Population65,905,410 Age structure0-14 years: 20.8% (male 7,009,845/female 6,691,470) Median agetotal: 33.3 years Population growth rate0.615% (2009 est.) Birth rate13.4 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) Death rate7.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) Net migration rateNA (2009 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 33% of total population (2008) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 17.63 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 73.1 years Total fertility rate1.65 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate1.4% (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS610,000 (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths30,000 (2007 est.) Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high Nationalitynoun: Thai (singular and plural) Ethnic groupsThai 75%, Chinese 14%, other 11% ReligionsBuddhist 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: 14 years Education expenditures4.2% of GDP (2005) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |