Population: 67,091,089 (July 2012 est.)
Languages spoken: Thai, English (secondary language of the elite), ethnic and regional dialects
GDP (estimated): $601.4 billion (2011 est.)
Average per capita income. US$9,700 (2011 est.)
Size of country (sqm): 513,120 sqkm
Top five cities by population:
Bangkok: 5,662,499
Nakhon Ratchasima: 2,582,089
Ubon Ratchathani: 1,813,088
Khon Kaen: 1,767,601
Chiang Mai: 1,640,479
Demographic information:
Average age:
Total population: 34.2 years
Male: 33.3 years
Female: 35.2 years (2011 est.)
Average life expectancy:
Total population: 73.83 years
Male: 71.45 years
Female: 76.33 years (2012 est.)
Biggest population group by age:
0-14 years: 19.9 per cent (male 6,779,723/female 6,466,625)
15-64 years: 70.9 per cent (male 23,410,091/female 23,913,499)
65 years and over: 9.2 per cent (male 2,778,012/female 3,372,203) (2011 est.)
Top retailers:
Big C
Stores: 111
Staff 16,000
Turnover: US$2.034 billion
Tesco Lotus
Stores: 660
Staffs: 36,000
Turnover: US$1.974 million
Robinson Department Store
Stores: 31
Staffs: 2678
Turnover: US$385.28 million.
Top 5 shopping centres by sqm:
Central World Plaza: 830,000sqm
Siam Paragon: 500,000sqm
MBK Shopping Center: 89,000sqm
CentralPlaza Grand Rama IX: 84,697sqm
CentralPlaza Lardprao: 78,700sqm |
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