Lebanon vs Myanmar: Birth rate

Lebanon
16.14 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Myanmar
16.7 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lebanon rank
100th
Myanmar rank
97th

Birth rate over time

  • Lebanon
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 16.7 births per 1,000 people against 16.14 births per 1,000 people in Lebanon, a difference of 0.56 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.

Lebanon ranks 100th and Myanmar ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Myanmar Difference Ahead
1950s 40.52 births per 1,000 people 44.39 births per 1,000 people 3.87 births per 1,000 people Myanmar
1960s 36.92 births per 1,000 people 39.86 births per 1,000 people 2.94 births per 1,000 people Myanmar
1970s 32.2 births per 1,000 people 35.49 births per 1,000 people 3.29 births per 1,000 people Myanmar
1980s 30.11 births per 1,000 people 31.06 births per 1,000 people 0.9461 births per 1,000 people Myanmar
1990s 23.94 births per 1,000 people 25.38 births per 1,000 people 1.44 births per 1,000 people Myanmar
2000s 19.3 births per 1,000 people 21.45 births per 1,000 people 2.15 births per 1,000 people Myanmar
2010s 18.65 births per 1,000 people 18.58 births per 1,000 people 0.0697 births per 1,000 people Lebanon
2020s 16.5 births per 1,000 people 17.07 births per 1,000 people 0.566 births per 1,000 people Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Lebanon or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 16.7 births per 1,000 people against 16.14 births per 1,000 people in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Lebanon and Myanmar?
0.56 births per 1,000 people, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Myanmar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Myanmar rank globally for birth rate?
Lebanon ranks 100th and Myanmar ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); 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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.