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Historical Values
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2021 Burma s 2014 national census the first in more than 30 years revealed that the country s total population is approximately 51.5 million, significantly lower than the Burmese Government s prior estimate of 61 million. The Burmese Government assumed that the 2% population growth rate between 1973 and 1983 remained constant and that emigration was zero, ignoring later sample surveys showing declining fertility rates and substantial labor migration abroad in recent decades. These factors reduced the
2022 Burma s 2014 national census the first in more than 30 years revealed that the country s total population is approximately 51.5 million, significantly lower than the Burmese Government s prior estimate of 61 million. The Burmese Government assumed that the 2% population growth rate between 1973 and 1983 remained constant and that emigration was zero, ignoring later sample surveys showing declining fertility rates and substantial labor migration abroad in recent decades. These factors reduced the
2023 Burma s 2014 national census the first in more than 30 years revealed that the country s total population is approximately 51.5 million, significantly lower than the Burmese Government s prior estimate of 61 million. The Burmese Government assumed that the 2% population growth rate between 1973 and 1983 remained constant and that emigration was zero, ignoring later sample surveys showing declining fertility rates and substantial labor migration abroad in recent decades. These factors reduced the
2024 Burma s 2014 national census the first in more than 30 years revealed that the country s total population is approximately 51.5 million, significantly lower than the Burmese Government s prior estimate of 61 million. The Burmese Government assumed that the 2% population growth rate between 1973 and 1983 remained constant and that emigration was zero, ignoring later sample surveys showing declining fertility rates and substantial labor migration abroad in recent decades. These factors reduced the