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 - : 27.2% (male 5,967,487/female 5,717,795)

15-64 years - : 67.8% (male 14,448,887/female 14,641,419)

65 years and over - : 5% (male 939,092/female 1,194,784) (2005 est.)

Median Age

Total: 26.14 years

Male: 25.57 years

Female: 26.72 years (2005 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 (2005 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 67.24 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 73.11 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 61.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 60.7 years

Male: 57.8 years

Female: 63.78 years (2005 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.2% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

20,000 (2003 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever and malaria are high risks in some locations (2004)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 85.3%

Male: 89.2%

Female: 81.4% (2002)

Year

Population

  • 42,909,464

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
    0.42% (2005 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 18.11 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death Rate

  • 12.15 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.01 children born/woman (2005 est.)