Nay Pyi Taw: population, jobs, poverty, health and schools
Nay Pyi Taw is a union territory of Myanmar, number 13 of 15 by population. Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory had 1,183,314 people in the 2019 Inter-censal Survey, 2.3% of Myanmar's 51,144,607. By population that is 3rd smallest of 15 divisions (14 states and regions plus the Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory).
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Nay Pyi Taw: In 2019, 52.6% of people aged 5 and over in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory were in the labour force (working or looking for work): men 62.2%, women 44.1%. The national rate was 51.4% and Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory is 7th highest of 15. The published table counts everyone aged 5 and over, so it is lower than rates for adults only.
- Health in Nay Pyi Taw: The 2014 census estimated that 63 babies in every 1,000 born in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory died before their first birthday, and 73 in every 1,000 died before age five, against 62 and 72 for Myanmar. These are estimates made from census answers, not registered deaths.
- Education in Nay Pyi Taw: In 2019 92.5% of adults aged 15 and over in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory could read and write (men 96.4%, women 89.1%), against 89.1% nationally; that is 3rd highest of 15 states and regions.
- Poverty and living standards in Nay Pyi Taw: The 2017 Myanmar Living Conditions Survey found 22.1% of people in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory below the poverty line (1,590 kyat per adult equivalent per day), against 24.8% for Myanmar; it is 6th lowest of 15 states and regions for poverty.
How has the population of Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory changed since 1983?
The 2014 census counted 1,160,242 people in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory (including an estimate for areas that could not be enumerated), the first census count since the territory was created in 2006 out of part of Mandalay Region. It covers 7,057 square kilometres of land, a density of 164 people per square kilometre in 2014.
Source: Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population · saved copyHow urban is Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory?
26.0% of people in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory lived in urban areas in 2019, compared with 28.8% across Myanmar (5th most urban of 15 divisions).
Source: Department of Population, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population · saved copyWhat is the age structure of Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory?
In 2019, 27.2% of the people of Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory were aged under 15 and 5.3% were aged 65 or over, with 48.1 children and older people for every 100 people aged 15 to 64 (Myanmar: 27.2% under 15, 6.4% aged 65+, dependency ratio 50.6).
Source: Department of Population, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population · saved copyHow many men and women live in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory?
There were 89.6 men for every 100 women in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory in the 2019 Inter-censal Survey, against 87.8 across Myanmar.
Source: Department of Population, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population · saved copyHow union territorys are governed in Myanmar
Regions (7) and states (7), plus Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory. Assemblies (hluttaw) 75% elected, 25% military appointees; chief minister appointed by the President. Limited lawmaking under Schedule II; most services delivered by Union ministries.
Every tier of government in Myanmar
Other union territories of Myanmar
- Yangon 7,831,830
- Mandalay 6,168,225
- Ayeyawady 6,140,001
- Shan 5,384,244
- Sagaing 5,309,914
- Bago 4,814,582
- Magway 3,805,211
- Rakhine 3,230,175
- Mon 1,889,274
- Kachin 1,584,375
- Kayin 1,556,552
- Tanintharyi 1,426,426
- Chin 509,037
- Kayah 311,448
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Sources
- Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population: The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census, The Union Report, Census Report Volume 2 (Tables 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16 and 17), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b9340ade6cad…)
- Department of Population, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population: The 2019 Inter-censal Survey, Appendix Tables (A-2, A-4, A-9, A-10, B-2, B-7, C-1, F-2, H-1, H-3, H-10 and I-12 by State/Region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f09f9e2de673…)
- Central Statistical Organization (Ministry of Planning and Finance), UNDP and World Bank: Myanmar Living Conditions Survey 2017: Poverty Report (Table 2.2 and Figures 2.1 and 2.4), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2c7589751333…)
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