Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Myanmar

Myanmar: Number of 1-year-olds, by sex was 428,033 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
428,033 people
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
34th
of 236 countries
All-time high
510,195 people
in 1985
All-time low
278,117 people
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Myanmar, 1950–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 428,033 people for number of 1-year-olds, by sex in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Myanmar peaked at 510,195 people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 278,117 people, in 1950.

That places Myanmar 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Myanmar, 1950 to 2023.
Year people Change
1950 278,117 people
1951 300,334 people +8.0%
1952 309,974 people +3.2%
1953 317,151 people +2.3%
1954 324,160 people +2.2%
1955 330,989 people +2.1%
1956 337,374 people +1.9%
1957 343,658 people +1.9%
1958 349,945 people +1.8%
1959 355,620 people +1.6%
1960 360,973 people +1.5%
1961 366,081 people +1.4%
1962 371,277 people +1.4%
1963 377,207 people +1.6%
1964 383,503 people +1.7%
1965 390,113 people +1.7%
1966 397,382 people +1.9%
1967 403,937 people +1.6%
1968 409,772 people +1.4%
1969 415,975 people +1.5%
1970 422,382 people +1.5%
1971 428,726 people +1.5%
1972 435,035 people +1.5%
1973 440,747 people +1.3%
1974 445,721 people +1.1%
1975 450,012 people +1.0%
1976 453,766 people +0.8%
1977 458,209 people +1.0%
1978 463,108 people +1.1%
1979 468,625 people +1.2%
1980 474,463 people +1.2%
1981 479,007 people +1.0%
1982 482,777 people +0.8%
1983 490,709 people +1.6%
1984 502,375 people +2.4%
1985 510,195 people +1.6%
1986 509,430 people -0.1%
1987 501,199 people -1.6%
1988 490,277 people -2.2%
1989 480,278 people -2.0%
1990 477,611 people -0.6%
1991 479,931 people +0.5%
1992 481,692 people +0.4%
1993 482,938 people +0.3%
1994 483,191 people +0.1%
1995 482,461 people -0.2%
1996 480,515 people -0.4%
1997 478,926 people -0.3%
1998 477,188 people -0.4%
1999 474,627 people -0.5%
2000 472,299 people -0.5%
2001 471,975 people -0.1%
2002 474,289 people +0.5%
2003 477,014 people +0.6%
2004 473,893 people -0.7%
2005 464,484 people -2.0%
2006 455,291 people -2.0%
2007 449,517 people -1.3%
2008 445,238 people -1.0%
2009 440,815 people -1.0%
2010 438,839 people -0.4%
2011 437,712 people -0.3%
2012 435,762 people -0.4%
2013 434,212 people -0.4%
2014 434,028 people -0.0%
2015 435,103 people +0.2%
2016 438,235 people +0.7%
2017 442,409 people +1.0%
2018 443,217 people +0.2%
2019 440,918 people -0.5%
2020 437,884 people -0.7%
2021 434,545 people -0.8%
2022 431,303 people -0.7%
2023 428,033 people -0.8%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 428,033 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,421 people, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 428,033 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14,573 people, 29.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 324,732 people 278,117 people 355,620 people 10
1960s 387,622 people 360,973 people 415,975 people 10
1970s 446,633 people 422,382 people 468,625 people 10
1980s 492,071 people 474,463 people 510,195 people 10
1990s 479,908 people 474,627 people 483,191 people 10
2000s 462,482 people 440,815 people 477,014 people 10
2010s 438,044 people 434,028 people 443,217 people 10
2020s 432,941 people 428,033 people 437,884 people 4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 31 Algeria 453,510 people compare
  2. 32 Cameroon 441,168 people compare
  3. 33 Uzbekistan 435,753 people compare
  4. 35 Mali 423,895 people compare
  5. 36 Ghana 419,131 people compare
  6. 37 Japan 390,411 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Myanmar?
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex in Myanmar was 428,033 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 510,195 people in 1985.
What is the lowest number of 1-year-olds, by sex recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 278,117 people in 1950.
How does Myanmar rank for number of 1-year-olds, by sex?
Myanmar ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of 1-year-olds, by sex rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of 1-year-olds, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of 1-year-olds, by sex
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 1.