Housing amenities 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Drinking water Childhood mortality 69.3% of households use electricity as their 77.3% of all In Yangon Region, 44 main source of energy for lighting; there are wide household’s main A Changing Population: out of 1,000 infants disparities between State/Region and urban and source of drinking die before their first rural areas. At the Union level it is considerably water is classified as an Yangon Region Figures at a Glance birthday (Infant Mortality lower at 32.4%. improved water source. Rate IMR) which is among At the Union level it is May 2015 the lowest in the country and Only 26.2% of households use firewood as their lower at 69.5%. significantly lower than the main source of energy for cooking. At the Union Union level IMR of 62. level it is 69.2%.

M y a n m a r M a p with KACHIN States/ 76.6 53 Regions SAGAING 81.1 60

CHIN SHAN 54.7 60 70.2 76 MANDALAY 85.6 57 RAKHINE 37.7 76.6 65 89 MAGWAY 87.7 63 NAY PYI TAW 58.3 62 KAYAH

73.6 62 BAGO 64 60 77.3 87 44 KAYIN 50.3 43 YANGON 69 AYEYAWADY Yangon Region Figures at a Glance MON

Proportion of Infant Mortality Population (March 2014) Rate (IMR) by households Total 7,360,703 with access to State and Region 63.6 71 improved sources Male 3,516,403 (47.8%) of drinking water, TANINTHARYI Female 3,844,300 (52.2%) by State and Sex ratio 92 males per 100 females Region Urban 5,160,512 (70%) Rural 2,200,191 (30%) The Under-5 Sanitation % of total population 14.3% 91.1% of all Mortality Rate for Yangon Region 2 households have Population Density 716.3 per Km toilets that are is also one of the classified as improved lowest in the country. 50 sanitation facilities. At children die before reaching the Union level the figure their fifth birthday. At the is lower at 74.3%. Union level it is 72.

Life expectancy The Main Census Results A person in Yangon Region lives on average until can be downloaded at: Department of Population, the age of 71.2 years, higher than the Union life www.dop.gov.mm expectancy of 66.8 years. Ministry of Immigration and Population or http://myanmar.unfpa.org/census with technical support from UNFPA

How has the population of Population Pyramid of Yangon Region, 2014 90 + Yangon Region changed 85 - 89 80 - 84 between 1973, 1983 and 2014? 75 - 79 70 - 74 1st Qtr 65 - 69 Male Female 2nd Qtr 60 - 64 55 - 59 50 - 54 2014 7,360,703 45 - 49 40 - 44 96.6% 35 - 39

30 - 34 25 - 29 Literacy 1983 3,965,916 20 - 24 Out of 5,271,946 people aged fifteen years and over, 15 - 19 10-14 5,095,313 reported that they were able to read and 5 - 9 write. The literacy rate for Yangon Region is 96.6%,

0 - 4 higher than the Union literacy rate of 89.5%. Literacy 1973 3,190,359 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 rates are higher for males (98%) than females

(95.5%).

The population of Yangon Region is the highest in size The population pyramid for Yangon Region in 2014 shows a when compared with other States/Regions in the country. narrow base and a bulge in the working age population. The School attendance bulge in the working age population may be attributed to Out of a population of 6,431,752 persons aged 5 years and over living in conventional households, Population density migration to the city by populations from other States/Regions, 1,113,430 are currently attending school. while the narrow base may be due to declining birthrates.

Proportion of broad age groups in the total population

The population can be 5.7% divided into three broad

age groups, those less than 15 years (Child population), 15-64 years (Productive 23.4% Under 15 years – 23.5% age), and 65 years and over 2nd Qtr (Aged population). 70.9% 3rd Qtr

Under 15 years 15-64 years Age Age Age Age Age 5-9 years 10-13 years 14-15 years 16-20 years Age 21+ The population density of Yangon is the highest 65 years and over in the country with 716 persons per Km.2 This is 385,552 361,554 138,527 172,991 54,806 approximately nine times higher than the Union level population density of 76 persons per Km.2 Labour force participation rate Population composition 63.1% of all people who are of working age (15-64) were in the labour force. The proportion of males in Under 15 years 15-64 years 65 years + 1,725,413 5,219,941 the labour force is considerably higher (81.8%) than 415,349 females (46.4%).

Dependency Ratio In Yangon Region the Total Dependency Ratio was 41.1 in 47.8% 52.2% Housing conditions 2014. The dependency ratio measures the pressure on the 64.5% of households in Yangon Region own their productive population. The Total Dependency Ratio at the house, lower than the Union Level figure of 85.5%. Union Level was 52.5 in 2014.

47.8% of the population are male and 52.2% are female.