One in every 147 babies born in the world today is born in Myanmar (Burma). Myanmar (Burma) has about 900,000 births a year, around 0.7% of all births worldwide.

Births per year
900,000
Share of world births
0.7%
Birth odds
1/147
Life expectancy
67 years
Risk of dying before age 5
4.2%
Income per person, PPP
US$5,000
Children per woman
2.1
Urban population
32%

Life expectancy in Myanmar (Burma) is 67 years, which is 6 years shorter than the world average.

Of every 1,000 babies born here, about 42 do not reach their fifth birthday. That is 1.1 times the world average.

Income per person is about US$5,000 in purchasing power. That is only 22% of the world average.

On average a woman has 2.1 children in her lifetime. The world average is 2.3.

About 32% of the population lives in cities. A baby born here has roughly a 68% chance of being born in the countryside.

This country is in armed conflict or a severe internal crisis. In the game this affects events and the risk of death.

Religious makeup

  • Buddhism88%
  • Christianity7%
  • Islam4%

Sample names given to people born in this country in the game

Budi · Rizky · Andi · Joshua · Siti · Putri · Dewi · Angel

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Values are rounded approximations. Sources: UN World Population Prospects 2024, World Bank WDI, Pew Research Center 2020.