Burma People
Burma People: A summary of information about Burma People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Burma: People
Population
41,734,853 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 30% (male 6,341,546; female 6,086,650) 15-64 years: 65% (male 13,565,379; female 13,764,242) 65 years and over: 5% (male 885,583; female 1,091,453) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
0.64% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
20.61 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
12.35 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
-1.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
75.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 54.91 years male: 53.6 years female: 56.29 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.37 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
noun: Burmese (singular and plural) adjective: Burmese
Ethnic groups
Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Mon 2%, Indian 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: 83.1% male: 88.7% female: 77.7% (1995 est.) note: these are official statistics; estimates of functional literacy are likely closer to 30% (1999 est.)
