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.)