Ethnic composition of Myanmar 1983

	Total	Restricted areas estimation	Total enumerated	Burmese	Shan	Karen	Rakhine	Mon	Chin	Kachin	Kayah	Other indigenous	Mixed foreign & Burmese	Bangladeshi	Indian	Chinese	Nepalese	Pakistani	Other foreign
Union	35307913	1183005	34124908	23532433	2890437	2122825	1536725	826801	745463	465484	141028	33227	456445	567985	428428	233470	73511	42140	28506
Chin State	368949	-	368949	2915	62	61	16163	13	349109	15	5	2	113	224	118	26	111	11	1
Irrawaddy Division	4994061	-	4994061	3784541	2465	1020110	54477	3661	7580	668	244	108	75312	5034	23439	12724	86	3557	55
Kachin State	904794	85020	819774	240159	198266	2019	1821	268	5769	312195	168	405	12325	469	11007	18200	15586	1084	33
Karen State	1055359	422397	632962	89587	18834	361544	1638	112137	414	414	8977	48	17228	10478	9941	500	181	1033	8
Kayah State	168429	8768	159661	27975	26515	10272	435	668	573	593	89287	30	947	181	359	335	1219	259	13
Magwe Division	3243166	-	3243166	3135826	1377	2008	2198	266	80057	661	414	25	10365	283	5921	2520	107	1056	82
Mandalay Division	4577762	-	4577762	4359854	51755	14720	5141	1071	6585	21538	436	3380	43213	8025	22408	13145	23675	2654	162
Mon State	1680157	-	1680157	624489	10514	263990	4094	642185	1578	430	734	104	47127	22460	52022	2547	172	7666	45
Pegu Division	3799791	-	3799791	3376576	44181	181107	9671	15308	30389	1327	1806	29	33507	2098	89681	10729	241	2610	531
Rakhine State	2045559	-	2045559	14178	354	864	1387450	280	64404	171	19	37	9396	497208	48574	724	41	394	21465
Rangoon Division	3965916	-	3965916	3314561	20429	191484	44310	25575	7428	2786	341	547	131029	12273	142445	52484	1902	16749	1573
Sagaing Division	3862172	37014	3825158	3447823	154308	2265	1753	356	184934	6637	92	801	13259	1477	4312	4512	2343	268	18
Shan State	3716841	626502	3090339	343941	2360541	12695	6318	1554	6279	117937	38487	8662	39265	2203	11075	111108	27596	2491	187
Tenasserim Division	917247	3304	913943	763595	735	59548	1167	23430	334	99	18	19049	22856	5572	6884	3766	251	2308	4331
Burmese nationals abroad	7710	-	7710	6413	101	138	89	29	30	13	-	-	503	-	242	150	-	-	2

Source: The Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma 1983 population census [publications by each state/division]. Ministry of Home and Religious affairs, Immigration and Manpower Department, Rangoon, 1986-1987