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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Mae
Hong Son, Thailand’s second northernmost province, is sheltered
by several high mountains and enjoys a cool climate almost all
year round. Mae Hong Son is located 924 kilometers from
Bangkok and covers an area of 12,681 square kilometers.
It is administratively divided into 7 districts: Muang Mae Hong
Son, Pai, Khun Yuam, Mae La Noi, Mae Sariang, Sop Moei and Pang
Mapha.
Boundaries
North:
Myanmar
South: Tak
East: Chiang Mai
West: Myanmar
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Key statistics of population
and households of Mae Hong Son
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
210.5 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
10.1 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
106.4 |
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Median age |
25.3 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
30.6
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15-59 years
(%) |
61.4 |
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60 years and
over (%) |
8.0 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
62.8 |
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0-14 years |
49.8 |
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60 years and over |
12.9 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
25.4 |
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Females |
21.8 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
94.0 |
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Buddhism (%) |
74.9 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.6 |
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Population speaking
hill tribe languages (%) |
63.0 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged 15 years and over |
4.5 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
48.3 |
| 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 (%) |
75.0 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.6 |
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Own account worker |
35.8 |
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Employees |
22.3 |
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Unpaid family workers |
41.2 |
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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) |
2.12 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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2.01 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
4.7 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
14.2 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.9 |
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Female headed households (%) |
17.2 |
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Population
of Mae Hong Son 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 |
210,537
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108,509 |
102,028 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
19,848 |
10,293 |
9,555 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
| 5-9 |
22,328 |
11,430 |
10,898 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
10.7 |
| 10-14 |
22,275 |
11,512 |
10,763 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
| 15-19 |
20,472 |
10,361 |
10,111 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
| 20-24 |
17,623 |
8,929
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8,694 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
8.5 |
| 25-29 |
17,616 |
8,977 |
8,639 |
8.4 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
| 30-34 |
17,586 |
8,751 |
8,835 |
8.4 |
8.1 |
8.7 |
| 35-39 |
16,663 |
8,608 |
8,055 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
| 40-44 |
14,578 |
7,789 |
6,789 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
| 45-49 |
11,099 |
5,813 |
5,286 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
| 50-54 |
7,422
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4,005 |
3,417 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
| 55-59 |
6,294 |
3,369 |
2,925 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
| 60-64 |
5,602 |
2,902 |
2,700 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
| 65-69 |
4,561 |
2,321 |
2,240 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
| 70-74 |
3,215 |
1,655 |
1,560 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| 75-79 |
1,703
|
926 |
777 |
0.8
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0.9 |
0.8 |
| 80-84 |
954 |
517 |
437 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| 85 and
over |
698 |
351 |
347 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
236,993
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Males |
122,726 |
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Females |
114,267 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
83.24 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
18.13 : 1,000 total
births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
199.89 : 100,000 live
births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
39.69 : 1,000 live
births |
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Low birth weight |
9.62 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
17.59 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
12.15 %
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| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
39.85 : 100,000 population |
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