PHITSANULOK
   
     

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


Phitsanulok province covers some 10,584.5 square kilometers.  The riverside provincial capital is 377 kilometers north of Bangkok.  Phitsanulok is situated on the geographical and administrative line uniting the central and northern regions.  It is administratively divided  into 9 districts: Muang Phitsanulok, Bang Rakam, Nakhon Thai, Phrom Priram, Wat Bot, Bang Krathum, Chat Trakan, Noen Maprang and Wang Thong.

Boundaries

North:      Uttraradit
South:     Phichit
East:       Loei and Phetchabun
West:      Kamphaeng Phet and Sukhothai
 
  

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

Items

   
Demographic characteristics    
          Total population (’000) 792.7
          Population in Municipal Area (%) 19.6
          Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) 97.1
          Median age 31.0
          Population by age group

    

              0-14 years (%) 23.6
             15-59 years (%) 65.8
             60 years and over (%) 10.6
         Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years)

    

            Total 52.1
            0-14 years 35.9
            60 years and over 16.2
         Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM)

    

             Males 26.7
             Females 23.4
          Thai nationality (%) 99.8
          Buddhism (%) 99.3
          Minority population

   

              Muslims (%) 0.1
              Christianity (%) 0.3
              Population speaking hill tribe languages (%) 0.7
Education

   

          Average years of education attainment of population  
          aged 15 years and over
6.7
          Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) 36.8
Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over

     

          During last year industry

   

               Population in the agricultural sectors (%) 58.158.1
          Work status (%)

   

               Employers 0.7
               Own account worker 32.2
               Employees 34.7
               Unpaid family workers 32.4
               Members of producers’ cooperatives < 0.1
Fertility

    

           Mean number of children ever born (per ever married 
           woman 15- 49 years)
1.81

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

1.76
Migration

    

          Five-year migration (1995-2000)

   

               Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) 4.7
          Lifetime migration

       

              Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) 17.1
Housing characteristics

   

          Average household size 3.5
          Female headed households (%) 26.0

 

Population of Phitsanulok by age group and sex

 

      Population

      Percentage

Age group Total

Males

Females Total

Males

Females
Total

  792,678

390,531 402,147 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 57,375 29,417 27,958 7.2 7.5 7.0
5-9 64,447 33,325 31,122 8.1 8.5 7.7
10-14 65,436 33,596 31,840 8.3 8.6 7.9
15-19 66,027 33,740 32,287 8.3 8.6 8.0
20-24 62,134 33,086 29,048 7.8 8.5 7.2
25-29 60,854 29,415 31,439 7.7 7.5 7.8
30-34 68,832 32,931 35,901 8.7 8.4 8.9
35-39 73,163 35,464 37,699 9.2 9.1 9.4
40-44 65,663 32,166 33,497 8.3 8.2 8.3
45-49 53,127 25,863 27,264 6.7 6.6 6.8
50-54 38,765 18,651 20,114 4.9 4.8 5.0
55-59 32,597 15,425 17,172 4.1 3.9 4.3
60-64 29,179 13,861 15,318 3.7 3.5 3.8
65-69 22,339 10,077 12,262 2.8 2.6 3.0
70-74 16,001 6,939 9,062 2.0 1.8 2.3
75-79 9,112 3,783 5,329 1.1 1.0 1.3
80-84 4,710 1,800 2,910 0.6 0.5 0.7
85 and over 2,917 992 1,925 0.4 0.3 0.5

 

Population Data (As of 31 December 2001)

 
Total Population

869,566

        Males 431,474
        Females           438,092
Reproductive Health Statistics (2001) :
Maternal and Child Health
        Perinatal mortality rate 14.60 : 1,000 total births
        Maternal mortality ratio 0.00 : 100,000 live births
        Birth asphyxia rate 52.36 : 1,000 live births
        Low birth weight  9.62 %
        Rate of anemia in pregnant women 15.35 %
        Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years 0.00 %
HIV/AIDS
        AIDS case rate 29.41 : 100,000 population

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