| Population : |
42,720,196 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 27.6% (male 6,023,874; female 5,774,055)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 14,317,308; female 14,504,500)
65 years and over: 4.9% (male 927,570; female 1,172,889) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.47% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
18.64 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
12.16 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-1.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 68.78 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 56.01 years
male: 54.22 years
female: 57.9 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.08 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
1.2% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
330,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
20,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Burmese (singular and plural)
adjective: Burmese |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5% |
| Religions : |
Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2% |
| Languages : |
Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own languages |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.3%
male: 89.2%
female: 81.4% (2002) |
