Bhutan vs Myanmar: Population growth rate

Bhutan
0.7%
in 2023
Myanmar
0.7%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
132nd
Myanmar rank
133rd

Population growth rate over time

  • Bhutan
  • Myanmar
-7.5-5-2.502.5195019862023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Bhutan ranks 132nd and Myanmar ranks 133rd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Myanmar Difference Ahead
1950s 2.8% 2.0% 0.7% Bhutan
1960s 3.2% 2.2% 0.9% Bhutan
1970s 3.4% 2.0% 1.4% Bhutan
1980s 3.1% 1.8% 1.3% Bhutan
1990s 0.1% 1.3% 1.2% Myanmar
2000s 1.7% 0.8% 0.9% Bhutan
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.2% Bhutan
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Bhutan or Myanmar?
Bhutan, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Bhutan and Myanmar?
0.0%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Myanmar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Myanmar rank globally for population growth rate?
Bhutan ranks 132nd and Myanmar ranks 133rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population growth rate
Unit
%
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 annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.