Language details — Myanmar

This table lists languages spoken in Myanmar, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

10 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Burmese
Official Working
64% · ≈ 35.3 m
Shan
National Regional
6.4% · ≈ 3.5 m
Kachin
National Regional
1.7% · ≈ 938 k
Rohingya
Minority
1.7% · ≈ 938 k
Mon
National Regional
1.5% · ≈ 828 k
Achinese
National
Bawm Chin
National
English
No special status
Pa'o Karen
National Regional
Rakhine
National
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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