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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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Phichit
is situated in the lower Northern Region of Thailand. The
name “Phichit” means “The Beautiful Town”. It occupies an
area of 4,531.014 square kilometers and is located 345 kilometers
to the north of Bangkok.
Phichit is administratively
divided into 9 districts and 3 sub-districts: Muang Pichit, Wang
Sai Phun, Pho Prathap Chang, Taphan Hin, Bang Mun Nak, Pho Thalae,
Sam Hgam, Thap Khlo, Vachira Barami, Sak Lek sub-district, Dong
Charoen sub-district and Bung Na Rang sub-district.
Boundaries
North:
Phitsanulok
South: Nakhon Sawan
East: Phetchabun
West: Kamphaeng Phet and Nakhon
Sawan
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Key statistics of population and households of Phichit
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
573.0 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
20.5 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
94.2 |
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Median age |
32.8 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
23.9 |
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15-59 years (%) |
63.2 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
12.9 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
58.4 |
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0-14 years |
37.9 |
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60 years and over |
20.5 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.7 |
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Females |
23.3 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.9 |
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Buddhism (%) |
99.2 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.1 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over |
6.0 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
35.2 |
| 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 (%) |
63.4 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.9 |
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Own account worker |
32.7 |
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Employees |
31.4 |
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Unpaid family workers |
35.0 |
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Members of producers’ cooperatives |
<
0.1 |
| Fertility |
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Mean number of children ever born (per ever married
woman 15- 49 years) |
1.78 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.74 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
2.5 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
9.4 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.5 |
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Female headed households (%) |
28.0 |
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Population
of Phichit
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 |
572,989
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277,958 |
295,031 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
42,378 |
21,853 |
20,525 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
| 5-9 |
47,908 |
24,787 |
23,121 |
8.4 |
8.9 |
7.8 |
| 10-14 |
46,850 |
24,189 |
22,661 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
7.7 |
| 15-19 |
43,595 |
22,387 |
21,208 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
| 20-24 |
37,095 |
18,901 |
18,194 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
6.2 |
| 25-29 |
39,063 |
19,223 |
19,840 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
| 30-34 |
44,876 |
20,841 |
24,035 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
8.1 |
| 35-39 |
50,310 |
23,963 |
26,347 |
8.8 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
| 40-44 |
47,401 |
22,360 |
25,041 |
8.3 |
8.0 |
8.5 |
| 45-49 |
42,013 |
19,875 |
22,138 |
7.3
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7.2 |
7.5 |
| 50-54 |
30,390 |
14,238 |
16,152 |
5.3 |
5.1
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5.5 |
| 55-59 |
27,009
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12,467 |
14,542 |
4.7 |
4.5
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4.9 |
| 60-64 |
24,748 |
11,522 |
13,226 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
| 65-69 |
19,512 |
8,903 |
10,609 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
| 70-74 |
14,349 |
6,208 |
8,141 |
2.5 |
2.2
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2.8 |
| 75-79 |
8,076 |
3,436 |
4,640 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
| 80-84 |
4,487 |
1,747 |
2,740 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.9
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| 85 and
over |
2,929 |
1,058 |
1,871 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
591,412
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Males |
290,385 |
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Females |
301,027 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
9.93 : 1,000 total
births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
60.00 : 100,000 live
births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
31.20 : 1,000 live
births |
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Low birth weight |
8.76 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
7.87 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
12.01 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
17.95 : 100,000 population |
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