Myanmar vs Taiwan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Myanmar
3.84 million people
in 2023
Taiwan
4.27 million people
in 2023
Myanmar rank
33rd
Taiwan rank
30th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Myanmar
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 4.27 million people against 3.84 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 429,950 people.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 33rd and Taiwan ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 648,887 people | 209,425 people | 439,462 people | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 876,973 people | 319,981 people | 556,993 people | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 1.19 million people | 513,288 people | 673,605 people | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 1.56 million people | 929,905 people | 626,392 people | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 2.00 million people | 1.54 million people | 462,671 people | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 2.41 million people | 2.18 million people | 233,332 people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 2.88 million people | 2.92 million people | 41,733 people | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 3.64 million people | 4.01 million people | 376,360 people | Taiwan |
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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 4.27 million people against 3.84 million people in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Myanmar and Taiwan?
- 429,950 people, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Taiwan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Taiwan rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Myanmar ranks 33rd and Taiwan ranks 30th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.