Indonesia vs Myanmar: Fertility rate: births per woman

Indonesia
2.13 live births per woman
in 2023
Myanmar
2.12 live births per woman
in 2023
Indonesia rank
104th
Myanmar rank
106th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Indonesia
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.13 live births per woman against 2.12 live births per woman in Myanmar, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.

Indonesia ranks 104th and Myanmar ranks 106th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Myanmar Difference Ahead
1950s 5.31 live births per woman 5.92 live births per woman 0.6081 live births per woman Myanmar
1960s 5.56 live births per woman 5.87 live births per woman 0.3121 live births per woman Myanmar
1970s 5.07 live births per woman 5.3 live births per woman 0.2307 live births per woman Myanmar
1980s 3.84 live births per woman 4.28 live births per woman 0.4372 live births per woman Myanmar
1990s 2.84 live births per woman 3.17 live births per woman 0.3274 live births per woman Myanmar
2000s 2.45 live births per woman 2.58 live births per woman 0.1348 live births per woman Myanmar
2010s 2.37 live births per woman 2.27 live births per woman 0.1004 live births per woman Indonesia
2020s 2.16 live births per woman 2.15 live births per woman 0.012 live births per woman Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Indonesia or Myanmar?
Indonesia, at 2.13 live births per woman against 2.12 live births per woman in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Indonesia and Myanmar?
0.01 live births per woman, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Myanmar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Myanmar rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Indonesia ranks 104th and Myanmar ranks 106th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
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

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.