Cambodia Inter-Censal Population Survey 2004
Pursat Province
- The estimated population:
| Total | Males | Females |
| 456,00 | 221,000 | 235,000 |
- Population density: 37 per km2
- Average household size: 5.2
- Female-headed households: 28.8% and Male-headed households: 71.2%
- Sex ratio: 94.0
- Dependency ratio: 80.8
- Migrants by type of migrants:
|
Within the province but outside the place of enumeration |
75.9 |
|
Provinces in Cambodia beyond the province of enumeration |
17.1 |
|
Last residence outside Cambodia |
6.9 |
Percentage of population by age group
| Age Group | Total |
|
Under 5 (0-4) |
11.2 |
|
Children (0-14) |
40.9 |
|
Economically productive age group (15-64) |
55.4 |
|
The elderly population (65+) |
3.7 |
|
The voting age group(18+) |
50.7 |
Marital status by sex for population aged 15 and over
| Total | Never Married | Currently Married | Widowed | Divorced | Separated | |
|
Both Sexes |
100 | 33.2 | 56.8 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
|
Males |
100 | 35.4 | 61.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
|
Females |
100 | 31.3 | 52.5 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
Adult literacy rate
|
Adult literacy rate in 1998 and 2004 |
||
|
Sex |
1998 |
2004 |
|
Both sexes |
70.0 |
70.5 |
|
Males |
82.5 | 82.1 |
|
Females |
59.5 | 60.8 |
Percentage distribution of employed persons by main employment status
|
Employment status |
Both sexes | Males | Females |
|
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Employer |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
|
Paid employee |
6.2 |
9.0 |
3.7 |
|
Own Account Worker |
40.2 |
55.4 |
26.1 |
|
Unpaid Family Worker |
53.3 |
35.0 |
70.1 |
|
Other |
0.2 |
0.3 |
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 | 29.0 | 20.0 | 51.0 |
| 2004 | 100.0 | 46.6 | 19.6 | 33.8 |
Percentage distribution of households by main source of light
| Total | City Power | Generator | Both city power and generator | Kerosene | Battery | Other |
|
100.0 |
4.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 82.9 | 6.8 | 4.3 |
Percentage distribution of households classified by main source of drinking water
| Main source of drinking water | Total |
|
Total |
100.0 |
|
Piped water |
1.0 |
|
Tube/Piped well |
4.7 |
|
Protected Dug well |
1.9 |
|
Unprotected dug well |
39.6 |
|
Spring, river, steam/etc. |
48.8 |
|
Bought |
3.9 |
|
Other |
0.1 |