Drinking water
85.6% of all
household’s main
source of drinking
water is classified as an
improved water source.
At the Union level it is
lower at 69.5%.
Childhood mortality
In Mandalay Region,
57 out of 1,000 infants
die before their first
birthday (Infant Mortality
Rate IMR) which is lower than
the Union level IMR of 62.
Housing amenities
39.4% of households use electricity as their
main source of energy for lighting; there are wide
disparities between State/Region and urban and
rural areas. At the Union level it is 32.4%.
62% of households use firewood as their main
source of energy for cooking. At the Union level
it is 69.2%.
2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census
A Changing Population:
Mandalay Region Figures at a Glance
May 2015
Myanmar Map with
States/Regions
KACHIN
76.6
53
SAGAING
81.1
70.2
60
54.7
85.6
37.7 76.6
87.7
65
58.3
77.3
63
RAKHINE
87
69
Proportion of
households
with access to
improved sources
of drinking water,
by State and
Region
63.6
Sanitation
79.8% of all
households have
toilets that are
classified as improved
sanitation facilities, the
Union level figure is
74.3%.
44
MAGWAY
NAY PYI TAW
62
KAYAH
62
64
SHAN
MANDALAY
57
89
73.6
50.3
CHIN
60
76
BAGO
60
KAYIN
43
Infant Mortality
Rate (IMR) by
State and Region
AYEYAWADY
YANGON
MON
71
TANINTHARYI
The Under-5
Mortality Rate for
Mandalay Region is
also lower than the
Union level rate of 72; 66
out of every 1,000 children
die before reaching their
fifth birthday.
Life expectancy
A person in Mandalay Region lives on average
until the age of 68 years, higher than the Union
level life expectancy of 66.8 years.
Mandalay Region Figures at a Glance
Population (March 2014)
Total
6,165,723
Male
2,928,367 (47.5%)
Female
3,237,356 (52.5%)
Sex ratio
91 males per 100 females
Urban
2,143,436 (35%)
4,022,287 (65%)
Rural
% of total population 12%
2
Population Density 200 persons per Km
The Main Census Results
can be downloaded at:
www.dop.gov.mm
or http://myanmar.unfpa.org/census
Department of Population,
Ministry of Immigration and Population
with technical support from UNFPA
How has the population of
Mandalay Region changed
between 1973, 1983 and 2014?
Population Pyramid of Mandalay Region, 2014
90 +
85 - 89
80 - 84
75 - 79
1st Qtr
70 - 74
2nd Qtr
Female
Male
65 - 69
60 - 64
55 - 59
2014
6,165,723
50 - 54
93.8%
45 - 49
40 - 44
35 - 39
1983
400,000
Literacy
Out of 4,299,250 people aged fifteen years and
over, 4,030,908 reported that they were able to read
and write. The literacy rate for Mandalay Region is
93.8%, higher than the Union literacy rate of 89.5%.
Literacy rates are higher for males (97.3%) than
females (90.9%).
The population pyramid for Mandalay Region in 2014 is potshaped; an almost similar shape to the Union population
pyramid. This shape implies a declining proportion of children
in the population and a bulge in the population aged 10-29
years.
School attendance
Out of 5,356,120 persons aged 5 years and above,
and living in conventional households, 981,700 are
currently in school.
30 - 34
4,577,762
25 - 29
20 - 24
15 - 19
10-14
1973
3,668,493
5- 9
0- 4
400,000
The population of Mandalay Region ranks third in size
when compared with other States/Regions in the country.
Population density
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
100,000
200,000
300,000
Proportion of broad age groups in the total population
6.2%
25.9%
67.9%
The population can be
divided into three broad
age groups, those less than
15 years (Child population),
15-64 years (Productive
1st Qtr
age), and2nd
65Qtryears and over
(Aged population).
3rd Qtr
Under 15 years
15-64 years
65 years and over
In March 2014, the population density of Mandalay
Region was 200 persons per Km,2 much higher than
the Union level population density of 76 persons per
Km.2 Mandalay is the second most densely populated
State/Region in Myanmar.
Population composition
47.5%
52.5%
47.5% of the population are male and 52.5% are female.
Under 15 years
1,599,216
15-64 years
4,186,385
65 years +
380,122
Dependency Ratio
In Mandalay Region the Total Dependency Ratio was 47.3 in
2014. The dependency ratio measures the pressure on the
productive population. The Total Dependency Ratio is lower
than the Union Level Total Dependency Ration which was 52.5
in 2014.
Age
5-9 years
383,659
Age
10-13 years
333,014
Age
14-15 years
108,455
Age
16-20 years
123,539
Age
Age 21+
33,033
Labour force participation rate
67.9% of all people who are of working age (15-64)
were in the labour force. The proportion of males
in the labour force is higher (85.4%) than females
(52.4%).
Housing conditions
84.2% of households in Mandalay Region own their
house.