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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
| Population by age group & sex |
Population Data |
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Phang
Nga is a primarily agricultural province in the south of Thailand. The chief cash crop is rubber, and rubber plantations cover a
considerable area, especially noticeable along the roads.
Aside from that, however, large areas are also given to food
crops. Considerble amounts
of rice, vegetables and fruits are produced in Phang Nga.
Phang
Nga province has an area of 4,170 square kilometers, a large part of
which is forest. Administratively,
Phang Nga is divided into 8 districts: Muang Phang Nga, Ko Yao, Kapong,
Khura Buri, Takua Pa, Takua Thung, Thai Muang and Thap Put.
Boundaries
North:
Ranong and Surat Thani
South: Phuket
and the Andaman Sea
East: Surat Thani and Krabi
West: The
Andaman Sea
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Key
statistics of population and households of Phang
Nga
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000) |
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Items |
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| Demographic characteristics |
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Total population (’000)
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234.2 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
14.6 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
102.1 |
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Median age |
28.6 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
26.5 |
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15-59 years (%) |
63.7 |
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60 years and over (%) |
9.8 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
56.9 |
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0-14 years |
41.5 |
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60 years and over |
15.4 |
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Singulate mean age
at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.9 |
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Females |
22.9 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
97.8 |
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Buddhism (%) |
76.3 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
23.2 |
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Population
speaking Burmese, Peguans (%) |
1.7 |
| Education |
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Average years
of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over
|
7.1 |
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Population aged 6-24
years not attending school (%) |
38.5 |
| 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 (%) |
55.4 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
2.7 |
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Own account worker |
33.4 |
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Employees |
44.3 |
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Unpaid family workers |
19.3
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Members of
producers’ cooperatives |
0.3 |
| Fertility |
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Mean number
of children ever born (per ever married
woman 15- 49
years)
|
2.05 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years) |
1.99 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration (1995-2000) |
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Population who
migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
8.5 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were
nor living in province of birth (%) |
26.0 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.7 |
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Female headed
households (%) |
19.7 |
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Population
of Phang
Nga
by age group and sex
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Population |
Percentage |
| Age
group |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
| Total |
234,188
|
118,346 |
115,842 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
19,911 |
10,203 |
9,708 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
8.4 |
| 5-9 |
21,003 |
10,778 |
10,225 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
8.8 |
| 10-14 |
21,052 |
10,899 |
10,153 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
| 15-19 |
20,571 |
10,565 |
10,006 |
8.8
|
8.9 |
8.6 |
| 20-24 |
18,462 |
9,536 |
8,926 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
7.7 |
| 25-29 |
19,650 |
9,836 |
9,814 |
8.4 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
| 30-34 |
20,695 |
10,405 |
10,290 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
| 35-39 |
19,828 |
9,850 |
9,978 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
| 40-44 |
17,798 |
8,811
|
8,987 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
7.8 |
| 45-49 |
13,834 |
6,871 |
6,963 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
| 50-54 |
9,977 |
5,050 |
4,927 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
| 55-59 |
8,383 |
4,299 |
4,084 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
| 60-64 |
7,730 |
3,885 |
3,845 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
| 65-69 |
5,935 |
2,982
|
2,953 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
| 70-74 |
4,442 |
2,207 |
2,235 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9
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| 75-79 |
2,335 |
1,102 |
1,233
|
1.0
|
0.9 |
1.1 |
| 80-84 |
1,429 |
619 |
810 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| 85
and over |
1,153 |
448 |
705 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total Population |
235,514 |
|
Males |
120,248 |
|
Females |
117,266 |
| Reproductive Health
Statistics (2001) : |
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| Maternal
and Child Health |
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| Perinatal mortality
rate |
11.70 : 1,000 total births |
| Maternal mortality
ratio |
58.91
: 100,000 live births
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Birth asphyxia rate |
39.76 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
9.16
%
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Rate of anemia in
pregnant women |
10.91 % |
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Rate of mothers aged
less than 20 years |
12.87 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
44.54 : 100,000 population |
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