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Basic Facts |
Key Statistics
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Population Data |
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The ancient city of Ayutthaya, or Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya,
the Thai Capital for 417 years, is one of
Thailand’s major tourist attractions. Ayutthaya is 76
kilometers north of Bangkok. and boasts numerous magnificent
ruins. Such ruins indicate that Ayutthaya was one of Indo-China’s
most prosperous cities. Phra
Nakhon Si Ayutthaya a Historical Park, a vast stretch of
historical site in the heart of Ayutthaya city, has been
included in UNESCO’s list of world heritage since 13 December
1991.
Ayutthaya covers 2,556 square kilometers, and is
administratively divided into 16 districts (Amphoes): Phra
Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Tha Rua, Nakhon Luang, Bang Ban, Bang Pa
Han, Bang Pa In, Bang Sai, Phak Hai, Pha Chi, Lat Bua Luang,
Wang Noi, Sena, Bang Sai, U-thai, Maharat and Ban Phraek. It is conveniently accessible due to good roads and a short
distance from Bangkok.
Boundaries
North:
Ang Thong and Sing Buri
South: Pathum
Thani, Nakhon Pathom and
Nonthaburi
East:
Saraburi
West:
Suphan Buri
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Key statistics of population
and households of Phra
Nakhon Si Ayuthaya
(From Population and Housing
Census 2000)
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Items
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| Demographic
characteristics |
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Total population (’000) |
727.3 |
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Population in Municipal Area (%) |
33.0 |
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Sex ratio (Males per 100 females) |
93.3 |
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Median age |
30.2 |
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Population by age group |
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0-14 years (%) |
21.6 |
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15-59 years
(%) |
66.3 |
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60 years and
over (%) |
12.1 |
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Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
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Total |
51.0 |
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0-14 years |
32.7 |
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60 years and over |
18.3 |
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Singulate mean age at first marriage (SMAM) |
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Males |
26.8 |
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Females |
24.5 |
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Thai nationality (%) |
99.8 |
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Buddhism (%) |
98.3 |
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Minority population |
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Muslims (%) |
4.8 |
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Population
speaking Malay-Yawi (%) |
< 0.1 |
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Population
speaking Lao-Vietnam (%) |
n.a. |
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Population
speaking Japanese (%) |
0.02 |
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Population
speaking Cambodia (%) |
0.02 |
| Education |
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Average years of education attainment of population
aged 15 years and over |
96.2 |
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Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%) |
42.1 |
| 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 (%) |
19.2 |
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Work
status (%) |
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Employers |
0.9 |
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Own account worker |
22.4 |
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Employees |
63.0 |
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Unpaid family workers |
13.7 |
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Members of producers’ cooperatives |
0.04 |
| Fertility |
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Mean number of children ever born (per ever married
woman 15- 49 years) |
0.82 |
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Mean number of children still living (per ever married
woman 15-49 years)
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0.80 |
| Migration |
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Five-year migration
(1995-2000) |
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Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
10.6 |
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Lifetime migration |
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Population who were nor living in province of birth (%) |
18.5 |
| Housing
characteristics |
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Average household size |
3.7 |
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Female headed households (%) |
36.4 |
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Population
of Phra Nakhon Si Ayuthaya
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 |
727,277
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351,050 |
376,227 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| 0-4 |
50,032 |
26,015 |
24,017 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
6.4 |
| 5-9 |
54,180 |
27,791 |
26,389 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
7.0 |
| 10-14 |
53,165 |
27,485 |
25,680 |
7.3 |
7.8
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6.8 |
| 15-19 |
59,705 |
29,869 |
29,836 |
8.2 |
8.5 |
7.9 |
| 20-24 |
68,908 |
32,977 |
35,931 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
| 25-29 |
68,588 |
33,686 |
34,902 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
| 30-34 |
67,397 |
32,492 |
34,905 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
| 35-39 |
62,040 |
30,000 |
32,040 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
| 40-44 |
52,644 |
25,182 |
27,462 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
| 45-49 |
42,632 |
20,382 |
22,250 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
| 50-54 |
31,682 |
14,583 |
17,099 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
| 55-59 |
28,121 |
12,640 |
15,481 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
| 60-64 |
27,795 |
12,727 |
15,068 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
| 65-69 |
22,017 |
9,768 |
12,249 |
3.0
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2.8 |
3.3 |
| 70-74 |
17,101 |
7,354 |
9,747 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
| 75-79 |
10,532 |
4,310 |
6,222 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
| 80-84 |
6,250 |
2,312 |
3,938 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
| 85 and
over |
4,488 |
1,477 |
3,011 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
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Population
Data (As of 31 December 2001)
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| Total
Population |
741,774
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Males |
360,882 |
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Females |
380,892 |
| Reproductive
Health Statistics (2001) : |
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| Family Planning |
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| Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate (per cent) |
91.14 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
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Perinatal mortality rate |
5.46 : 1,000 total births |
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Maternal mortality ratio |
0.00 : 100,000 live births |
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Birth asphyxia rate |
37.44 : 1,000 live births |
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Low birth weight |
8.48 % |
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Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
14.14 % |
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Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
8.71 % |
| HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS case rate |
30.59 : 100,000 population |
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