Indicator	Value
Total population	54,500,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 54,500,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 54,500,000 people
Median age	29.8 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	66.9–67.1 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 67.1 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 66.89 years
Ethnic groups	Burman (Bamar) 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Indian 2%, Mon 2%, other 5%; note: the largest ethnic group — the Burman (or Bamar) — dominate politics, and the military ranks are largely drawn from this ethnic group; the Burman mainly populate the central parts of the country, while various ethnic minorities have traditionally lived in the peripheral regions that surround the plains in a horseshoe shape; the government recognizes 135 indigenous ethnic groupsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Burmese (official)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Buddhist 87.9%, Christian 6.2%, Muslim 4.3%, Animist 0.8%, Hindu 0.5%, other 0.2%, none 0.1% (2014 est.); note: religion estimate is based on the 2014 national census, including an estimate for the non-enumerated population of Rakhine State, which is assumed to mainly affiliate with the Islamic faith; as of December 2019, Muslims probably make up less than 3% of Burma's total population due to the large outmigration of the Rohingya population since 2017CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	32.1% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	0.674 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	16.5 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	9.18 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	30.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Akeu Akha Akyaung Ari Naga Anal Andro Anu-Hkongso Asho Chin Bawm Chin Bishnupriya Manipuri Bisu Blang Brek Karen Bualkhaw Chin Burma Pyu Burma Tangkhul Naga Burmese Bwe Karen Chak Chaungtha Chen Naga Chinbon Chin Daai Chin Danau Drung East-Central Tangkhul Naga Eastern Kayah Eastern Khumi Chin Falam Chin Gangte Geba Karen Geko Karen Haka Chin Hmong Njua Hpon Hrangkhol Intha-Danu Iu Mien Jejara Naga Kaang Chin Kado Kaisanic Kayan Lahwi Khams Tibetan Khamti Khiamniungan Naga Khmu Khumi Awa Chin Khumi Chin Khün Kiorr Kokak Naga Konyak Naga Laamtuk Thet Lahta Karen Lahta-Zayein Karen Lahu Lahu Shi Lainong Naga Laitu Chin Lamkang Lao Naga Laomian Lashi Lautu Lisu Long Phuri Naga Longchuan Achang Läoktü Chin Lü Makuri Naga Makyamic Mandalay Myanmar Sign Language Mandarin Chinese Manipuri Manumanaw Karen Mara Maru Mizo Mobwa Karen Mok Moken Mon Mro Chin Mru Muak Mün Chin Nga La Ngawn Chin Ngochang Northern Thai Nung (Myanmar) Old Burmese Pa'o Karen Paite Chin Paku Karen Pali Palu Pangkhua Pangwa Naga Pela Pounyiu-Gongvan Naga Pwo Eastern Karen Pwo Northern Karen Pwo Western Karen Pyen Rakhine Ralte Rawang Riang (Myanmar) Rohingya Ruching Palaung Rumai Palaung Rungtu Chin S'gaw Karen Samtao Sansu Senthang Chin Shan Shwe Palaung Sizang Chin Songlai Chin South Wa Southern Jinghpaw Southern Thai Sumtu Chin Sylheti Tai Laing Tai Nüa Taman (Myanmar) Taungyo Tavoyan Tedim Chin Thado Chin Thai Thaipum Chin Usui Welaung Western Kayah Wewaw Yangbye Yangon Myanmar Sign Language Yinbaw Karen Yinchia Yintale Karen Yos Zaiwa Zhenkang Wa Zotung Chin Zou Zyphe Glottolog [2026]