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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Chiang
Rai Province covers some 11,678 square kilometers with the population
of 1.23 million. The average elevation is 580 meters above
sea level. The provincial capital is 829 kilometers north
of Bangkok. To get there we can go by bus or by plane.
Chiang Rai is
administratively divided into 16 districts and 2 sub-districts: Muang
Chaing Rai, Chiang Khong, Wiang Chai, Theong, Phan, Pa Daet, Mae Chan,
Chiang Saen, Mae Sai, Mae Suai, Wiang Pa Pao, Phraya Meng Rai, Wiang
Kaen, Khun Tan, Mae Fah Kuang, Mae Lao, Wiang Chaing Rung sub-district
and Doi Luang sub-district.
Boundaries
North:
Myanmar and Loa PDR
South: Lampang
East: Loa PDR and
Phayao
West: Chiang Mai
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Key statistics of population and households of Chiang Rai
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
1,129.7 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
17.7 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
100.7 |
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Median age |
31.2 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
23.7
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15-59 years
(%) |
66.1 |
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60 years and
over (%) |
10.2 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
51.3 |
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0-14 years |
35.9 |
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60 years and over |
15.4 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.9 |
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Females |
23.2 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
92.0 |
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Buddhism (%) |
90.6 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims
(%) |
0.3 |
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Population speaking
hill tribe languages (%) |
12.5 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged 15 years and over |
5.3 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
38.3 |
| 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 (%) |
67.0 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.7 |
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Own account worker |
37.8 |
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Employees |
26.0 |
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Unpaid family workers |
35.4 |
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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) |
1.82 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.73 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
3.8 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
11.6 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.5 |
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Female headed households (%) |
20.5 |
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Population
of Chiang Rai 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 |
1,129,701
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566,877 |
562,824 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
79,334 |
40,774 |
38,560 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
6.9 |
| 5-9 |
96,074 |
49,279 |
46,795 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
8.3 |
| 10-14 |
92,704 |
47,558 |
45,146 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.0 |
| 15-19 |
96,537 |
49,255 |
47,282 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
| 20-24 |
81,867 |
41,643 |
40,224 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.1 |
| 25-29 |
85,767 |
42,507 |
43,260 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
7.7
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| 30-34 |
98,008 |
47,608 |
50,400 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
9.0 |
| 35-39 |
108,472 |
53,426 |
55,046 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
| 40-44 |
104,113 |
52,106 |
52,007 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
| 45-49 |
78,510 |
39,592 |
38,918 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
| 50-54 |
52,127 |
26,590 |
25,537 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
| 55-59 |
41,382 |
20,891 |
20,491 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
| 60-64 |
37,643 |
18,562 |
19,081 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
| 65-69 |
33,059 |
16,194 |
16,865 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
| 70-74 |
21,892 |
10,711 |
11,181 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
| 75-79 |
12,475
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5,925 |
6,550 |
1.1
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1.0 |
1.2 |
| 80-84 |
5,798 |
2,694 |
3,104 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| 85 and
over |
3,939 |
1,562 |
2,377 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
1,263,169
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Males |
630,324 |
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Females |
632,845 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
82.53 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
13.70
: 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
65.30 : 100,000 live
births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
42.26 : 1,000 live
births |
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Low birth weight |
9.62 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
13.00 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
9.96 %
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| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
92.91 : 100,000 population |
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