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Fertility & birth rates in Myanmar and Slovakia

Updated on by Georank team

Myanmar has an annual birth rate of 16.7 births per 1,000 people, compared to 9 for Slovakia. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.12 in Myanmar and 1.49 in Slovakia — 29.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -64.2% in Myanmar and by -51% in Slovakia — in 1960, it was 5.9 and 3.04, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Myanmar is ranked 91/196 by birth rate compared to 162/196 for Slovakia.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 24.7 years in Myanmar, compared to 27.3 years in Slovakia.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.8 in Myanmar — it's 29 in Slovakia.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 33.5 in Myanmar vs 24.6 in Slovakia.
  • In Myanmar, 26.5% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 22.5% in Slovakia.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.75% in Myanmar and -0.1% in Slovakia.

Birth rate data compared

Myanmar Slovakia
Fertility rate 2.12 1.49
Birth rate 16.7 9
Birth rate rank 91/196 162/196
Age at first childbirth 24.7 years 27.3 years
Average age at childbearing 28.8 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 32.9 24.3
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 107.1 75.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 23.9 13.1
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.5% 22.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 51.3% n/a
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 60.2% 98%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.19% 0.004%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 2.06% 0.3%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 3.41% 0.51%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 3.87% 0.61%
Population change due to births and deaths +408,331 -5,427
Natural population change rank 43/196 169/196
Natural population change rate +0.75% -0.1%
Population growth +0.68% -0.09%
Population growth rank 121/197 171/197
Life expectancy 67.3 years 78.7 years

Fertility rate in Myanmar vs Slovakia 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 1.49 in Slovakia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Myanmar
Factual

UN forecast
Slovakia
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Myanmar Slovakia
1960 5.9 3.04
1961 5.9 2.96
1962 5.9 2.83
1963 5.91 2.92
1964 5.91 2.89
1965 5.91 2.78
1966 5.88 2.66
1967 5.84 2.48
1968 5.8 2.39
1969 5.75 2.43
1970 5.68 2.41
1971 5.62 2.43
1972 5.53 2.49
1973 5.44 2.56
1974 5.34 2.61
1975 5.25 2.55
1976 5.16 2.55
1977 5.07 2.49
1978 4.99 2.47
1979 4.9 2.45
1980 4.79 2.32
1981 4.69 2.29
1982 4.66 2.28
1983 4.63 2.28
1984 4.52 2.26
1985 4.32 2.26
1986 4.08 2.2
1987 3.86 2.14
1988 3.67 2.13
1989 3.59 2.07
1990 3.5 2.09
1991 3.43 2.05
1992 3.35 1.93
1993 3.28 1.87
1994 3.2 1.67
1995 3.13 1.52
1996 3.06 1.47
1997 2.99 1.43
1998 2.91 1.37
1999 2.85 1.33
2000 2.81 1.3
2001 2.79 1.2
2002 2.77 1.19
2003 2.68 1.2
2004 2.59 1.25
2005 2.52 1.27
2006 2.47 1.25
2007 2.45 1.27
2008 2.4 1.34
2009 2.37 1.44
2010 2.34 1.43
2011 2.31 1.45
2012 2.28 1.34
2013 2.26 1.34
2014 2.25 1.37
2015 2.27 1.4
2016 2.27 1.48
2017 2.25 1.52
2018 2.23 1.54
2019 2.21 1.57
2020 2.18 1.59
2021 2.16 1.63
2022 2.13 1.57
2023 2.12 1.49
2024 2.1 1.49
2025 2.08 1.5
2026 2.06 1.5
2027 2.04 1.5
2028 2.02 1.51
2029 2.01 1.51
2030 2 1.51
2031 1.98 1.51
2032 1.97 1.51
2033 1.96 1.52
2034 1.94 1.52
2035 1.93 1.52
2036 1.92 1.52
2037 1.92 1.52
2038 1.91 1.52
2039 1.9 1.52
2040 1.89 1.52
2041 1.89 1.52
2042 1.88 1.52
2043 1.87 1.52
2044 1.86 1.53
2045 1.86 1.53
2046 1.85 1.53
2047 1.85 1.53
2048 1.84 1.53
2049 1.83 1.53
2050 1.83 1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Myanmar
Factual

UN forecast
Slovakia
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Myanmar Slovakia
1960 39.9% 31.5%
1961 40.2% 31.5%
1962 40.6% 31.3%
1963 40.9% 31%
1964 41% 30.8%
1965 41.1% 30.4%
1966 41.1% 29.9%
1967 41% 29.3%
1968 40.9% 28.6%
1969 40.8% 28.1%
1970 40.7% 27.5%
1971 40.6% 27%
1972 40.5% 26.6%
1973 40.3% 26.2%
1974 40.2% 26.1%
1975 40.1% 26%
1976 40% 26%
1977 39.8% 26%
1978 39.6% 26.1%
1979 39.4% 26.1%
1980 39.2% 26.1%
1981 39% 26.1%
1982 38.8% 26.2%
1983 38.6% 26.3%
1984 38.3% 26.4%
1985 38.1% 26.5%
1986 37.8% 26.4%
1987 37.4% 26.3%
1988 37% 26.1%
1989 36.6% 25.7%
1990 36.2% 25.2%
1991 35.8% 24.8%
1992 35.4% 24.4%
1993 35.1% 23.9%
1994 34.7% 23.3%
1995 34.2% 22.7%
1996 33.8% 22.1%
1997 33.3% 21.5%
1998 32.8% 20.9%
1999 32.3% 20.3%
2000 31.8% 19.7%
2001 31.4% 19%
2002 31% 18.4%
2003 30.7% 17.9%
2004 30.4% 17.3%
2005 30.1% 16.9%
2006 29.7% 16.4%
2007 29.4% 16%
2008 29% 15.7%
2009 28.6% 15.5%
2010 28.2% 15.5%
2011 27.9% 15.4%
2012 27.5% 15.4%
2013 27.1% 15.3%
2014 26.8% 15.3%
2015 26.5% 15.3%
2016 26.2% 15.4%
2017 25.9% 15.5%
2018 25.6% 15.7%
2019 25.4% 15.8%
2020 25.1% 15.9%
2021 24.9% 15.9%
2022 24.7% 16%
2023 24.5% 15.9%
2024 24.3% 15.8%
2025 24.1% 15.6%
2026 23.9% 15.4%
2027 23.6% 15.1%
2028 23.4% 15%
2029 23.2% 14.8%
2030 23% 14.6%
2031 22.7% 14.4%
2032 22.4% 14.1%
2033 22.2% 13.8%
2034 21.9% 13.6%
2035 21.7% 13.4%
2036 21.4% 13.2%
2037 21.2% 13%
2038 21% 12.9%
2039 20.8% 12.8%
2040 20.6% 12.7%
2041 20.4% 12.7%
2042 20.2% 12.7%
2043 20.1% 12.7%
2044 19.9% 12.7%
2045 19.8% 12.8%
2046 19.6% 12.8%
2047 19.5% 12.9%
2048 19.4% 13%
2049 19.2% 13%
2050 19.1% 13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.3% of the population in Myanmar and 15.8% in Slovakia in 2024, compared to 36.2% and 25.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Myanmar and Slovakia compared.

Natural population change in Myanmar vs Slovakia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.88% in Myanmar and -0.02% in Slovakia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Myanmar
Slovakia

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Myanmar Slovakia
1960 465,049 56,546
1961 474,818 55,749
1962 487,925 49,587
1963 501,548 54,382
1964 516,334 54,092
1965 533,443 48,517
1966 546,378 45,440
1967 559,577 41,824
1968 571,123 38,113
1969 584,979 39,312
1970 595,337 38,575
1971 608,784 40,105
1972 616,411 46,426
1973 624,619 49,199
1974 628,458 52,524
1975 635,005 52,604
1976 642,829 54,121
1977 649,915 52,762
1978 658,068 52,324
1979 669,338 52,353
1980 673,815 44,320
1981 679,851 43,640
1982 701,212 41,958
1983 719,710 39,717
1984 723,623 38,966
1985 705,905 37,680
1986 679,467 34,279
1987 652,960 31,859
1988 630,392 30,979
1989 636,610 26,380
1990 636,081 25,436
1991 637,622 23,865
1992 634,484 21,220
1993 633,576 20,769
1994 626,411 14,970
1995 620,376 9,115
1996 619,488 9,135
1997 613,103 6,999
1998 606,110 4,312
1999 597,916 3,777
2000 596,979 2,155
2001 601,524 -1,076
2002 602,873 -538
2003 582,173 -537
2004 556,494 1,611
2005 537,429 537
2006 527,165 537
2007 523,745 537
2008 373,287 4,303
2009 505,144 8,619
2010 497,745 7,008
2011 492,271 9,177
2012 487,210 3,245
2013 487,648 2,707
2014 488,114 3,793
2015 495,769 2,170
2016 499,508 5,431
2017 492,276 4,351
2018 482,316 3,268
2019 469,924 3,818
2020 448,626 -2,184
2021 394,104 -16,886
2022 415,647 -7,062
2023 408,331 -5,427

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Maternal mortality chart: Myanmar vs Slovakia

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 4 deaths in Slovakia.

Myanmar
Slovakia
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Myanmar Slovakia
1985 674 19
1986 652 19
1987 631 19
1988 616 18
1989 603 17
1990 586 18
1991 566 17
1992 542 15
1993 522 14
1994 498 12
1995 472 11
1996 442 10
1997 416 10
1998 398 10
1999 388 9
2000 375 8
2001 361 8
2002 347 7
2003 335 7
2004 324 7
2005 312 7
2006 301 6
2007 290 6
2008 286 5
2009 268 6
2010 259 5
2011 249 5
2012 243 5
2013 237 5
2014 228 5
2015 222 5
2016 215 5
2017 209 5
2018 201 5
2019 195 5
2020 198 4
2021 231 12
2022 193 5
2023 185 4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.87% in Myanmar and 0.61% in Slovakia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Myanmar
Slovakia

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
Myanmar Slovakia
1960 - 3.67%
1961 - 3.47%
1962 - 3.32%
1963 - 3.21%
1964 - 3.14%
1965 - 3.08%
1966 - 3.05%
1967 - 3.02%
1968 18% 3%
1969 17.7% 2.97%
1970 17.4% 2.95%
1971 17% 2.92%
1972 16.7% 2.89%
1973 16.3% 2.84%
1974 16% 2.78%
1975 15.6% 2.72%
1976 15.3% 2.64%
1977 14.9% 2.55%
1978 14.6% 2.46%
1979 14.3% 2.36%
1980 14% 2.27%
1981 13.7% 2.17%
1982 13.4% 2.08%
1983 13.1% 1.99%
1984 12.9% 1.91%
1985 12.7% 1.82%
1986 12.5% 1.73%
1987 12.2% 1.65%
1988 12% 1.59%
1989 11.8% 1.53%
1990 11.5% 1.47%
1991 11.3% 1.42%
1992 11% 1.37%
1993 10.7% 1.31%
1994 10.5% 1.25%
1995 10.2% 1.2%
1996 9.94% 1.14%
1997 9.68% 1.09%
1998 9.43% 1.05%
1999 9.19% 1%
2000 8.95% 0.96%
2001 8.71% 0.93%
2002 8.47% 0.91%
2003 8.22% 0.88%
2004 7.97% 0.86%
2005 7.71% 0.83%
2006 7.44% 0.8%
2007 7.16% 0.77%
2008 10.1% 0.74%
2009 6.6% 0.71%
2010 6.32% 0.69%
2011 6.05% 0.67%
2012 5.8% 0.66%
2013 5.56% 0.64%
2014 5.34% 0.63%
2015 5.13% 0.62%
2016 4.95% 0.61%
2017 4.77% 0.6%
2018 4.6% 0.6%
2019 4.44% 0.59%
2020 4.29% 0.59%
2021 4.14% 0.6%
2022 4% 0.6%
2023 3.87% 0.61%

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