India vs Myanmar: Birth rate
India
16.15 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Myanmar
16.7 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
India rank
99th
Myanmar rank
97th
Birth rate over time
- India
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 16.7 births per 1,000 people against 16.15 births per 1,000 people in India, a difference of 0.55 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.
India ranks 99th and Myanmar ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.1 births per 1,000 people | 44.39 births per 1,000 people | 0.2975 births per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 41.66 births per 1,000 people | 39.86 births per 1,000 people | 1.8 births per 1,000 people | India |
| 1970s | 38.56 births per 1,000 people | 35.49 births per 1,000 people | 3.07 births per 1,000 people | India |
| 1980s | 35.45 births per 1,000 people | 31.06 births per 1,000 people | 4.39 births per 1,000 people | India |
| 1990s | 30.07 births per 1,000 people | 25.38 births per 1,000 people | 4.68 births per 1,000 people | India |
| 2000s | 24.77 births per 1,000 people | 21.45 births per 1,000 people | 3.32 births per 1,000 people | India |
| 2010s | 19.36 births per 1,000 people | 18.58 births per 1,000 people | 0.7733 births per 1,000 people | India |
| 2020s | 16.43 births per 1,000 people | 17.07 births per 1,000 people | 0.637 births per 1,000 people | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, India or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 16.7 births per 1,000 people against 16.15 births per 1,000 people in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between India and Myanmar?
- 0.55 births per 1,000 people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Myanmar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Myanmar rank globally for birth rate?
- India ranks 99th and Myanmar ranks 97th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.