Fertility & birth rates in Myanmar and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Myanmar vs Saudi Arabia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Myanmar was 2.12 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Myanmar	Saudi Arabia
1960	5.9	7.63
1961	5.9	7.63
1962	5.9	7.64
1963	5.91	7.65
1964	5.91	7.67
1965	5.91	7.66
1966	5.88	7.66
1967	5.84	7.66
1968	5.8	7.63
1969	5.75	7.6
1970	5.68	7.58
1971	5.62	7.56
1972	5.53	7.54
1973	5.44	7.48
1974	5.34	7.43
1975	5.25	7.37
1976	5.16	7.33
1977	5.07	7.3
1978	4.99	7.26
1979	4.9	7.23
1980	4.79	7.15
1981	4.69	7.07
1982	4.66	6.98
1983	4.63	6.88
1984	4.52	6.78
1985	4.32	6.65
1986	4.08	6.52
1987	3.86	6.34
1988	3.67	6.15
1989	3.59	5.98
1990	3.5	5.8
1991	3.43	5.64
1992	3.35	5.49
1993	3.28	5.33
1994	3.2	5.16
1995	3.13	4.99
1996	3.06	4.81
1997	2.99	4.66
1998	2.91	4.52
1999	2.85	4.35
2000	2.81	4.21
2001	2.79	3.96
2002	2.77	3.71
2003	2.68	3.47
2004	2.59	3.26
2005	2.52	3.16
2006	2.47	3.18
2007	2.45	3.19
2008	2.4	3.07
2009	2.37	2.95
2010	2.34	2.81
2011	2.31	2.8
2012	2.28	2.78
2013	2.26	2.67
2014	2.25	2.68
2015	2.27	2.63
2016	2.27	2.65
2017	2.25	2.67
2018	2.23	2.67
2019	2.21	2.49
2020	2.18	2.27
2021	2.16	2.17
2022	2.13	2.14
2023	2.12	2.28
2024	2.1	2.31
2025	2.08	2.29
2026	2.06	2.27
2027	2.04	2.25
2028	2.02	2.22
2029	2.01	2.2
2030	2	2.17
2031	1.98	2.15
2032	1.97	2.13
2033	1.96	2.11
2034	1.94	2.09
2035	1.93	2.07
2036	1.92	2.05
2037	1.92	2.03
2038	1.91	2.01
2039	1.9	1.99
2040	1.89	1.98
2041	1.89	1.97
2042	1.88	1.95
2043	1.87	1.94
2044	1.86	1.93
2045	1.86	1.92
2046	1.85	1.91
2047	1.85	1.9
2048	1.84	1.89
2049	1.83	1.88
2050	1.83	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Myanmar	Saudi Arabia
1960	39.9%	43.4%
1961	40.2%	43.6%
1962	40.6%	43.9%
1963	40.9%	44.3%
1964	41%	44.6%
1965	41.1%	44.8%
1966	41.1%	45.1%
1967	41%	45.3%
1968	40.9%	45.4%
1969	40.8%	45.5%
1970	40.7%	45.5%
1971	40.6%	45.5%
1972	40.5%	45.3%
1973	40.3%	45.2%
1974	40.2%	45%
1975	40.1%	44.8%
1976	40%	44.6%
1977	39.8%	44.5%
1978	39.6%	44.3%
1979	39.4%	44.2%
1980	39.2%	44.1%
1981	39%	43.9%
1982	38.8%	43.8%
1983	38.6%	43.7%
1984	38.3%	43.6%
1985	38.1%	43.6%
1986	37.8%	43.5%
1987	37.4%	43.4%
1988	37%	43.3%
1989	36.6%	43.2%
1990	36.2%	43%
1991	35.8%	42.7%
1992	35.4%	42.4%
1993	35.1%	42.1%
1994	34.7%	41.7%
1995	34.2%	41.2%
1996	33.8%	40.7%
1997	33.3%	40.1%
1998	32.8%	39.5%
1999	32.3%	38.9%
2000	31.8%	38.3%
2001	31.4%	37.7%
2002	31%	36.8%
2003	30.7%	35.7%
2004	30.4%	34.5%
2005	30.1%	33.2%
2006	29.7%	31.9%
2007	29.4%	30.6%
2008	29%	29.5%
2009	28.6%	28.5%
2010	28.2%	27.6%
2011	27.9%	26.9%
2012	27.5%	26.3%
2013	27.1%	25.8%
2014	26.8%	25.4%
2015	26.5%	25.1%
2016	26.2%	24.9%
2017	25.9%	25.2%
2018	25.6%	25.7%
2019	25.4%	25.8%
2020	25.1%	25.5%
2021	24.9%	25.2%
2022	24.7%	24.6%
2023	24.5%	24.1%
2024	24.3%	23.8%
2025	24.1%	23.6%
2026	23.9%	23.4%
2027	23.6%	23.3%
2028	23.4%	23.1%
2029	23.2%	22.9%
2030	23%	22.8%
2031	22.7%	22.6%
2032	22.4%	22.5%
2033	22.2%	22.4%
2034	21.9%	22.3%
2035	21.7%	22.2%
2036	21.4%	22.2%
2037	21.2%	22.1%
2038	21%	22%
2039	20.8%	21.9%
2040	20.6%	21.7%
2041	20.4%	21.5%
2042	20.2%	21.3%
2043	20.1%	21.2%
2044	19.9%	21%
2045	19.8%	20.8%
2046	19.6%	20.7%
2047	19.5%	20.5%
2048	19.4%	20.4%
2049	19.2%	20.2%
2050	19.1%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.3% of the population in Myanmar and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 36.2% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Myanmar and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Myanmar vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.88% in Myanmar and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Myanmar	Saudi Arabia
1960	465,049	74,143
1961	474,818	77,743
1962	487,925	81,393
1963	501,548	85,480
1964	516,334	89,776
1965	533,443	93,820
1966	546,378	98,361
1967	559,577	103,343
1968	571,123	108,281
1969	584,979	113,859
1970	595,337	120,440
1971	608,784	127,600
1972	616,411	136,360
1973	624,619	145,450
1974	628,458	155,478
1975	635,005	166,223
1976	642,829	178,024
1977	649,915	191,103
1978	658,068	205,331
1979	669,338	220,186
1980	673,815	234,372
1981	679,851	249,156
1982	701,212	264,831
1983	719,710	280,616
1984	723,623	296,615
1985	705,905	310,558
1986	679,467	322,340
1987	652,960	333,088
1988	630,392	342,865
1989	636,610	349,399
1990	636,081	355,495
1991	637,622	361,329
1992	634,484	366,763
1993	633,576	372,621
1994	626,411	377,351
1995	620,376	380,231
1996	619,488	382,248
1997	613,103	385,033
1998	606,110	389,499
1999	597,916	390,112
2000	596,979	392,407
2001	601,524	382,153
2002	602,873	372,099
2003	582,173	364,520
2004	556,494	362,843
2005	537,429	375,938
2006	527,165	399,333
2007	523,745	425,199
2008	373,287	433,457
2009	505,144	438,557
2010	497,745	418,641
2011	492,271	443,675
2012	487,210	465,649
2013	487,648	475,299
2014	488,114	493,431
2015	495,769	511,023
2016	499,508	537,829
2017	492,276	546,751
2018	482,316	528,767
2019	469,924	474,407
2020	448,626	447,036
2021	394,104	409,032
2022	415,647	406,920
2023	408,331	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Myanmar vs Saudi Arabia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 185 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar, compared to 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Myanmar	Saudi Arabia
1985	674	40
1986	652	38
1987	631	36
1988	616	34
1989	603	32
1990	586	30
1991	566	29
1992	542	27
1993	522	26
1994	498	25
1995	472	24
1996	442	23
1997	416	23
1998	398	22
1999	388	21
2000	375	20
2001	361	19
2002	347	18
2003	335	16
2004	324	16
2005	312	15
2006	301	14
2007	290	13
2008	286	12
2009	268	11
2010	259	11
2011	249	10
2012	243	9
2013	237	9
2014	228	8
2015	222	8
2016	215	8
2017	209	8
2018	201	8
2019	195	8
2020	198	11
2021	231	12
2022	193	9
2023	185	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.87% in Myanmar and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Myanmar	Saudi Arabia
1968	18%	-
1969	17.7%	-
1970	17.4%	-
1971	17%	-
1972	16.7%	16%
1973	16.3%	14.9%
1974	16%	14%
1975	15.6%	13.1%
1976	15.3%	12.2%
1977	14.9%	11.4%
1978	14.6%	10.7%
1979	14.3%	9.99%
1980	14%	9.34%
1981	13.7%	8.71%
1982	13.4%	8.12%
1983	13.1%	7.56%
1984	12.9%	7.04%
1985	12.7%	6.55%
1986	12.5%	6.07%
1987	12.2%	5.62%
1988	12%	5.19%
1989	11.8%	4.8%
1990	11.5%	4.44%
1991	11.3%	4.11%
1992	11%	3.81%
1993	10.7%	3.54%
1994	10.5%	3.29%
1995	10.2%	3.06%
1996	9.94%	2.86%
1997	9.68%	2.67%
1998	9.43%	2.5%
1999	9.19%	2.35%
2000	8.95%	2.21%
2001	8.71%	2.08%
2002	8.47%	1.96%
2003	8.22%	1.85%
2004	7.97%	1.75%
2005	7.71%	1.65%
2006	7.44%	1.56%
2007	7.16%	1.47%
2008	10.1%	1.38%
2009	6.6%	1.3%
2010	6.32%	1.22%
2011	6.05%	1.15%
2012	5.8%	1.08%
2013	5.56%	1.02%
2014	5.34%	0.96%
2015	5.13%	0.9%
2016	4.95%	0.85%
2017	4.77%	0.8%
2018	4.6%	0.76%
2019	4.44%	0.72%
2020	4.29%	0.69%
2021	4.14%	0.66%
2022	4%	0.64%
2023	3.87%	0.62%