	114 births	147.25 births	33.25 births	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Myanmar or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 133 births against 111 births in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?: 22 births, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Papua New Guinea?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Myanmar ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.