| |
Amnat Charoen
|
 |
|
Amnat Charoen is one of Thailand's newly established provinces and has a total area of some 3,161.248 square kilometers. It is divided into 7 districts: Muang Amnat Charoen, Chanuman, Hua Ta Pan, Lu Amnat, Phana, Phatumrat Wongsa and Se Nang Khanikom.
|
Boundaries
North:
Mukdahan
South:
Ubon Ratchathani
East:
Lao PDR
West:
Yasothon
|
|
Items
|
|
Demographic characteristics
|
|
|
Total population (’000)
|
359.4
|
|
Population in Municpal Area (%)
|
17.9
|
|
Sex ratio (Males per 100 females)
|
100.4
|
|
Median age
|
27.9
|
|
Population by age group
|
|
|
0-14 years (%)
|
28.6
|
|
15-59 years (%)
|
62.5
|
|
60 years and over (%) |
8.9
|
|
Age dependency ratio (per 100 adults 15-59 years) |
|
|
Total |
59.9
|
|
0-14 years
|
45.7
|
|
60 years and over
|
14.2
|
|
Singulate mean age at first marriage(SMAM) |
|
|
Males
|
25.9
|
|
Females |
22.2
|
|
Thai nationality (%) |
99.8
|
|
Buddhism (%) |
98.8
|
|
Minority population |
|
|
Muslims (%) |
0.1
|
|
Education
|
|
|
Average years of education attainment of population aged 15 years and over
|
6.3
|
|
Population aged 6-24 years not attending school (%)
|
37.8
|
|
Employment characteristics of population aged 15 years and over
|
|
|
During last year industry |
|
|
Population in the agricultural sectors (%) |
84.6
|
|
Work status (%) |
100.0
|
|
Employers |
0.3
|
|
Own account worker |
36.6
|
|
Employees |
10.4
|
|
Unpaid family workers |
52.7
|
|
Members of producers’ cooperatives |
< 0.1
|
|
Fertility |
|
|
Mean number of children ever born (per ever married woman 15- 49 years)
|
2.16
|
|
Mean number of children still living (per ever married woman 15-49 years)
|
2.08
|
|
Migration |
|
|
Five-year migration (1995-2000)
|
|
|
Population who migrated within previous 5 years (%) |
3.2
|
|
Lifetime migration
|
|
|
Population who were not living in province of birth (%)
|
13.5
|
|
Housing characteristics
|
|
|
Average household size |
4.2
|
|
Female headed households(%) |
21.9
|
|
Percentage
|
|
Age group
|
Total
|
Males
|
Females
|
Total
|
Males
|
Females
|
|
Total
|
359,360
|
179,995
|
179,365
|
100
|
100
|
100
|
|
0-4
|
31,964
|
16,482
|
15,482
|
8.9
|
9.2
|
8.6
|
|
5-9
|
36,223
|
18,909
|
17,314
|
10.1
|
10.5
|
9.7
|
|
10-14 |
34,604
|
17,987
|
16,617
|
9.6
|
10
|
9.3
|
|
15-19
|
30,792
|
15,803
|
14,989
|
8.6
|
8.8
|
8.4
|
|
20-24
|
25,343
|
12,947
|
12,396
|
7.1
|
7.2
|
6.9
|
25-29
|
30,173
|
14,613
|
15,560
|
8.4
|
8.1
|
8.7
|
|
30-34
|
32,009
|
15,881
|
16,128
|
8.9
|
8.8
|
9
|
|
35-39
|
28,556
|
14,505
|
14,051
|
7.9
|
8.1
|
7.8
|
|
40-44
|
25,912
|
12,941
|
12,971
|
7.2
|
7.2
|
7.2
|
|
45-49
|
21,266
|
10,591
|
10,675
|
5.9
|
5.9
|
6
|
|
50-54
|
16,871
|
8,496
|
8,375
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
4.7
|
|
55-59
|
13,837
|
6,740
|
7,097
|
3.9
|
3.7
|
4
|
|
60-64
|
10,998
|
5,001
|
5,997
|
3.1
|
2.8
|
3.3
|
|
65-69
|
9,030
|
4,030
|
5,000
|
2.5
|
2.2
|
2.8
|
|
70-74
|
5,878
|
2,598
|
3,280
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
1.8
|
|
75-79
|
3,331
|
1,473
|
1,858
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
1
|
|
80-84
|
1,580
|
618
|
962
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
0.5
|
|
85 and over
|
993
|
380
|
613
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
|
Total Population |
368,230
|
|
Males
|
184,773
|
|
Females
|
183,457
|
Reproductive HealthStatistics (2001) :
|
|
Maternal and Child Health
|
|
|
Perinatal mortality rate
|
6.91 : 1,000 total births
|
|
Maternal mortality ratio
|
49.57 : 100,000 live births
|
|
Birth asphyxia rate
|
56.01 : 1,000 live births
|
|
Low birth weight
|
9.02 %
|
|
Rate of anemia in pregnant women |
9.61 %
|
|
Rate of mothers aged less than 20 years |
13.78 %
|
|
HIV/AIDS
|
|
|
Prevalence rate of HIV infection in pregnant women
|
0.82 %
|
|
AIDS case rate
|
20.20: 100,000 population
|
|