Housing amenities 2014 Population and Housing Census Drinking water Childhood mortality 24.2% of households use electricity as their 81.1% of all In Region, 60 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 32.4%. water is classified as an birthday (Infant Mortality Sagaing Region Figures at a Glance improved water source. Rate IMR) which is slightly 81.8% of households use firewood as their main At the Union level it is May 2015 lower than the Union level source of energy for cooking. At the Union level lower at 69.5%. IMR of 62. it is 69.2%.

Myanmar Map with States/Regions

KACHIN

76.6 53 SAGAING 81.1 60

CHIN SHAN 54.7 60 70.2 76 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 69 AYEYAWADY Sagaing Region Figures at a Glance MON

Proportion of Infant Mortality Population (March 2014) Rate (IMR) by households Total 5,325,347 with access to State and Region 63.6 71 improved sources Male 2,516,949 (47.3%) of drinking water, TANINTHARYI Female 2,808,398 (52.7%) by State and Sex ratio 89.6 males per 100 females Region Urban 911,335 (17%) Rural 4,414,012 (83%) The Under-5 Sanitation % of total population 10.3% 71.6% of all Mortality Rate for Sagaing is also 2 households have Population Density 56.8 persons per Km toilets that are slightly lower than classified as improved the Union level rate of sanitation facilities. 72; 70 out of every 1,000 At the Union level the children die before reaching figure is 74.3%. their fifth birthday.

Life expectancy The Main Census Results A person in Sagaing Region lives on average can be downloaded at: until the age of 67.1 years, slightly higher than Department of Population, the Union life expectancy of 66.8 years. www.dop.gov.mm Ministry of Immigration and Population or http://myanmar.unfpa.org/census with technical support from UNFPA

Population Pyramid of Sagaing Region, 2014 How has the population of Sagaing Region changed 90 + 85 - 89 80 - 84 between 1973, 1983 and 2014? 1st Qtr 75 - 79 2nd Qtr 70 - 74 65 - 69 Male Female 60 - 64 55 - 59 50 - 54 2014 5,325,347 45 - 49 40 - 44 93.7% 35 - 39

30 - 34 Literacy 25 - 29 1983 3,862,172 20 - 24 Out of 3,598,969 people aged fifteen years and 15 - 19 over, 3,372,855 reported that they were able to read 10-14 and write. The literacy rate for Sagaing Region is 5 - 9 93.7%, higher than the Union literacy rate of 89.5%. 1973 3,119,054 0 - 4 Literacy rates are higher for males (96.6%) than 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 females (91.4%).

Sagaing Region ranks fifth in population size compared The population pyramid for Sagaing Region in 2014 is pot- School attendance with other States/Regions in the country. shaped; a similar shape to the population pyramid of the Out of 4,608,520 persons aged 5 years and above, Union. This shape implies a declining proportion of children in and living in conventional households, 937,823 are Population density the population and a bulge in the population aged 10-14 years. currently in school.

Proportion of broad age groups in the total population

6.2% The population can be divided into three broad age groups, those less than 28.7% 15 years (Child1st Qtr population), 15-64 years2nd Qtr (Productive 65.1% age), and 3rd65 Qtr years and over (Aged population).

Under 15 years Age Age Age Age Age 5-9 years 10-13 years 14-15 years 16-20 years Age 21+ Sagaing Region ranks ninth in population density 15-64 years when compared with other States/Regions in the 380,621 332,518 99,177 99,782 25,725 2 country with 56.8 persons per Km. The Union level 65 years and over 2 population density is 76 persons per Km. Series 1 Labour force participation rate Population composition Series 2 Series 3 72.3% 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 + in the labour force is higher (87.5%) than females

1,525,943 3,468,865 330,539 (59.1%).

Dependency Ratio 47.3% 52.7% Housing conditions In Sagaing Region the Total Dependency Ratio was 53.5 in 93.2% of households in Sagaing Region own their 2014. The dependency ratio measures the pressure on the house. productive population. The Total Dependency Ratio at the

47.3% of the population are male and 52.7% are female. Union Level was 52.5 in 2014.