Fertility & birth rates in Myanmar and United States

Fertility rate in Myanmar vs United States by year

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Myanmar

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Myanmar	United States
2023	2.12	1.62
2022	2.13	1.66
2021	2.16	1.66
2020	2.18	1.64
2019	2.21	1.71
2018	2.23	1.73
2017	2.25	1.77
2016	2.27	1.82
2015	2.27	1.84
2014	2.25	1.86
2013	2.26	1.86
2012	2.28	1.88
2011	2.31	1.89
2010	2.34	1.93
2009	2.37	2
2008	2.4	2.07
2007	2.45	2.12
2006	2.47	2.11
2005	2.52	2.06
2004	2.59	2.05
2003	2.68	2.05
2002	2.77	2.02
2001	2.79	2.03
2000	2.81	2.06
1999	2.85	2.01
1998	2.91	2
1997	2.99	1.97
1996	3.06	1.98
1995	3.13	1.98
1994	3.2	2
1993	3.28	2.02
1992	3.35	2.05
1991	3.43	2.06
1990	3.5	2.08
1989	3.59	2.01
1988	3.67	1.93
1987	3.86	1.87
1986	4.08	1.84
1985	4.32	1.84
1984	4.52	1.81
1983	4.63	1.8
1982	4.66	1.83
1981	4.69	1.81
1980	4.79	1.84
1979	4.9	1.81
1978	4.99	1.76
1977	5.07	1.79
1976	5.16	1.74
1975	5.25	1.77
1974	5.34	1.84
1973	5.44	1.88
1972	5.53	2.01
1971	5.62	2.27
1970	5.68	2.48
1969	5.75	2.46
1968	5.8	2.46
1967	5.84	2.56
1966	5.88	2.72
1965	5.91	2.91
1964	5.91	3.19
1963	5.91	3.32
1962	5.9	3.46
1961	5.9	3.62
1960	5.9	3.65

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Myanmar was 2.12 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Myanmar

United States

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Year	Natural population change
	Myanmar	United States
2023	408,331	502,372
2022	415,647	399,926
2021	394,104	199,137
2020	448,626	208,862
2019	469,924	887,476
2018	482,316	955,022
2017	492,276	1,028,037
2016	499,508	1,197,627
2015	495,769	1,270,126
2014	488,114	1,357,281
2013	487,648	1,322,711
2012	487,210	1,411,822
2011	492,271	1,441,697
2010	497,745	1,548,182
2009	505,144	1,717,920
2008	373,287	1,794,154
2007	523,745	1,897,757
2006	527,165	1,849,955
2005	537,429	1,684,445
2004	556,494	1,698,271
2003	582,173	1,653,615
2002	602,873	1,581,938
2001	601,524	1,595,826
2000	596,979	1,664,758
1999	597,916	1,564,050
1998	606,110	1,573,857
1997	613,103	1,501,014
1996	619,488	1,510,137
1995	620,376	1,546,031
1994	626,411	1,633,302
1993	633,576	1,717,685
1992	634,484	1,875,328
1991	637,622	1,926,543
1990	636,081	2,026,068
1989	636,610	1,875,826
1988	630,392	1,735,943
1987	652,960	1,720,252
1986	679,467	1,656,917
1985	705,905	1,689,258
1984	723,623	1,627,192
1983	719,710	1,636,544
1982	701,212	1,714,317
1981	679,851	1,652,153
1980	673,815	1,608,450
1979	669,338	1,597,894
1978	658,068	1,402,283
1977	649,915	1,431,556
1976	642,829	1,264,604
1975	635,005	1,252,644
1974	628,458	1,218,968
1973	624,619	1,165,499
1972	616,411	1,301,355
1971	608,784	1,640,519
1970	595,337	1,824,965
1969	584,979	1,702,487
1968	571,123	1,565,507
1967	559,577	1,669,181
1966	546,378	1,749,387
1965	533,443	1,943,030
1964	516,334	2,245,099
1963	501,548	2,289,826
1962	487,925	2,406,337
1961	474,818	2,571,681
1960	465,049	2,565,530

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.75% in Myanmar and +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.88% in Myanmar and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Myanmar vs United States by year

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Myanmar

United States

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Myanmar	United States
2023	16.7	10.7
2022	16.9	11
2021	17.2	11
2020	17.5	10.9
2019	17.8	11.4
2018	18.1	11.6
2017	18.3	11.8
2016	18.6	12.2
2015	18.6	12.4
2014	18.6	12.5
2013	18.7	12.4
2012	18.8	12.6
2011	19.1	12.7
2010	19.4	13
2009	19.7	13.5
2008	20	14
2007	20.4	14.3
2006	20.6	14.3
2005	21	14
2004	21.5	14
2003	22.3	14.1
2002	22.9	14
2001	23.1	14.1
2000	23.2	14.4
1999	23.4	14.2
1998	23.8	14.3
1997	24.3	14.2
1996	24.7	14.4
1995	25.2	14.6
1994	25.6	15
1993	26.1	15.4
1992	26.5	15.8
1991	26.9	16.2
1990	27.2	16.7
1989	27.6	16.4
1988	27.9	16
1987	28.9	15.7
1986	30.2	15.6
1985	31.4	15.8
1984	32.5	15.6
1983	33	15.6
1982	33	15.9
1981	32.9	15.8
1980	33.3	15.9
1979	33.7	15.6
1978	34.1	15
1977	34.4	15.1
1976	34.8	14.6
1975	35.2	14.6
1974	35.6	14.8
1973	36.2	14.8
1972	36.6	15.6
1971	37	17.2
1970	37.4	18.4
1969	37.8	17.9
1968	38.2	17.6
1967	38.7	17.8
1966	39.2	18.4
1965	39.7	19.4
1964	40.1	21.1
1963	40.5	21.7
1962	41	22.4
1961	41.4	23.3
1960	41.9	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 16.7 in Myanmar and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 41.9 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Myanmar

Factual

UN forecast

United States

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Myanmar	United States
2100	15.3%	14.4%
2099	15.4%	14.4%
2098	15.4%	14.4%
2097	15.5%	14.4%
2096	15.5%	14.4%
2095	15.6%	14.5%
2094	15.6%	14.5%
2093	15.7%	14.5%
2092	15.8%	14.5%
2091	15.8%	14.6%
2090	15.9%	14.6%
2089	15.9%	14.7%
2088	16%	14.7%
2087	16%	14.7%
2086	16.1%	14.8%
2085	16.1%	14.8%
2084	16.2%	14.8%
2083	16.3%	14.9%
2082	16.3%	14.9%
2081	16.4%	14.9%
2080	16.4%	14.9%
2079	16.5%	14.9%
2078	16.6%	14.9%
2077	16.6%	14.9%
2076	16.7%	14.9%
2075	16.7%	14.9%
2074	16.8%	14.9%
2073	16.9%	14.9%
2072	17%	14.9%
2071	17%	14.9%
2070	17.1%	14.9%
2069	17.2%	14.9%
2068	17.3%	14.9%
2067	17.4%	14.9%
2066	17.5%	14.9%
2065	17.6%	15%
2064	17.7%	15%
2063	17.8%	15%
2062	17.9%	15.1%
2061	18%	15.1%
2060	18.1%	15.2%
2059	18.2%	15.3%
2058	18.3%	15.4%
2057	18.4%	15.5%
2056	18.5%	15.5%
2055	18.6%	15.6%
2054	18.7%	15.7%
2053	18.8%	15.8%
2052	18.9%	15.8%
2051	19.1%	15.9%
2050	19.2%	15.9%
2049	19.3%	16%
2048	19.4%	16%
2047	19.5%	16%
2046	19.7%	16%
2045	19.8%	16%
2044	20%	16%
2043	20.1%	16%
2042	20.3%	16%
2041	20.5%	15.9%
2040	20.7%	15.9%
2039	20.9%	15.9%
2038	21.1%	15.9%
2037	21.3%	15.9%
2036	21.5%	15.9%
2035	21.8%	15.9%
2034	22%	15.9%
2033	22.3%	16%
2032	22.6%	16.1%
2031	22.8%	16.2%
2030	23.1%	16.3%
2029	23.3%	16.5%
2028	23.5%	16.6%
2027	23.8%	16.8%
2026	24%	17%
2025	24.2%	17.2%
2024	24.3%	17.3%
2023	24.5%	17.6%
2022	24.7%	17.9%
2021	24.9%	18.1%
2020	25.1%	18.4%
2019	25.4%	18.6%
2018	25.6%	18.8%
2017	25.9%	18.9%
2016	26.2%	19.1%
2015	26.5%	19.2%
2014	26.8%	19.3%
2013	27.1%	19.4%
2012	27.5%	19.5%
2011	27.9%	19.6%
2010	28.2%	19.7%
2009	28.6%	19.8%
2008	29%	19.9%
2007	29.4%	20%
2006	29.7%	20.2%
2005	30.1%	20.3%
2004	30.4%	20.5%
2003	30.7%	20.7%
2002	31%	20.9%
2001	31.4%	21%
2000	31.8%	21.2%
1999	32.3%	21.3%
1998	32.8%	21.4%
1997	33.3%	21.5%
1996	33.8%	21.7%
1995	34.2%	21.8%
1994	34.7%	21.9%
1993	35.1%	21.9%
1992	35.4%	21.8%
1991	35.8%	21.7%
1990	36.2%	21.6%
1989	36.6%	21.5%
1988	37%	21.3%
1987	37.4%	21.3%
1986	37.8%	21.3%
1985	38.1%	21.5%
1984	38.3%	21.7%
1983	38.6%	21.8%
1982	38.8%	22%
1981	39%	22.1%
1980	39.2%	22.4%
1979	39.4%	22.8%
1978	39.6%	23.2%
1977	39.8%	23.8%
1976	40%	24.4%
1975	40.1%	25.2%
1974	40.2%	25.9%
1973	40.3%	26.6%
1972	40.5%	27.4%
1971	40.6%	28%
1970	40.7%	28.6%
1969	40.8%	29%
1968	40.9%	29.5%
1967	41%	30%
1966	41.1%	30.4%
1965	41.1%	30.7%
1964	41%	30.9%
1963	40.9%	31.1%
1962	40.6%	31.3%
1961	40.2%	31.4%
1960	39.9%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.3% of the population in Myanmar and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 36.2% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Myanmar and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Myanmar vs United States

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Myanmar

United States

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Myanmar	United States
2023	185	17
2022	193	20
2021	231	31
2020	198	22
2019	195	18
2018	201	18
2017	209	18
2016	215	18
2015	222	17
2014	228	17
2013	237	16
2012	243	16
2011	249	15
2010	259	15
2009	268	15
2008	286	14
2007	290	13
2006	301	13
2005	312	13
2004	324	13
2003	335	13
2002	347	13
2001	361	13
2000	375	12
1999	388	12
1998	398	11
1997	416	11
1996	442	11
1995	472	12
1994	498	11
1993	522	12
1992	542	11
1991	566	12
1990	586	12
1989	603	12
1988	616	12
1987	631	11
1986	652	11
1985	674	11

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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Myanmar

United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Myanmar	United States
2023	3.87%	0.65%
2022	4%	0.65%
2021	4.14%	0.65%
2020	4.29%	0.65%
2019	4.44%	0.65%
2018	4.6%	0.65%
2017	4.77%	0.66%
2016	4.95%	0.67%
2015	5.13%	0.68%
2014	5.34%	0.68%
2013	5.56%	0.69%
2012	5.8%	0.7%
2011	6.05%	0.72%
2010	6.32%	0.73%
2009	6.6%	0.75%
2008	10.1%	0.76%
2007	7.16%	0.77%
2006	7.44%	0.79%
2005	7.71%	0.8%
2004	7.97%	0.81%
2003	8.22%	0.81%
2002	8.47%	0.82%
2001	8.71%	0.83%
2000	8.95%	0.84%
1999	9.19%	0.86%
1998	9.43%	0.87%
1997	9.68%	0.89%
1996	9.94%	0.92%
1995	10.2%	0.95%
1994	10.5%	0.98%
1993	10.7%	1.01%
1992	11%	1.05%
1991	11.3%	1.09%
1990	11.5%	1.12%
1989	11.8%	1.16%
1988	12%	1.19%
1987	12.2%	1.21%
1986	12.5%	1.24%
1985	12.7%	1.27%
1984	12.9%	1.3%
1983	13.1%	1.34%
1982	13.4%	1.39%
1981	13.7%	1.44%
1980	14%	1.5%
1979	14.3%	1.56%
1978	14.6%	1.63%
1977	14.9%	1.71%
1976	15.3%	1.79%
1975	15.6%	1.88%
1974	16%	1.97%
1973	16.3%	2.06%
1972	16.7%	2.15%
1971	17%	2.24%
1970	17.4%	2.32%
1969	17.7%	2.41%
1968	18%	2.49%
1967	-	2.57%
1966	-	2.64%
1965	-	2.71%
1964	-	2.77%
1963	-	2.83%
1962	-	2.89%
1961	-	2.95%
1960	-	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.87% in Myanmar and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.