Fertility & birth rates in Myanmar and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Myanmar vs Switzerland 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 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Myanmar vs Switzerland 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	Switzerland
1960	5.9	2.44
1961	5.9	2.52
1962	5.9	2.58
1963	5.91	2.65
1964	5.91	2.66
1965	5.91	2.59
1966	5.88	2.5
1967	5.84	2.39
1968	5.8	2.29
1969	5.75	2.19
1970	5.68	2.1
1971	5.62	2.04
1972	5.53	1.91
1973	5.44	1.81
1974	5.34	1.73
1975	5.25	1.61
1976	5.16	1.55
1977	5.07	1.53
1978	4.99	1.51
1979	4.9	1.52
1980	4.79	1.55
1981	4.69	1.55
1982	4.66	1.56
1983	4.63	1.52
1984	4.52	1.53
1985	4.32	1.52
1986	4.08	1.53
1987	3.86	1.52
1988	3.67	1.57
1989	3.59	1.56
1990	3.5	1.58
1991	3.43	1.58
1992	3.35	1.58
1993	3.28	1.51
1994	3.2	1.49
1995	3.13	1.48
1996	3.06	1.5
1997	2.99	1.48
1998	2.91	1.47
1999	2.85	1.48
2000	2.81	1.5
2001	2.79	1.38
2002	2.77	1.39
2003	2.68	1.39
2004	2.59	1.42
2005	2.52	1.42
2006	2.47	1.44
2007	2.45	1.46
2008	2.4	1.48
2009	2.37	1.5
2010	2.34	1.52
2011	2.31	1.52
2012	2.28	1.52
2013	2.26	1.52
2014	2.25	1.54
2015	2.27	1.54
2016	2.27	1.54
2017	2.25	1.52
2018	2.23	1.52
2019	2.21	1.48
2020	2.18	1.46
2021	2.16	1.52
2022	2.13	1.39
2023	2.12	1.33
2024	2.1	1.33
2025	2.08	1.34
2026	2.06	1.34
2027	2.04	1.35
2028	2.02	1.35
2029	2.01	1.35
2030	2	1.35
2031	1.98	1.36
2032	1.97	1.36
2033	1.96	1.37
2034	1.94	1.37
2035	1.93	1.37
2036	1.92	1.38
2037	1.92	1.38
2038	1.91	1.38
2039	1.9	1.38
2040	1.89	1.39
2041	1.89	1.39
2042	1.88	1.39
2043	1.87	1.4
2044	1.86	1.4
2045	1.86	1.4
2046	1.85	1.4
2047	1.85	1.41
2048	1.84	1.41
2049	1.83	1.41
2050	1.83	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Myanmar	Switzerland
1960	39.9%	24%
1961	40.2%	24%
1962	40.6%	24.1%
1963	40.9%	24.1%
1964	41%	24.1%
1965	41.1%	24.1%
1966	41.1%	24.2%
1967	41%	24.1%
1968	40.9%	24%
1969	40.8%	23.8%
1970	40.7%	23.8%
1971	40.6%	23.7%
1972	40.5%	23.5%
1973	40.3%	23.2%
1974	40.2%	22.8%
1975	40.1%	22.4%
1976	40%	22%
1977	39.8%	21.4%
1978	39.6%	20.9%
1979	39.4%	20.3%
1980	39.2%	19.7%
1981	39%	19.2%
1982	38.8%	18.8%
1983	38.6%	18.3%
1984	38.3%	18%
1985	38.1%	17.6%
1986	37.8%	17.4%
1987	37.4%	17.2%
1988	37%	17.1%
1989	36.6%	17%
1990	36.2%	17.1%
1991	35.8%	17.2%
1992	35.4%	17.3%
1993	35.1%	17.5%
1994	34.7%	17.6%
1995	34.2%	17.6%
1996	33.8%	17.7%
1997	33.3%	17.6%
1998	32.8%	17.6%
1999	32.3%	17.5%
2000	31.8%	17.4%
2001	31.4%	17.1%
2002	31%	16.8%
2003	30.7%	16.6%
2004	30.4%	16.4%
2005	30.1%	16.1%
2006	29.7%	15.9%
2007	29.4%	15.6%
2008	29%	15.4%
2009	28.6%	15.3%
2010	28.2%	15.2%
2011	27.9%	15.1%
2012	27.5%	15%
2013	27.1%	14.9%
2014	26.8%	14.9%
2015	26.5%	14.9%
2016	26.2%	14.9%
2017	25.9%	14.9%
2018	25.6%	15%
2019	25.4%	15%
2020	25.1%	15.1%
2021	24.9%	15.1%
2022	24.7%	15.1%
2023	24.5%	15%
2024	24.3%	15%
2025	24.1%	14.9%
2026	23.9%	14.8%
2027	23.6%	14.7%
2028	23.4%	14.6%
2029	23.2%	14.5%
2030	23%	14.3%
2031	22.7%	14.1%
2032	22.4%	14%
2033	22.2%	13.8%
2034	21.9%	13.6%
2035	21.7%	13.5%
2036	21.4%	13.3%
2037	21.2%	13.2%
2038	21%	13.1%
2039	20.8%	13%
2040	20.6%	12.9%
2041	20.4%	12.8%
2042	20.2%	12.8%
2043	20.1%	12.7%
2044	19.9%	12.8%
2045	19.8%	12.8%
2046	19.6%	12.8%
2047	19.5%	12.9%
2048	19.4%	12.9%
2049	19.2%	13%
2050	19.1%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.3% of the population in Myanmar and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 36.2% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Myanmar and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Myanmar vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.88% in Myanmar and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	465,049	42,090
1961	474,818	48,365
1962	487,925	49,050
1963	501,548	52,956
1964	516,334	59,050
1965	533,443	56,222
1966	546,378	53,854
1967	559,577	52,128
1968	571,123	47,328
1969	584,979	44,182
1970	595,337	42,648
1971	608,784	38,523
1972	616,411	35,061
1973	624,619	30,906
1974	628,458	27,902
1975	635,005	22,820
1976	642,829	17,017
1977	649,915	16,959
1978	658,068	13,820
1979	669,338	14,477
1980	673,815	14,535
1981	679,851	13,979
1982	701,212	15,339
1983	719,710	12,837
1984	723,623	16,105
1985	705,905	14,882
1986	679,467	16,261
1987	652,960	15,708
1988	630,392	21,099
1989	636,610	19,941
1990	636,081	20,146
1991	637,622	23,800
1992	634,484	24,064
1993	633,576	21,509
1994	626,411	20,982
1995	620,376	19,010
1996	619,488	19,801
1997	613,103	17,722
1998	606,110	16,353
1999	597,916	16,431
2000	596,979	15,806
2001	601,524	10,845
2002	602,873	10,199
2003	582,173	8,807
2004	556,494	13,302
2005	537,429	11,899
2006	527,165	12,723
2007	523,745	13,592
2008	373,287	15,295
2009	505,144	15,487
2010	497,745	17,997
2011	492,271	18,990
2012	487,210	18,393
2013	487,648	17,797
2014	488,114	21,290
2015	495,769	19,050
2016	499,508	22,608
2017	492,276	20,284
2018	482,316	20,434
2019	469,924	18,008
2020	448,626	9,502
2021	394,104	18,279
2022	415,647	7,899
2023	408,331	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Myanmar vs Switzerland

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 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Myanmar	Switzerland
1985	674	15
1986	652	14
1987	631	14
1988	616	15
1989	603	14
1990	586	14
1991	566	14
1992	542	13
1993	522	13
1994	498	12
1995	472	12
1996	442	11
1997	416	10
1998	398	10
1999	388	9
2000	375	9
2001	361	8
2002	347	9
2003	335	8
2004	324	8
2005	312	8
2006	301	8
2007	290	7
2008	286	7
2009	268	7
2010	259	7
2011	249	7
2012	243	7
2013	237	7
2014	228	6
2015	222	6
2016	215	7
2017	209	6
2018	201	6
2019	195	6
2020	198	5
2021	231	4
2022	193	4
2023	185	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.87% in Myanmar and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	-	2.65%
1961	-	2.6%
1962	-	2.53%
1963	-	2.45%
1964	-	2.36%
1965	-	2.26%
1966	-	2.16%
1967	-	2.07%
1968	18%	1.99%
1969	17.7%	1.92%
1970	17.4%	1.84%
1971	17%	1.76%
1972	16.7%	1.67%
1973	16.3%	1.57%
1974	16%	1.48%
1975	15.6%	1.38%
1976	15.3%	1.29%
1977	14.9%	1.21%
1978	14.6%	1.14%
1979	14.3%	1.09%
1980	14%	1.04%
1981	13.7%	1%
1982	13.4%	0.97%
1983	13.1%	0.94%
1984	12.9%	0.92%
1985	12.7%	0.9%
1986	12.5%	0.89%
1987	12.2%	0.88%
1988	12%	0.86%
1989	11.8%	0.84%
1990	11.5%	0.82%
1991	11.3%	0.78%
1992	11%	0.75%
1993	10.7%	0.71%
1994	10.5%	0.67%
1995	10.2%	0.64%
1996	9.94%	0.62%
1997	9.68%	0.6%
1998	9.43%	0.58%
1999	9.19%	0.57%
2000	8.95%	0.56%
2001	8.71%	0.55%
2002	8.47%	0.54%
2003	8.22%	0.53%
2004	7.97%	0.52%
2005	7.71%	0.51%
2006	7.44%	0.49%
2007	7.16%	0.48%
2008	10.1%	0.47%
2009	6.6%	0.46%
2010	6.32%	0.46%
2011	6.05%	0.45%
2012	5.8%	0.44%
2013	5.56%	0.44%
2014	5.34%	0.43%
2015	5.13%	0.43%
2016	4.95%	0.42%
2017	4.77%	0.41%
2018	4.6%	0.41%
2019	4.44%	0.4%
2020	4.29%	0.4%
2021	4.14%	0.4%
2022	4%	0.4%
2023	3.87%	0.39%