Myanmar

Population Statistics

56,320,206

Total Population

8,448,031

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

07 December 2011

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008)

Updated: June 2015

Article 32 states:

The Union shall:

  • (a) care for…the aged and the disabled;
  • (b) ensure disabled ex-Defense Services personnel a decent living and free vocational training.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008)