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Fertility & birth rates in Estonia and Myanmar

Updated on by Georank team

Estonia has an annual birth rate of 8 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 1.31 in Estonia and 2.12 in Myanmar — 61.5% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -33.8% in Estonia and by -64.2% in Myanmar — in 1960, it was 1.98 and 5.9, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Estonia is ranked 176/196 by birth rate compared to 91/196 for Myanmar.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 28.7 years in Estonia, compared to 24.7 years in Myanmar.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31.2 in Estonia — it's 28.8 in Myanmar.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 5.03 in Estonia vs 33.5 in Myanmar.
  • In Estonia, 21.1% 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 -0.37% in Estonia and +0.75% in Myanmar.

Birth rate data compared

Estonia Myanmar
Fertility rate 1.31 2.12
Birth rate 8 16.7
Birth rate rank 176/196 91/196
Age at first childbirth 28.7 years 24.7 years
Average age at childbearing 31.2 years 28.8 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 4.42 32.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 57.3 107.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 13.5 23.9
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 21.1% 26.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 60.9% 51.3%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.6% 60.2%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.005% 0.19%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.1% 2.06%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.16% 3.41%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.21% 3.87%
Population change due to births and deaths -5,070 +408,331
Natural population change rank 167/196 43/196
Natural population change rate -0.37% +0.75%
Population growth +0.12% +0.68%
Population growth rank 157/197 121/197
Life expectancy 79.5 years 67.3 years

Fertility rate in Estonia vs Myanmar chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Estonia was 1.31 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 Estonia vs Myanmar population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Estonia
Factual

UN forecast
Myanmar
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Estonia Myanmar
1960 1.98 5.9
1961 1.98 5.9
1962 1.95 5.9
1963 1.89 5.91
1964 1.94 5.91
1965 1.88 5.91
1966 1.87 5.88
1967 1.9 5.84
1968 2.03 5.8
1969 2.13 5.75
1970 2.17 5.68
1971 2.19 5.62
1972 2.13 5.53
1973 2.06 5.44
1974 2.07 5.34
1975 2.04 5.25
1976 2.07 5.16
1977 2.06 5.07
1978 2.02 4.99
1979 2 4.9
1980 2.02 4.79
1981 2.07 4.69
1982 2.07 4.66
1983 2.16 4.63
1984 2.17 4.52
1985 2.13 4.32
1986 2.18 4.08
1987 2.27 3.86
1988 2.27 3.67
1989 2.22 3.59
1990 2.05 3.5
1991 1.8 3.43
1992 1.71 3.35
1993 1.49 3.28
1994 1.42 3.2
1995 1.38 3.13
1996 1.37 3.06
1997 1.32 2.99
1998 1.28 2.91
1999 1.3 2.85
2000 1.36 2.81
2001 1.32 2.79
2002 1.36 2.77
2003 1.37 2.68
2004 1.47 2.59
2005 1.52 2.52
2006 1.58 2.47
2007 1.69 2.45
2008 1.72 2.4
2009 1.7 2.37
2010 1.72 2.34
2011 1.61 2.31
2012 1.56 2.28
2013 1.52 2.26
2014 1.54 2.25
2015 1.58 2.27
2016 1.6 2.27
2017 1.59 2.25
2018 1.67 2.23
2019 1.66 2.21
2020 1.58 2.18
2021 1.61 2.16
2022 1.41 2.13
2023 1.31 2.12
2024 1.32 2.1
2025 1.33 2.08
2026 1.34 2.06
2027 1.35 2.04
2028 1.36 2.02
2029 1.37 2.01
2030 1.38 2
2031 1.39 1.98
2032 1.39 1.97
2033 1.4 1.96
2034 1.4 1.94
2035 1.41 1.93
2036 1.41 1.92
2037 1.42 1.92
2038 1.42 1.91
2039 1.42 1.9
2040 1.43 1.89
2041 1.43 1.89
2042 1.44 1.88
2043 1.44 1.87
2044 1.44 1.86
2045 1.45 1.86
2046 1.45 1.85
2047 1.46 1.85
2048 1.46 1.84
2049 1.46 1.83
2050 1.46 1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Estonia
Factual

UN forecast
Myanmar
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Estonia Myanmar
1960 23.1% 39.9%
1961 23.3% 40.2%
1962 23.3% 40.6%
1963 23.2% 40.9%
1964 23% 41%
1965 22.8% 41.1%
1966 22.6% 41.1%
1967 22.3% 41%
1968 22.2% 40.9%
1969 22.1% 40.8%
1970 22.1% 40.7%
1971 22% 40.6%
1972 22% 40.5%
1973 21.9% 40.3%
1974 21.8% 40.2%
1975 21.6% 40.1%
1976 21.6% 40%
1977 21.5% 39.8%
1978 21.5% 39.6%
1979 21.6% 39.4%
1980 21.7% 39.2%
1981 21.8% 39%
1982 21.9% 38.8%
1983 22% 38.6%
1984 22.1% 38.3%
1985 22.1% 38.1%
1986 22.1% 37.8%
1987 22.2% 37.4%
1988 22.2% 37%
1989 22.3% 36.6%
1990 22.3% 36.2%
1991 22.1% 35.8%
1992 21.8% 35.4%
1993 21.4% 35.1%
1994 21.1% 34.7%
1995 20.7% 34.2%
1996 20.3% 33.8%
1997 19.8% 33.3%
1998 19.2% 32.8%
1999 18.4% 32.3%
2000 17.6% 31.8%
2001 17.2% 31.4%
2002 16.6% 31%
2003 16.1% 30.7%
2004 15.6% 30.4%
2005 15.2% 30.1%
2006 15% 29.7%
2007 14.9% 29.4%
2008 14.9% 29%
2009 15% 28.6%
2010 15.2% 28.2%
2011 15.4% 27.9%
2012 15.6% 27.5%
2013 15.7% 27.1%
2014 15.9% 26.8%
2015 16% 26.5%
2016 16.2% 26.2%
2017 16.3% 25.9%
2018 16.4% 25.6%
2019 16.4% 25.4%
2020 16.4% 25.1%
2021 16.4% 24.9%
2022 16.2% 24.7%
2023 16% 24.5%
2024 15.6% 24.3%
2025 15.3% 24.1%
2026 14.9% 23.9%
2027 14.6% 23.6%
2028 14.3% 23.4%
2029 14% 23.2%
2030 13.7% 23%
2031 13.4% 22.7%
2032 13.1% 22.4%
2033 12.8% 22.2%
2034 12.4% 21.9%
2035 12.2% 21.7%
2036 12% 21.4%
2037 11.8% 21.2%
2038 11.8% 21%
2039 11.9% 20.8%
2040 11.9% 20.6%
2041 12% 20.4%
2042 12.1% 20.2%
2043 12.2% 20.1%
2044 12.3% 19.9%
2045 12.5% 19.8%
2046 12.6% 19.6%
2047 12.8% 19.5%
2048 12.9% 19.4%
2049 13% 19.2%
2050 13.1% 19.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.6% of the population in Estonia and 24.3% in Myanmar in 2024, compared to 22.3% and 36.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Estonia and Myanmar compared.

Natural population change in Estonia vs Myanmar by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.21% in Estonia and +0.88% in Myanmar. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Estonia
Myanmar

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Estonia Myanmar
1960 7,511 465,049
1961 7,228 474,818
1962 6,457 487,925
1963 6,043 501,548
1964 6,897 516,334
1965 5,437 533,443
1966 4,842 546,378
1967 5,012 559,577
1968 5,592 571,123
1969 5,515 584,979
1970 6,257 595,337
1971 7,160 608,784
1972 6,267 616,411
1973 5,623 624,619
1974 5,956 628,458
1975 4,717 635,005
1976 4,319 642,829
1977 4,931 649,915
1978 4,088 658,068
1979 3,818 669,338
1980 3,989 673,815
1981 4,612 679,851
1982 5,244 701,212
1983 5,884 719,710
1984 5,163 723,623
1985 4,281 705,905
1986 6,160 679,467
1987 6,829 652,960
1988 6,404 630,392
1989 5,803 636,610
1990 2,825 636,081
1991 -312 637,622
1992 -1,993 634,484
1993 -5,976 633,576
1994 -8,044 626,411
1995 -7,327 620,376
1996 -5,662 619,488
1997 -6,018 613,103
1998 -7,208 606,110
1999 -6,117 597,916
2000 -5,309 596,979
2001 -5,830 601,524
2002 -5,380 602,873
2003 -5,072 582,173
2004 -3,679 556,494
2005 -2,981 537,429
2006 -2,559 527,165
2007 -1,608 523,745
2008 -668 373,287
2009 -400 505,144
2010 0 497,745
2011 -531 492,271
2012 -1,455 487,210
2013 -1,713 487,648
2014 -1,972 488,114
2015 -1,315 495,769
2016 -1,316 499,508
2017 -1,713 492,276
2018 -1,322 482,316
2019 -1,327 469,924
2020 -2,659 448,626
2021 -5,324 394,104
2022 -5,665 415,647
2023 -5,070 408,331

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Estonia vs Myanmar

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Estonia, compared to 185 deaths in Myanmar.

Estonia
Myanmar
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Estonia Myanmar
1985 56 674
1986 46 652
1987 42 631
1988 43 616
1989 48 603
1990 44 586
1991 42 566
1992 40 542
1993 46 522
1994 60 498
1995 45 472
1996 36 442
1997 31 416
1998 32 398
1999 28 388
2000 27 375
2001 25 361
2002 22 347
2003 18 335
2004 15 324
2005 15 312
2006 13 301
2007 13 290
2008 11 286
2009 10 268
2010 8 259
2011 9 249
2012 8 243
2013 6 237
2014 7 228
2015 6 222
2016 7 215
2017 5 209
2018 5 201
2019 6 195
2020 6 198
2021 8 231
2022 7 193
2023 5 185

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.21% in Estonia and 3.87% in Myanmar. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Estonia
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
Estonia Myanmar
1968 - 18%
1969 - 17.7%
1970 - 17.4%
1971 - 17%
1972 - 16.7%
1973 - 16.3%
1974 - 16%
1975 - 15.6%
1976 - 15.3%
1977 - 14.9%
1978 - 14.6%
1979 - 14.3%
1980 2.24% 14%
1981 2.16% 13.7%
1982 2.09% 13.4%
1983 2.02% 13.1%
1984 1.96% 12.9%
1985 1.91% 12.7%
1986 1.86% 12.5%
1987 1.83% 12.2%
1988 1.81% 12%
1989 1.79% 11.8%
1990 1.77% 11.5%
1991 1.75% 11.3%
1992 1.73% 11%
1993 1.69% 10.7%
1994 1.64% 10.5%
1995 1.57% 10.2%
1996 1.48% 9.94%
1997 1.39% 9.68%
1998 1.29% 9.43%
1999 1.2% 9.19%
2000 1.1% 8.95%
2001 1.01% 8.71%
2002 0.93% 8.47%
2003 0.85% 8.22%
2004 0.78% 7.97%
2005 0.71% 7.71%
2006 0.65% 7.44%
2007 0.59% 7.16%
2008 0.54% 10.1%
2009 0.5% 6.6%
2010 0.46% 6.32%
2011 0.42% 6.05%
2012 0.39% 5.8%
2013 0.36% 5.56%
2014 0.34% 5.34%
2015 0.32% 5.13%
2016 0.3% 4.95%
2017 0.28% 4.77%
2018 0.27% 4.6%
2019 0.25% 4.44%
2020 0.24% 4.29%
2021 0.23% 4.14%
2022 0.22% 4%
2023 0.21% 3.87%

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