demographics profile of myanmar & some facts

Demographics Profile of Myanmar & Some Facts

Prepared by : Hsint Sanda

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Burma, Officially the Republic of the Union of

Myanmar

Myanmar is a state in Southeast Asia bordered by Bangladesh,

India, China, Laos and Thailand.

Capital : Naypyitaw

Currency : Myanmar Kyat

President : U Htin Kyaw

Continent : Asia

Population : 51,419,420 ( According to the Census 2014 )

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Provisional Population of Myanmar

The number of people and households in Myanmar according to the

Census 2014 are:

Total Number of People – 51,419,420

Males - 24,821,176

Females - 26,598,244

Total number of Households - 10,889,348

More females (51.8%) were counted than males (48.2%).

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The Population of Myanmar by Sex and

State/Region 4

Proportion of Population by State/Region

The most populated States/Regions are Yangon (14.3%),

Ayeyarwady (12.0%) and Mandalay (12.0%).

The least populated States/Regions are

Nay Pyi Taw (2.3%), Chin (0.9%) and Kayah (0.6%).

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Proportion of Population by State/Region

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Sex Ratio

Overall, there are 93 males for every 100 females in

Myanmar.

Only in Kachin State are there more males than

females; in Kayah and Shan States the numbers of

males and females are almost equal.

The rest of the States/Regions have more females than

males.

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Sex Ratio 8

Population in Towns and Cities

There are 14,864,119 persons living in Wards (urban

areas) throughout the country. This represents 29.6% of

the total population.

Yangon has the highest urban proportion (70.1%),

followed by Kachin (36.0%).

Magway and Ayeyarwady have the lowest proportions

of urban population at 15.1% and 14.1%, respectively.

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Population in Towns and Cities 10

Population Density

The Provisional Results show that, overall, there are 76 persons per

square kilometer in Myanmar.

The most densely populated State/Region is Yangon, (723 people

per square kilometer), followed by Mandalay (206).

The least densely populated States are Kachin (19) and Chin (13).

In 2015, Myanmar had a population growth rate of 0.86% which is

0.35% lower than the world median (1.2%).

Myanmar has a net migration of -474,278 people with

approximately 474,278 people emigrating out of the country as of

2015.

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Population Density12

Average Household Sizes

According to the census 2014, there are 10,889,348 households in

Myanmar.

On average, 4.4 people live in each household in the country.

The average household size is highest in Kachin and Chin States at

5.1.

The lowest household sizes were observed in Ayeyarwady, Bago,

Magway and Nay Pyi Taw, each at 4.1.

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Average Household Sizes 14

Facts you should know about Myanmar

1) Geographical Facts

Myanmar = 15 states, 67 districts, 330 townships, 2981 wards, 13,698

village tracts

In the world, Myanmar is 28th most populated, 40th largest and

second largest in ASEAN

Rural area represents 37.6 million, urban 13 million and metro 5.66

million

Bordering countries with large population, approximately 41% of the

world population is in this region

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2) Trade Facts

Top 5 export products of 2012 are; Natural gas, Pulses & beans, Jade,

Fishery products and Forest products

Top 5 import products of 2012 are; Petroleum goods, Automobile &

automobile applications, Iron & steel structure goods, Machinery &

machinery accessories and Edible oil

Top 5 investing countries of 2012 are; China, Thailand, Republic of

Korea, United Kingdom & Singapore

Top 5 foreign investing sectors of 2012 are; Power, Oil & gas, Mining,

Manufacturing and Hotel & Tourism

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3) Population Facts

54% of Myanmar population is in economically active age range,

i.e., 18-60

2% of population earns USD 12,000+ annually

37% of the population is unemployed

Average of 26% lives under poverty line

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4) Media Facts

1 in 3 person reads weekly journal/ newspaper. Currently there

are 7 television channels as FTA. But MRTV and MWD are only

nationwide channels.

Advertising expenditure is growing year by year.

TVC (televised advertisements) average around 14 minutes

across all the channels, lower than international rate.

TVC and print advertising are still the leading media

landscapes of total marketing activities. Top product

categories spending on advertising; pharmaceuticals,

telecom, beverages, cosmetics and personal cares.

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5) Market Facts

55% of international brands in Myanmar come from USA

(according to WordPress.com)

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References

Myanmar Census August 2014

MMRD

wearesocial.net

mediadiet.wordpress.com

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