Belgium vs Myanmar (Burma)
Belgium vs Myanmar (Burma): Median age
Median age in 2023: 41.4 years in Belgium and 29.5 years in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 11.9 years, or 1.4 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Belgium ranked 43 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 126 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 49 years and Myanmar (Burma) at 43.8 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Belgium | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 41.4 | 29.5 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 41.2 | 29.3 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 40.9 | 29 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 40.8 | 28.7 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 40.7 | 28.4 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 40.7 | 28.2 | 29 |
| 2017 | 40.6 | 27.9 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 40.5 | 27.6 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 40.4 | 27.4 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 40.4 | 27.1 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 40.2 | 26.7 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 40.1 | 26.4 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 39.9 | 26.1 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 39.8 | 25.8 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 39.8 | 25.4 | 27 |
| 2008 | 39.7 | 25.1 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 39.6 | 24.8 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 39.4 | 24.5 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 39.2 | 24.2 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 39 | 24 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 38.7 | 23.7 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 38.4 | 23.4 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 38.2 | 23.2 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 37.9 | 23 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 37.6 | 22.7 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 37.3 | 22.4 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 37 | 22.2 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 36.7 | 22 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 36.5 | 21.7 | 24 |
| 1994 | 36.2 | 21.5 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 35.9 | 21.3 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 35.7 | 21.1 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 35.5 | 20.8 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 35.3 | 20.6 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 35.1 | 20.4 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 34.8 | 20.2 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 34.6 | 20 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 34.4 | 19.8 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 34.2 | 19.7 | 22 |
| 1984 | 34 | 19.5 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 33.8 | 19.4 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 33.5 | 19.3 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 33.3 | 19.2 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 33.2 | 19.1 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 33 | 19 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 33 | 18.9 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 33 | 18.8 | 21 |
| 1976 | 33 | 18.8 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 33.2 | 18.7 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 33.3 | 18.6 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 33.3 | 18.6 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 33.4 | 18.6 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 33.4 | 18.5 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 33.5 | 18.5 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 33.6 | 18.5 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 33.7 | 18.5 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 33.7 | 18.6 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 33.8 | 18.8 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 33.8 | 18.9 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 33.8 | 19.1 | 21 |
| 1963 | 33.9 | 19.3 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 33.9 | 19.5 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 33.9 | 19.7 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 33.9 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 33.9 | 20.1 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 33.8 | 20.2 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 33.8 | 20.4 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 33.7 | 20.5 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 33.6 | 20.6 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 33.5 | 20.7 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 33.6 | 20.7 | 22 |
| 1952 | 34.1 | 20.7 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 34.5 | 20.7 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 34.6 | 20.7 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Belgium | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.740.9–42.5 | 29.829.8–29.9 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 41.940.3–43.6 | 30.129.9–30.3 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 42.140.3–43.9 | 30.430.1–30.8 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 42.340.4–44.2 | 30.730.2–31.2 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 42.640.5–44.5 | 3130.3–31.7 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 42.840.6–44.8 | 31.330.5–32.1 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 4340.6–45.1 | 31.630.6–32.5 | 32 |
| 2031 | 43.240.7–45.4 | 31.930.7–33 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 43.440.7–45.8 | 32.130.9–33.4 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 43.640.7–46.1 | 32.431–33.9 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 43.840.7–46.5 | 32.731.1–34.3 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 4440.7–46.8 | 3331.3–34.7 | 33 |
| 2036 | 44.240.6–47.1 | 33.231.4–35.2 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 44.440.5–47.5 | 33.531.5–35.6 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 44.640.4–47.8 | 33.831.7–36 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 44.740.3–48.1 | 3431.8–36.4 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 44.940.3–48.5 | 34.331.9–36.9 | 34 |
| 2041 | 44.940.3–48.8 | 34.532–37.3 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 4540.3–49.1 | 34.732.1–37.7 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 45.140.5–49.3 | 3532.2–38 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 45.140.6–49.6 | 35.232.3–38.4 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 45.140.8–49.8 | 35.432.5–38.7 | 35 |
| 2046 | 45.141–50 | 35.632.6–39.1 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 45.241.3–50.2 | 35.832.7–39.4 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 45.241.5–50.4 | 3632.9–39.7 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 45.241.7–50.6 | 36.233–40 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 45.241.8–50.7 | 36.433.2–40.3 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 45.342–50.8 | 36.533.3–40.6 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 45.442.1–50.8 | 36.733.5–40.9 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 45.642.3–50.7 | 36.933.6–41.2 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 45.742.4–50.4 | 37.133.8–41.5 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 45.942.5–50.1 | 37.433.9–41.8 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 4642.7–49.9 | 37.634–42.1 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 46.242.8–49.9 | 37.834.1–42.4 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 46.442.9–50.1 | 3834.2–42.7 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 46.543–50.2 | 38.234.4–43 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 46.743.1–50.4 | 38.434.5–43.3 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 46.843.2–50.7 | 38.634.7–43.6 | 38 |
| 2062 | 4743.3–50.9 | 38.734.8–43.9 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 47.143.4–51.2 | 38.935–44.3 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 47.343.5–51.5 | 39.135.2–44.6 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 47.443.6–51.7 | 39.335.3–44.9 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 47.543.6–52 | 39.435.4–45.2 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 47.643.7–52.3 | 39.635.5–45.5 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 47.743.7–52.5 | 39.735.7–45.8 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 47.843.7–52.8 | 39.935.8–46.1 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 47.943.6–53 | 4035.9–46.4 | 39 |
| 2071 | 4843.6–53.2 | 40.236–46.7 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 4843.6–53.4 | 40.336.2–46.9 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 4843.6–53.6 | 40.536.3–47.1 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 4843.6–53.8 | 40.636.4–47.3 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 47.943.6–54 | 40.736.5–47.4 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 47.943.6–54.1 | 40.936.6–47.6 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 47.943.6–54.3 | 4136.7–47.7 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 47.843.7–54.4 | 41.136.8–47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 47.843.7–54.5 | 41.336.9–48 | 40 |
| 2080 | 47.843.7–54.5 | 41.436.9–48.2 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 47.843.8–54.6 | 41.537–48.3 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 47.843.8–54.7 | 41.637.1–48.4 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 47.843.9–54.7 | 41.737.2–48.5 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 47.843.9–54.8 | 41.937.3–48.6 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 47.844–54.8 | 4237.4–48.7 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 47.844.1–54.8 | 42.137.4–48.9 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 47.944.1–54.8 | 42.237.5–49 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 4844.2–54.9 | 42.437.6–49.1 | 41 |
| 2089 | 4844.2–54.9 | 42.537.7–49.2 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 48.144.2–54.9 | 42.637.8–49.3 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 48.244.2–54.9 | 42.737.8–49.4 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 48.344.3–55 | 42.937.9–49.5 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 48.444.3–55 | 4337.9–49.7 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 48.544.3–55.1 | 43.138–49.8 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 48.644.3–55.2 | 43.238.1–49.9 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 48.744.3–55.3 | 43.338.2–50.1 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 48.844.3–55.4 | 43.438.3–50.2 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 48.844.3–55.6 | 43.638.4–50.4 | 42 |
| 2099 | 48.944.4–55.7 | 43.738.4–50.5 | 42 |
| 2100 | 4944.4–55.8 | 43.838.5–50.7 | 42.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belgium vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyBelgium: 82.1 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelgium: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelgium: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelgium: 99.7% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionBelgium: 4.11% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelgium: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelgium: 11.7 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelgium: 0.25% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelgium: 1.38 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelgium: 87.7% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelgium: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelgium: 2.01% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsBelgium: $13.6B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personBelgium: $1,237 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingBelgium: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelBelgium: 24,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelgium: 0.22% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelgium: 0.47% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelgium: 430 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025