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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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Pathum Thani is a neighbouring province of Bangkok.
It is situated on the Chao Phraya basin with plenty of canals and
orange plantations. Pathum
Thani Town is only 46 kilometers from Bangkok.
It occupies an area of about 1,565 square kilometers and is
administratively divided into 7 districts: Muang Pathum Thani, Lat Lum
Kaeo, Sam Khok, Thanyaburi, Nong Sua, Klong Luang, and Lam Luk Ka.
Boundaries
North:
Saraburi
South:
Bangkok and Nonthaburi
East:
Nakhon Nayok and Chachoengsao
West:
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya
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Key statistics of population and households of Pathum Thani
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
677.6 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
46.8 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
94.6 |
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Median age |
28.8 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
20.1 |
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15-59 years (%) |
72.9 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
7.0 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
37.2 |
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0-14 years |
27.6 |
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60 years and over |
9.6 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
27.5 |
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Females |
25.6 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.7 |
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Buddhism (%) |
96.3 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
2.9 |
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Christianity (%)
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0.1 |
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Population
speaking Malay (%) |
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| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over |
8.5
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
47.0
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| Employment
characteristics of population aged 15 years and over |
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During last year
industry |
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Population in the agricultural sectors (%) |
14.0 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
2.1 |
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Own account worker |
19.2 |
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Employees |
67.9 |
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Unpaid family workers |
10.5 |
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Members of producers’ cooperatives |
0.3 |
| Fertility |
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Mean number of children ever born (per ever married
woman 15- 49 years) |
1.50 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.47 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
28.1 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
52.6 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.4 |
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Female headed households (%) |
31.1 |
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Population
of Pathum Thani by age group and sex
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Population
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Percentage
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| Age
group |
Total |
Males
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Females |
Total |
Males
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Females |
| Total |
677,649
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329,508 |
348,141 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
46,111 |
23,896 |
22,215 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
| 5-9 |
46,531 |
24,145 |
22,386 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
6.4 |
| 10-14 |
43,792 |
22,207 |
21,585 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
6.2 |
| 15-19 |
55,565 |
27,032 |
28,533 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
| 20-24 |
79,656 |
37,813 |
41,843 |
11.8 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
| 25-29 |
78,979 |
37,323 |
41,656 |
11.7 |
11.3 |
12.0 |
| 30-34 |
77,019 |
36,739 |
40,280 |
11.4 |
11.1 |
11.6 |
| 35-39 |
65,573 |
31,905 |
33,668 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
| 40-44 |
52,914 |
25,833 |
27,081 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
| 45-49 |
38,159 |
18,821 |
19,338 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.6 |
| 50-54 |
26,178 |
12,719 |
13,459 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
| 55-59 |
19,661 |
9,410 |
10,251 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
| 60-64 |
17,167 |
8,278 |
8,889 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
| 65-69 |
12,093 |
5,802 |
6,291 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
| 70-74 |
8,507 |
3,739 |
4,768 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
| 75-79 |
4.715 |
1,981 |
2,734 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
| 80-84 |
2,834 |
1,126 |
1,708 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
| 85 and
over |
2,195 |
739 |
1,456 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
679,417
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Males |
330,181 |
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Females |
349,236 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family
Planning |
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Contraceptive prevalence rate (per cent) |
83.33
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| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
7.87 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
38.92 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
41.00 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
10.99 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
24.58 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
16.45 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
51.21 : 100,000 population |
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