| PROFILE |
Year |
|
| Demographic: (1) |
| Number of provinces/municipalities |
24 |
|
| Number of districts |
185 |
|
| Number of communes |
1,621 |
|
| Number of villages |
13,406 |
|
| Number of households |
2,188,663 |
|
| Total area (thousand square kilometers) |
181,035 |
|
| Population density per square kilometer |
72 |
|
| National population (millions) |
13.099 |
2000 |
| Percentage Urban population |
15.7 |
1998 |
| Percentage Rural population |
84.3 |
1998 |
| Percentage Female population |
51.8 |
1998 |
| Percentage of population 3-5 years old |
9.2 |
1998 |
| Percentage of population 6- 11 years old |
18.1 |
1998 |
| Percentage of population 0-14 years old |
42.8 |
1998 |
| Annual population growth rate |
2.5 |
90-99 |
| Percentage of labor force in agriculture |
75.3 |
1998 |
| Adult literacy rate (15 years & above), total |
67 |
1998 |
| Adult literacy rate (15 years & above), female |
57 |
1998 |
| Adult literacy rate (15 years & above), male |
80 |
1998 |
|
| Socio-economic Environment (2) |
| GNP per capita (US $) |
260 |
1999 |
| GDP per capita (US $) |
297 |
1997 |
| Households under the Poverty Line |
36% |
1999 |
|
|
| Education: (3) |
| Number of Pre-schools |
1,015 |
2001-2 |
| Number of Primary schools |
5,741 |
2001-2 |
| Number of Lower Secondary schools |
534 |
2001-2 |
| Number of Upper Secondary schools |
163 |
2001-2 |
| Net Primary Enrolment Rate, total |
87.0 |
2001-2 |
| Net Primary Enrolment Rate, female |
84.2 |
2001-2 |
| Net Primary Enrolment Rate, male |
90.0 |
2001-2 |
| Survival Rate, grade 6, total |
47.8 |
2000-1 |
| Primary School Attendance Rate, total |
67.6 |
2000 |
| Primary School Attendance Rate, female |
66.5 |
2000 |
| Primary School Attendance Rate, male |
67.6 |
2000 |
|
|
| Child Health & Nutrition: (4) |
| Infant mortality Rate, total |
95.0 |
2000 |
| Infant mortality Rate, female |
82.2 |
2000 |
| Infant mortality Rate, male |
102.8 |
2000 |
| Under five Mortality Rate, total |
124.0 |
2000 |
| Under five Mortality Rate, female |
132.8 |
2000 |
| Under five Mortality Rate, male |
110.1 |
2000 |
| Percentage Underweight (moderate and severe, -2SD), total |
45.2 |
2000 |
| Percentage Underweight (moderate and severe, -2SD), female |
46.3 |
2000 |
| Percentage Underweight (moderate and severe, -2SD), male |
44.3 |
2000 |
| Percentage Stunting (moderate and severe), total |
44.6 |
2000 |
| Percentage Stunting (moderate and severe), female |
45.9 |
2000 |
| Percentage Stunting (moderate and severe), male |
43.3 |
2000 |
| Percentage Wasting (moderate and severe), total |
15.0 |
2000 |
| Percentage Wasting (moderate and severe), female |
14.6 |
2000 |
| Percentage Wasting (moderate and severe), male |
15.4 |
2000 |
Source:
(1) General Population Census of Cambodia, 1998
(2) National Institute of Statistics, 1997, 1999, 2000
(3) Education Management Information System (EMIS), 2000, 2001
(4) Cambodia Demographic Health Survey (CDHS), 2000
Note: Provincial rankings on selected indicators are also provided in Table 4.4 |
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