Population67,091,089 (July 2012 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 19.5% (male 6,697,165/female 6,386,840) Median agetotal: 34.7 years Population growth rate0.543% (2012 est.) Birth rate12.81 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate7.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 34% of total population (2010) Major cities - populationBANGKOK (capital) 6.902 million (2009) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 15.9 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 73.83 years Total fertility rate1.66 children born/woman (2012 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate1.3% (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS530,000 (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths28,000 (2009 est.) Sanitation facility accessimproved: Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high Nationalitynoun: Thai (singular and plural) Ethnic groupsThai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11% ReligionsBuddhist (official) 94.6%, Muslim 4.6%, Christian 0.7%, other 0.1% (2000 census) LanguagesThai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 12 years Education expenditures4.1% of GDP (2009) Maternal mortality rate48 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Children under the age of 5 years underweight7% (2006) Health expenditures4.3% of GDP (2009) Physicians density0.298 physicians/1,000 population (2004) Hospital bed density2.2 beds/1,000 population (2002) Obesity - adult prevalence rate7.8% (2003) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |