2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages

Ethnic Groups

Burman 68%
Shan 9%
Karen 7%
Rakhine 4%
Chinese 3%
Indian 2%
Mon 2%
Other 5%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 28.6% (male 6,158,039; female 5,905,314)

15-64 years - : 66.6% (male 13,976,047; female 14,162,467)

65 years and over - : 4.8% (male 905,476; female 1,130,881) (2002 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.99 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.8 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

72.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 55.41 years

Female: 57.07 years (2002 est.)

Male: 53.85 years

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.99% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

48,000 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 83.1%

Male: 88.7%

Female: 77.7% (1995 est.)

Note: These are official statistics; estimates of functional literacy are likely closer to 30% (1999 est.)

Year

Population

  • 42,238,224

Nationality

  • Burmese (singular and plural) noun


  • Burmese adjective


Religions

  • Buddhist
    89.00%
  • Christian Baptist
    43.00%
  • Roman Catholic
    1.00%
  • Muslim
    4.00%
  • Animist
    1.00%
  • Other
    2.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.56% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 19.65 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 12.25 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -1.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.23 children born/woman (2002 est.)