Birth rate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Birth rate was 16.7 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Myanmar, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate in Myanmar is 16.7 births per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Myanmar peaked at 45.79 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 16.7 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Myanmar ranks 97th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.39 births per 1,000 people | 42.5 births per 1,000 people | 45.79 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.86 births per 1,000 people | 37.82 births per 1,000 people | 41.92 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.49 births per 1,000 people | 33.72 births per 1,000 people | 37.39 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.06 births per 1,000 people | 27.62 births per 1,000 people | 33.25 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.38 births per 1,000 people | 23.39 births per 1,000 people | 27.23 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.45 births per 1,000 people | 19.68 births per 1,000 people | 23.16 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.58 births per 1,000 people | 17.77 births per 1,000 people | 19.36 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.07 births per 1,000 people | 16.7 births per 1,000 people | 17.46 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More population data for Myanmar
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2.45 million people (2100)
- Population density 76.09 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.1 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.1 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.1 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.8% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.12 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Myanmar?
- Birth rate in Myanmar was 16.7 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 45.79 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for birth rate?
- Myanmar ranks 97th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.