[6], The census faces several challenges. 2014 Census Data . [9] After independence, the government conducted a census in 1953/54. The estimated total cost of the census is US$58.5 million, of which the Burmese government is paying US$15 million. One hundred schoolteachers trained to be enumerators visited thousands of homes and questioned residents in selected villages in 20 … However, by using flawed designations that date from the colonial era and ignoring the considerable complexity of the present political situation in Myanmar, the census is likely to raise … Ethnic Rohingya, who have … On average, 4.4 people lived in each household in the country. In Myanmar, most people identify as Burmans. Myanmar released the results of its first nationwide census in 30 years on Friday, but the survey excluded the country's Muslim Rohingya minority, who complain of … According to the 1983 census, the population of the country was 35,442,972,[4] and the Bamar accounted for 69 percent of the population. He said the government must take responsibility and be held accountable for the findings and their timely release. "The government is struggling to verify and classify all the ethnic groups," Shay Ray Shu Maung, a Catholic and ethnic Kayah, told ucanews.com. The government, which has already taken flak for the alleged persecution of Rohingya Muslims, has withheld details about the size of ethnic populations for the last … The lowest household sizes were observed in Ayeyawady Region, Bago Region, Magway Region and Naypyidaw Union Territory, each at 4.1.[23]. The minister provided more examples of contentious issues that have hindered the census from clarifying ethnic demographics. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. Thein Swe, Union Minister of the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, said in Myanmar's upper house on Feb. 21 that the government was unable to release the findings at this time due to ongoing disputes over who belonged to which ethnic group. [13] It contains text, tables, graphs and maps on the size and geographical distribution of the population by sex and age, marital status, education, economic characteristics, fertility, mortality, migration and the characteristics of housing units and household amenities. Nay Pyi Taw: Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population, 2014, p.1. Myanmar NGO's; Red Cross / Red Crescent; Country Information. In the past censuses of 1973 and 1983, the country's ongoing armed conflicts put many parts of the country out of reach. Their … [22], Provisional results were released in August 2014. Ethnic groups have long believed the government manipulates ethnic categories for political purposes, according to a report by the Transnational Institute (TNI), a policy institute. Myanmar is an ethnically diverse nation with 135 distinct ethnic groups officially recognised by the Burmese Government. [15] On 29 March 2014, the government banned the word Rohingya and asked Muslims to register themselves as Bengalis despite UN assurances. [19], On 16 March 2014, Rakhine mobs protested across Rakhine State, egged on by monk Ashin Wirathu demanding that the census be stopped or changed to prevent the Rohingyas from being able to define their ethnicity. U Myint Kyaing said the census results could also result in changes to the list of officially recognised ethnic groups. This publication will contain thematic analysis reports on the major topics covered in the census.[25]. Findings of the Census Observation Mission: An Ministry of Immigration and Population. Support our Catholic journalism with a contribution of any size. [11][12][13], The census was taken in 80,985 areas across the nation. It also showed the population sizes of Yangon, Mandalay, Naypyidaw and state/region capitals. Bamar. Search . "The data about ethnicity is essential as it relates to the economics, culture, healthcare and education of ethnic groups as we work toward peace," Khet Htein Nan, an ethnic Kachin and former lawmaker, told ucanews.com. The census faces several challenges. The population of Bamar in the country is estimated to stand at 35,010,600 people. These include the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, who are officially classified as stateless,[10] as well as hundreds of thousands of immigrants from China, who have illegally entered the country since the last census. The first nationwide census was taken in 1638, and it was followed by two other nationwide censuses in 1784 and 1803. Some are not even able to vote in local elections. Here is a gift of two valuable books as a token of appreciation to you. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census (2014 Census) was conducted with midnight of the . An estimated 40 percent of the population is considered an ethnic minority, with the Shan composing the biggest minority group. However, the question on ethnicity proved to be one of the most controversial even before the census was carried out in March and April of 2014. The results showed a nationwide population density of 76 per square kilometre (200/sq mi). Myanmar borders Bangladesh, India, China, Laos, and Thailand, and has fre… Shay Ray Shu Maung, an upper house lawmaker for the ruling National League for Democracy Party in Kayah State, said many factors could be behind the government's decision to refrain from publishing the list, aside from fears the data is incomplete. More females (51.8%) were counted than males (48.2%). Population Pyramids: Myanmar - 2014. Magway Region (15.1%) and Ayeyawady Region (14.1%) were the least urbanised. "Respecting the human rights of ethnic groups is something the government needs to prioritize," he added. Migrants who had left to neighboring nations for work were naturally not included in population reports. You are now signed up to our Daily Full Bulletin newsletter, Pope Francis to launch Philippine anniversary year, Indonesian prelate warns against use of 'black magic', US tightens trade sanctions on Myanmar generals, Thailand slides to 'not free' in world rankings, Catholics take the Gospel to Malaysia's rugged interior, Bloody Wednesday takes Myanmar back to the dark ages, Support Asia's largest network of Catholic journalists and editors. The earliest recorded Burmese census was taken in 1359 in the Pinya Kingdom. World Population Day . [7] Major groups include the majority Bamar ethnic group, and the Chin, Karen, Kayah, Kachin, Mon, Rakhine and Shan, each of which gives its name to a state. He also urged it engage in more consultations with ethnic groups to resolve some of the sticking points. Only in Kachin State were there more males than females; in Kayah and Shan State the numbers of males and females were almost equal. 2020 World Population Day; 2019 World Population Day; 2018 World Population Day ; 2017 World Population Day ; 2016 World Population Day; 2015 World Population Day; 2014 World Population Day; Themes; About Us. The Myanmar Census 2014[1] (Burmese: ၂၀၁၄ ခုနှစ် လူဦးရေနှင့် အိမ်အကြောင်းအရာ သန်းခေါင်စာရင်း)[2] was a nationwide census between 30 March and 10 April 2014 in Myanmar (Burma). The Myanmar Department of Labour estimated the population to be close to 60 million in 2010 but the United Nations Population Division (UNPD) calculated it to be about 52 million.1According to the most updated figures, the UNPD estimated the 2013 population to be closer to 53 million. © Copyright 2021, Union of Catholic Asian News Limited. Don't miss out on the latest News, Peace conference delegates from the Akha ethnic group from eastern Shan State wearing traditional costume adorned with silver ornaments arrive for a session at the convention center in Naypyidaw on Sept. 1, 2016. People who were out of the country at the time of the census are not included in these figures. "We acknowledge it takes time to get the accurate lists but the government need to carry out consultations with ethnic leaders," U Zo Zam, chairman of the Chin National Democratic Party, told ucanews.com. The United Nations has agreed to assist the Burmese government in conducting the census. These include the Rohingya in northern Rakhine State, who are officially classified as stateless, as well as hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Ch… Your contribution will help the Catholic journalists and editors in UCA News to report news, features, commentaries, video stories and podcasts on issues affecting the lives of millions of Catholics around the world. [16][17][18] In protest, most Rohingyas boycotted the census. As a result, several thousands of people (many of whom were hill-tribe peoples) in border regions were never counted. "The government needs to delegate the ministry for ethnic affairs to help it so they can release the accurate data within a set time frame.". There were 14,864,119 persons living in Wards (urban areas) throughout the country. "We can overcome difficulties and controversies through debate with all relevant stakeholders," he said. Officials prepared 41 questions for households and 11 questions for organizations. Country Overview; Government Information; Myanmar Elections 2020; Township Profiles; Conflict Analysis; Population & Housing Census (2014) New Legislation; Human Rights Instruments; Aid Policy and Coordination; Sustainable Development Goals; GIS Resources & Agency Maps. Thank you. Myanmar Census 2014 (Burmese: ၂ဝ၁၄ခုနှစ် လူဦးရေနှင့် အိမ်အကြောင်းအရာ သန်းခေါင်စာရင်း) was a nationwide census took place between 30 March and 10 April 2014 in Myanmar (Burma). Ethnic Shan and ethnic Mon organizations, representing two of Burma’s biggest ethnic minority groups, say they have already started to conduct their own individual census efforts, with plans to finish early next year before the government census begins in March 2014. The rest of the states and regions had more females than males. Taking the case of the Kachin, he said there could be between six and 12 sub-ethnicities depending on who you listen to. This represented 29.6% of the total population. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census is the first census to be undertaken in the country since 1983. The 2014 Census, Identity and Citizenship in Burma/Myanmar Conclusions and Recommendations The 2014 Population and Housing Census is likely to undertake the most significant ethnic and political boundary making in the country since the last British census in 1931. Population and Housing Census of Myanmar, 2014, Provisional Results Census Report Volume 1. arose around the inclusion of ethnicity in the 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Other indicators visualized on maps: (In English only, for now) Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) Myanmar is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the region where ethnicity is a complex and politically sensitive issue. The government officially recognises 135 ethnic groups. The publication of main census results that require manual coding and further consultations is planned for early 2016. The 2014 Population and Housing Census is the most significant ethnic and political boundary-making exercise since 1931, however its colonial-era designations and simplifications are likely to raise ethnic tensions at a critical time in the peace process. The 2014 tally put the Buddhist population at 89.8 percent of the nationwide total, with Christians making up 6.3pc, Muslims 2.3pc and the Hindu population 0.5pc. He blasted officials for withholding the latest census list citing the sensitivity of the issue. Mizo Students’ Union (MSU), the second-largest student body in Mizoram on Friday, said it has welcomed the Zo ethnic population of Myanmar, who are affected by the military coup in the restive country, to seek refuge in Mizoram. All rights reserved. This is the first Census in thirty years; the last was conducted ... ethnicity, religion, age, or other status. A crucial factor influencing the population of Myanmar is migration. Yangon Region was the most urbanised (70.1%), followed by Kachin State (36.0%). [14] Other challenges include a systemic lack of expertise—most of the civil servants who worked on the 1973 and 1983 censuses are now retired, low levels of awareness among the population about the census, and the difficulty of reaching areas with active fighting such as Kachin State, Shan State and Kayin State. Yangon Region was the most densely populated Region, (723 per square kilometre (1,870/sq mi)), followed by Mandalay (206 per square kilometre (530/sq mi)). Furthermore, according to The Economist, "There are also fears of a backlash from Buddhist nationalists, should the census show, as many think it will, that the Muslim population is more than double the official estimate of 4 million."[20]. [11][13][24] This total population included 50,213,067 persons counted during the census and an estimated 1,206,353 persons in parts of northern Rakhine State, Kachin State and Kayin State who were not counted. [4], The Burmese government plans[when?] [3] 100,000 school teachers counted the population at midnight 29 March. [6] Two more censuses were taken in 1973 and 1983 by Gen. Ne Win's military government. In the two years leading up to the census, UNFPA assisted in surveyor training and drafting the census forms. 29th of March 2014 as the Census Night. He said the data should reflect diversity within the country, where armed militias are still struggling to thrash out peace agreements. A fair percentage had returned after the census due to undocumented labor crackdowns. The UN Population Fund said it was “deeply concerned about the departure from international census standards”. Twenty-first century Catholicism in China faces many challenges and opportunities. YANGON — The Myanmar Government with support from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, undertook a pilot census exercise from 30 March to 10 April to prepare for a nationwide census in 2014, the country's first in 30 years. In addition to providing benchmark data on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the It was carried out in 10-year intervals until 1941. Respondents nationwide had to choose from among 135 officially recognized groups under eight major ethnic races: Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Chin, Bamar, Mon, Rakhine and Shan. constitutes about 8.4 percent of the total population of approximately 615 million7 among the ASEAN member states Myanmar is at number … In the past censuses of 1973 and 1983, the country's ongoing armed conflicts put many parts of the country out of reach. Minority ethnic groups make up about one-third of this predominantly Buddhist country's 51-million population. Khet Htein Nan, chairman of the Unity and Democracy Party in Kachin State, said Myanmar has fudged data about ethnicity for decades. [8] The first modern census was taken in 1891 in the British colonial period. Director general Daw Khaing Khaing Soe said most of the other data would be released on schedule, in May 2015. ၂၀၁၄ ခုနှစ် လူဦးရေနှင့် အိမ်အကြောင်းအရာ သန်းခေါင်စာရင်း, List of townships of Myanmar by total fertility rate, "၂၀၁၄-ခု သန်းခေါင်စာရင်း ကောက်ယူမည့် ပုံစံအကြောင်း တစေ့တစောင်း", "လူဦးရေနှင့်အိမ်အကြောင်းအရာ သန်းခေါင်စာရင်းဥပဒေပြဋ္ဌာန်း", "Census to provide first picture of population in 3 decades", "Challenges ahead of Myanmar's first census in 30 years", "UNFPA staff to rally public support for 2014 Myanmar census", "As census begins, Immigration and Population Ministry takes data of President's family", "Myanmar: Major ethnic groups and where they live", "President U Thein Sein attends the meeting to clarify country-wide census-taking (2014) process", "MYANMAR: Census offers hope to ethnic groups", "Myanmar's first census in more than 30 years: A radical revision of the official population count", "The Political Economy of China–Myanmar Relations: Strategic and Economic Dimensions", "Burma to count Thailand refugees in 2014 census", "Myanmar bans 'Rohingya' term from census", "No registration for 'Rohingya' in Myanmar census", "BBC News - Burma census bans people registering as Rohingya", "A census in Myanmar: Too much information: An ill-considered headcount stirs anger and mistrust", "Burma's badly needed census may have come too soon | DVB Multimedia Group", "Myanmar Prepares for First Census in Three Decades", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2014_Myanmar_Census&oldid=996693395, Wikipedia articles in need of updating from April 2019, All Wikipedia articles in need of updating, Articles containing Burmese-language text, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 December 2020, at 03:23. Overview of the 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Prepared by the Census Office (Department of Population and UNFPA) Introduction ... •Topics included sex, age, marital status, ethnicity, religion, disability, migration, education, labour … Others dispute claims the Chin have 53 sub-ethnic groups. The UNFPA is contributing US$5 million and Britain's Department for International Development (DFID) has donated over US$16 million. These are grouped into eight "major national ethnic races": Bamar Chin Kachin Kayin Kayah Mon Arkanese Shan The "major national ethnic races" are grouped primarily according to region rather than linguistic or ethnic affiliation, as for example the Shan Major National Ethnic Race includes 33 ethnic … Another challenge is to ensure that everyone, regardless of his or her citizenship, is counted. The 2014 Population and Housing Census - the country’s first national census in 30 years … As a result, several thousands of people (many of whom were hill-tribe peoples) in border regions were never counted. The 2014 census was released over three decades after the previous edition was published in 1973. He spoke about the difficulty of obtaining accurate exact data as many villagers from far-flung areas lack national registration cards. This report will not provide a detailed exploration of the census. He said certain groups have asked to be recognized as a separate ethnicity and not as a sub-ethnic group, while others have requested they change their affiliation from one ethnic group to another. Except for any fair dealing permitted under the Hong Kong Copyright Ordinance, no part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without prior permission. The main results, released in May 2015, comprise two series of publications containing detailed national and regional information, and a report for each of the 15 states and regions in the country. The results showed that the total population is 51,419,420—a figure well below the last available official population estimate of 60.98 million in October 2012. 2014 Census Excel Data. The provisional results provided the total population by sex and administrative unit, from national, state/region, district down to township level. Ethnic groups in Myanmar are seeking the release of accurate data from the last census in 2014 to support better education and healthcare for minorities, in addition to other development projects and social and cultural issues. However, by using flawed designations that date from He cited the example of the Tai Leng, many of whom cited their ethnicity as Shan Ni, or Red Shan. The Provisional results of the 2014 census show that the total population of Myanmar is 51,419,420—a population well below the official estimates of more than 60 million. The least densely populated States were Kachin State (19 per square kilometre (49/sq mi)) and Chin State (13 per square kilometre (34/sq mi)). Overall, there were 93 males for every 100 females in the country. The provisional census results indicated that there were 10,889,348 households in Myanmar. The 2014 Myanmar Census And The Rohingya Ethnic Group Timeline - Update 11 RB News. Another challenge is to ensure that everyone, regardless of his or her citizenship, is counted. The data were from the Enumeration Area Summary sheets, completed by enumerators and verified by supervisors in the field. The government, which has already taken flak for the alleged persecution of Rohingya Muslims, has withheld details about the size of ethnic populations for the last four years due to the sensitivity of the data, critics say. The most populated areas were Yangon Region (14.3%), Ayeyawady Region (12.0%) and Mandalay Region (12.0%). forevery100personsinMyanmar,70personslivein ruralareasand30personsliveinurbanareas livinginurbanareas- YangonRegionat70percent, Kachinat36percent Mandalayat35percent thelargestofruralpopulationinAyeyawadyRegionat 86percent. Main Report; Thematic Reports; Activities. The least populated areas were Naypyidaw Union Territory (2.3%), Chin State (0.9%) and Kayah State (0.6%). Language . Description: Conclusions and Recommendations: "The 2014 Population and Housing Census is likely to undertake the most significant ethnic and political boundary making in the country since the last British census in 1931. The country’s first nationwide census in more than 30 years allowed the respondents to choose from among 135 officially recognized ethnicities that were grouped under eight major “ethnic races” — Kachin, Kayah, Karen, Chin, Mon, Burman, Rakhine and Shan. Kyauktaw (March 31, 2014) – Today the enumerators conducted the census at Lat Saung Kauk, Apaukwa, Pyarbat, Shwe Hlaing village tracts in Kyauktaw Township. [10] The Burmese government estimated the population to be 60.98 million in October 2012, based on approximate reproduction rates. The exact Rohingya population is unknown (the group was excluded from Myanmar’s 2014 census, the country’s first count in more than three decades), but … Ethnic Shan and ethnic Mon organizations, representing two of Myanmar’s biggest ethnic minority groups, say they have already started to conduct their own individual census efforts, with plans to finish early next year before the government census begins in March 2014. [21] The United Nations and foreign governments including the United States, and Australia have pledged to help bridge the gap. Background information Census enumeration was carried between 30 March and 10 April, 2014 A de facto type of enumeration with face-to face interviews was implemented One long questionnaire was used in all conventional households (41 questions) In institutions, questionnaire with 11 questions from the main form was used Four disability questions were in both questionnaires The average household size was highest in Kachin State and Chin State at 5.1. However, many Christians live in ethnic-based states such as Chin, Kachin, Kayah and Karen. in the 2014 census to count Burmese refugees living in Thailand, who are estimated to number 130,000 people and Burmese nationals living abroad. [4] The theme of the census campaign was A nationwide census – Let us all Participate.[5][6]. (Photo by Romeo Gacad/AFP). Ethnic groups in Myanmar are seeking the release of accurate data from the last census in 2014 to support better education and healthcare for minorities, in addition to other development projects and social and cultural issues. Stay up to date. What are the African influences on Chinese Catholicism? Rohingya, described as Bengalis in Myanmar, will be counted under the "Other" ethnicity category on the census, along with ethnic Chinese and Pakistani residents. COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard (Myanmar) State . Other information included were indicators such as sex ratio and population density.[23]. Title Upload Date Language State/Region …
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