Initial results of imprecise census in Myanmar show a slight population drop
Associated PressBANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government announced Tuesday that provisional results of a census taken in October put the Southeast Asian nation’s population at about 51.3 million, a slight drop from the last official nationwide count of about 51.5 million taken 10 years ago. However, it said the recent census was carried out successfully in less than half of the country’s 330 townships due to escalating armed conflict and other major constraints since the military took power in 2021. The military government has said the census data will be used to compile voter lists for a general election promised for next year, even though much of the country is engulfed in civil war. According to the report’s data, the areas where the census could not be completed included towns controlled by ethnic armed forces and pro-democracy guerrillas in northern Kachin, northeastern Shan, northwestern Chin, eastern Kayah, and western Rakhine states, and Magway, Mandalay, and Sagaing regions in the central part of the country.
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