Japan vs Myanmar: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Japan
14.49 million people
in 2023
Myanmar
13.27 million people
in 2023
Japan rank
28th
Myanmar rank
30th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Japan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Japan currently reports 14.49 million people against 13.27 million people in Myanmar, a difference of 1.22 million people.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 28th and Myanmar ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.23 million people | 7.34 million people | 22.89 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 26.07 million people | 9.81 million people | 16.26 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 26.57 million people | 11.99 million people | 14.58 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 26.04 million people | 13.78 million people | 12.26 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 20.05 million people | 14.52 million people | 5.52 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 17.69 million people | 14.23 million people | 3.46 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.44 million people | 13.58 million people | 2.86 million people | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.97 million people | 13.30 million people | 1.67 million people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Japan or Myanmar?
- Japan, at 14.49 million people against 13.27 million people in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Japan and Myanmar?
- 1.22 million people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Myanmar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Myanmar rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Japan ranks 28th and Myanmar ranks 30th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.