Myanmar (Burma) vs Vietnam
Myanmar (Burma) vs Vietnam: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.12 births per woman in Myanmar (Burma) and 1.91 births per woman in Vietnam, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Myanmar (Burma), by 0.2 births per woman, or 1.11 times that in Vietnam.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Myanmar (Burma) has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Vietnam.
- In 2023, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 102 and Vietnam ranked 115 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Myanmar (Burma) at 1.73 births per woman and Vietnam at 1.7 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.12 | 1.91 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.13 | 1.93 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.16 | 1.94 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.18 | 1.96 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.21 | 1.94 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.23 | 1.88 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.25 | 1.99 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.27 | 2 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.27 | 2.1 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 2.25 | 2.09 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 2.26 | 1.98 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 2.28 | 1.97 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.31 | 1.93 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.34 | 1.91 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.37 | 1.92 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.4 | 1.93 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.45 | 1.91 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.47 | 1.87 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.52 | 1.89 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.59 | 1.97 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.68 | 2 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.77 | 2.01 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.79 | 2.02 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.81 | 2.03 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.85 | 2 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.91 | 2.1 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.99 | 2.27 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 3.06 | 2.47 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 3.13 | 2.7 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 3.2 | 2.94 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 3.28 | 3.17 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 3.43 | 3.52 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 3.59 | 3.64 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 3.67 | 3.62 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 3.86 | 3.72 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 4.08 | 3.96 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 4.32 | 4.21 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 4.52 | 4.41 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 4.63 | 4.52 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 4.66 | 4.59 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 4.69 | 4.67 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 4.79 | 4.8 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 4.9 | 4.94 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 4.99 | 5.1 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 5.07 | 5.29 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 5.16 | 5.46 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 5.25 | 5.62 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 5.34 | 5.78 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 5.44 | 6.11 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 5.53 | 6.1 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 5.62 | 6.07 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 5.68 | 6.02 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 5.75 | 6.01 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 5.8 | 6.03 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 5.84 | 5.88 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 5.88 | 5.97 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 5.91 | 6.16 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 5.91 | 6.29 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 5.91 | 6.39 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 5.9 | 6.26 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 5.9 | 5.48 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 5.9 | 6.27 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 5.91 | 6.25 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 5.91 | 6.21 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 5.92 | 6.15 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 5.92 | 5.62 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 5.91 | 5.54 | 5 |
| 1954 | 5.92 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 1953 | 5.93 | 5.27 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 5.93 | 5.47 | 5 |
| 1951 | 5.94 | 4.65 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 5.94 | 5.15 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | Vietnam | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.11.57–2.63 | 1.91.54–2.24 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.081.53–2.61 | 1.881.49–2.26 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.061.5–2.62 | 1.861.43–2.27 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.041.47–2.62 | 1.851.41–2.26 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.021.43–2.66 | 1.841.37–2.25 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.011.4–2.66 | 1.831.36–2.25 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 21.37–2.64 | 1.821.33–2.24 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.991.35–2.65 | 1.811.3–2.23 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.971.32–2.67 | 1.81.27–2.24 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.961.32–2.66 | 1.791.27–2.25 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.941.3–2.64 | 1.791.24–2.24 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.931.29–2.62 | 1.781.24–2.23 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.921.31–2.63 | 1.781.24–2.24 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.921.28–2.63 | 1.781.25–2.25 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.911.27–2.63 | 1.771.23–2.25 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.91.27–2.61 | 1.771.2–2.26 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.91.24–2.6 | 1.771.19–2.27 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.891.24–2.59 | 1.771.19–2.27 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.881.24–2.58 | 1.771.17–2.26 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.871.24–2.57 | 1.761.18–2.26 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.861.23–2.56 | 1.761.16–2.27 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.861.22–2.55 | 1.761.16–2.28 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.851.21–2.56 | 1.761.16–2.29 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.851.18–2.55 | 1.751.14–2.28 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.841.2–2.54 | 1.751.14–2.28 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.831.19–2.54 | 1.751.12–2.28 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.831.17–2.53 | 1.751.12–2.3 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.821.19–2.51 | 1.741.11–2.29 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.821.17–2.53 | 1.741.11–2.29 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.811.18–2.53 | 1.741.1–2.29 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.811.16–2.52 | 1.741.1–2.29 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.811.16–2.53 | 1.731.09–2.29 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.81.15–2.53 | 1.741.07–2.29 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.81.14–2.53 | 1.731.08–2.3 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.791.14–2.52 | 1.731.08–2.31 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.791.13–2.52 | 1.731.08–2.31 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.791.12–2.54 | 1.731.09–2.32 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.791.11–2.53 | 1.731.08–2.32 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.781.12–2.52 | 1.721.09–2.31 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.781.1–2.52 | 1.721.11–2.31 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.781.11–2.52 | 1.721.09–2.32 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.781.1–2.55 | 1.721.09–2.33 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.781.09–2.53 | 1.721.09–2.36 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.771.11–2.53 | 1.721.08–2.35 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.771.09–2.52 | 1.721.09–2.36 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.771.1–2.52 | 1.721.09–2.36 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.771.11–2.5 | 1.721.08–2.38 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.761.08–2.52 | 1.721.1–2.37 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.761.08–2.52 | 1.721.08–2.37 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.761.09–2.49 | 1.721.07–2.36 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.751.08–2.5 | 1.721.07–2.35 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.751.09–2.48 | 1.721.05–2.37 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.751.08–2.47 | 1.721.03–2.36 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.751.08–2.49 | 1.721.04–2.4 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.751.08–2.48 | 1.721.03–2.4 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.751.07–2.49 | 1.721.03–2.39 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.751.07–2.48 | 1.721.06–2.39 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.751.07–2.48 | 1.711.06–2.38 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.751.08–2.48 | 1.711.06–2.39 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.741.06–2.46 | 1.711.05–2.4 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.741.07–2.46 | 1.711.05–2.41 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.741.06–2.47 | 1.711.07–2.41 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.741.07–2.46 | 1.711.05–2.4 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.741.06–2.48 | 1.711.06–2.4 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.741.05–2.47 | 1.711.06–2.4 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.741.05–2.46 | 1.711.01–2.41 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.731.05–2.48 | 1.711.03–2.4 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.731.04–2.48 | 1.711.03–2.42 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.731.02–2.49 | 1.711.02–2.41 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.731.03–2.48 | 1.711.01–2.42 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.731.02–2.49 | 1.711.01–2.43 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.731.02–2.51 | 1.711.02–2.44 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.731.01–2.5 | 1.711.02–2.45 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.731.01–2.5 | 1.711.01–2.44 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.731.01–2.51 | 1.710.99–2.45 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.731.02–2.5 | 1.711–2.43 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.731.03–2.51 | 1.70.98–2.45 | 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
Myanmar (Burma) vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyMyanmar (Burma): 66.9 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMyanmar (Burma): 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMyanmar (Burma): 57.4% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionMyanmar (Burma): 2.3% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateMyanmar (Burma): 5 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMyanmar (Burma): 54.1 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthMyanmar (Burma): 0.69% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Urban populationMyanmar (Burma): 30.6% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageMyanmar (Burma): 29.5 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMyanmar (Burma): 7.1% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMyanmar (Burma): -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMyanmar (Burma): 6.61% of GDP in 2024Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMyanmar (Burma): $4.65B in 2024Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personMyanmar (Burma): $92 in 2024Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMyanmar (Burma): 32% of government spending in 2024Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMyanmar (Burma): 463,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- National powerMyanmar (Burma): 0.53% of world capability in 2022Vietnam: 1.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMyanmar (Burma): 1.94% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMyanmar (Burma): 70 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025