Official Languages

Official status is a legal designation. It requires a constitution, language act or charter, which this platform has not yet loaded — speaker numbers cannot establish it.

Languages spoken here

Achang (secondary) · Bengali (secondary) · Gujarati (secondary) · Hindi (secondary) · Khiamniungan Naga (secondary) · Lao (secondary) · Lisu (secondary) · Lü (secondary) · Malay (secondary) · Malayalam (secondary) · Manipuri (secondary) · Mizo (Lushai) (secondary) · Mon (secondary) · Nepali (secondary) · Odia (secondary) · S'gaw Karen (secondary) · Shan (secondary) · Tai Nüa (secondary) · Tamil (secondary) · Tedim Chin (secondary) · Telugu (secondary) · Yangon Myanmar Sign Language (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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Myanmar (Burma)

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
Burmese	30092000	Burmese	Buddhism
Shan	4921000	Shan	Buddhism
Rakhine	2604000	Rakhine	Buddhism
Karen, S'gaw	2095000	Karen, S'gaw	Christianity
Karen, Pwo Eastern	1186000	Karen, Pwo Eastern	Buddhism
Mon	1147000	Mon	Buddhism
Kachin Jingpo	1085000	Jingpho	Christianity
Han Chinese, Mandarin	1057000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism
Pa-O	876000	Pa'o	Buddhism
Rohingya	539000	Rohingya	Islam
Dawei, Tavoyan	464000	Tavoyan	Buddhism
Wa Parauk	464000	Wa, Parauk	Ethnic Religions
South Asian, Bengali-speaking	402000	Bengali	Islam
Deaf	402000	Myanmar Sign Language	Unknown
Lisu	347000	Lisu	Christianity
Nepali	318000	Nepali	Hinduism
Palaung, Pale	297000	Palaung, Ruching	Buddhism
Myeik	284000	Burmese	Buddhism
Palaung, Shwe	236000	Palaung, Shwe	Buddhism
Lahu	227000	Lahu	Christianity
Akha	223000	Akha	Ethnic Religions
Karen, Pwo Western	212000	Karen, Pwo Western	Christianity
Mro-Khimi	204000	Mro-Khimi	Buddhism
Kadu, Asak	189000	Kadu	Buddhism
Chaungtha	186000	Rakhine	Buddhism
Asho	181000	Chin, Asho	Buddhism
Han Chinese, Kokang	166000	Chinese, Mandarin	Buddhism
Kayah, Western	163000	Kayah, Western	Buddhism
Palaung, Rumai	161000	Palaung, Rumai	Buddhism
South Asian Tamil (Hindu traditions)	159000	Tamil	Hinduism
South Asian, Telugu-speaking	148000	Telugu	Hinduism
Padaung	147000	Kayan (Myanmar)	Ethnic Religions
Lhaovo	146000	Lhao Vo	Ethnic Religions
Chin, Lai	146000	Chin, Hakha	Christianity
South Asian, Hindi	141000	Hindi	Hinduism
Chin, Hakha	139000	Chin, Hakha	Christianity
Khun	132000	Khun	Buddhism
South Asian, Odia-speaking	129000	Odia	Hinduism
Danu	117000	Danu	Buddhism
Tai Laing	116000	Tai Laing	Buddhism
Intha	104000	Intha	Buddhism
Tai Nua	104000	Tai Nua	Buddhism
Tai Mao	80000	Shan	Buddhism
Chin, Falam	78000	Chin, Falam	Christianity
Han Chinese, Min Nan	77000	Chinese, Min Nan	Buddhism
Han Chinese, Cantonese	75000	Chinese, Yue	Buddhism
Rawang	72000	Rawang	Christianity
Tangsa	70000	Naga, Tangshang	Christianity
Zokam	69000	Zo	Christianity
Khumi	67000	Chin, Khumi	Christianity

Languages

140 languages recorded here.

Achang

Akeu

Akha

Anal

Anong

Bengali

Blang

Burmese

Chak

Chakma

Chin, Anu-Khongso

Chin, Asho

Chin, Bawm

Chin, Bualkhaw

Chin, Daai

Chin, Eastern Khumi

Chin, Falam

Chin, Hakha

Chin, Kaang

Chin, Khumi

Chin, Laitu

Chin, Lautu

Chin, Matu

Chin, Muun

Chin, Ngawn

Chin, Paite

Chin, Rawngtu

Chin, Rungtu

Chin, Senthang

Chin, Siyin

Chin, Songlai

Chin, Sumtu

Chin, Tawr

Chin, Tedim

Chin, Thado

Chin, Thaiphum

Chin, Uppu

Chin, Zotung

Chin, Zyphe

Chinese, Hakka

Chinese, Mandarin

Chinese, Min Nan

Chinese, Yue

Danau

Danu

Drung

English

Gangte

Gujarati

Hindi

Hmong Njua

Intha

Jingpho

Kadu

Kanan

Karen, Bwe

Karen, Geba

Karen, Geko

Karen, Mobwa

Karen, Paku

Karen, Pwo Eastern

Karen, Pwo Western

Karen, S'gaw

Kawyaw

Kayah, Eastern

Kayah, Western

Kayan (Myanmar)

Kayaw

Khamti

Khun

Lacid

Lahta

Lahu

Lahu Shi

Language unknown

Lao

Lawktu

Lhao Vo

Lisu

Malay

Malayalam

Mara

Meitei

Mizo

Mok

Moken

Mon

Mro-Khimi

Mru

Muak Sa-aak

Myanmar Sign Language

Naga, Akyaung Ari

Naga, Chen-Kayu

Naga, Jejara

Naga, Khiamniungan

Naga, Kokak

Naga, Konyak

Naga, Lainong

Naga, Lao

Naga, Long Phuri

Naga, Makuri

Naga, Nocte

Naga, Paungnyuan

Naga, Ponyo-Gongwang

Naga, Tangkhul (Myanmar)

Naga, Tangshang

Nepali

Nusu

Odia

Pa'o

Palaung, Ruching

Palaung, Rumai

Palaung, Shwe

Punjabi, Eastern

Pyen

Rakhine

Ranglong

Rawang

Riang Lai

Riang Lang

Rohingya

Samtao

Shan

Simte

Tai Laing

Tai Loi

Tai Nua

Tamil

Taungyo

Tavoyan

Telugu

Tibetan, Khams

Vaiphei

Wa, Parauk

Wa, Vo

Yinbaw

Yintale

Zaiwa

All catalogue fields

160 fields recorded

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iso3: MMR
iso2: MM
ctry: Myanmar (Burma)
poplpeoples: 55042000
cntpeoples: 238
cntpeopleslr: 58
poplpeopleslr: 45721000
jpscalectry: 4
rol3officiallanguage: mya
officiallang: Burmese
rlg3primary: 2
religionprimary: Buddhism
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percentevangelical: 5.2732180863173
c_10_40window: Y
rog2: ASI
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harvest_countrynamedutch: Myanmar
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harvest_countrynameitalian: Birmania
harvest_countrynameitalianshort: Birmania
harvest_countrynamekorean: 미얀마
harvest_countrynamekoreanshort: 미얀마
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harvest_countrynamenorwegianshort: Myanmar (Burma)
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harvest_countrynamerussian: Мьянма
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harvest_unsr: 035
harvest_worldabc: B
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harvest_pcthindu: 0.45
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harvest_pctjudaism: 0
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harvest_hdirank: 145
harvest_internetusers: 25.1
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harvest_ethnolinguisticmap: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/burma_ethno_1972.jpg
harvest_statedeptreligiousfreedom: https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/burma/
harvest_provincesdisplayable: Y
harvest_adm1label: States
harvest_wcdsubregioncode: 203
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harvest_v59country: Y
harvest_godreportsurl: http://blog.godreports.com/country/?countrycode=mm&joshua=bm
harvest_datareportalurl: https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-myanmar
harvest_internetusage: 31
harvest_internetusagesourceyear: 2017
harvest_pray1040url: https://pray1040.com/pray-for-myanmar/
harvest_voiceofmartyrsurl: https://www.persecution.com/globalprayerguide/myanmar/
harvest_biblesocietyurl: http://www.myanmarbible.com/
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harvest_areasquarekilometers: 676577
harvest_populationpersquaremile: 162
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harvest_stonyground: Y
harvest_religiondatayear: 2010
harvest_internetctrycode: .mm
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harvest_source: pjj
harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00