In 2020, the share of population aged 65 or older in Myanmar amounted to approximately 6.2 percent. It was forecasted that 11 percent of the population in Myanmar would be aged 65 years or older by 2040.

Myanmar MM: Population: Female: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 1,744,432.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,661,026.000 Person for 2016. Myanmar MM: Population: Female: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 970,006.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,744,432.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 413,316.000 Person in 1960. Myanmar MM: Population: Female: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Sum; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) in Myanmar was reported at 7.3044 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Population ages 65 and above (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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Myanmar MM: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 6.389 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.139 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 4.785 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.389 % in 2017 and a record low of 3.851 % in 1960. Myanmar MM: Population: as % of Total: Female: Aged 65 and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.

In 2023, approximately **** percent of the population in Myanmar was aged up to 14 years old. This was a decrease from 2014, when approximately **** percent of the population in Myanmar was aged up to 14 years old.

As of 2024, it was projected that the median age in Myanmar would be 30.1 years in 2025.The median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population.

24.3 (%) in 2024. Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.

Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data was reported at 48.286 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 48.996 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data is updated yearly, averaging 74.410 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86.174 % in 1967 and a record low of 48.286 % in 2017. Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: this indicator implies the dependency burden that the working-age population bears in relation to children and the elderly. Many times single or widowed women who are the sole caregiver of a household have a high dependency ratio.

Background characteristics of general population aged 15–49 years, Myanmar demographic and health survey 2015–16 # (n = 17,622).

This statistic shows the age structure in Myanmar, also known as Burma, from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, about 24.52 percent of Myanmar's total population were aged 0 to 14 years.

Independent predictors of correct knowledge about TB transmission among general population aged 15–49 years, Myanmar demographic and health survey 2015–16#.

Abstract

The MPLCS 2015 is a comprehensive study of how people in Myanmar live. It is a joint analysis conducted by a technical team from the Ministry of Planning and Finance, Government of Myanmar, and the Poverty and Equity Global Practice of the World Bank. It collects data on the occupations of people, how much income they earn, and how they use this to meet the food, housing, health, education, and other needs of their families.

The Myanmar Poverty and Living Conditions Survey has the following objectives: - Put forward trends in poverty between 2004/05, 2009/10 and 2015 - Present a measure of poverty that reflects the situation of poverty in Myanmar in 2015 at the national, urban/rural and agro-zone - Conduct analysis about the situation and nature of poverty in Myanmar that informs policy choices and strategies.

Geographic coverage

National coverage. The survey is a representative of the Union Territory, four agro-zones, and urban/rural areas.

Analysis unit

• Households
• Individuals
• Agricultural parcel and crops
• Consumption items

Universe

The survey covered only the usual household residents, excluding people living in hotels/motels/guesthouses, military camps, police camps, orphanages/homes for the aged, religious centers, boarding schools/colleges/universities, correctional facilities/prisons, hospitals, camps/hostels for workers, and homeless/other collective quarters.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The MPLCS sample design was developed based on the sampling frame from the April 2014 Census pre-enumeration listing data. In addition to providing statistically representative estimates at the national level, the sample was designed so that representative estimates were derived for each of four agro-ecological zones (Hills and Mountains, Dry Zone, Coastal and Delta), for the urban/rural levels overall, and specifically Yangon and surrounding area. The data are not representative at the state or region level.

The sample primary sampling units (PSUs) for this sample are the enumeration areas (EAs) defined for the 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. There are 304 EAs and 3648 sample households.

A stratified multi-stage sample design is used for the MLPCS 2015. The stratum are agro--ecological zone and rural/urban. The classification of the EAs in the 2014 Myanmar Census of Population and Housing frame by urban and rural stratum was based on the administrative structure of the hierarchical geographic areas in Myanmar; all EAs in administrative areas defined as wards are considered urban, and all EAs in village tracks are classified as rural. The distribution of the households in the 2014 Myanmar Census of Population and Housing frame by region, urban and rural stratum, based on the preliminary Census data.

Sampling deviation

A total of 14 sample EAs selected for the MPLCS could not be enumerated, mostly because of security problems.

Refer to MPLCS 2014/15 Survey Conduct and Quality Control Report.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The MPLCS questionnaire builds from earlier household expenditure and living conditions surveys conducted in Myanmar, in particular, the Integrated Household Living Conditions Assessment (IHCLA-I, 2005 and IHLCA-II, 2010) and the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (between 1989 and 2012) and WORLD BANK's LIVING STANDARD surveys. The MPLCS brings all these previous household surveys together into a single survey and provides one comprehensive source of living conditions information.

The MPLCS 2014/2015 household questionnaire consists of 13 modules. 1. Roster 2. Education and literacy 3a. Health status 3b. Health care 4. Labor and employment 5a. International migration (current household members) 5b. Remittances (former household members and others) 6. Housing 7. Household assets/durables 8a. Household consumption in the last 7 days 8b. Non-food consumption expenditure in the last 30 days 8c. Non-food consumption expenditure in 6 and 12 months 9. Non-farm enterprises 10a. Parcel roster 10b. Inputs 10c. Labor 10d. Harvest and crop disposition 10e. Livestock 10f. Agricultural machinery and equipment 10g. Aquaculture and fisheries 11a. Loans/credit 11b. Financial inclusion 12. Food security/subjective assessment of well-being 13. Shocks and coping strategies

Sampling error estimates

Tables with calculated sampling errors and confidence intervals for the most important survey estimates, the different sources of non-sampling error presented in MPLCS 2015 Survey Conduct and Quality Control Report section 5.

Data appraisal

For detail of data quality control and measurement, see in MPLCS 2015 Survey Conduct and Quality Control Report section 3.5.

Knowledge on TB transmission among general population aged 15–49 years, Myanmar demographic and health survey 2015–16 # (n = 17,622).

Employment to population ratio of Myanmar went down by 0.18% from 53.6 % in 2023 to 53.5 % in 2024. Since the 1.27% increase in 2022, employment to population ratio reduced by 0.03% in 2024. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

The report notes that the Census showed that the national adult literacy rate was almost 90 percent, and although higher rates were reported for males (93 per cent) than for females (87 percent), there has been greater improvement among females since the 1983 census. Gender differences in literacy are relatively small up to around aged 50 after which males are more literate than females, and these differences increase with age. This reflects the gender differences in school attendance in earlier years. Urban residents are more literate (95 percent) than rural residents (87 per cent).

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors which include hyperinsulinaemia, impaired glucose tolerance, hypertension, central obesity, and dyslipidaemia. MetS could lead to a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and vascular conditions including coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular diseases and stroke. Worldwide, prevalence of MetS is around 20% to 60% in adult population. Increasing the risks of MetS means rising the health burden and health care costs by higher morbidity of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). People with unhealthy lifestyle are vulnerable to developing MetS and its complication of NCDs. Early identification of MetS and prevention of risk factors are important for controlling NCDs in elder population as Myanmar also facing an increasing number of senior citizens. Despite some evidences could be available regarding prevalence of MetS in Myanmar children and adolescents, there is a scarcity of research studies in adult population. Therefore, this study aims to identify the prevalence and risk factors of MetS in adult population in the community. After achieving the approval from Ethics and Research Committee of University of Nursing (Yangon), a public-based cross sectional study will be performed to fulfill the objectives of the study. A township from Yangon Region will be chosen based on the morbidity and mortality of NCDs for this study. Components of MetS such as blood pressure, waist circumference, lipid profiles, fasting blood glucose, height and weight of 400 participants will be measured by home visitings. Trained data collectors and health professionals will be used for standardized data collection procedure to abstain from inter-observer bias. Confidentiality of the participants’ data will be maintained throughout the study. Lifestyle behaviors will be assessed by structured questionnaire which include information about smoking, alcohol drinking, betel chewing, physical activity, exercise status, and sleeping and eating pattern. Information about demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle factors will be presented by descriptive statistics and association of MetS with lifestyle and anthropometric measurements will be illustrated by inferential statistics. The output of the study will be presented to corresponding health officials to recognize the status of upcoming public health challenges. Full study output will be reported to Department of Medical Research (Yangon) and publishing on international health journal will be performed to be accessible for world wide readers. Academic presentation at national or international conference will be conducted to discuss the the findings of this study and to share the existing knowledge with local and global experts.

There were 20 361 700 Facebook users in Myanmar in June 2025, which accounted for 35.4% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 52.8%. People aged 18 to 24 were the largest user group (7 900 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 4 200 000.

BackgroundThe world population is aging very rapidly and the impact is more severe in developing countries because of insufficient resources and low awareness of the challenges faced by older people. This study aimed to explore multimorbidity of older people in Myanmar and their health seeking behaviours.MethodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in both urban and rural areas of Bago Region and Mon State during October 2016. A multistage sampling method was used to select 4,859 people aged 60 years and older. Participants were interviewed face-to-face using a questionnaire. Multinominal logistic regression was used to analyse data.ResultsMore than half of the study participants (57.9%) reported at least one chronic condition in the last year and 33.2% reported two or more conditions (multimorbidity). The common conditions were hypertension (67.3%), arthritis (24.7%), arrhythmia (14.7%), coronary heart disease (13.8%) and diabetes (13.7%). A majority (61.7%) of participants with a chronic condition took western medicine. Older people usually saw a doctor (60.2%) or health assistant (21.9%) at a nearby clinic or rural health center; 1.6% reported seeing uncredentialed medical persons. Factors associated with multimorbidity were being female (adjusted Prevalence Ratio (aPR) = 2.14, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.63–2.82) and having fair (aPR = 2.20, 95% CI 1.59–3.04) or poor self-reported health (aPR = 3.93, 95% CI 2.79–5.52). Those with less than middle school education (aPR = 0.50, 95% CI 0.25–0.99) and those living in rural areas (aPR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.62–0.98) were less likely to have multimorbidity. Older people in rural areas had less access to health care than their urban counterparts.ConclusionChronic conditions are common among older people in Myanmar, with higher prevalence in women and in urban areas. The lower prevalence of chronic conditions in those who live in rural areas may be related to living a more traditional lifestyle.

There were 15 565 000 Facebook users in Myanmar in January 2023, which accounted for 27.1% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 53.9%. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (5 900 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 3 300 000.