Brazil vs Myanmar (Burma)
Brazil vs Myanmar (Burma): Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.62 births per woman in Brazil and 2.12 births per woman in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 0.5 births per woman, or 1.31 times that in Brazil.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 1964, when it overtook Brazil.
- In 2023, Brazil ranked 143 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 102 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Brazil at 1.58 births per woman and Myanmar (Burma) at 1.73 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Brazil | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.62 | 2.12 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.63 | 2.13 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.64 | 2.16 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.65 | 2.18 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.71 | 2.21 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.74 | 2.23 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.74 | 2.25 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.73 | 2.27 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.78 | 2.27 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.78 | 2.25 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.76 | 2.26 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.77 | 2.28 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.78 | 2.31 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.79 | 2.34 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.8 | 2.37 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.82 | 2.4 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.86 | 2.45 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.9 | 2.47 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.94 | 2.52 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.97 | 2.59 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.01 | 2.68 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.08 | 2.77 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.16 | 2.79 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.25 | 2.81 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.34 | 2.85 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.42 | 2.91 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.47 | 2.99 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 2.51 | 3.06 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 2.57 | 3.13 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 2.66 | 3.28 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 2.71 | 3.35 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 2.8 | 3.43 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 3.01 | 3.59 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 3.11 | 3.67 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 3.23 | 3.86 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 3.36 | 4.08 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 3.48 | 4.32 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 3.6 | 4.52 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 3.72 | 4.63 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 3.84 | 4.66 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 3.94 | 4.69 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 4.04 | 4.79 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 4.12 | 4.9 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 4.2 | 4.99 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 4.27 | 5.07 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 4.34 | 5.16 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 4.42 | 5.25 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 4.5 | 5.34 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 4.64 | 5.44 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 4.74 | 5.53 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 4.84 | 5.62 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 4.93 | 5.68 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 5.04 | 5.75 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 5.17 | 5.8 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 5.34 | 5.84 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 5.52 | 5.88 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 5.68 | 5.91 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 5.82 | 5.91 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 5.93 | 5.91 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 5.98 | 5.9 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.02 | 5.9 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.05 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.08 | 5.91 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.08 | 5.91 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.08 | 5.92 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.08 | 5.92 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.08 | 5.91 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.09 | 5.92 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.09 | 5.93 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.1 | 5.93 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.12 | 5.94 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.12 | 5.94 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Brazil | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.611.36–1.87 | 2.11.57–2.63 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.61.31–1.89 | 2.081.53–2.61 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.591.26–1.91 | 2.061.5–2.62 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.581.22–1.92 | 2.041.47–2.62 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.581.18–1.94 | 2.021.43–2.66 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.581.15–1.95 | 2.011.4–2.66 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.581.13–1.95 | 21.37–2.64 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.571.1–1.96 | 1.991.35–2.65 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.571.09–1.97 | 1.971.32–2.67 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.571.07–1.98 | 1.961.32–2.66 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.571.07–2 | 1.941.3–2.64 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.571.05–2.02 | 1.931.29–2.62 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.571.06–2.03 | 1.921.31–2.63 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.571.04–2.03 | 1.921.28–2.63 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.571.05–2.03 | 1.911.27–2.63 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.571.04–2.06 | 1.91.27–2.61 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.571.05–2.05 | 1.91.24–2.6 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.571.03–2.07 | 1.891.24–2.59 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.571.01–2.08 | 1.881.24–2.58 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.571.02–2.09 | 1.871.24–2.57 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.571.02–2.06 | 1.861.23–2.56 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.571.01–2.08 | 1.861.22–2.55 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.570.99–2.09 | 1.851.21–2.56 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.560.99–2.08 | 1.851.18–2.55 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.561–2.09 | 1.841.2–2.54 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.560.99–2.08 | 1.831.19–2.54 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.560.99–2.1 | 1.831.17–2.53 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.560.98–2.1 | 1.821.19–2.51 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 1.821.17–2.53 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.560.98–2.1 | 1.811.18–2.53 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.560.97–2.1 | 1.811.16–2.52 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.560.96–2.1 | 1.811.16–2.53 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.560.97–2.11 | 1.81.15–2.53 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.560.97–2.13 | 1.81.14–2.53 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.560.96–2.11 | 1.791.14–2.52 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.560.93–2.12 | 1.791.13–2.52 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.570.95–2.13 | 1.791.12–2.54 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.570.95–2.13 | 1.791.11–2.53 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.560.94–2.12 | 1.781.12–2.52 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.570.93–2.14 | 1.781.1–2.52 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.570.94–2.14 | 1.781.11–2.52 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.570.93–2.14 | 1.781.1–2.55 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.570.94–2.14 | 1.781.09–2.53 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.570.94–2.15 | 1.771.11–2.53 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.570.93–2.17 | 1.771.09–2.52 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.570.93–2.17 | 1.771.1–2.52 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.570.91–2.17 | 1.771.11–2.5 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.570.92–2.19 | 1.761.08–2.52 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.570.92–2.19 | 1.761.08–2.52 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.570.93–2.17 | 1.761.09–2.49 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.570.93–2.18 | 1.751.08–2.5 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.580.93–2.18 | 1.751.09–2.48 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.580.94–2.17 | 1.751.08–2.47 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.580.94–2.18 | 1.751.08–2.49 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.580.94–2.18 | 1.751.08–2.48 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.580.94–2.2 | 1.751.07–2.49 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.570.93–2.19 | 1.751.07–2.48 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.570.93–2.2 | 1.751.07–2.48 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.570.92–2.18 | 1.751.08–2.48 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.580.92–2.19 | 1.741.06–2.46 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.580.92–2.2 | 1.741.07–2.46 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.580.92–2.22 | 1.741.06–2.47 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.570.91–2.21 | 1.741.07–2.46 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.570.9–2.2 | 1.741.06–2.48 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.570.91–2.2 | 1.741.05–2.47 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.580.91–2.21 | 1.741.05–2.46 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.580.91–2.22 | 1.731.05–2.48 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.580.91–2.21 | 1.731.04–2.48 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.580.89–2.21 | 1.731.02–2.49 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.580.89–2.21 | 1.731.03–2.48 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.580.87–2.22 | 1.731.02–2.49 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.580.86–2.22 | 1.731.02–2.51 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.580.87–2.22 | 1.731.01–2.5 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.580.87–2.23 | 1.731.01–2.5 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.580.86–2.23 | 1.731.01–2.51 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.580.86–2.23 | 1.731.02–2.5 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.580.84–2.24 | 1.731.03–2.51 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- 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
Brazil vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025