PRACHIN BURI
   
     

Basic Facts | Key Statistics | Population by age group & sex | Population Data

Prachin Buri is located some 134 kilometers from Bangkok.  It occupies an area of 11,957.5 square kilometers and is administratively divided into seven districts: Maung Prachin Buri, Ban Sang, Kabin Buri, Na Di, Prachantakham, Si Maha Phot and Si Mahosot.

Boundaries

North:       Nakhon Ratchasima
South:      Chachoengsao
East:        Sakaeo
West:       Nakhon Nayok  
 

Key statistics of population and households of Prachin Buri
(From Population and Housing Census 2000)

Items

   
Demographic characteristics    
          Total population (’000) 406.7
          Population in Municpal Area (%) 16.8
          Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) 98.1
          Median age 29.2
          Population by age group

    

              0-14 years (%) 24.6
             15-59 years (%) 64.6
            60 years and over (%) 10.8
         Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years)

    

            Total 54.9
            0-14 years 38.1
            60 years and over 16.7
         Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM)

    

             Males 26.9
             Females 23.6
          Thai nationality (%) 99.8
          Buddhism (%) 99.8
          Minority population

   

              Muslims (%) 0.2
              Christianity (%) 0.5
              Population speaking Khmer (%) 0.1
Education

   

          Average years of education attainment of population  
         
aged 15 years and over
6.9
          Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) 39.8
Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over

     

          During last year industry

   

               Population in the agricultural sectors (%) 39.1
          Work status (%)

   

               Employers 0.7
               Own account worker 26.4
               Employees 53.0
               Unpaid family workers 19.5
               Members of producers’ cooperatives 0.4
Fertility

    

           Mean number of children ever born (per ever married 
           woman 15- 49 years)
1.89

           Mean number of children still living (per ever married
          
woman 15-49 years)

1.84
Migration

    

          Five-year migration (1995-2000)

   

               Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) 8.0
          Lifetime migration

       

              Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) 18.6
Housing characteristics

   

          Average household size 3.6
          Female headed households (%) 29.4

 

Population of Prachin Buri by age group and sex

 

      Population

      Percentage

Age group Total

Males

Females Total

Males

Females
Total

  406,732

201,391  205,341 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 31,505 16,302 15,203 7.7 8.1 7.4
5-9 34,492 18,073 16,419 8.5 9.0 8.0
10-14 34,170 17,371 16,799 8.4 8.6 8.2
15-19 34,328 17,142 17,186 8.4 8.5 8.4
20-24 36,715 19,513 17,202 9.0 9.7 8.4
25-29 34,169 16,760 17,409 8.4 8.3 8.5
30-34 34,814 17,148 17,666 8.6 8.5 8.6
35-39 34,940 17,174 17,766 8.6 8.5 8.7
40-44 30,452 14,973 15,479 7.5 7.4 7.5
45-49 23,768 11,508 12,260 5.8 5.7 6.0
50-54 17,599 8,392 9,207 4.3 4.2 4.5
55-59 15,876 7,527 8,349 3.9 3.7 4.1
60-64 13,951 6,399 7,552 3.4 3.2 3.7
65-69 11,233 5,115 6,118 2.8 2.5 3.0
70-74 8,580 3,850 4,730 2.1 1.9 2.3
75-79 5,132 2,246 2,886 1.3 1.1 1.4
80-84 2,844 1,137 1,707 0.7 0.6 0.8
85 and over 2,164 761 1,403 0.5 0.4 0.7

 

Population Data (As of 31 December 2001)

 
Total Population

448,476

        Males 224,813
       Females           223,663
Reproductive Health Statistics (2001) :
Maternal and Child Health
        Perinatal mortality rate   6.12 : 1,000 total births
        Maternal mortality ratio 35.12 : 100,000 live births
        Birth asphyxia rate 16.86 : 1,000 live births
        Low birth weight  7.99 %
        Rate of anemia in pregnant women 17.78 %
        Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years 0.00 %
HIV/AIDS
        AIDS case rate 13.78 : 100,000 population

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