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Burma People 1996

Population:

45,103,809 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

36% (female 7,963,544; male 8,285,459)

15-64 years:

60% (female 13,478,211; male 13,404,987)

65 years and over:

4% (female 1,080,922; male 890,686) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.84% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

28.02 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

9.63 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

61.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

60.47 years

male:

58.38 years

female:

62.69 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.58 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Burmese (singular and plural)

adjective:

Burmese

Ethnic divisions:

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 beliefs 1%, other 2%

Languages:

Burmese; minority ethnic groups have their own languages

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

81%

male:

89%

female:

72%

Labor force:

16.007 million (1992)

by occupation:

agriculture 65.2%, industry 14.3%, trade 10.1%, government 6.3%, other 4.1% (FY88/89 est.)

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