Khon Kaen

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Khon Kaen lies in the geographical heart of Thailand's sprawling northeast plateau, and are known among Thai as I-San. Khon Kaen was established in 1783 and is a major regional development center and university city. The provincial capital is 449 kilometers northeast of Bangkok. The province covers an area of 10,886 square kilometers, parts of which contain national and forest parks.

Boundaries

North:      Udon Thani and Loei
South:     Nakhon Ratchasima
East:       Kalasin and Maha Sarakham
West:      Phetchabun and Chaiyaphum


Key statistics of population and households of Khon Kaen

(From Population and Housing Census 2000)

Items

Demographic characteristics  
Total population (’000)

1,733.40

Population in Municpal Area (%)

21.7

Sex ratio (Males per 100 females)

99.2

Median age

29

Population by age group

0-14 years (%)

25.1

15-59 years (%)

66.2

60 years and over (%)

8.7

Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years)

 

Total

51.1

0-14 years

38

60 years and over

13.2

Singulate mean age at first marriage(SMAM)

 

Males

27

Females

23.3

Thai nationality (%)

99.8

Buddhism (%)

99.4

Minority population

 

Muslims (%)

0.1

Education

 

Average years of education attainment of population aged 15    years and over

6.9

Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%)

37.2

Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over

 

During last year industry

 

Population in the agricultural sectors (%)

69.6

Work status (%)

-

Employers

0.8

Own account worker 33.7
Employees 23.7
Unpaid family workers 41.8
Members of producers’ cooperatives < 0.1
Fertility

 

Mean number of children ever born (per ever married woman 15- 49 years) 1.96

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

1.91
Migration

 

Five-year migration (1995-2000)

 

Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) 4.5
Lifetime migration

 

Population who were not living in province of birth (%) 12.6
Housing characteristics

 

Average household size 4
Female headed households(%) 22.3
 

Percentage

Age group Total

Males

Females Total Males Females

Total

1,733,434

863,007

870,427

100

100

100

0-4

134,104

69,218

64,886

7.7

8

7.5

5-9

151,541

78,230

73,311

8.7

9.1

8.4

10-14

149,704

76,926

72,778

8.6

8.9

8.4

15-19

155,701

80,362

75,339

9

9.3

8.7

20-24

142,649

73,663

68,986

8.2

8.5

7.9

25-29

146,999

72,017

74,982

8.5

8.3

8.6

30-34

158,158

77,050

81,108

9.1

8.9

9.3

35-39

143,456

70,817

72,639

8.3

8.2

8.3

40-44

130,777

64,582

66,195

7.5

7.5

7.6

45-49

107,942

53,367

54,575

6.2

6.2

6.3

50-54

90,727

44,626

46,101

5.2

5.2

5.3

55-59

70,803

34,264

36,539

4.1

4

4.2

60-64

54,827

25,808

29,019

3.2

3

3.3

65-69

40,262

18,145

22,117

2.3

2.1

2.5

70-74

27,003

12,010

14,993

1.6

1.4

1.7

75-79

15,768

6,850

8,918

0.9

0.8

1

80-84

7,698

3,081

4,617

0.4

0.4

0.5

85 and over

5,315

1,991

3,324

0.3

0.2

0.4


 
Total Population

1,756,995

Males 876,223
Females 880,772

Reproductive HealthStatistics (2001) :

Maternal and Child Health
Perinatal mortality rate 7.93 : 1,000 total births
Maternal mortality ratio 17.73 : 100,000 live births
Birth asphyxia rate 49.82 : 1,000 live births
Low birth weight  8.66%
Rate of anemia in pregnant women 10.33%
Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years 9.9
HIV/AIDS
Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant women 1.17%
AIDS case rate 20.82: 100,000 population