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Thailand People 1996

Population:

60,271,300 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

29% (female 8,545,362; male 8,866,271)

15-64 years:

66% (female 19,733,773; male 20,185,392)

65 years and over:

5% (female 1,636,426; male 1,304,076) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.24% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

18.87 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

6.48 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

35.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

68.42 years

male:

64.94 years

female:

72.08 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.04 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Thai (singular and plural)

adjective:

Thai

Ethnic divisions:

Thai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11%

Religions:

Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%, Hinduism 0.1%, other 0.6% (1991)

Languages:

Thai, English the secondary language of the elite, ethnic and regional dialects

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990)

total population:

93%

male:

96%

female:

91%

Labor force:

30.87 million

by occupation:

agriculture 62%, industry 13%, commerce 11%, services (including government) 14% (1989 est.)

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