PHRA NAKHON SI AYUTTHAYA
   
     

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

The ancient city of Ayutthaya, or Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, the Thai Capital for 417 years, is one of  Thailand’s major tourist attractions. Ayutthaya is 76 kilometers north of Bangkok. and boasts numerous magnificent ruins.  Such ruins indicate that Ayutthaya was one of Indo-China’s most prosperous cities.  Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya a Historical Park, a vast stretch of historical site in the heart of Ayutthaya city, has been included in UNESCO’s list of world heritage since 13 December 1991.

Ayutthaya covers 2,556 square kilometers, and is administratively divided into 16 districts (Amphoes): Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Tha Rua, Nakhon Luang, Bang Ban, Bang Pa Han, Bang Pa In, Bang Sai, Phak Hai, Pha Chi, Lat Bua Luang, Wang Noi, Sena, Bang Sai, U-thai, Maharat and Ban Phraek.  It is conveniently accessible due to good roads and a short distance from Bangkok.

Boundaries

North:     Ang Thong and Sing Buri
South:    Pathum Thani, Nakhon Pathom  and Nonthaburi
East:      Saraburi
West:     Suphan Buri  
  

Key statistics of population and households of Phra Nakhon Si Ayuthaya
(From Population and Housing Census 2000)

Items

   
Demographic characteristics    
          Total population (’000) 727.3
          Population in Municipal Area (%) 33.0
          Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) 93.3
          Median age 30.2
          Population by age group

    

              0-14 years (%) 21.6
             15-59 years (%) 66.3
            60 years and over (%) 12.1
         Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years)

    

            Total 51.0
            0-14 years 32.7
            60 years and over 18.3
         Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM)

    

             Males 26.8
             Females 24.5
          Thai nationality (%) 99.8
          Buddhism (%) 98.3
          Minority population

   

              Muslims (%) 4.8
              Population speaking Malay-Yawi (%) < 0.1
              Population speaking Lao-Vietnam (%) n.a.
              Population speaking Japanese (%) 0.02
             Population speaking Cambodia (%) 0.02
Education

   

          Average years of education attainment of population  
          aged 15 years and over
96.2
          Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) 42.1
Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over

     

          During last year industry

   

               Population in the agricultural sectors (%) 19.2
          Work status (%)

   

               Employers 0.9
               Own account worker 22.4
               Employees 63.0
               Unpaid family workers 13.7
               Members of producers’ cooperatives 0.04
Fertility

    

           Mean number of children ever born (per ever married 
           woman 15- 49 years)
0.82

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

0.80
Migration

    

          Five-year migration (1995-2000)

   

               Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) 10.6
          Lifetime migration

       

              Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) 18.5
Housing characteristics

   

          Average household size 3.7
          Female headed households (%) 36.4
 

Population of Phra Nakhon Si Ayuthaya by age group and sex

 

      Population

      Percentage

Age group Total

Males

Females Total

Males

Females
Total

  727,277

351,050 376,227 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 50,032 26,015 24,017 6.9 7.4 6.4
5-9 54,180 27,791 26,389 7.4 7.9 7.0
10-14 53,165 27,485 25,680 7.3 7.8 6.8
15-19 59,705 29,869 29,836   8.2 8.5 7.9
20-24 68,908 32,977 35,931 9.5 9.4 9.6
25-29 68,588 33,686 34,902 9.4 9.6 9.3
30-34 67,397 32,492 34,905 9.3 9.3 9.3
35-39 62,040 30,000 32,040 8.5 8.5 8.5
40-44 52,644 25,182 27,462 7.2 7.2 7.3
45-49 42,632 20,382 22,250 5.9 5.8 5.9
50-54 31,682 14,583 17,099 4.4 4.2 4.5
55-59 28,121 12,640 15,481 3.9 3.6 4.1
60-64 27,795 12,727 15,068 3.8 3.6 4.0
65-69 22,017 9,768 12,249 3.0 2.8 3.3
70-74 17,101 7,354 9,747 2.4 2.1 2.6
75-79 10,532 4,310 6,222 1.4 1.2 1.7
80-84 6,250 2,312 3,938 0.9 0.7 1.0
85 and over 4,488 1,477 3,011 0.6 0.4 0.8
   

Population Data (As of 31 December 2001)

 
Total Population

741,774

        Males 360,882
       Females           380,892
Reproductive Health Statistics (2001) :
Family Planning
     Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (per cent) 91.14
Maternal and Child Health
        Perinatal mortality rate 5.46 : 1,000 total births
        Maternal mortality ratio 0.00 : 100,000 live births
        Birth asphyxia rate 37.44 : 1,000 live births
        Low birth weight  8.48 %
        Rate of anemia in pregnant women 14.14 %
        Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years 8.71 %
HIV/AIDS
        AIDS case rate 30.59 : 100,000 population

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