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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Phrae has an
overall area of 6,538.6 square kilometers and is administratively
divided into 8 districts: Muang Phrae, Rong Kwang, Wang Chin, Song,
Long, Sung Men, Den Chai and Nongmuang Khai; located 555 kilometers from
Bangkok.
Boundaries
North:
Phayao and Nan
South: Uttaradit and Sukhothai
East: Nan and
Uttaradit
West: Lampang
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Key statistics of population and households of Phrae
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
492.6 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
21.8 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
97.3 |
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Median age |
34.4 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
21.4 |
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15-59 years (%) |
66.4 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
12.2 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
50.5 |
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0-14 years |
32.2 |
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60 years and over |
18.3 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
27.9 |
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Females |
23.6 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.9 |
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Buddhism (%) |
99.0 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.1 |
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Population speaking
hill tribe languages (%) |
1.9 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over |
6.5 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
29.8 |
| 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 (%) |
55.6 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.8 |
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Own account worker |
40.5 |
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Employees |
29.6 |
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Unpaid family workers |
29.0 |
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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) |
1.70 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.64 |
| 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 (%) |
6.2 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.4 |
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Female headed households (%) |
23.6 |
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Population
of Phrae 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 |
492,561
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242,865 |
249,696 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
30,209 |
15,390 |
14,819 |
6.1 |
6.3
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5.9 |
| 5-9 |
37,335 |
19,218 |
18,117 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
7.3
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| 10-14 |
37,906 |
19,560 |
18,346 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
7.3 |
| 15-19 |
38,379 |
19,856 |
18,523 |
7.8 |
8.2 |
7.4
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| 20-24 |
28,860 |
14,961 |
13,899 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
| 25-29 |
32,555 |
15,755 |
16,800 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
| 30-34 |
42,149 |
20,093 |
22,056 |
8.6 |
8.3 |
8.8 |
| 35-39 |
47,949 |
23,429 |
24,520 |
9.7 |
9.6
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9.8 |
| 40-44 |
46,889 |
23,043 |
23,846 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
| 45-49 |
38,196 |
19,031 |
19,165 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
| 50-54 |
28,090 |
13,807 |
14,283 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
| 55-59 |
24,179 |
11,743 |
12,436 |
4.9
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4.8 |
5.0 |
| 60-64 |
20,920 |
9,699 |
11,221 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
| 65-69 |
17,193 |
7,779 |
9,414 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
| 70-74 |
11,171 |
5,040 |
6,131 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
| 75-79 |
5,846 |
2,602 |
3,244 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| 80-84 |
2,864 |
1,181 |
1,683 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| 85 and
over |
1,871 |
678 |
1,193 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
486,502
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Males |
239,588 |
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Females |
246,914
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| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
9.51 : 1,000 total
births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
53.26 : 100,000 live
births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
23.70 : 1,000 live
births |
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Low birth weight |
10.89 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
10.89 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
11.50 %
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| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
31.56 : 100,000 population |
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