Belgium vs Myanmar (Burma)
Belgium vs Myanmar (Burma): Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 3.6 per 1,000 people in Belgium and -0.6 per 1,000 people in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belgium, by 4.2 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Belgium has been higher since 1985, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
- In 2023, Belgium ranked 52 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 144 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belgium at 2 per 1,000 people and Myanmar (Burma) at -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Belgium | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 2022 | 10.2 | -0.7 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | -0.7 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | -1.2 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | -1.9 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | -2.2 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | -2 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | -1.7 |
| 2015 | 5.6 | -1.8 |
| 2014 | 3.3 | -1.5 |
| 2013 | 2.5 | -1.3 |
| 2012 | 4.1 | -1.2 |
| 2011 | 4.8 | -1.7 |
| 2010 | 9.6 | -2.4 |
| 2009 | 9 | -3.3 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | -3.7 |
| 2007 | 5.6 | -3.8 |
| 2006 | 5.1 | -3.9 |
| 2005 | 4.8 | -3.9 |
| 2004 | 3.4 | -3.6 |
| 2003 | 3.3 | -3.6 |
| 2002 | 3.8 | -3.2 |
| 2001 | 3.4 | -2.9 |
| 2000 | 1.4 | -2.4 |
| 1999 | 1.6 | -1.8 |
| 1998 | 1.2 | -1.4 |
| 1997 | 1 | -1.3 |
| 1996 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
| 1995 | 0.2 | -1.8 |
| 1994 | 1.7 | -1.7 |
| 1993 | 1.8 | -2 |
| 1992 | 2.6 | -2 |
| 1991 | 2.7 | -2 |
| 1990 | 0.8 | -1 |
| 1989 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 1988 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| 1987 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| 1986 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| 1985 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 1984 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 1983 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 1982 | 0.1 | -2.3 |
| 1981 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
| 1980 | 1.2 | -1.1 |
| 1979 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
| 1978 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| 1977 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| 1976 | 1.1 | -2 |
| 1975 | 1 | -1.7 |
| 1974 | 0.9 | -1.8 |
| 1973 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| 1972 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| 1971 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0.7 |
| 1969 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| 1968 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| 1967 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0.6 |
| 1965 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| 1964 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| 1963 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
| 1962 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| 1961 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 1958 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| 1957 | 0.8 | -0 |
| 1956 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 1955 | 0.7 | -0 |
| 1954 | 0.7 | -0 |
| 1953 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| 1952 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| 1951 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 1950 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Belgium | Myanmar (Burma) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1-45.5–49.8 | -0.7-1.9–0.4 |
| 2025 | 2.7-0.9–6.6 | -0.7-2.4–0.7 |
| 2026 | 2.5-1.5–6.8 | -0.7-2.7–0.9 |
| 2027 | 2.5-1.9–7.2 | -0.8-3–1.2 |
| 2028 | 2.4-2–7.1 | -0.8-3–1.4 |
| 2029 | 2.4-2–7.3 | -0.8-3.4–1.4 |
| 2030 | 2.3-2.6–7.2 | -0.8-3.5–1.7 |
| 2031 | 2.2-2.6–7.1 | -0.8-3.6–1.8 |
| 2032 | 2.2-2.7–7.5 | -0.8-3.6–1.8 |
| 2033 | 2.3-2.6–7.5 | -0.8-3.8–2.1 |
| 2034 | 2.2-2.9–7.3 | -0.8-3.7–2.1 |
| 2035 | 2.2-3–7.6 | -0.8-3.9–2.2 |
| 2036 | 2.2-3–7.8 | -0.8-3.9–2.3 |
| 2037 | 2.2-2.6–7.6 | -0.8-4–2.5 |
| 2038 | 2.2-2.9–7.9 | -0.8-4–2.6 |
| 2039 | 2.1-2.9–7.9 | -0.8-4–2.5 |
| 2040 | 2.1-2.7–7.5 | -0.8-4.1–2.5 |
| 2041 | 2.2-3–7.6 | -0.8-4.1–2.7 |
| 2042 | 2.1-3.1–7.5 | -0.8-4.1–2.7 |
| 2043 | 2.2-2.9–7.7 | -0.9-4.2–2.7 |
| 2044 | 2.3-3.2–7.3 | -0.9-4.3–2.7 |
| 2045 | 2.2-3.4–7.4 | -0.8-4.4–2.7 |
| 2046 | 2.2-3.1–7.7 | -0.9-4.5–2.7 |
| 2047 | 2.2-3.2–8 | -0.9-4.6–2.7 |
| 2048 | 2.2-3.3–7.8 | -0.9-4.5–2.8 |
| 2049 | 2.2-3.9–7.8 | -0.9-4.4–3.1 |
| 2050 | 2.2-3.6–7.7 | -0.8-4.3–2.9 |
| 2051 | 2.2-3.2–7.5 | -0.9-4.4–3.1 |
| 2052 | 2.1-3.9–7.5 | -0.9-4.5–3 |
| 2053 | 2.1-3.4–7.7 | -0.9-4.6–3.2 |
| 2054 | 2.2-3.1–7.8 | -0.9-4.6–3.1 |
| 2055 | 2.2-3.2–7.8 | -0.9-4.8–3.1 |
| 2056 | 2.2-3.4–7.6 | -0.9-4.8–3 |
| 2057 | 2.1-3.2–7.5 | -0.9-4.7–3.4 |
| 2058 | 2.4-3–7.8 | -0.8-4.8–3.4 |
| 2059 | 2.3-3–8 | -0.8-4.8–3.6 |
| 2060 | 2.3-2.5–7.7 | -0.9-4.7–3.2 |
| 2061 | 2.1-3.3–7.5 | -0.9-4.9–3.3 |
| 2062 | 2.2-3.4–7.5 | -0.8-4.7–3.3 |
| 2063 | 2.2-3.3–7.4 | -0.8-4.7–3.4 |
| 2064 | 2.2-3.4–7.7 | -0.8-4.8–3.5 |
| 2065 | 2.2-3.6–7.7 | -0.8-5.2–3.8 |
| 2066 | 2.2-3.5–7.5 | -0.8-5–3.5 |
| 2067 | 2.3-3.6–7.9 | -0.7-4.9–3.4 |
| 2068 | 2.2-3.8–7.6 | -0.7-5.1–3.3 |
| 2069 | 2.2-3.7–8 | -0.7-4.8–3.5 |
| 2070 | 2.2-3.6–7.8 | -0.8-5.3–3.3 |
| 2071 | 2.3-3.5–7.7 | -0.8-5.1–3.5 |
| 2072 | 2.3-3.9–7.9 | -0.8-5–3.4 |
| 2073 | 2.3-3.4–7.7 | -0.8-5.4–3.2 |
| 2074 | 2.3-3.3–8.1 | -0.8-5.4–3.2 |
| 2075 | 2.4-3–7.9 | -0.8-5.5–3.4 |
| 2076 | 2.4-3.7–7.7 | -0.8-5.4–3.4 |
| 2077 | 2.3-3.7–7.7 | -0.7-5.3–3.4 |
| 2078 | 2.1-3.8–7.9 | -0.8-5.4–3.3 |
| 2079 | 2.3-3.4–8.2 | -0.8-5.6–3.4 |
| 2080 | 2.2-3.7–7.7 | -0.7-5.5–3.3 |
| 2081 | 2.4-3.8–8.2 | -0.7-5.5–3.4 |
| 2082 | 2.2-3.9–7.8 | -0.7-5.5–3.7 |
| 2083 | 2.3-3.6–7.9 | -0.7-5.5–3.3 |
| 2084 | 2.2-3.5–7.7 | -0.7-5.9–3.4 |
| 2085 | 2.3-3.6–8.3 | -0.8-5.7–3.2 |
| 2086 | 2.2-3.5–8 | -0.8-5.8–3.4 |
| 2087 | 2.1-3.5–7.7 | -0.8-5.4–3.5 |
| 2088 | 2.1-3.8–7.5 | -0.7-5.7–3.5 |
| 2089 | 2.2-3.7–7.7 | -0.7-5.7–3.4 |
| 2090 | 2.2-3.5–7.8 | -0.8-5.7–3.4 |
| 2091 | 2.2-4.1–8 | -0.8-5.5–3.4 |
| 2092 | 2-4.1–7.7 | -0.7-5.3–3.7 |
| 2093 | 2.1-3.7–7.9 | -0.7-5.5–3.7 |
| 2094 | 2-3.9–8 | -0.8-5.6–3.7 |
| 2095 | 2-4.3–8 | -0.8-5.5–3.8 |
| 2096 | 2.1-4.2–8.1 | -0.7-5.6–3.7 |
| 2097 | 2-4–8.2 | -0.7-5.8–3.7 |
| 2098 | 1.9-3.9–7.9 | -0.7-5.6–3.6 |
| 2099 | 2-3.7–7.9 | -0.7-5.5–4 |
| 2100 | 2-3.6–7.8 | -0.7-5.7–3.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- 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.
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
- Median ageBelgium: 41.4 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelgium: 20.2% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% 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