India vs Myanmar (Burma)
India vs Myanmar (Burma): Median age
Median age in 2023: 28.1 years in India and 29.5 years in Myanmar (Burma), by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 1.5 years, or 1.05 times that in India.
years · UN
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, India ranked 142 and Myanmar (Burma) ranked 126 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts India at 47.8 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 | India | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28.1 | 29.5 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 27.7 | 29.3 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 27.4 | 29 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 27 | 28.7 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 26.7 | 28.4 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 26.3 | 28.2 | 29 |
| 2017 | 26 | 27.9 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 25.6 | 27.6 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 25.3 | 27.4 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 24.9 | 27.1 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 24.6 | 26.7 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 24.3 | 26.4 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 24 | 26.1 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 23.6 | 25.8 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 23.3 | 25.4 | 27 |
| 2008 | 23.1 | 25.1 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 22.8 | 24.8 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 22.2 | 24.2 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 22 | 24 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 21.8 | 23.7 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 21.6 | 23.4 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 21.4 | 23.2 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 21.2 | 23 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 21 | 22.7 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 20.8 | 22.4 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 20.5 | 22 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 20.3 | 21.7 | 24 |
| 1994 | 20.2 | 21.5 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 20.1 | 21.3 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 19.9 | 21.1 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 19.4 | 20 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 19.3 | 19.8 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 22 |
| 1984 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 19 | 19.3 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 19 | 19.2 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 18.8 | 19 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 21 |
| 1976 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 21 |
| 1963 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 18.9 | 19.5 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 19.2 | 19.9 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 19.8 | 20.7 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 22 |
| 1952 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 20 | 20.7 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 20 | 20.7 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | India | Myanmar (Burma) | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.428.4–28.5 | 29.829.8–29.9 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 28.828.7–29 | 30.129.9–30.3 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 29.229–29.5 | 30.430.1–30.8 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 29.629.3–29.9 | 30.730.2–31.2 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 3029.6–30.4 | 3130.3–31.7 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 30.429.8–30.9 | 31.330.5–32.1 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 30.830.1–31.4 | 31.630.6–32.5 | 32 |
| 2031 | 31.230.4–32 | 31.930.7–33 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 31.530.7–32.5 | 32.130.9–33.4 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 31.931–33 | 32.431–33.9 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 32.331.3–33.5 | 32.731.1–34.3 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 32.731.6–34 | 3331.3–34.7 | 33 |
| 2036 | 33.131.9–34.5 | 33.231.4–35.2 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 33.532.2–35 | 33.531.5–35.6 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 33.932.4–35.5 | 33.831.7–36 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 34.332.7–36 | 3431.8–36.4 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 34.733–36.5 | 34.331.9–36.9 | 34 |
| 2041 | 35.133.2–37 | 34.532–37.3 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 35.433.5–37.5 | 34.732.1–37.7 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 35.833.8–38 | 3532.2–38 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 36.234–38.4 | 35.232.3–38.4 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 36.534.3–38.9 | 35.432.5–38.7 | 35 |
| 2046 | 36.934.5–39.3 | 35.632.6–39.1 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 37.234.8–39.8 | 35.832.7–39.4 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 37.635–40.2 | 3632.9–39.7 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 37.935.3–40.6 | 36.233–40 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 38.335.5–41 | 36.433.2–40.3 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 38.635.7–41.5 | 36.533.3–40.6 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 38.935.9–41.9 | 36.733.5–40.9 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 39.336.1–42.3 | 36.933.6–41.2 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 39.636.2–42.8 | 37.133.8–41.5 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 39.936.4–43.2 | 37.433.9–41.8 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 40.236.5–43.6 | 37.634–42.1 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 40.536.6–44 | 37.834.1–42.4 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 40.836.7–44.4 | 3834.2–42.7 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 4136.8–44.8 | 38.234.4–43 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 41.336.9–45.2 | 38.434.5–43.3 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 41.636.9–45.6 | 38.634.7–43.6 | 38 |
| 2062 | 41.837–46 | 38.734.8–43.9 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 42.137.2–46.4 | 38.935–44.3 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 42.337.4–46.8 | 39.135.2–44.6 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 42.537.6–47.1 | 39.335.3–44.9 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 42.737.8–47.5 | 39.435.4–45.2 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 4338–47.9 | 39.635.5–45.5 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 43.238.2–48.3 | 39.735.7–45.8 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 43.438.4–48.6 | 39.935.8–46.1 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 43.638.6–49 | 4035.9–46.4 | 39 |
| 2071 | 43.838.8–49.3 | 40.236–46.7 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 4438.9–49.6 | 40.336.2–46.9 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 44.239.1–50 | 40.536.3–47.1 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 44.439.3–50.3 | 40.636.4–47.3 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 44.639.5–50.6 | 40.736.5–47.4 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 44.839.6–50.9 | 40.936.6–47.6 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 44.939.8–51.1 | 4136.7–47.7 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 45.139.9–51.3 | 41.136.8–47.9 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 45.340.1–51.4 | 41.336.9–48 | 40 |
| 2080 | 45.540.2–51.6 | 41.436.9–48.2 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 45.640.3–51.7 | 41.537–48.3 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 45.840.4–51.8 | 41.637.1–48.4 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 45.940.5–51.8 | 41.737.2–48.5 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 46.140.6–51.9 | 41.937.3–48.6 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 46.240.7–51.9 | 4237.4–48.7 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 46.440.7–52 | 42.137.4–48.9 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 46.540.7–52 | 42.237.5–49 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 46.640.8–52 | 42.437.6–49.1 | 41 |
| 2089 | 46.840.8–52.1 | 42.537.7–49.2 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 46.940.8–52.2 | 42.637.8–49.3 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 4740.8–52.3 | 42.737.8–49.4 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 47.140.9–52.4 | 42.937.9–49.5 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 47.240.9–52.5 | 4337.9–49.7 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 47.340.9–52.6 | 43.138–49.8 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 47.441–52.7 | 43.238.1–49.9 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 47.441–52.8 | 43.338.2–50.1 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 47.541.1–52.9 | 43.438.3–50.2 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 47.641.1–53.1 | 43.638.4–50.4 | 42 |
| 2099 | 47.741.2–53.3 | 43.738.4–50.5 | 42 |
| 2100 | 47.841.2–53.5 | 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
India vs Myanmar (Burma)
Health
- Life expectancyIndia: 72 years in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndia: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Myanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndia: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndia: 3.53% in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndia: 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Myanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndia: 1.44 billion people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndia: 0.89% a year in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndia: 1.98 births per woman in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 2.12 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndia: 35.7% in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025
- People aged 65 and overIndia: 6.9% in 2023Myanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndia: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Myanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndia: 2.3% of GDP in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024
- Military spending in US dollarsIndia: $93.3B in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024
- Military spending per personIndia: $63 in 2025Myanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024
- Military share of state spendingIndia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024
- Armed forces personnelIndia: 3.07 million people in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndia: 9.94% of world capability in 2022Myanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Myanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndia: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025Myanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025