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.

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.

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.

Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Myanmar was reported at 35.53 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young data was reported at 39.787 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 40.784 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young data is updated yearly, averaging 66.898 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.388 % in 1966 and a record low of 39.787 % in 2017. Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--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;

School age population, secondary education, female (number) in Myanmar was reported at 2961185 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Population of the official age for secondary education, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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In 2019, the working age population in Myanmar amounted to approximately 37.5 million. As for the gender distribution, there were about 17.09 million men and 20.41 million women among the working population in the country.

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Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data was reported at 8.499 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.212 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old data is updated yearly, averaging 7.503 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.499 % in 2017 and a record low of 6.153 % in 1960. Myanmar MM: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Old 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, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people 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;

School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in Myanmar was reported at 467510 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Population of the official age for the last grade of primary education, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) in Myanmar was reported at 4641970 Persons in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Population of compulsory school age, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Myanmar MM: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data was reported at 7.787 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.844 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 7.148 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.086 % in 2010 and a record low of 5.285 % in 1974. Myanmar MM: Population: Male: Ages 30-34: % of Male 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: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 30 to 34 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number) in Myanmar was reported at 940051 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Population of the official age for the last grade of primary education, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Myanmar MM: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 65 and Above data was reported at 5.043 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.854 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Population: as % of Total: Male: Aged 65 and Above data is updated yearly, averaging 3.809 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.043 % in 2017 and a record low of 3.000 % in 1960. Myanmar MM: Population: as % of Total: Male: 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. Male population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total male 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;

In 2022, the number of individuals above the age of 18 years in Myanmar amounted to approximately 36.86 million. This number represented an increase from close to 36.28 million adults in Myanmar in 2012.

School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Myanmar was reported at 4572885 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Population of the official age for primary education, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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Myanmar MM: Population: Female: Ages 25-29: % of Female Population data was reported at 7.941 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.942 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Population: Female: Ages 25-29: % of Female Population data is updated yearly, averaging 8.150 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.771 % in 2006 and a record low of 5.911 % in 1970. Myanmar MM: Population: Female: Ages 25-29: % of Female 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. Female population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total female population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Part I.—The Report. Introduction. Chapter I.—Distribution and Variation of the Population. II.—Towns and Villages. III.—Birth-place. IV—Age. V.—Sex. VI.—Civil Condition. VII.—Infirmities. VIII.—Occupation. IX.—Literacy. X.—Language. XI.—Religion- XII.—Race. Appendix A.—Burma Linguistic Map. B.—Burma Racial Map. C.—A Note on the Indigenous Races of Burma. D.—Notes by the Special Census Enumerators on the Manners and Customs of the Tribes inhabiting certain Hill-Tracts in the Akyab District. E.—Naga Tribes and their Customs. F.—Note on the Peoples of Burma in the 12th—13th Century A.D. Part II.—The Tables. - Imperial Tables. I.—Area, Houses and Population. II.—Variation in Population during last fifty years. III.—Towns and Village-Tracts classified by Population. IV.—Towns classified by Population with variation for fifty years. V.—Towns arranged territorially with Population by Religion. VI.—Birth-place. VII.—Age, Sex and Civil Condition by Race. VIII.—Civil Condition by Age for Selected Races. IX.—Infirmities. X.—Occupation or Means of Livelihood. XI.—Occupations by Race. XII.—(This table was not compiled,) XIII.—Literacy by Race and Age. XIV.—Literacy by Selected Races. XV.—Language. XVI.—Religion. XVII—Race. XVIII.—'Variation of Population of Race-groups. XIX.—European and Allied Races and Anglo-Indians by Race and Age.