UTTARADIT
   
     

Basic Facts | Key Statistics | Population by age group & sex | Population Data


Uttaradit is a province in the lower part of northern region in the Eastern Lanna Territory 457 kilometers by drive away from Bangkok, and administratively divided into 9 districts; Muang Uttaradit, Lab Lae, Pichai, Tha Pla, Nam Pard, Fak Tha, Baan Khok, Thong Saenkhan and Tron.

Boundaries

North:        Nan and Phrae
South:       Phitsanulok and Sukhothai
East:         Phitsanulok and Lao PDR
West:        Sukhothai and Phrae
 
  

Key statistics of population and households of Uttaradit
(From Population and Housing Census 2000)

Items

   
Demographic characteristics    
          Total population (’000) 464.5
          Population in Municipal Area (%) 21.4
          Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) 97.1
          Median age 33.1
          Population by age group

    

              0-14 years (%) 22.0
             15-59 years (%) 65.4
             60 years and over (%) 12.6
         Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years)

    

            Total 52.8
            0-14 years 33.6
            60 years and over 19.2
         Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM)

    

             Males 27.0
             Females 23.2
          Thai nationality (%) 99.7
          Buddhism (%) 99.2
          Minority population

   

              Muslims (%) 0.1
             Christianity (%) 0.3
            Population speaking Lao - Veitnam (%) 0.3
Education

   

          Average years of education attainment of population  
          aged 15 years and over
6.5
          Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) 34.9
Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over

    

          During last year industry

   

               Population in the agricultural sectors (%) 64.1
          Work status (%)

   

               Employers 0.5
               Own account worker 35.4
               Employees 29.4
               Unpaid family workers 34.7
               Members of producers’ cooperatives < 0.1
Fertility

    

           Mean number of children ever born (per ever married 
           woman 15- 49 years)
1.69

           Mean number of children still living (per ever married
           woman 15-49 years)

1.65
Migration

    

          Five-year migration (1995-2000)

   

               Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) 3.5
          Lifetime migration

       

              Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) 10.3
Housing characteristics

   

          Average household size 3.4
          Female headed households (%) 25.3

 

Population of Uttaradit by age group and sex

 

      Population

      Percentage

Age group Total

Males

Females Total

Males

Females
Total

  464,474

228,828 235,646 100.0 100.0 100.0
0-4 31,819 16,574 15,245 6.9 7.2 6.5
5-9 34,906 18,055 16,851 7.5 7.9 7.2
10-14 35,291 18,234 17,057 7.6 8.0 7.2
15-19 35,299 17,972 17,327 7.6 7.9 7.4
20-24 32,607 16,591 16,016 7.0 7.3 6.8
25-29 34,829 17,037 17,792 7.5 7.4 7.6
30-34 38,558 18,556 20,002 8.3 8.1 8.5
35-39 42,121 20,341 21,780 9.1 8.9 9.2
40-44 40,785 19,890 20,895 8.8 8.7 8.9
45-49 33,854 16,625 17,229 7.3 7.3 7.3
50-54 24,719 12,080 12,639 5.3 5.3 5.4
55-59 21,236 10,284 10,952 4.6 4.5 4.6
60-64 19,165 9,142 10,023 4.1 4.0 4.3
65-69 16,349 7,511 8,838 3.5 3.3 3.8
70-74 10,995 5,038 5,957 2.4 2.2 2.5
75-79 6,294 2,762 3,532 1.4 1.2 1.5
80-84 3,366 1,318 2,048 0.7 0.6 0.9
85 and over 2,281 818 1,463 0.5 0.4 0.6

 

Population Data (As of 31 December 2001)

 
Total Population

484,060

        Males 240,181
        Females           243,879
Reproductive Health Statistics (2001) :
Maternal and Child Health
        Perinatal mortality rate 6.91 : 1,000 total births
        Maternal mortality ratio 0.00 : 100,000 live births
        Birth asphyxia rate 14.34 : 1,000 live births
        Low birth weight  7.05 %
        Rate of anemia in pregnant women 11.41 %
        Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years 12.36 %
HIV/AIDS
        AIDS case rate 16.10 : 100,000 population

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