This document provides demographic information about Myanmar's population. It notes that Myanmar has a population of 56.44 million people, making it the 28th most populated country. Approximately 50% of the population is under 24 years old. The population is divided among urban and rural areas, with 67% living in rural areas. The population faces development challenges like low levels of education, with 34% of the population only having a primary school education.

2. Myanmar Population
Myanmar
56.44 millions
China
1361 millions
India
1221 millions
Bangladesh
163 millions
Laos
6.7 millions
Thailand
67 millions
GEOGRAPHIC
Links South Asia to South East Asian & East Asia
28th Most Populated
40 Largest in the world and
Locate in the middle of world largest populations (41% of total.)
World Population: 7122.5 millions

3. Myanmar Population
56.44 millions
67 millions
15.14 millions
5.4 millions
237.64 millions
29.79 millions
0.41 millions
98.61 millions
6.58 millions
90.39 millions
ASEAN Population: 606 millions
5th Largest Population in ASEAN
2nd Largest Land Mass

4. 4
Myanmar Population by State & Region
Sr.
STATE & REGION
Population (Millions)
1
Ayeyawady Region
7.42
2
Yangon Region
7.24
3
Mandalay Region
6.64
4
Sagaing Region
6.15
5
Magway Region
4.78
6
Rakhine State
3.74
7
Bago (East)
3.20
8
Bago (West)
2.50
9
Shan State (North)
2.45
10
Mon State
2.38
11
Shan State (South))
2.25
12
Kayin State
1.68
13
Kachin State
1.54
14
Taninthayi Region
1.53
15
NaypyiTaw
1.03
16
Shan State (East)
0.97
17
Chin State
0.60
18
Kayah State
0.29
Total
56.4

5. Country Administrative Structure
Average no of Township per District =5
Average no of population per District=830 ,409
Average no of ward per tsp =9
Average no of population per Tsp=168,598
Average no of village per village Tract = 5
Average no of population per village = 574
Average no of population per ward= 4443

6. 6
Segmentation by Geographic Region
Hilly
Dry
Plain
Delta
Coastal
Coastal
Source: MMRD Consumer & Media Index 2013
10%
22%
25%
16%
15%
11%
Region
Population
Metro
5.66
Hilly
12.18
Dry
14.37
Plain
9.21
Delta
8.68
Coastal
6.34
10%
23%
67%
Stratum
Population
Metro
5.66
Urban
13.03
Rural
37.76
Metro: Yangon and Mandalay cities Urban: Center of each town forming as "wards" by government defines as urban. Each urban area have government office, market place, at least high school level or colleges, hospitals and it is like a hub for internal trade for each town. Rural: Then surrounding areas of each town forming as villages by government are defined as "rural“ and they mostly rely on farming, fishing, livestock breading, etc.
56.44 million

7. Segmentation by Age Group and Gender
Female 54%
Male 46%
Male : 25.96 Million
Female : 30.48 Million
Nearly 50% of the Myanmar population are under 24. Large proportion of the age group is found in 35-49 and under 9 years old. Female population is slightly higher than male groups (54% vs 46%)
0 - 4
5 - 9
10 - 14
15 - 19
20 - 24
25 - 29
30 - 34
35 - 39
40 - 44
45 - 49
50 - 54
55 - 59
60 - 64
65+
Female
Male
2.39
3.36
3.06
2.83
2.67
2.61
2.39
2.13
1.99
1.87
1.52
1.10
1.00
1.58
2.10
2.79
2.45
2.60
2.31
2.22
2.25
1.85
1.64
1.58
1.28
0.94
0.81
1.14

8. Comparison of Population Pyramid
Myanmar
Vietnam
Thailand
Singapore
India
Korea (South)
Japan
China
There are three basic shape in Population pyramid “the X’mas tree”, “the box”, and “the cup”.
The X’mas tree
(Developing Countries)
The Box
(Developed Countries, Slow Growth)
The Cup
(Developed Countries, Negative Growth)
Growth rate are slow
High birth rate
Short life expectancy
Low infant mortality
Slow Population Growth
Long life expectancy
Low birth rate
Shrinking Population
Long life expectancy

9. Segmentation by Level of Education
5%
9%
34%
15%
18%
8%
11%
Illiterate
Literate
Primary
Secondary
High School
High School Graduate
Graduate / Post Graduate
18+ Age Group population=38.6M

10. Segmentation by SEC (Social Economic Class)
32%
29%
25%
12%
2%
Lower Low-Middle
Middle Upper Middle
Upper
Socio-Economic Status in Myanmar normally calculated base on 4 indicators: “Household Durables
Ownership”, “Education” & “Occupation” of Main Income Earners” and “Monthly Household Income”
31+ 21-30 16-20 11-15 0-10
Above 1,000,000 A A B B C
500,001-1,000,000 A B B C C
300,001-500,000 B B C C D
150,001-300,000 B C C D D
Under 150,000 C C D D E
Average
Monthly
Household
Household Items Owned