Population of the Marma's

Marma population in Bangladesh: Marmas are the second largest ethnic group in Bangladesh. The primary census report of 2011 gives the number of ethnic population groups of Bangladesh as 27. The first is Chakma, consisting of 444,748 people while the Marma, the second largest ethnic group compares with 202,974 persons. In 2007, around 150,000 Marma were lived in Bangladesh. In 1991 census recorded the number of Marma population in Bangladesh at about 157,301. More than eighty per cent of them lived in Bandaarban, Rangamati, Khagrachari and Rest of live in Patuakhali, Moheshkhali, Teknaf, Ramu, Cox's Bazar and Chittagong (Rangunia, Fatikchari). The Magh / Marma population as a whole declined over the years, particularly in the districts of Bandarban, Chittagong and Patuakhali. It is recorded that in 1872, there were 4,049 Marmas in the Patuakhali region and later the number increased to 16,394 in 1951, but reduced to 3,713 in 1979

Marma/Magh population in India: As per the 2011 Census of India, Marma had a total population of 4,640 of which 2,411 (52%) were males and 2,221 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 699. The total number of literates in Marma was 2,669 (67.72% of the population over 6 years). In 2001 Indian census, 30,600 Marma were lived in the Mizoram and Tripura areas of India.