Tanintharyi: population, jobs, poverty, health and schools
Tanintharyi is a region of Myanmar, number 12 of 15 by population. Tanintharyi Region had 1,426,426 people in the 2019 Inter-censal Survey, 2.8% of Myanmar's 51,144,607. By population that is 4th smallest of 15 divisions (14 states and regions plus the Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory).
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Tanintharyi: In 2019, 45.0% of people aged 5 and over in Tanintharyi Region were in the labour force (working or looking for work): men 58.3%, women 32.5%. The national rate was 51.4% and Tanintharyi Region is 5th lowest of 15. The published table counts everyone aged 5 and over, so it is lower than rates for adults only.
- Health in Tanintharyi: The 2014 census estimated that 71 babies in every 1,000 born in Tanintharyi Region died before their first birthday, and 84 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 Tanintharyi: In 2019 90.9% of adults aged 15 and over in Tanintharyi Region could read and write (men 92.1%, women 89.8%), against 89.1% nationally; that is 7th highest of 15 states and regions.
- Poverty and living standards in Tanintharyi: The 2017 Myanmar Living Conditions Survey found 13.2% of people in Tanintharyi Region below the poverty line (1,590 kyat per adult equivalent per day), against 24.8% for Myanmar; it is joint lowest of 15 states and regions for poverty.
How has the population of Tanintharyi Region changed since 1983?
The 2014 census counted 1,408,401 people in Tanintharyi Region (including an estimate for areas that could not be enumerated), up from 917,247 in 1983 and 719,441 in 1973. It covers 43,345 square kilometres of land, a density of 32 people per square kilometre in 2014.
Source: Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population · saved copyHow urban is Tanintharyi Region?
23.7% of people in Tanintharyi Region lived in urban areas in 2019, compared with 28.8% across Myanmar (7th most urban of 15 divisions).
Source: Department of Population, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population · saved copyWhat is the age structure of Tanintharyi Region?
In 2019, 32.0% of the people of Tanintharyi Region were aged under 15 and 5.5% were aged 65 or over, with 60.0 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 Tanintharyi Region?
There were 93.5 men for every 100 women in Tanintharyi Region in the 2019 Inter-censal Survey, against 87.8 across Myanmar.
Source: Department of Population, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population · saved copyHow regions 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.
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Other regions 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
- Nay Pyi Taw 1,183,314
- 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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