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Languages

Burmese (official) note: minority ethnic groups use their own languages

Ethnic Groups

Burman (Bamar) 68%
Shan 9%
Karen 7%
Rakhine 4%
Chinese 3%
Indian 2%
Mon 2%
Other 5%
note: government recognizes 135 indigenous ethnic groups%

Population Distribution

Population concentrated along coastal areas and in general proximity to the shores of the Irrawaddy River; the extreme north is relatively underpopulated

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 26.56% (male 7,556,848 /female 7,216,374)

15-24 years - : 17.51% (male 4,900,092 /female 4,837,726)

25-54 years - : 42.51% (male 11,577,883 /female 12,068,190)

55-64 years - : 7.75% (male 2,011,057 /female 2,301,983)

65 years and over - : 5.67% (male 1,373,892 /female 1,778,461) (2018 est.)

population pyramid - : The World Factbook Field Image Modal × East Asia/Southeast Asia

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 49.7 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 41.7 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 8 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 12.6 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 28.5 years

Male: 27.7 years

Female: 29.4 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 136

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years - : 0.89 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over - : 0.77 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population - : 0.99 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 34.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 37.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Female: 31.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 50

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 68.6 years (2018 est.)

Male: 67 years (2018 est.)

Female: 70.3 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 166

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 25.6% of population

Total: 19.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.7% (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 51;

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

6,700 (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 23;

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2016)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2016)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis (2016)

Water contact diseases: Leptospirosis (2016)

Animal contact diseases: Rabies (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

5.8% (2016); country comparison to the world: 172;

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

18.9% (2016); country comparison to the world: 29;

Education Expenditures

0.8% of GDP (2011); country comparison to the world: 179;

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)

Total population: 75.6% (2016 est.)

Male: 80% (2016 est.)

Female: 71.8% (2016 est.)

Year

Population

  • 55,622,506

Nationality

  • Burmese (singular and plural) noun


  • Burmese adjective


Religions

  • Buddhist
    87.90%
  • Christian
    6.20%
  • Muslim
    4.30%
  • Animist
    0.80%
  • Hindu
    0.50%
  • Other
    0.20%
  • None Est Note Religion Estimate Is Based On The National Census
    0.12%
  • Including An Estimate For The Nonenumerated Population Of Rakhine State
    0.00%
  • Which Is Assumed To Mainly Affiliate With The Islamic Faith
    0.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.89% (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 122;

Birth Rate

  • 17.7 births/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 95;

Death Rate

  • 7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 120;

Migration Rate

  • -1.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 148;

Urban Areas Population

  • 5.157 million RANGOON (Yangon) (capital), 1.374 million Mandalay
    (2018)

Health Expenditure

  • 2.3% of GDP (2014); country comparison to the world: 188;

Physicians Density

  • 0.57 physicians/1,000 population (2012);

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.9 beds/1,000 population (2012);

Total fertility rate

  • 2.13 children born/woman (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 100;
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