Myanmar vs Panama: Fertility rate: births per woman

Myanmar
2.12 live births per woman
in 2023
Panama
2.12 live births per woman
in 2023
Myanmar rank
106th
Panama rank
105th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Myanmar
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 2.12 live births per woman against 2.12 live births per woman in Myanmar, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 106th and Panama ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Panama Difference Ahead
1950s 5.92 live births per woman 5.71 live births per woman 0.214 live births per woman Myanmar
1960s 5.87 live births per woman 5.68 live births per woman 0.1843 live births per woman Myanmar
1970s 5.3 live births per woman 4.51 live births per woman 0.7841 live births per woman Myanmar
1980s 4.28 live births per woman 3.46 live births per woman 0.8201 live births per woman Myanmar
1990s 3.17 live births per woman 2.89 live births per woman 0.2853 live births per woman Myanmar
2000s 2.58 live births per woman 2.66 live births per woman 0.0752 live births per woman Panama
2010s 2.27 live births per woman 2.51 live births per woman 0.2432 live births per woman Panama
2020s 2.15 live births per woman 2.15 live births per woman 0.0028 live births per woman Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Myanmar or Panama?
Panama, at 2.12 live births per woman against 2.12 live births per woman in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Myanmar and Panama?
0 live births per woman, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Panama?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Panama rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Myanmar ranks 106th and Panama ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.