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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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Nonthaburi is situated in a fertile basin on the bank of the
Chao Phraya River. The
town is only 20 kilometers from Bangkok and is conveniently
accessible by road or river.
Nonthaburi occupies an area of 622 square kilometers and is
administratively divided into six districts: Muang Nonthaburi, Pak
Kret, Bang Kruai, Bang Bua Thong and Sai Noi.
Boundaries
North:
Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani
South:
Bangkok
East:
Bangkok and Pathum Thani
West:
Nakhon Pathom
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Key statistics of population and households of Nonthaburi
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
816.6 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
66.1 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
91.9 |
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Median age |
31.2 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
18.1 |
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15-59 years (%) |
73.3 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
8.6 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
36.5 |
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0-14 years |
24.7 |
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60 years and over |
11.8 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
29.4 |
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Females |
27.1 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.6 |
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Buddhism (%) |
95.2 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
4.0 |
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Population
speaking Burmese, Peguans (%) |
0.2 |
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Population
speaking Malay (%) |
< 0.1 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over |
9.9 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
35.2 |
| 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 (%) |
8.9 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
3.0 |
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Own account worker |
18.9 |
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Employees |
69.0 |
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Unpaid family workers |
9.0 |
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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) |
1.38 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.36 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
23.2 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
55.5 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.4 |
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Female headed households (%) |
34.5 |
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Population
of Nonthaburi 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 |
816,614
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391,073 |
425,541 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
47,901 |
24,725 |
23,176 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
5.4 |
| 5-9 |
50,886 |
26,076 |
24,810 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
5.8 |
| 10-14 |
49,110 |
25,179 |
23,931 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
5.6 |
| 15-19 |
61,614 |
30,450 |
31,164 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
| 20-24 |
80,178 |
37,754 |
42,424 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
| 25-29 |
87,391 |
40,434 |
46,957 |
10.7 |
10.3 |
11.0 |
| 30-34 |
90,939 |
42,999 |
47,940 |
11.1 |
11.0 |
11.3
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| 35-39 |
84,227 |
40,077 |
44,150 |
10.3 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
| 40-44 |
72,174 |
34,735 |
37,439 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
| 45-49 |
53,673 |
25,605 |
28,068 |
6.6 |
6.5
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6.6 |
| 50-54 |
39,126 |
18,580 |
20,546 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
| 55-59 |
29,013 |
13,551 |
15,462 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
| 60-64 |
25,486 |
11,815 |
13,671 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
| 65-69 |
17,849 |
8,026 |
9,823 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
| 70-74 |
12,726 |
5,650 |
7,076 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
| 75-79 |
6,880 |
2,783 |
4,097 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
| 80-84 |
4,218 |
1,558 |
2,660 |
0.5
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0.4 |
0.6 |
| 85 and
over |
3,223 |
1,076 |
2,147 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
884,077
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Males |
423,420 |
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Females |
460,657 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family
Planning |
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| Contraceptive prevalence rate (per cent) |
85.47 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
12.41 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
0.00 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
39.72 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
10.02 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
19.70 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
14.09 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
18.72 : 100,000 population |
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