Myanmar statistics

Official statistics for Myanmar, with sources: national population, income and prices, plus tables of population, age, income for 18 regions and states. Every number comes with the location of the original file from the government office or international organization and the date it was fetched.

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National figures

IndicatorValueYearSource
Population55.18 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
People aged 15–3417.51 million people2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Median age30.41 years old2026UN World Population Prospects 2024
Share of people living in cities30.58 %2025World Bank WDI
Household consumption per 1 person (price-adjusted)2,271 International dollars2017World Bank ICP
GDP per 1 person (price-adjusted)6,012 International dollars2025World Bank WDI
Price level of everyday goods (world average =100)40.75 2017World Bank ICP
Inflation (1 year)27.4 %2023Asian Development Bank KIDB
Economic growth (1 year)-2.01 %2025World Bank WDI
Share of people using the internet58.54 %2023Asian Development Bank KIDB
Share of people with an account or mobile money47.79 %2021World Bank WDI
International visitors973,000 people2025Asian Development Bank KIDB
Income inequality (Gini coefficient)30.7 2017World Bank WDI
Unemployment rate3.05 %2025World Bank WDI

Figures by region and state (18 regions and states)

Sorted by population. “―” means there is no figure, or the figure is not published here because its terms of use are unclear.

regions and statesProsperity: share of people in the nation's richest 1/5
% (of people in the area) · 2016
Yangon Region46.9
Mandalay Region27.7
Mon21.9
Naypyidaw20.7
Kayin State18.5
Kachin State16.7
Kayah State15.7
Tanintharyi Region14.4
Sagaing District13.7
Magway Region12.3
Chin8
Ayeyarwady Region6.4
Rakhine State4.2
Bago District―
Bago (West)―
Shan (East)―
Shan (North)―
Shan State―

Culture

Religion (2024, UNdata UN Demographic Yearbook: population by religion (census)): Buddhism 91.3%, Christianity 4.6%, Islam 3.3%, Hinduism 0.6%, Animism 0.2%

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All figures for Myanmar (CSV, with source and licence columns). One row per number, with the URL of the original file, the location inside it, the date fetched and a fingerprint. When you use them, follow the terms of use of each source.

Source

The figures on this page come from the following public statistics. On the 3D map, click a number to see, for each one, the URL of the original file, the location inside it, the text exactly as written, the date fetched, the file fingerprint (sha256), and for calculated numbers, the formula and inputs.