Thailand--People

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Thailand People

Population: 58,722,437 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.36% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 19.97 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 6.33 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 38.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.28 years male: 65.05 years female: 71.66 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.16 children born/woman (1993 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: 90%

Labor force: 30.87 million

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