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 - : 26.4% (male 6,335,236/female 6,181,216)

15-64 years - : 68.5% (male 16,011,723/female 16,449,626)

65 years and over - : 5.1% (male 1,035,853/female 1,368,979) (2006 est.)

Median Age

Total: 27 years

Male: 26.4 years

Female: 27.6 years (2006 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.97 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.76 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 61.85 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 72.68 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 50.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 60.97 years

Male: 58.07 years

Female: 64.03 years (2006 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 (2005)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 85.3%

Male: 89.2%

Female: 81.4% (2002)

Year

Population

  • 47,382,633

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
    0.81% (2006 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 17.91 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.83 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.98 children born/woman (2006 est.)