General info

Entity:
Myanmar
Capital:
Naypyidaw
Population (2009-07-01):
48,137,741 (CIA)
Area:
678,500 sq.km.
Country code:
mm
Region:
South-eastern Asia

Census Results

1891-xx-xx : 7,722,053
1901-xx-xx : 10,490,624
1911-xx-xx : 12,115,217
1921-xx-xx : 13,212,000
1931-xx-xx : 14,667,000
1941-03-05 : 16,823,798
1973-03-31 : 28,921,000
1983-03-31 : 35,307,913

Myanmar

Administrative units

state/divisioncapitalarea (sq.km.)population
1983-03-31
census		population
2002
estimate
source: 1983: Central Statistical Organization, Myanmar.
source: 2002 level 1: Department of Population, Myanmar.
source: level 2 and level 3 data gathered from Digital Agricultural Atlas, FAO. (Some data doesn't seem complete, like in the case of Sittwe district)
Kachin StateMyitkyina89,041.8819,0001,364,000
Kayah StateLoikaw11,731.5160,000293,000
Kayin StateHpa-an30,382.8633,0001,575,000
Chin StateHaka36,018.8368,900495,000
Sagaing DivisionSagaing93,704.83,825,0005,655,000
Taninthayi DivisionDawei43,344.9914,0001,455,000
Bago DivisionBago39,402.33,799,8005,327,000
Magway DivisionMagway44,820.63,243,2004,873,000
Mandalay DivisionMandalay37,945.64,577,8007,246,000
Mon StateMawlamyine12,296.61,680,2002,672,000
Rakhine StateSittwe36,778.02,045,6002,915,000
Yangon DivisionYangon10,276.73,965,9006,056,000
Shan StateTaunggyi155,801.33,090,0005,061,000
Ayeyawady DivisionPathein35,031.84,994,1007,184,000
total 676,577.534,125,00052,171,000

Main cities

namepopulation
1983-03-31
Yangon [EN Rangoon]2,513,023
Mandalay532,949
Mawlamyine [EN Moulmein]219,961
Bago [EN Pegu]150,528
Pathein [EN Bassein]144,096
Taunggyi108,231
Sittwe [EN Akyab]107,620
Monywa106,843
source: United Nations Statistics Division.