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The People of Thailand Population: 68,615,858 Ethnic Groups: Thai (97.5%),               Burmese (1.3%) Other (1.1%) Age Structure:              0–14 years: 16.73%                (11,478,637)              15-24 years: 13.83%                (9,489,892)               25-54 years: 46.12%               (31,646,135)              55-64 years: 12.35%                 (8,474,626)              65 years and over: 10.97%                (7,529,260) Population Growth Rate:              0.29% Death rate:              8.1 deaths/1,000 pop. Migration rate:              0 migrants/1,000 pop. Infant Mortality Rate:              9 deaths/1,000 live births Life Expectancy at Birth:              total population: 75.1 years              male: 71.9 years              female:  78.5 years Total fertility rate:              1.52 children born/woman Religions:              Buddhist (94.6 %), Muslim (4.3%),               Christian (1%) Languages:              Thai (90.7%), Other (6.4%,               including Malay and Burmese) Literacy rate:              92.9%                   Source: www.cia.gov 2018

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