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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Lampang is
located some 599 kilometers from Bangkok and occupies an area
of 12,533 square kilometers. Lampang is administratively
divided into 13 districts: Muang Lampang, Thoen, Mae Phrik,
Ko Kha, Ngao, Chae Hom, Wang Nua, Mae Tha, Sop Prap, Serm Ngam,
Hang Chat, Mae Mo and Muang Pan.
Boundaries
North:
Chiang Rai and Phayao
South: Tak and Sukhothai
East: Phrae
West: Chiang Mai and
Lamphun
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Key statistics of population and households of Lampang
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
782.2 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
28.8 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
99.6 |
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Median age |
33.9 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
21.4 |
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15-59 years
(%) |
65.9 |
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60 years and
over (%) |
12.7 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
51.7 |
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0-14 years |
32.5 |
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60 years and over |
19.2 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
27.85 |
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Females |
23.76 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.8 |
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Buddhism (%) |
98.7 |
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Minority population |
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Christianity (%) |
0.9 |
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Population speaking
hill tribe languages (%) |
1.0 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged 15 years and over |
6.4 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
30.1 |
| 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 (%) |
56.3 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.6 |
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Own account worker |
36.7 |
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Employees |
32.1 |
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Unpaid family workers |
30.5 |
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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) |
1.66 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.61 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
3.5 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
10.2
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| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.5
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Female headed households (%) |
20.9 |
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Population
of Lampang 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 |
782,152
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390,256 |
391,896 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
47,894 |
24,563 |
23,331 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
| 5-9 |
59,339 |
30,604 |
28,735 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
7.3 |
| 10-14 |
60,363 |
30,960 |
29,403 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
| 15-19 |
57,328 |
29,328 |
28,000 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.1 |
| 20-24 |
50,552
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25,972 |
24,580 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
| 25-29 |
56,011 |
27,523 |
28,488 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.3
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| 30-34 |
68,066 |
32,972 |
35,094 |
8.7 |
8.4 |
9.0 |
| 35-39 |
77,954 |
38,594
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39,360 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
| 40-44 |
75,573 |
37,955 |
37,618 |
9.7 |
9.7
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9.6 |
| 45-49 |
58,475 |
29,499 |
28,976 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
| 50-54 |
39,414 |
19,894 |
19,520 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
| 55-59 |
32,189 |
16,029 |
16,160 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
| 60-64 |
31,164 |
15,369 |
15,795 |
4.0
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3.9 |
4.0 |
| 65-69 |
28,111 |
13,459 |
14,652 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
| 70-74 |
18,959 |
8,627 |
10,332 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
| 75-79 |
10,993 |
4,896 |
6,097 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.6
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| 80-84 |
5,960 |
2,583 |
3,377
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0.8 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| 85 and
over |
3,807 |
1,429 |
2,378 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
801,260
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Males |
398,240 |
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Females |
403,020 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
88.30
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| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
10.14 : 1,000 total
births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
97.07 : 100,000 live
births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
48.70 : 1,000 live
births |
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Low birth weight |
9.62 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
6.86 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
9.52 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
84.59 : 100,000 population |
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