Cambodia Inter-Censal Population Survey 2004
Banteay Meanchey - Oddar Meanchey Provinces
- The estimated population:
| Total | Males | Females |
|
809,000 |
397,000 |
412,000 |
- Population density: 64 per km2
- Average household size: 5.1
- Female-headed households: 27.6% and Male-headed households: 72.4%
- Sex ratio: 96.6
- Dependency ratio: 75.1
- Migrants by type of migrants:
|
Within the province but outside the place of enumeration |
46.4 |
|
Provinces in Cambodia beyond the province of enumeration |
43.6 |
|
Last residence outside Cambodia |
10.0 |
Percentage of population by age group
| Age Group | Total |
|
Under 5 (0-4) |
11.5 |
|
Children (0-14) |
40.2 |
|
Economically productive age group (15-64) |
57.2 |
|
The elderly population (65+) |
2.6 |
|
The voting age group(18+) |
52.0 |
Marital status by sex for population aged 15 and over
| Total | Never Married | Currently Married | Widowed | Divorced | Separated | |
|
Both Sexes |
100 | 29.4 | 65.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
|
Males |
100 | 33.7 | 64.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
|
Females |
100 | 25.4 | 65.4 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
Adult literacy rate
|
Adult literacy rate in 1998 and 2004 |
||
|
Sex |
1998 |
2004 |
|
Both sexes |
64.9 |
72.4 |
|
Males |
77.6 | 84.0 |
|
Females |
53.2 | 61.6 |
Percentage distribution of employed persons by main employment status
|
Employment status |
Both sexes | Males | Females |
|
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Employer |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
|
Paid employee |
15.9 |
20.9 |
10.6 |
|
Own Account Worker |
40.6 |
51.9 |
28.8 |
|
Unpaid Family Worker |
43.2 |
26.8 |
60.3 |
|
Other |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
Percentage distribution of residential and partly residential building
according to nature of construction in 1998 and 2004
| Percentage building by nature of construction 1998 and 2004 | ||||
| Year | Total | Permanent | Semi-permanent | Temporary |
| 1998 | 100.0 | 31.0 | 25.7 | 43.3 |
| 2004 | 100.0 | 43.4 | 36.1 | 20.5 |
Percentage distribution of households by main source of light
| Total | City Power | Generator | Both city power and generator | Kerosene | Battery | Other |
|
100.0 |
14.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 74.4 | 7.1 | 0.3 |
Percentage distribution of households classified by main source of drinking water
| Main source of drinking water | Total |
|
Total |
100.0 |
|
Piped water |
1.3 |
|
Tube/Piped well |
25.9 |
|
Protected Dug well |
1.9 |
|
Unprotected dug well |
7.0 |
|
Spring, river, steam/etc. |
60.1 |
|
Bought |
3.5 |
|
Other |
0.3 |