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Myanmar: Muslim 3.9% Other 7.3% Buddhist 88.8%

The document summarizes census data from Myanmar from 1973, 1983, and 2014, showing the percentage of the population that identified as Muslim, Other, or Buddhist for the country as a whole and for Rakhine State specifically. It notes that the 1973 totals were unofficial projections, the 1983 totals likely underreported Muslims, and the 2014 totals excluded an estimated 1.09 million unenumerated Muslims in Rakhine State.

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Myanmar: Muslim 3.9% Other 7.3% Buddhist 88.8%

The document summarizes census data from Myanmar from 1973, 1983, and 2014, showing the percentage of the population that identified as Muslim, Other, or Buddhist for the country as a whole and for Rakhine State specifically. It notes that the 1973 totals were unofficial projections, the 1983 totals likely underreported Muslims, and the 2014 totals excluded an estimated 1.09 million unenumerated Muslims in Rakhine State.

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Faith in numbers: what the census tells us

Myanmar

19731 Muslim 3.9% Other 7.3% Buddhist 88.8%

19832 Muslim 3.9% Other 6.7% Buddhist 89.4%

20143 Muslim 4.3% Other 7.8% Buddhist 87.9%

Rakhine State

19731 Muslim 29.0% Other n/a Buddhist 71.0%

19832 Muslim 24.3% Other 6.0% Buddhist 69.7%

20143 Muslim 35.1% Other 1.6% Buddhist 63.3%

Notes: 1) 1973 totals involve unofficial projections; 2) 1983 totals thought to under-report Muslims;
3) 2014 totals include an estimated 1,090,000 unenumerated Muslims in Rakhine State.
Sources:
1973: Department of Population
netipr.org, Rohingya: The Profile of Community in 1931-1961
1983: Network Myanmar, 1983 census extract
2014: Department of Population, UNFPA
Other: SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

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