Burmese speaking countries
Burmese is the official language in Myanmar and is spoken in Thailand as monther tongue by a part of the population. The Burmese language (native name: ဗမာစာ) has its roots in the Sino-Tibetan language family.As a percentage of the total population, the largest share of around 69 percent is in Myanmar. A total of about 38.1 million people worldwide speak Burmese as their mother tongue.
| Country | Region | Official language | Distribution | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | Southeast Asia | yes | 69.0 % | 37,121,000 |
| Thailand | Southeast Asia | no | 1.3 % | 931,000 |
Unless otherwise described in the text, this page is about native speakers — not the total number of speakers. How many people understand or speak Burmese as a subsequently learned language is not the subject of this page. Countries where native speakers make up only a few thousand, or even a few hundred people, or countries with a percentage well below 1% are unlikely to be listed here.