Myanmar
Theravada Buddhist majority (~88%) with Christian (~6%) and Muslim (~4%) minorities; minorities under significant pressure.
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Myanmar is Buddhist as a country. The dominant religious context is: Theravada Buddhist majority (~88%) with Christian (~6%) and Muslim (~4%) minorities; minorities under significant pressure.
Myanmar is mostly Buddhist or Buddhist-cultural, and a Western-style deconstruction is rarer here than in monotheistic-majority countries. The harder exits in Myanmar are usually from the new religious movements, from Christian missionary churches, or from Jehovah’s Witnesses. Pick the pillar page that fits the specific community you came out of.
Leaving in Myanmar carries real community cost in a way that the broader Western experience often does not capture. Family rupture is common. Local religious communities are often dense, and stepping out of one is closer to immigrating than to changing a hobby.
City coverage in Myanmar
Yangon
4.5M
Mandalay
1.2M
Nay Pyi Taw
925K
Mawlamyine
439K
Kyain Seikgyi Township
246K
Bago
244K
Pathein
237K
Monywa
182K
Sittwe
178K
Meiktila
177K
Myeik
173K
Taunggyi
160K
Myingyan
142K
Dawei
137K
Pyay
135K
Hinthada
135K
Lashio
131K
Pakokku
127K
Thaton
124K
Pyin Oo Lwin
117K
Yenangyaung
111K
Taungoo
107K
Thayetmyo
98K
Pyinmana
97K
Magway
97K
Myitkyina
91K
Chauk
91K
Mogok
91K
Nyaunglebin
90K
Mudon
89K
Shwebo
89K
Sagaing
79K
Taungdwingyi
70K
Syriam
69K
Bogale
69K
Pyapon
66K
Yamethin
60K
Kanbe
58K
Kawthoung
58K
Myaydo
58K
Minbu
57K
Tharyarwady
54K
Thongwa
52K
Kyaiklat
52K
Tachilek
52K
Maubin
52K
Kyaukse
50K
Hpa-An
50K
Kyaikto
49K
Martaban
49K
Kyaikkami
48K
Bhamo
48K
Twante
47K
Myawadi
45K
Mawlaik
45K
Wakema
43K
Myanaung
42K
Pyu
40K
Kayan
40K
Nyaungdon
40K