| no. | Name | census 1983 | estimate 2002 | calculation 2013 | annual growth | area (km²) | population density (per km²) | name variants | capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayeyarwady | 4 991 057 | 7 184 000 | 8 337 897 | 1.36 | 35 138 | 237.3 | Irrawaddy | |
| 2 | Bago | 3 800 240 | 5 327 000 | 6 097 275 | 1.24 | 39 404 | 154.7 | Pegu | |
| 3 | Chin | 368 985 | 495 000 | 554 489 | 1.04 | 36 019 | 15.39 | ||
| 4 | Kachin | 903 982 | 1 364 000 | 1 625 435 | 1.61 | 89 041 | 18.25 | ||
| 5 | Kayah | 168 355 | 293 000 | 379 269 | 2.37 | 11 733 | 32.32 | ||
| 6 | Kayin | 1 057 505 | 1 575 000 | 1 866 626 | 1.56 | 30 383 | 61.44 | Karen | |
| 7 | Magway | 3 241 103 | 4 873 000 | 5 790 039 | 1.58 | 44 820 | 129.2 | Magwe | |
| 8 | Mandalay | 4 580 923 | 7 246 000 | 9 407 765 | 2.40 | 37 024 | 254.1 | ||
| 9 | Mon | 1 682 041 | 2 672 000 | 3 274 934 | 1.87 | 12 297 | 266.3 | ||
| 10 | Rakhine | 2 045 891 | 2 915 000 | 3 366 306 | 1.32 | 36 778 | 91.53 | Arakan | |
| 11 | Rangoon | 3 973 782 | 6 056 000 | 7 250 366 | 1.65 | 10 171 | 712.8 | Yangon, Rangun, Rangoun, Rangún | |
| 12 | Sagaing | 3 855 991 | 5 655 000 | 6 132 593 | 0.74 | 94 625 | 64.81 | ||
| 13 | Shan | 3 718 706 | 5 061 000 | 5 702 868 | 1.09 | 155 801 | 36.60 | ||
| 14 | Tanintharyi | 917 628 | 1 455 000 | 1 780 991 | 1.85 | 43 343 | 41.09 | Tenasserim | |
| Myanmar | 35 306 189 | 52 171 000 | 61 566 853 | 1.52 | 676 577 | 91.00 |
