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 - : 27.6% (male 6,023,874; female 5,774,055)

15-64 years - : 67.5% (male 14,317,308; female 14,504,500)

65 years and over - : 4.9% (male 927,570; female 1,172,889) (2004 est.)

Median Age

Total: 25.7 years

Male: 25.2 years

Female: 26.3 years (2004 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 - : 0.79 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 68.78 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 74.78 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 62.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 56.01 years

Male: 54.22 years

Female: 57.9 years (2004 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.2% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

20,000 (2003 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 85.3%

Male: 89.2%

Female: 81.4% (2002)

Year

Population

  • 42,720,196

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
    0.47% (2004 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 18.64 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death Rate

  • 12.16 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.08 children born/woman (2004 est.)