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 - : 25.3% (male 6,193,263/female 5,990,658)

15-64 years - : 69.3% (male 16,510,648/female 16,828,462)

65 years and over - : 5.4% (male 1,121,412/female 1,493,298) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 28.2 years

Male: 27.7 years

Female: 28.8 years (2009 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 (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 47.61 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 53.78 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 41.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 63.39 years

Male: 61.17 years

Female: 65.74 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.7% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 64

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

25,000 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 18

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 (2009)

Education Expenditures

1.2% of GDP (2001)country comparison to the world: 178

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 89.9%

Male: 93.9%

Female: 86.4% (2006 est.)

Year

Population

  • 48,137,741country

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
    0.783% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 139

Birth Rate

  • 16.97 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 123

Death Rate

  • 9.14 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 83

Migration Rate

  • NA

Total fertility rate

  • 1.89 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 145