Housing amenities 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Drinking water Childhood mortality 39.4% of households use electricity as their 85.6% of all In Mandalay Region, main source of energy for lighting; there are wide household’s main A Changing Population: 57 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 32.4%. water is classified as an birthday (Infant Mortality Mandalay Region Figures at a Glance improved water source. Rate IMR) which is lower than 62% of households use firewood as their main At the Union level it is May 2015 the Union level IMR of 62. source of energy for cooking. At the Union level lower at 69.5%. it is 69.2%.

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76.6 53 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 Mandalay Region Figures at a Glance 69 AYEYAWADY MON

Proportion of Infant Mortality Population (March 2014) Rate (IMR) by households Total 6,165,723 with access to State and Region 63.6 71 improved sources Male 2,928,367 (47.5%) of drinking water, TANINTHARYI Female 3,237,356 (52.5%) by State and Sex ratio 91 males per 100 females Region Urban 2,143,436 (35%) Rural 4,022,287 (65%) Sanitation The Under-5 Mortality Rate for % of total population 12% 79.8% of all Mandalay Region is households have 2 also lower than the Population Density 200 persons per Km toilets that are Union level rate of 72; 66 classified as improved out of every 1,000 children sanitation facilities, the die before reaching their Union level figure is fifth birthday. 74.3%.

Life expectancy The Main Census Results A person in Mandalay Region lives on average can be downloaded at: Department of Population, until the age of 68 years, higher than the Union www.dop.gov.mm level life 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 Mandalay Region, 2014 90 + Mandalay Region changed 85 - 89 80 - 84 between 1973, 1983 and 2014? 75 - 79 1st Qtr 70 - 74 2nd Qtr 65 - 69 Male Female 60 - 64 55 - 59 2014 6,165,723 50 - 54 45 - 49 93.8% 40 - 44 35 - 39 30 - 34 Literacy 1983 4,577,762 25 - 29 Out of 4,299,250 people aged fifteen years and 20 - 24 over, 4,030,908 reported that they were able to read 15 - 19 and write. The literacy rate for Mandalay Region is 10-14 5 - 9 93.8%, higher than the Union literacy rate of 89.5%. 1973 3,668,493 0 - 4 Literacy rates are higher for males (97.3%) than 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 females (90.9%).

The population of Mandalay Region ranks third in size The population pyramid for Mandalay Region in 2014 is pot-

when compared with other States/Regions in the country. shaped; an almost similar shape to the Union population School attendance pyramid. This shape implies a declining proportion of children Out of 5,356,120 persons aged 5 years and above, and living in conventional households, 981,700 are Population density in the population and a bulge in the population aged 10-29 currently in school. years. Proportion of broad age groups in the total population

The population can be 6.2% divided into three broad age groups, those less than 15 years (Child population), 25.9% 15-64 years (Productive age), and1st 65 Qtr years and over 2nd Qtr (Aged population). 67.9% 3rd Qtr

Under 15 years In March 2014, the population density of Mandalay 15-64 years Age Age Age Age Age 2 5-9 years 10-13 years 14-15 years 16-20 years Age 21+ Region was 200 persons per Km, much higher than 65 years and over the Union level population density of 76 persons per 383,659 333,014 108,455 123,539 33,033 Km.2 Mandalay is the second most densely populated State/Region in Myanmar. Labour force participation rate Population composition 67.9% of all people who are of working age (15-64) were in the labour force. The proportion of males Under 15 years 15-64 years 65 years + 1,599,216 4,186,385 in the labour force is higher (85.4%) than females 380,122 (52.4%).

Dependency Ratio In Mandalay Region the Total Dependency Ratio was 47.3 in 47.5% 52.5% Housing conditions 2014. The dependency ratio measures the pressure on the 84.2% of households in Mandalay Region own their productive population. The Total Dependency Ratio is lower house. than the Union Level Total Dependency Ration which was 52.5

47.5% of the population are male and 52.5% are female. in 2014.