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
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
The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.