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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Rayong
is located in the east coast of Thailand on the northern shoreline of
the Gulf of Thailand, about 179 kilometers from Bangkok. Rayong is
blessed with its abundance of nature beauty.
It has a well deserved reputation for producing seafood products
such as shrimp paste, fish sauce and dried seafoods, and tropical fruits
of which rambutan, mangosteen and durain are the most famous.
Rayong
has an extensive coastline stretching for approximately 100 kilometers,
and some 3,552 kilometers square in area, and is divided into 6
administrative districts and 2 sub-districts: Muang Rayong, Ban Khai,
Klaeng, Ban Chang, Wang Daeng, Pluak Daeng, Khao Chamou sub-district and
Nikhom Pattana sub-district.
Boundaries
North:
Chonburi
South:
The Gulf of Thailand
East:
Chanthaburi
West:
Chonburi
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Key
statistics of population and households of Rayong
(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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522.1 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
39.5 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
101.1 |
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Median age |
28.5 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
22.7 |
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15-59 years (%) |
69.5 |
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60 years and over (%) |
7.8 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
43.8 |
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0-14 years |
32.6 |
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60 years and over |
11.2 |
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Singulate mean age
at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.7 |
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Females |
23.2 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.7 |
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Buddhism (%) |
98.4 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims
(%) |
1.1 |
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Population
speaking Japanese (%) |
0.1 |
| Education |
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Average years
of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over
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7.3 |
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Population aged 6-24
years not attending school (%) |
45.2 |
| 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 (%) |
39.4 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
2.1 |
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Own account worker |
24.1 |
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Employees |
56.2 |
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Unpaid family workers |
17.5 |
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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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1.35 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years) |
1.31 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration (1995-2000) |
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Population who
migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
15.2 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were
nor living in province of birth (%) |
34.5
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| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.4 |
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Female headed
households (%) |
25.0 |
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Population
of Rayong
by age group and sex
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Population |
Percentage |
| Age
group |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
| Total |
522,133
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262,520 |
259,613 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
39,440 |
20,405 |
19,035 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
| 5-9 |
40,543 |
20,757 |
19,786 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.6 |
| 10-14 |
38,425 |
19,825 |
18,600 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
7.2 |
| 15-19 |
42,751 |
21,501 |
21,250 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
| 20-24 |
51,967 |
26,788 |
25,179 |
10.0 |
10.2 |
9.7 |
| 25-29 |
59,269 |
30,676 |
28,593 |
11.4 |
11.7 |
11.0 |
| 30-34 |
55,837 |
28,086 |
27,751 |
10.7
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10.7 |
10.7 |
| 35-39 |
47,510 |
23,505 |
24,005 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
| 40-44 |
38,684 |
18,906 |
19,778 |
7.4 |
7.2 |
7.6 |
| 45-49 |
28,904 |
14,382 |
14,522 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
| 50-54 |
20,752 |
10,285 |
10,467 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
| 55-59 |
17,549 |
8,771 |
8,778 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
| 60-64 |
14,499 |
7,176 |
7,323 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
| 65-69 |
10,374 |
4,866 |
5,508 |
2.0
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1.9 |
2.1 |
| 70-74 |
7,279 |
3,278 |
4,001 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
| 75-79 |
4,011 |
1,715 |
2,296 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| 80-84 |
2,455 |
909 |
1,546 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
| 85
and over |
1,884 |
689 |
1,195 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total Population |
536,335 |
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Males |
268,058 |
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Females |
268,277 |
| Reproductive Health
Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
91.54 %
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Permanent methods |
28.22 % |
| Maternal
and Child Health |
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Infant morality rate (2000) |
7.33 : 1,000 live births |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
11.38 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
35.80 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
23.39 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
8.85 % |
Ratio of completed antenatal care (4 times)
(2000) |
65.38 % |
Ratio of delivery attended by health personnel
(2000)
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100.00 % |
Ratio of completed postnatal care (2 times)
(2000) |
41.64 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women (2000)
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15.00 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
14.87 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant
women (2000) |
3.6% |
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AIDS case rate (2001) |
132.05: 100,000 population |
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