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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Ranong
is one of Thailand’s southern provinces.
Located on the coast of the Andaman Sea, 568 kilometers south of
Bangkok, Ranong encompasses an area of 3,298 square kilometers.
The
province shares borders with Myanmar and the Thai province of Chumphon.
Geographically, in addition to sixty-two islands, long expanses
of sandy beaches, unspoiled forests and waterfalls, parks, and a world
sanctuary zone, Ranong finds the Kra, the narrowest point on the Malayan
Peninsula, located within its border. Administratively, Ranong is divided into four districts;
Maung Ranong, La-un, Kra Buri and Kapur, and one sub-district,
Suksamran.
Boundaries
North:
Chumphon and Myanmar
South: Surat
Thani and Phang Nga
East: Chunphon
West: Myanmar
and Indian Ocean
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Key
statistics of population and households of Ranong
(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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161.2 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
19.1 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
103.5 |
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Median age |
27.4 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
26.6 |
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15-59 years (%) |
65.8 |
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60 years and over (%) |
7.6 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
51.9 |
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0-14 years |
40.3 |
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60 years and over |
11.6 |
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Singulate mean age
at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.5 |
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Females |
23.0 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
93.4 |
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Buddhism (%) |
88.5 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
10.9 |
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Population
speaking Malay (%)
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0.5 |
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Population
speaking Burmese, Peguans
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7.0 |
| Education |
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Average years
of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over
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7.0 |
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Population aged 6-24
years not attending school (%) |
42.7
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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 (%) |
52.1 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
3.1 |
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Own account worker |
36.2 |
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Employees |
38.3 |
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Unpaid family workers |
22.4 |
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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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2.05 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years) |
2.01 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration (1995-2000) |
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Population who
migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
7.9 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were
nor living in province of birth (%) |
36.2 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.7 |
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Female headed
households (%) |
20.7 |
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Population
of Ranong
by age group and sex
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Population |
Percentage |
| Age
group |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
| Total |
161,210
|
81,974 |
79,236 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
14,216 |
7,289 |
6,927 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
8.7
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| 5-9 |
14,510 |
7,390 |
7,120 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
| 10-14 |
14,058 |
7,199 |
6,859 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
| 15-19 |
14,328 |
7,053 |
7,275 |
8.9 |
8.6 |
9.2 |
| 20-24 |
14,383
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7,199 |
7,184 |
8.9
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8.8 |
9.1 |
| 25-29 |
15,554 |
7,806 |
7,748 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.8 |
| 30-34 |
15,150 |
7,679 |
7,471 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
| 35-39 |
13,988
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7,220 |
6,768 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
| 40-44 |
12,261 |
6,364 |
5,897 |
7.6
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7.8 |
7.4 |
| 45-49 |
9,168 |
4,786 |
4,382 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
| 50-54 |
6,446 |
3,350 |
3,096 |
4.0
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4.1 |
3.9 |
| 55-59 |
4,867 |
2,560 |
2,307 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
| 60-64 |
4,236 |
2,183 |
2,053 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
| 65-69 |
3,276 |
1,678 |
1,598
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2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| 70-74 |
2,262 |
1,153 |
1,109 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| 75-79 |
1,248 |
568 |
680 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| 80-84 |
699 |
282 |
417 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
| 85
and over |
560 |
215 |
345 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total Population |
161,724 |
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Males |
83,194 |
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Females |
78,530 |
| Reproductive Health
Statistics (2001) : |
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| Maternal
and Child Health |
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| Perinatal mortality
rate |
6.26 : 1,000 total births |
| Maternal mortality
ratio |
48.31 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
42.51 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
5.80 % |
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Rate of anemia in
pregnant women |
7.28 % |
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Rate of mothers aged
less than 20 years |
13.97
%
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| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
44.54 : 100,000 population |
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