SRAKAEO
   
     

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

Sakaeo is a newly established province upgraded from Sakaeo district of Prachin Buri Province in 1993.  Sakaeo is an eastern boundary province, located 220 kilometers from Bangkok.  It is administratively divided into 7 districts:  Muang Sakaeo, Watthana Nakhon, Aranyaprathet, Ta Phraya, Wang Nam Yen, Khao Chagun and Khlong Hat.

Boundaries

North:      Buri Ram
South:     Chanthaburi
East:       Cambodia
West:      Chachoengsao  and  Prachin Buri 
  

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

Items

   
Demographic characteristics    
          Total population (’000) 485.6
          Population in Municpal Area (%) 14.7
          Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) 101.0
          Median age 27.8
          Population by age group

    

              0-14 years (%) 28.7
             15-59 years (%) 62.9
            60 years and over (%) 8.4
         Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years)

    

            Total 58.9
            0-14 years 45.6
            60 years and over 13.3
         Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM)

    

             Males 26.9
             Females 23.2
          Thai nationality (%) 99.7
          Buddhism (%) 99.4
          Minority population

   

              Muslims (%) 0.2
              Christianity (%) 0.3
              Population speaking Khmer (%) 1.9
Education

   

          Average years of education attainment of population  
         
aged 15 years and over
5.6
          Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) 37.9
Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over
          During last year industry

   

               Population in the agricultural sectors (%) 69.6
          Work status (%)

   

               Employers 0.4
               Own account worker 35.3
               Employees 27.1
               Unpaid family workers 37.1
               Members of producers’ cooperatives 0.1
Fertility

    

           Mean number of children ever born (per ever married 
           woman 15- 49 years)
2.07

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

2.01
Migration

    

          Five-year migration (1995-2000)

   

               Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) 3.7
          Lifetime migration

       

              Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) 82.4
Housing characteristics

   

          Average household size 3.6
          Female headed households (%) 25.4

 

Population of Srakaeo by age group and sex

 

      Population

      Percentage

Age group Total

Males

Females Total

Males

Females
Total

  485,632

244,013 241,619 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 42,560 21,993 20,567 8.8 9.0 8.5
5-9 48,178 25,002 23,176 9.9 10.2 9.6
10-14 48,684 24,799 23,885 10.0 10.2 9.9
15-19 42,265 21,876 20,389 8.7 9.0 8.4
20-24 35,243 18,698 16,545 7.3 7.7 6.8
25-29 38,886 18,739 20,147 8.0 7.7 8.3
30-34 43,605 21,242 22,363 9.0 8.7 9.3
35-39 42,056 20,820 21,236 8.7 8.5 8.8
40-44 36,716 18,653 18,063 7.6 7.6 7.5
45-49 28,101 13,982 14,119 5.8 5.7 5.8
50-54 21,135 10,304 10,831 4.4 4.2 4.5
55-59 17,625 8,759 8,866 3.6 3.6 3.7
60-64 15,221 7,451 7,770 3.1 3.1 3.2
65-69 11,083 5,192 5,891 2.3 2.1 2.4
70-74 7,372 3,513 3,859 1.5 1.4 1.6
75-79 3,772 1,686 2,086 0.8 0.7 0.9
80-84 1,826 809 1,017 0.4 0.3 0.4
85 and over 1,304 495 809 0.3 0.2 0.3

 

Population Data (As of 31 December 2001)

 
Total Population

534,739

        Males 269,402
       Females           265,337
Reproductive Health Statistics (2001) :
Maternal and Child Health
        Perinatal mortality rate 9.37 : 1,000 total births
        Maternal mortality ratio 31.98 : 100,000 live births
        Birth asphyxia rate 28.46 : 1,000 live births
        Low birth weight  9.24 %
        Rate of anemia in pregnant women 7.75 %
        Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years 14.56 %
HIV/AIDS
        AIDS case rate 10.36 : 100,000 population

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