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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Pattani locates on the east of the Gulf of Thailand.
Pattani is a small province among the five so-called Southern
Border Provinces. Blessed
with irresistable charms, it
is rich in historical significance worth studying,
including impressive customs and traditions, as well as natural
scenic beauty of its streams and falls.
Pattani
is administratively divided into 12 districts namely Muang Pattani, Khok
Po, Mayo, Thung Yang Daeng, Nong Chik, Panare, Sai Buri, Mai Kaen,
Yarang, Yaring, Kapo and Mae Lan.
Boundaries
North:
Gulf of Thailand
South: Yala
East: Gulf
of Thailand
West: Songkhla
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Key
statistics of population and households of Pattani
(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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596.0 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
19.5 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
97.8 |
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Median age |
24.1 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
32.4 |
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15-59 years (%) |
58.3 |
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60 years and over (%) |
9.3 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
71.5 |
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0-14 years |
55.5 |
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60 years and over |
16.0 |
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Singulate mean age
at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
27.9 |
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Females |
24.0
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.9 |
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Buddhism (%) |
19.2 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims
(%) |
80.7 |
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Population
speaking Malay (%) |
76.6 |
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Population
speaking Chinese (%) |
1.0 |
| Education |
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Average years
of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over
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6.0 |
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Population aged 6-24
years not attending school (%) |
39.4
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| 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 (%) |
55.5 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
1.5 |
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Own account worker |
35.6 |
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Employees |
36.9 |
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Unpaid family workers |
25.9 |
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Members of
producers’ cooperatives |
0.1
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| Fertility |
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Mean number
of children ever born (per ever married
woman 15- 49
years)
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2.51 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years) |
2.41 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration (1995-2000) |
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Population who
migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
3.0 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were
nor living in province of birth (%) |
9.2 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
4.7 |
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Female headed
households (%) |
26.1 |
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Population
of Pattani
by age group and sex
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Population |
Percentage |
| Age
group |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
| Total |
595,985
|
294,605 |
301,380 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
62,752 |
32,165 |
30,587 |
10.5 |
10.9 |
10.1 |
| 5-9 |
66,542 |
34,188 |
32,354 |
11.2 |
11.6 |
10.7 |
| 10-14 |
63,577 |
31,801 |
31,776 |
10.7 |
10.8 |
10.5 |
| 15-19 |
57,173 |
28,437 |
28,736 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
| 20-24 |
52,436 |
26,262 |
26,174 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
| 25-29 |
48,372 |
23,783 |
24,589 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
| 30-34 |
44,597 |
21,540 |
23,057 |
7.5 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
| 35-39 |
41,724 |
20,052 |
21,672 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
| 40-44 |
33,660 |
16,497 |
17,163 |
5.6
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5.6 |
5.7
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| 45-49 |
28,632 |
13,991 |
14,641 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
| 50-54 |
21,984 |
10,940 |
11,044 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
| 55-59 |
18,944 |
9,365 |
9,579 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
| 60-64 |
19,044 |
8,793 |
10,251 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
| 65-69 |
13,605 |
6,183 |
7,422 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
| 70-74 |
10,691 |
5,084 |
5,607 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
| 75-79 |
5,562 |
2,645 |
2,917 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
| 80-84 |
3,728 |
1,676 |
2,052 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
| 85
and over |
2,962 |
1,203 |
1,759 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total Population |
618,268 |
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Males |
305,065 |
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Females |
313,203 |
| Reproductive Health
Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
45.47 |
| Maternal
and Child Health |
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Infant morality rate |
11.00 : 1,000 live births |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
11.65 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
59.11
: 100,000 live births
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Birth asphyxia rate |
48.13 : 1,000 live births |
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Rate of Thalassemia in pregnant women |
0.80
: 1,000 live births
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Low birth weight rate |
8.07 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
17.39 % |
Ratio
of delivery attended by traditional birth
attendants |
36.40
%
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
7.05
%
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| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
33.76 : 100,000 population |
Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant
women |
1.09 % |
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