Gazette
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Mahidol Population Gazette |
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1. Dissemiate the most recent estimates
of relevant population numbers and vital rates annually. All figures are
updated each year based on the most recent information available. As a
result, it should be emphasized that data in the "Mahidol Population Gazette"
of different years cannot be used as a time series.
2. IPSR has disseminated the "Mahidol Population Gazette" in January
each year in both Thai and English version. |
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Sources of Data |
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 The 2010 Population and Housing Census (advanced report), series of Survey of Population Change, and Reproductive Health Survey of National Statistical Office.
Population Registration, Bureau of Registration Administration, Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Interior.
Public Health Statistics, Ministry of Public Health.
National Health Examination Survey III 2003-2007 of Health System Research Institute, Ministry of Public Health.
Population Projection for Thailand, 2005-2025 and other reports of Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University. |
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Mahidol Population Gazette |
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| Population of Thailand,
2012 (Vol.21 : January 2012) |
| Estimated Population at Midyear 2012 (1st July) |
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Total Population |
64,413,000 |
| 2. |
Population by Sex |
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Male |
31,683,000 |
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Female |
32,730,000 |
| 3. |
Population by Area of Residence |
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Urban area (population living in all types of cities and municipal areas) |
28,406,000 |
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Rural area (population living outside urban areas) |
36,007,000 |
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Population by Region |
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Bangkok Metropolis |
8,116,000 |
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Central (excluding Bangkok Metropolis) |
17,778,000 |
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Northern |
11,337,000 |
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Northeastern |
18,551,000 |
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Southern |
8,631,000 |
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Population by Age Group |
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Children (under 15 years) |
12,892,000 |
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Labor force (15-59 years) |
43,410,000 |
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Elderly (60 years and over) |
8,111,000 |
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Elderly (65 years and over) |
5,398,000 |
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School ages (6-21 years) |
15,092,000 |
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Women of reproductive age (15-49 years) |
17,712,000 |
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Vital Rates |
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Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population) |
12.0 |
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Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) |
7.1 |
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Natural growth rate (percent) |
0.5 |
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Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
11.8 |
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Child mortality ratio (per 1,000 live births) |
13.7 |
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Life Expectancy at Birth (average number of years a person could expect to live after birth) |
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Male |
69.6 |
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Female |
76.9 |
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Life Expectancy at Sixty (average number of years a person could expect to live after age sixty) |
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Male |
19.1 |
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Female |
22.2 |
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Life Expectancy at Sixty-five (average number of years a person could expect to live after age sixty-five) |
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Male |
15.7 |
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Female |
18.2 |
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Total Fertility Rate (average number of children a woman would have during her reproductive years) |
1.5 |
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Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (percent) |
79.6 |
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Population Age Sixty and Over with Activity of Daily Living Dependencies |
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Male |
118,000 |
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Female |
188,000 |
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Note on data |
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Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) : Number of births in one year divided by midyear population and multiply by 1,000.
Crude Death Rate (per 1,000 population) : Number of deaths in one year divided by midyear population and multiply by 1,000.
Natural Growth Rate (percent) : Number of births minus number of deaths divided by midyear population and multiply by 100.
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births) : Number of deaths of infants under age 1 in one year divided by total live births in that year and multiply by 1,000.
Child Mortality Ratio (per 1,000 live births) : Number of deaths of children under age 5 in one year divided by total live births in that year and multiply by 1,000.
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) : Average number of children a woman would have throughout her reproductive years, calculated by summing the age-specific fertility rates of women of reproductive age.
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (percent) : Percent of currently married women age 15 – 49 using contraception.
Population Age Sixty and Over with Activity of Daily Living Dependencies : Population age 60 and over who depend on the others in order to perform the following basic activities; bathing, dressing, eating, getting up, and moving within the house. |
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