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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Chumphon province is located in the most upper part of the
Southern region. Following
the Highway No. 4, it is approximately 463 kilometers from Bangkok or
about 476 kilometers by railroad. The
total area of Chumphon is about 6,009 square kilometers, the fourth
largest province of the South.
The
province is divided into 8 districts namely Muang Chumphon, Lamae, Lang
Suan, Phato, Pathui, Sawi, Thung Tako and Tha Sae..
Considering the administrative area, there are 2 municipal area,
12 Sanitary areas and 66 Sub-district Administration Organization.
The shape of the province is long and narrow, the west consists
of mountains which are also
the natural international boundary. The plain area which is suitable for farming is in the
central part. The east of
Chumphon consists of 222 kilometers long coastal with beaches.
Boundaries
North:
Prachuap Khiri Khan
South: Surat
Thaini
East: The
Gulf of Thailand
West: Ranong
and Myanmar
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Key
statistics of population and households of Chumphon
(From
Population and Housing Census 2000)
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Items |
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| Demographic characteristics |
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Total population (’000)
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446.2 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
18.7 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
100.2 |
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Median age |
29.3 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
25.0 |
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15-59 years (%) |
64.4 |
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60 years and over (%) |
10.6 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
55.4 |
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0-14 years |
38.9 |
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60 years and over |
16.5 |
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Singulate mean age
at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.0 |
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Females |
25.3 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.2 |
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Buddhism (%) |
98.9 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.7 |
| Education |
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Average years
of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over
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7.6 |
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Population aged 6-24
years not attending school (%) |
37.9 |
| 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 (%) |
68.1 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
1.3 |
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Own account worker |
40.8 |
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Employees |
26.3 |
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Unpaid family workers |
31.6
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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)
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1.88 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years) |
1.85 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration (1995-2000) |
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Population who
migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
5.0 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were
nor living in province of birth (%) |
23.7 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.6
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Female headed
households (%) |
25.6 |
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Population
of Chumphon
by age group and sex
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Population |
Percentage |
| Age
group |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
| Total |
446,206
|
223,348 |
222,858
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100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
35,080 |
17,932 |
17,148 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
7.7 |
| 5-9 |
37,970 |
19,514 |
18,456 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
8.3 |
| 10-14 |
38,672 |
19,946 |
18,726 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
8.4 |
| 15-19 |
38,284 |
19,878 |
18,406 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
8.3 |
| 20-24 |
35,751 |
18,432 |
17,319 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
| 25-29 |
39,315 |
19,510 |
19,805 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
| 30-34 |
41,617 |
20,582 |
21,035 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.4 |
| 35-39 |
38,207 |
19,346 |
18,861 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
| 40-44 |
33,598 |
16,724 |
16,874 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
| 45-49 |
25,170 |
12,432 |
12,738 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
| 50-54 |
19,274 |
9,462 |
9,812 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
| 55-59 |
15,946 |
7,828 |
8,118 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
| 60-64 |
15,123 |
7,334 |
7,789 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
| 65-69 |
12,465 |
5,872 |
6,593 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
| 70-74 |
9,234 |
4,253 |
4,981 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
| 75-79 |
5,225 |
2,293 |
2,932 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
| 80-84 |
2,796 |
1,093 |
1,703 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| 85
and over |
2,479 |
917 |
1,562 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total Population |
468,746 |
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Males |
235,574 |
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Females |
233,172 |
| Reproductive Health
Statistics (2001) : |
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| Maternal
and Child Health |
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| Perinatal mortality
rate |
9.36 : 1,000 total births |
| Maternal mortality
ratio |
14.49 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
31.73 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
9.31 % |
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Rate of anemia in
pregnant women |
13.61 % |
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Rate of mothers aged
less than 20 years |
10.44 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
24.09 : 100,000 population |
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