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Fertility & birth rates in Belarus and Myanmar

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has an annual birth rate of 7.14 births per 1,000 people, compared to 16.7 for Myanmar. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.21 in Belarus and 2.12 in Myanmar — 75.1% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -54.8% in Belarus and by -64.2% in Myanmar — in 1960, it was 2.67 and 5.9, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Belarus is ranked 186/196 by birth rate compared to 91/196 for Myanmar.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 26.9 years in Belarus, compared to 24.7 years in Myanmar.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.9 in Belarus — it's 28.8 in Myanmar.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 8.6 in Belarus vs 33.5 in Myanmar.
  • In Belarus, 22.5% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 26.5% in Myanmar.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.62% in Belarus and +0.75% in Myanmar.

Birth rate data compared

Belarus Myanmar
Fertility rate 1.21 2.12
Birth rate 7.14 16.7
Birth rate rank 186/196 91/196
Age at first childbirth 26.9 years 24.7 years
Average age at childbearing 28.9 years 28.8 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 7.91 32.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 69 107.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 9.04 23.9
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 22.5% 26.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 45.9% 51.3%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.9% 60.2%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.001% 0.19%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.08% 2.06%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.19% 3.41%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.24% 3.87%
Population change due to births and deaths -56,924 +408,331
Natural population change rank 185/196 43/196
Natural population change rate -0.62% +0.75%
Population growth -0.49% +0.68%
Population growth rank 185/197 121/197
Life expectancy 74.8 years 67.3 years

Fertility rate in Belarus vs Myanmar chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Belarus was 1.21 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.12 in Myanmar in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Belarus vs Myanmar population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Belarus
Factual

UN forecast
Myanmar
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Belarus Myanmar
1960 2.67 5.9
1961 2.59 5.9
1962 2.5 5.9
1963 2.4 5.91
1964 2.31 5.91
1965 2.27 5.91
1966 2.29 5.88
1967 2.26 5.84
1968 2.22 5.8
1969 2.26 5.75
1970 2.31 5.68
1971 2.31 5.62
1972 2.28 5.53
1973 2.25 5.44
1974 2.21 5.34
1975 2.17 5.25
1976 2.12 5.16
1977 2.08 5.07
1978 2.06 4.99
1979 2.05 4.9
1980 2.03 4.79
1981 2.02 4.69
1982 2.05 4.66
1983 2.11 4.63
1984 2.11 4.52
1985 2.09 4.32
1986 2.09 4.08
1987 2.03 3.86
1988 2.03 3.67
1989 2.03 3.59
1990 1.91 3.5
1991 1.81 3.43
1992 1.76 3.35
1993 1.62 3.28
1994 1.53 3.2
1995 1.41 3.13
1996 1.34 3.06
1997 1.25 2.99
1998 1.3 2.91
1999 1.31 2.85
2000 1.32 2.81
2001 1.29 2.79
2002 1.24 2.77
2003 1.23 2.68
2004 1.23 2.59
2005 1.25 2.52
2006 1.34 2.47
2007 1.43 2.45
2008 1.49 2.4
2009 1.51 2.37
2010 1.49 2.34
2011 1.52 2.31
2012 1.62 2.28
2013 1.67 2.26
2014 1.7 2.25
2015 1.72 2.27
2016 1.73 2.27
2017 1.54 2.25
2018 1.45 2.23
2019 1.38 2.21
2020 1.37 2.18
2021 1.37 2.16
2022 1.33 2.13
2023 1.21 2.12
2024 1.22 2.1
2025 1.23 2.08
2026 1.23 2.06
2027 1.24 2.04
2028 1.25 2.02
2029 1.25 2.01
2030 1.26 2
2031 1.27 1.98
2032 1.28 1.97
2033 1.28 1.96
2034 1.29 1.94
2035 1.3 1.93
2036 1.31 1.92
2037 1.31 1.92
2038 1.32 1.91
2039 1.32 1.9
2040 1.33 1.89
2041 1.34 1.89
2042 1.34 1.88
2043 1.35 1.87
2044 1.35 1.86
2045 1.36 1.86
2046 1.36 1.85
2047 1.37 1.85
2048 1.37 1.84
2049 1.38 1.83
2050 1.38 1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Belarus
Factual

UN forecast
Myanmar
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Belarus Myanmar
1960 30.8% 39.9%
1961 31.2% 40.2%
1962 31.2% 40.6%
1963 31.1% 40.9%
1964 30.8% 41%
1965 30.5% 41.1%
1966 30.2% 41.1%
1967 29.9% 41%
1968 29.6% 40.9%
1969 29.3% 40.8%
1970 28.7% 40.7%
1971 27.9% 40.6%
1972 27.2% 40.5%
1973 26.4% 40.3%
1974 25.7% 40.2%
1975 25% 40.1%
1976 24.4% 40%
1977 23.9% 39.8%
1978 23.5% 39.6%
1979 23.1% 39.4%
1980 22.9% 39.2%
1981 22.8% 39%
1982 22.7% 38.8%
1983 22.7% 38.6%
1984 22.8% 38.3%
1985 22.9% 38.1%
1986 23% 37.8%
1987 23% 37.4%
1988 23.1% 37%
1989 23.1% 36.6%
1990 23.1% 36.2%
1991 23% 35.8%
1992 22.8% 35.4%
1993 22.6% 35.1%
1994 22.2% 34.7%
1995 21.8% 34.2%
1996 21.3% 33.8%
1997 20.7% 33.3%
1998 20% 32.8%
1999 19.3% 32.3%
2000 18.6% 31.8%
2001 17.9% 31.4%
2002 17.3% 31%
2003 16.6% 30.7%
2004 16% 30.4%
2005 15.5% 30.1%
2006 15.2% 29.7%
2007 14.9% 29.4%
2008 14.8% 29%
2009 14.8% 28.6%
2010 14.8% 28.2%
2011 15% 27.9%
2012 15.3% 27.5%
2013 15.6% 27.1%
2014 15.9% 26.8%
2015 16.2% 26.5%
2016 16.5% 26.2%
2017 16.7% 25.9%
2018 16.9% 25.6%
2019 17% 25.4%
2020 17% 25.1%
2021 17.1% 24.9%
2022 17% 24.7%
2023 16.7% 24.5%
2024 16.3% 24.3%
2025 15.9% 24.1%
2026 15.5% 23.9%
2027 15% 23.6%
2028 14.4% 23.4%
2029 13.8% 23.2%
2030 13.2% 23%
2031 12.6% 22.7%
2032 12.1% 22.4%
2033 11.7% 22.2%
2034 11.5% 21.9%
2035 11.3% 21.7%
2036 11.1% 21.4%
2037 11% 21.2%
2038 11% 21%
2039 11.1% 20.8%
2040 11.2% 20.6%
2041 11.3% 20.4%
2042 11.5% 20.2%
2043 11.6% 20.1%
2044 11.8% 19.9%
2045 12% 19.8%
2046 12.2% 19.6%
2047 12.3% 19.5%
2048 12.5% 19.4%
2049 12.6% 19.2%
2050 12.7% 19.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.3% of the population in Belarus and 24.3% in Myanmar in 2024, compared to 23.1% and 36.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Belarus and Myanmar compared.

Natural population change in Belarus vs Myanmar by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.34% in Belarus and +0.88% in Myanmar. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Belarus
Myanmar

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Belarus Myanmar
1960 136,399 465,049
1961 134,490 474,818
1962 124,945 487,925
1963 113,160 501,548
1964 101,618 516,334
1965 90,611 533,443
1966 84,191 546,378
1967 81,136 559,577
1968 76,782 571,123
1969 74,567 584,979
1970 75,520 595,337
1971 77,464 608,784
1972 74,036 616,411
1973 70,911 624,619
1974 71,158 628,458
1975 65,494 635,005
1976 66,677 642,829
1977 67,434 649,915
1978 67,342 658,068
1979 64,481 669,338
1980 62,101 673,815
1981 65,057 679,851
1982 65,499 701,212
1983 75,791 719,710
1984 64,415 723,623
1985 58,852 705,905
1986 74,318 679,467
1987 62,689 652,960
1988 60,840 630,392
1989 49,833 636,610
1990 32,606 636,081
1991 18,349 637,622
1992 11,238 634,484
1993 -11,263 633,576
1994 -19,431 626,411
1995 -32,621 620,376
1996 -37,591 619,488
1997 -46,540 613,103
1998 -44,316 606,110
1999 -49,131 597,916
2000 -40,916 596,979
2001 -48,650 601,524
2002 -58,207 602,873
2003 -53,882 582,173
2004 -50,597 556,494
2005 -50,252 537,429
2006 -41,301 527,165
2007 -28,683 523,745
2008 -25,726 373,287
2009 -25,662 505,144
2010 -29,400 497,745
2011 -26,493 492,271
2012 -11,336 487,210
2013 -6,610 487,648
2014 -2,834 488,114
2015 -946 495,769
2016 -1,894 499,508
2017 -17,026 492,276
2018 -26,429 482,316
2019 -32,969 469,924
2020 -64,703 448,626
2021 -67,118 394,104
2022 -47,839 415,647
2023 -56,924 408,331

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Maternal mortality chart: Belarus vs Myanmar

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 1 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belarus, compared to 185 deaths in Myanmar.

Belarus
Myanmar
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Belarus Myanmar
1985 30 674
1986 30 652
1987 30 631
1988 32 616
1989 33 603
1990 33 586
1991 32 566
1992 32 542
1993 31 522
1994 30 498
1995 29 472
1996 28 442
1997 27 416
1998 25 398
1999 23 388
2000 20 375
2001 18 361
2002 16 347
2003 14 335
2004 12 324
2005 9 312
2006 7 301
2007 6 290
2008 4 286
2009 4 268
2010 3 259
2011 2 249
2012 2 243
2013 2 237
2014 2 228
2015 1 222
2016 1 215
2017 1 209
2018 1 201
2019 1 195
2020 2 198
2021 2 231
2022 1 193
2023 1 185

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.24% in Belarus and 3.87% in Myanmar. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Belarus
Myanmar

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Belarus Myanmar
1960 4.49% -
1961 4.05% -
1962 3.68% -
1963 3.36% -
1964 3.1% -
1965 2.88% -
1966 2.7% -
1967 2.56% -
1968 2.45% 18%
1969 2.37% 17.7%
1970 2.3% 17.4%
1971 2.25% 17%
1972 2.22% 16.7%
1973 2.2% 16.3%
1974 2.19% 16%
1975 2.18% 15.6%
1976 2.18% 15.3%
1977 2.16% 14.9%
1978 2.14% 14.6%
1979 2.11% 14.3%
1980 2.06% 14%
1981 2% 13.7%
1982 1.94% 13.4%
1983 1.88% 13.1%
1984 1.82% 12.9%
1985 1.76% 12.7%
1986 1.7% 12.5%
1987 1.64% 12.2%
1988 1.59% 12%
1989 1.55% 11.8%
1990 1.52% 11.5%
1991 1.52% 11.3%
1992 1.53% 11%
1993 1.55% 10.7%
1994 1.57% 10.5%
1995 1.57% 10.2%
1996 1.55% 9.94%
1997 1.51% 9.68%
1998 1.45% 9.43%
1999 1.37% 9.19%
2000 1.28% 8.95%
2001 1.18% 8.71%
2002 1.1% 8.47%
2003 1.02% 8.22%
2004 0.94% 7.97%
2005 0.87% 7.71%
2006 0.8% 7.44%
2007 0.73% 7.16%
2008 0.66% 10.1%
2009 0.61% 6.6%
2010 0.56% 6.32%
2011 0.52% 6.05%
2012 0.49% 5.8%
2013 0.46% 5.56%
2014 0.43% 5.34%
2015 0.41% 5.13%
2016 0.39% 4.95%
2017 0.36% 4.77%
2018 0.34% 4.6%
2019 0.31% 4.44%
2020 0.29% 4.29%
2021 0.27% 4.14%
2022 0.26% 4%
2023 0.24% 3.87%

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