China vs Myanmar (Burma)

China vs Myanmar (Burma): Population growth

Population growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 0.69% a year in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 0.93 percentage points.

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% a year · UN

China vs Myanmar (Burma): Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: -0.24% a year in China and 0.69% a year in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 0.93 percentage points.
ChinaMyanmar (Burma)UN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 2009, when it overtook China.
  • In 2023, China ranked 189 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 128 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts China at -1.68% a year and Myanmar (Burma) at -0.51% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearChinaMyanmar (Burma)World
2023-0.240.690.87
2022-0.130.710.88
2021-0.050.670.8
20200.090.720.9
20190.270.71.03
20180.370.71.07
20170.580.751.13
20160.610.81.17
20150.530.791.18
20140.650.821.22
20130.640.851.23
20120.740.851.27
20110.620.831.26
20100.660.781.27
20090.680.711.28
20080.620.41.28
20070.590.71.28
20060.590.711.28
20050.630.741.27
20040.580.821.28
20030.590.891.29
20020.60.981.3
20010.671.031.33
20000.771.081.35
19990.721.151.35
19980.761.231.37
19970.791.271.39
19960.861.281.42
19950.911.281.45
19940.921.321.47
19931.021.331.52
19921.121.351.57
19911.221.381.63
19901.741.51.76
19891.681.561.78
19881.651.61.79
19871.791.691.84
19861.71.81.83
19851.561.941.8
19841.472.051.8
19831.382.11.78
19821.651.81.86
19811.51.851.82
19801.441.921.8
19791.41.921.79
19781.321.951.74
19771.331.951.75
19761.481.891.78
19751.611.931.8
19741.871.941.88
19732.111.961.94
19722.232.211.97
19712.372.211.97
19702.612.262.06
19692.62.272.06
19682.752.262.09
19672.442.282
19662.522.262.04
19652.662.282.09
19642.552.242.16
19633.292.222.28
19622.472.212.11
19610.332.191.67
1960-0.032.181.58
19590.672.161.73
19581.952.12
19572.42.112.07
19562.022.091.98
19552.252.052.01
19542.252.021.99
19532.051.961.9
19522.311.941.94
19511.761.871.75
19501.791.851.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearChinaMyanmar (Burma)World
2024-0.22-0.42–-0.020.660.25–1.090.86
2025-0.23-0.46–-0.020.620.17–1.050.84
2026-0.22-0.45–0.010.590.13–1.030.83
2027-0.24-0.5–-0.010.560.08–1.040.81
2028-0.26-0.54–-0.010.520.03–1.030.8
2029-0.29-0.58–-0.030.49-0.04–1.020.78
2030-0.3-0.6–-0.040.46-0.07–0.990.76
2031-0.33-0.64–-0.040.43-0.13–0.990.75
2032-0.35-0.68–-0.030.4-0.17–0.970.73
2033-0.37-0.71–-0.050.37-0.18–0.940.72
2034-0.39-0.74–-0.060.34-0.23–0.920.7
2035-0.41-0.78–-0.070.31-0.24–0.920.69
2036-0.42-0.81–-0.080.28-0.28–0.90.67
2037-0.44-0.84–-0.080.26-0.32–0.90.65
2038-0.46-0.88–-0.090.24-0.35–0.890.64
2039-0.48-0.9–-0.120.22-0.38–0.860.62
2040-0.5-0.95–-0.120.19-0.42–0.830.61
2041-0.52-0.98–-0.120.17-0.46–0.850.59
2042-0.54-1–-0.140.15-0.48–0.840.57
2043-0.56-1.04–-0.170.12-0.55–0.810.56
2044-0.59-1.08–-0.180.1-0.57–0.80.54
2045-0.62-1.14–-0.210.08-0.6–0.80.52
2046-0.66-1.15–-0.250.05-0.63–0.760.5
2047-0.69-1.2–-0.290.03-0.68–0.750.48
2048-0.73-1.24–-0.320.01-0.69–0.780.46
2049-0.78-1.29–-0.35-0.01-0.7–0.760.44
2050-0.82-1.36–-0.4-0.03-0.75–0.740.42
2051-0.87-1.4–-0.46-0.05-0.75–0.740.4
2052-0.92-1.45–-0.48-0.06-0.79–0.740.38
2053-0.97-1.5–-0.52-0.08-0.81–0.740.36
2054-1.01-1.56–-0.57-0.1-0.88–0.730.34
2055-1.06-1.59–-0.6-0.12-0.9–0.730.33
2056-1.1-1.65–-0.63-0.14-0.92–0.740.31
2057-1.14-1.69–-0.67-0.15-0.97–0.750.3
2058-1.17-1.71–-0.68-0.17-1.01–0.740.28
2059-1.2-1.75–-0.72-0.19-1.07–0.730.27
2060-1.23-1.8–-0.71-0.21-1.13–0.690.25
2061-1.25-1.81–-0.74-0.22-1.18–0.710.24
2062-1.26-1.83–-0.73-0.22-1.19–0.710.23
2063-1.27-1.87–-0.73-0.24-1.17–0.70.22
2064-1.28-1.9–-0.75-0.25-1.2–0.740.21
2065-1.29-1.91–-0.75-0.26-1.25–0.710.2
2066-1.29-1.92–-0.71-0.27-1.27–0.750.19
2067-1.3-1.96–-0.73-0.28-1.32–0.730.18
2068-1.3-1.97–-0.71-0.3-1.35–0.70.17
2069-1.3-1.98–-0.7-0.31-1.36–0.710.16
2070-1.3-2.02–-0.69-0.32-1.41–0.70.15
2071-1.31-2.05–-0.67-0.33-1.44–0.670.14
2072-1.32-2.09–-0.68-0.34-1.46–0.690.13
2073-1.34-2.09–-0.65-0.35-1.48–0.680.12
2074-1.35-2.15–-0.64-0.36-1.5–0.670.1
2075-1.37-2.19–-0.67-0.37-1.53–0.70.09
2076-1.39-2.25–-0.68-0.37-1.55–0.710.08
2077-1.41-2.29–-0.7-0.37-1.58–0.70.07
2078-1.43-2.36–-0.69-0.39-1.59–0.680.06
2079-1.46-2.4–-0.73-0.39-1.65–0.690.05
2080-1.49-2.44–-0.75-0.4-1.67–0.70.04
2081-1.51-2.44–-0.76-0.4-1.7–0.690.03
2082-1.52-2.49–-0.76-0.41-1.76–0.670.02
2083-1.54-2.56–-0.77-0.42-1.8–0.690.01
2084-1.56-2.6–-0.78-0.42-1.83–0.68-0
2085-1.57-2.64–-0.78-0.43-1.87–0.67-0.01
2086-1.57-2.64–-0.8-0.44-1.88–0.72-0.02
2087-1.58-2.66–-0.81-0.45-1.93–0.68-0.03
2088-1.58-2.64–-0.8-0.45-1.89–0.67-0.04
2089-1.59-2.68–-0.77-0.46-1.94–0.67-0.05
2090-1.59-2.71–-0.77-0.47-2.01–0.68-0.05
2091-1.59-2.77–-0.77-0.48-2–0.67-0.06
2092-1.59-2.79–-0.76-0.47-2.05–0.67-0.07
2093-1.6-2.78–-0.73-0.48-2.11–0.67-0.07
2094-1.61-2.85–-0.75-0.49-2.1–0.7-0.08
2095-1.62-2.9–-0.74-0.49-2.09–0.7-0.09
2096-1.63-2.99–-0.76-0.49-2.16–0.72-0.1
2097-1.64-3.07–-0.73-0.49-2.15–0.71-0.11
2098-1.65-3.12–-0.69-0.49-2.21–0.74-0.11
2099-1.67-3.22–-0.69-0.5-2.14–0.72-0.12
2100-1.68-3.24–-0.67-0.51-2.26–0.75-0.13

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Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • 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.

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