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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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Phuket,
a large island in the Indian Ocean, is 867 kilometers from Bangkok.
Measured at its widest point, Phuket is 21.3 kilometers; at its
longest, 48.7 kilometers. It
is the only island having provincial status, and is a regional
headquarters as well, with a rich and colorful history.
There are 3 districts namely Muang Phuket, Kathu and Thalang.
Known as the Pearl of the Andaman, it derived much of its
former glory and its enormous wealth from tin production, which in
Phuket dated back over 500 years.
Today,
Phuket is the major tourist attraction of Thailand.
The surrounding waters contain much varied marine life, and the
town is notable for its Sini-Portuguese architecture.
It is a very attractive island for sightseeing, with lovely
seashores and forested hillsides. Approximately
1.75 million Rai of the area is forest ;and.
The main occupation here is rice farming.
The average per capita income is 14,343 baht.
Boundaries
North:
Phang Nga
South: Andaman
Sea
East: Andaman Sea
West: Andaman
Sea
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Key
statistics of population and households of Phuket
(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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249.5 |
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Population in Municpal Area (%) |
36.7 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
96.2 |
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Median age |
33.5 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
22.2 |
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15-59 years (%) |
71.2
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60 years and over (%) |
6.6 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
40.4 |
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0-14 years |
31.2 |
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60 years and over |
9.2 |
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Singulate mean age
at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
27.3 |
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Females |
24.6 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
98.5 |
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Buddhism (%) |
81.6 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
17.1 |
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Population
speaking Malay (%) |
0.7 |
| Education |
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Average years
of education attainment of population
aged
15 years and over
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8.7 |
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Population aged 6-24
years not attending school (%) |
42.7 |
| 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 (%) |
9.8 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
4.0 |
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Own account worker |
23.2 |
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Employees |
65.2 |
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Unpaid family workers |
7.4 |
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Members of
producers’ cooperatives |
0.2 |
| Fertility |
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Mean number
of children ever born (per ever married
woman 15- 49
years)
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1.59 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years) |
1.55 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration (1995-2000) |
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Population who
migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
20.0 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were
nor living in province of birth (%) |
38.8 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.5 |
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Female headed
households (%) |
28.0 |
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Population
of Phuket
by age group and sex
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Population |
Percentage |
| Age
group |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
| Total |
249,446
|
122,339 |
127,107 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
19,669 |
9,940 |
9,729 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
7.7
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| 5-9 |
19,182 |
9,916
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9,266 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
7.3 |
| 10-14 |
16,609 |
8,545 |
8,064 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
6.3 |
| 15-19 |
19,554 |
9,810 |
9,744 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
7.7 |
| 20-24 |
26,188 |
12,145 |
14,043 |
10.5 |
9.9 |
11.0 |
| 25-29 |
29,735 |
14,006
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15,729
|
11.9 |
11.4 |
12.4 |
| 30-34 |
28,581 |
13,807 |
14,774 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
11.6 |
| 35-39 |
23,675 |
11,629 |
12,046 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
| 40-44 |
19,116 |
9,338 |
9,778 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
| 45-49 |
14,022 |
7,055 |
6,967 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
| 50-54 |
9,867 |
4,952 |
4,915 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
| 55-59 |
6,865 |
3,565 |
3,300 |
2.8
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2.9 |
2.6 |
| 60-64 |
5,882 |
2,901 |
2,981 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
| 65-69 |
4,125 |
1,971 |
2,154 |
1.7
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1.6 |
1.7 |
| 70-74 |
3,095 |
1,437 |
1,658 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
| 75-79 |
1,588 |
672
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916 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.7
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| 80-84 |
915 |
364 |
551 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| 85
and over |
778 |
286 |
492 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total Population |
261,386 |
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Males |
127,123 |
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Females |
134,263 |
| Reproductive Health
Statistics (2001) : |
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| Maternal
and Child Health |
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| Perinatal mortality
rate |
10.30 : 1,000 total births |
| Maternal mortality
ratio |
18.83 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
40.11 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
7.76 % |
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Rate of anemia in
pregnant women |
22.84 % |
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Rate of mothers aged
less than 20 years |
14.97
%
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| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
49.18 : 100,000 population |
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