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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Sukhothai
which literally means “Dawn of Happiness” has an area of 6,596
square kilometers. It is about 427 kilometers (267 miles)
north of Bangkok. Sukhothai was founded in 1238
and was the capital of Thailand for approximately 120 years.
Sukhothai is
administratively divided into 9 districts: Muang Sukhothai, Kong Krailat,
Khriri Mat, Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Si Samrong, Sawankhalok, Thung Saliam, Si
Satchanalai and Si Nakhon.
Boundaries
North:
Phrae
South: Kamphaeng Phet
East: Uttaradit and Phitsanulok
West: Lampang and Tak
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Key statistics of population and households of Sukhothai
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
593.3 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
19.6 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
94.7 |
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Median age |
32.2 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
23.2 |
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15-59 years (%) |
65.1 |
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60 years and over
(%) |
11.7 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
53.6 |
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0-14 years |
35.6 |
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60 years and over |
18.0 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.4 |
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Females |
22.9 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.8 |
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Buddhism (%) |
99.6 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
0.1 |
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Population speaking
hill tribe languages (%) |
0.2
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| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over |
6.0 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
35.2 |
| 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 (%) |
71.0 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.7 |
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Own account worker |
36.1 |
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Employees |
23.6 |
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Unpaid family workers |
39.6 |
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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) |
1.76 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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1.71 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
2.8 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
11.5 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.5 |
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Female headed households (%) |
27.7 |
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Population
of Sukhothai
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 |
593,264
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288,529 |
304,735 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
42,648 |
22,268 |
20,380 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
6.7 |
| 5-9 |
47,778 |
24,663 |
23,115 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
7.6 |
| 10-14 |
46,949 |
24,275 |
22,674 |
7.9 |
8.4 |
7.4 |
| 15-19 |
45,447 |
23,413 |
22,034 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
| 20-24 |
40,356 |
20,633 |
19,723 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
| 25-29 |
45,875 |
22,388 |
23,487 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
| 30-34 |
50,631 |
24,270 |
26,361 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.7 |
| 35-39 |
55,348 |
26,441 |
28,907 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
| 40-44 |
50,826 |
24,473 |
26,353 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
| 45-49 |
41,612 |
19,644 |
21,968 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
| 50-54 |
30,544 |
14,469 |
16,075 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
| 55-59 |
25,689 |
11,933 |
13,756 |
4.3 |
4.1
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4.5 |
| 60-64 |
23,987 |
10,879 |
13,108 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
| 65-69 |
19,016 |
8,274 |
10,742 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
| 70-74 |
12,725 |
5,372 |
7,353 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
| 75-79 |
7,205 |
2,832 |
4,373 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
| 80-84 |
4,039 |
1,478
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2,561 |
0.7
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0.5 |
0.8 |
| 85 and
over |
2,589 |
824 |
1,765 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
624,064
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Males |
304,778 |
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Females |
319,286 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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Contraceptive prevalence
rate (per cent)
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67.57 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality
rate
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6.94 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
17.89 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
31.66 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
9.28 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
15.52 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
18.22 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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Prevalence rate of HIV infection in
pregnant women |
1.44 % |
Prevalence rate of HIV infection in
children aged less than 2 years |
2.17 % |
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AIDS case rate |
29.41 : 100,000 population |
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