Key demographics
- Population
- 55.8M
- Density
- 78.9/km²
- HDI
- 0.609 (Medium)
- Gini index (2017)
- 30.7
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 67.1 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.10
- Urban population (2025)
- 30.6%
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 93.5%
- Labor force (2025)
- 59.8%
- Gender wage gap (2020)
- 7.2%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 46.2%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 30.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 16.5 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 9.2 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 34.7%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.10
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 32.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 58.3%
- Tourism (2020)
- 903.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Burmese | ဗမာစာ |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 87.9% |
| Christianity | 6.2% |
| Islam | 4.3% |
| Animism | 0.8% |
| Hinduism | 0.5% |
| No religion | 0.1% |
| Other | 0.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Bamar | 68.8% |
| Karen | 6.7% |
| Rakhine | 4.6% |
| Shan | 4.5% |
| Mon | 2.2% |
| Chin | 2.1% |
| Kachin | 1.5% |
| Karenni | 0.4% |
- Demonym (male)
- Burmese
- Demonym (female)
- Burmese
- National anthem
- Kaba Ma Kyei
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 67.1 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 59.8 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.5% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 32.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 52/100
- Hospital beds (2020)
- 1.1/1000
- Physicians (2019)
- 0.76/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 0.21/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $56
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 71.1%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2020)
- 93.5%
- Education spending (2019)
- 2.0% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 425
- Internet users (2020)
- 45.5%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 114.3/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 2.9/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 24/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 2.9
Geography and practical
- Area
- 676,578 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- South-Eastern Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+06:30
- Calling codes
- +95
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .mm
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Myanmar is composed of three equal horizontal bands of yellow, green and red, with a large five-pointed white star superimposed at the center of the field.
- National anthem
- Kaba Ma Kyei
- National holiday
- Independence Day