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 - : 25.7% (male 6,236,484/female 6,038,576)

15-64 years - : 68.9% (male 16,300,380/female 16,627,045)

65 years and over - : 5.4% (male 1,098,344/female 1,457,352) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 27.8 years

Male: 27.2 years

Female: 28.4 years (2008 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.75 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 49.12 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 55.53 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 42.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 62.94 years

Male: 60.73 years

Female: 65.28 years (2008 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

Water contact disease: Leptospirosis

Animal contact disease: Rabies

Note: Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)

Education Expenditures

1.2% of GDP (2001)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 89.9%

Male: 93.9%

Female: 86.4% (2006 est.)

Year

Population

  • 47,758,180

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
    0.8% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 17.23 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.23 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • NA (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.92 children born/woman (2008 est.)