"With almost half of the labour force working in agriculture,1 Myanmar remains a predominately rural country. However, the proportion of the population living in urban areas is increasing each year and is expected to do so at ever-faster rates of change.2 In 2014, at the time of the last census, 70 per cent of Myanmar’s enumerated population were residing in rural areas and 30 per cent in urban areas.3 Yangon is Myanmar’s most urbanised region and accounts for about 35 per cent of the country’s urban population.4 In 2014, there were 5.2 million people living in the former capital but it is projected that Yangon will become a 10 million person megacity by 2040.5 Although in part a question of natural increase, migration is an important contributor to urbanisation in Myanmar as rural populations seek new lives and livelihoods in cities. This mirrors global trends toward the redistribution of population from rural to urban areas..."