Burmese people

This article is about citizens of Myanmar. For the ethnic majority of Myanmar, see Bamar people.
For information on the population of Myanmar, see Demographics of Myanmar.
Burmese people
မြန်မာလူမျိုး
Total population
c. 53,450,740
Regions with significant populations
 Myanmar
c. 51 million (2014)
 Thailand1,418,472 (2014)[1]
 China351,248 (2020)[2]
 Malaysia303,996 (2014)[1]
 United States244,046 (2022)[3]
 Singapore200,000 (2017)[4]
 Japan110,306 (2024)[5][6]
 Bangladesh83,000 (2020)[7]
 Australia59,774 (2021)[8]
 Taiwan40,000 (2017)[9]
 India17,975 (2014)[1]
 South Korea14,592 (2014)[1]
 Canada13,850 (2016)[10]
 United Kingdom8,543 (2011) [11]
 Norway4,307 (2022)[12]
 Denmark2,666 (2022)[13]
 New Zealand2,187 (2013)[14]
 Finland2,154 (2021)[15]
 Sweden2,069 (2021)[16]
 Netherlands1,683 (2022)[17]
 Germany1,402 (2013)
Languages
Languages of Myanmar, including Burmese, Shan, Karenic languages, Rakhine, Kachin, Mon, Kuki-Chin languages, and Burmese English
Religion
Predominantly Theravada Buddhism and Burmese folk religion, Nat (spirit)/Animism
Minority

Burmese people or Myanma people (Burmese: မြန်မာလူမျိုး) are citizens or people from Myanmar (Burma), irrespective of their ethnic or religious background. Myanmar is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. The Burmese government officially recognises 135 ethnic groups, who are grouped into eight 'national races,' namely the Bamar (Burmans), Shan, Karen, Rakhine (Arakanese), Mon, Kachin, Chin, and Kayah (Karenni).[18] Many ethnic and ethnoreligious communities exist outside these defined groupings, such as the Burmese Chinese and Panthay, Burmese Indians, Anglo-Burmese, and Gurkhas.

The 2014 Myanmar Census enumerated 51,486,253 persons.[19] There is also a substantial Burmese diaspora, the majority of whom have settled in neighbouring Asian countries.[1] Refugees and asylum seekers from Myanmar make up one of the world's five largest refugee populations.[20][21]

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