Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Myanmar
Myanmar: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 2.12 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.12
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
103rd
of 229 countries
All-time high
5.94
in 1950
All-time low
2.12
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Myanmar, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 2.12 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Myanmar peaked at 5.94 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.12, in 2023.
Myanmar ranks 103rd of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.94 | — |
| 1951 | 5.94 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.93 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 5.92 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.92 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 5.91 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 5.92 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 5.92 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 5.91 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 5.91 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 5.9 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.9 | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 5.9 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 5.91 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5.91 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5.91 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.88 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 5.84 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 5.8 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 5.75 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 5.68 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 5.62 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 5.53 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.43 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 5.34 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 5.25 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 5.16 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 5.07 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 4.99 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 4.9 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 4.79 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 4.69 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 4.66 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 4.63 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 4.52 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 4.32 | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 4.08 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 3.86 | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 3.67 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 3.59 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.5 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 3.43 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.35 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 3.28 | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 3.2 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.13 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.06 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.98 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.91 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.85 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.81 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.79 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2.77 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.68 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.59 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.52 | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.47 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.45 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.37 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.33 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.31 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.28 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.26 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.25 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.27 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.27 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.25 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.23 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.21 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.18 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.16 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.13 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.12 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.92 | 5.91 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.87 | 5.75 | 5.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.28 | 3.59 | 4.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.17 | 2.85 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 | 2.37 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 2.21 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 | 2.12 | 2.18 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 100 Seychelles 2.13 compare
- 101 Indonesia 2.13 compare
- 102 Panama 2.12 compare
- 104 Monaco 2.11 compare
- 105 United States Virgin Islands 2.09 compare
- 106 Guadeloupe 2.09 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Myanmar
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,779 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 6.44 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 6.44 (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 116.11 % change on previous year (2019)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.478 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 36.71 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Myanmar?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Myanmar was 2.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 in 2023.
- How does Myanmar rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Myanmar ranks 103rd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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