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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Phayao has
an overall area of 6,355 square kilometers and is administratively
divided into 7 districts and 2 sub-districts: Muang Phayao, Chun,
Chiang Kham, Chaing Muan, Dok Kham Tai, Pong, Mae Chai, Phu Kam
Yao sub-district and Phu Sang sub-district. Phayao is located
690 kilometers from Bangkok.
Boundaries
North:
Chiang Rai and Lao PDR
South: Phrae and Lampang
East: Nan
West: Lampang
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Key statistics of population and households of Phayao
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
502.8 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
110.7 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
99.7 |
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Median age |
32.9 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
22.3
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15-59 years (%) |
66.5 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
11.2 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
50.4 |
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0-14 years |
33.5 |
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60 years and over |
16.9 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
27.5 |
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Females |
23.8 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.6 |
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Buddhism (%) |
97.9 |
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Minority population |
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Christianity (%) |
0.8 |
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Population speaking
hill tribe languages (%) |
2.6 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over |
5.9 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
31.8 |
| 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 (%) |
71.7 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.9 |
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Own account worker |
39.6 |
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Employees |
22.3 |
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Unpaid family workers |
37.1 |
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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) |
1.74 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.68 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
3.2 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
12.0 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.4 |
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Female headed households (%) |
21.2 |
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Population
of Phayao 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 |
502,780
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251,019 |
251,761 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
32,327 |
16,513 |
15,814 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
| 5-9 |
39,835 |
20,365 |
19,470 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
| 10-14 |
39,894 |
20,359 |
19,535 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
7.8 |
| 15-19 |
40,344 |
20,792 |
19,552 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
| 20-24 |
32,666 |
16,892 |
15,774 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
| 25-29 |
35,839 |
17,299 |
18,540 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
7.4
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| 30-34 |
44,317 |
21,118 |
23,199 |
8.8 |
8.4 |
9.2 |
| 35-39 |
50,346 |
24,913
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25,433 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
10.1 |
| 40-44 |
48,026 |
23,831 |
24,195 |
9.6
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9.5
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9.6 |
| 45-49 |
37,735 |
18,992 |
18,743 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
| 50-54 |
25,220 |
12,788 |
12,432 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
| 55-59 |
19,873 |
10,025 |
9,848 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
| 60-64 |
19,337 |
9,695 |
9,642 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
| 65-69 |
16,394 |
7,934 |
8,460 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
| 70-74 |
10,818 |
5,155 |
5,663 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
| 75-79 |
5,622 |
2,607 |
3,015 |
1.1
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1.0 |
1.2 |
| 80-84 |
2,505 |
1,072 |
1,433 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
| 85 and
over |
1,682 |
669 |
1,013 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
509,075
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Males |
252,068 |
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Females |
257,007 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
89.33 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
9.43
: 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
97.28 : 100,000 live
births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
39.40 : 1,000 live
births |
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Low birth weight |
9.62 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
6.70 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
13.87 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
136.55 : 100,000 population |
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