Myanmar vs Netherlands: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Myanmar
3.84 million people
in 2023
Netherlands
3.64 million people
in 2023
Myanmar rank
33rd
Netherlands rank
35th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Myanmar
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 3.84 million people against 3.64 million people in Netherlands, a difference of 193,270 people.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Myanmar ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 35th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 648,887 people 891,072 people 242,185 people Netherlands
1960s 876,973 people 1.16 million people 287,700 people Netherlands
1970s 1.19 million people 1.46 million people 272,670 people Netherlands
1980s 1.56 million people 1.75 million people 190,845 people Netherlands
1990s 2.00 million people 2.03 million people 30,884 people Netherlands
2000s 2.41 million people 2.30 million people 108,257 people Myanmar
2010s 2.88 million people 2.97 million people 91,120 people Netherlands
2020s 3.64 million people 3.53 million people 112,910 people Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Myanmar or Netherlands?
Myanmar, at 3.84 million people against 3.64 million people in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Myanmar and Netherlands?
193,270 people, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Netherlands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Netherlands rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Myanmar ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
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 population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.