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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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Samut
Prakan Province widely known as “Muang
Pak Nam” is
located at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, north to the Gulf
of Thailand and twenty-five kilometers from Bangkok.
The whole area covers 1,004 square kilometers of alluvial
plain, crisscrossed by canals, causing some areas to be flooded .
The administration of Samut Prakarn is divided into five
districts; Muang Samut Prakan, Bang Pli, Phra Pradaeng, Bang Boh
and Phra Samut Chedi.
Boundaries
North:
Bangkok
South:
The Gulf of Thailand
East:
Chachoengsao
West:
Samut Sakhon
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Key statistics of population and households of Samut Prakan
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
1,028.4 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
63.1 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
94.4 |
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Median age |
28.8 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
17.5 |
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15-59 years (%) |
76.4 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
6.1 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
30.8 |
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0-14 years |
22.8 |
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60 years and over |
8.0 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
27.7 |
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Females |
25.4 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.8 |
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Buddhism (%) |
97.7 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
1.5 |
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Population
speaking Chinese (%) |
0.5 |
| 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 (%) |
47.8 |
| 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 (%) |
5.8 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
1.7 |
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Own account worker |
17.0 |
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Employees |
74.4 |
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Unpaid family workers |
6.6 |
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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) |
1.30 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.30 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
22.1 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
52.1 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.2 |
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Female headed households (%) |
29.5 |
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Population
of Samut Prakan
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 |
1,028,401
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499,362 |
529,039 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
58,224 |
30,067 |
28,157 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
5.3 |
| 5-9 |
60,723 |
31,275 |
29,448 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
| 10-14 |
60,545 |
30,665 |
29,880 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
| 15-19 |
83,956 |
39,732 |
44,224 |
8.2 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
| 20-24 |
127,222 |
57,447 |
69,775 |
12.4 |
11.5 |
13.2 |
| 25-29 |
140,261 |
67,391 |
72,870 |
13.6 |
13.5 |
13.8 |
| 30-34 |
123,924 |
61,843 |
62,081 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
11.7 |
| 35-39 |
101,474 |
50,305 |
51,169
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9.9 |
10.1 |
9.7 |
| 40-44 |
82,362 |
40,350 |
42,012 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
7.9
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| 45-49 |
58,513 |
28,641 |
29,872 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.6
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| 50-54 |
40,133 |
19,772 |
20,361 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.8
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| 55-59 |
28,217 |
13,785 |
14,432 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
| 60-64 |
23,235 |
10,986 |
12,249 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
| 65-69 |
15,727 |
7,282 |
8,445 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
| 70-74 |
11,393
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4,988 |
6,405 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
| 75-79 |
6,086 |
2,561 |
3,525 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| 80-84 |
3,544 |
1,287 |
2,257 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| 85 and
over |
2,862 |
985 |
1,877 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
1,011,692
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Males |
492,074 |
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Females |
519,618 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family
Planning |
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| Contraceptive prevalence rate (per cent) |
55.47 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
10.54 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
0.00 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
34.56 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
8.89 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
13.71 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
11.67 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
22.70 : 100,000 population |
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