Demographics & Scale
Population distribution and age-structure pressure on the province. Population density is scored on a parabolic curve so that mid-range densities outscore both rural sparsity and urban claustrophobia; dependency ratio surfaces age-structure stress.
Distribution
- Indicators
- 2
- Median (77 provinces)
- 88
- Range
- 22–99
- Composite weight
- 1 of 7
Provinces leading and trailing on Demographics & Scale
Top 5
- Pathum Thani 99
- Rayong 97
- Sakon Nakhon 97
- Phuket 96
- Udon Thani 96
Bottom 5
- Mae Hong Son 22
- Tak 28
- Bangkok 41
- Nan 44
- Uthai Thani 52
Indicators in this category
Each indicator scores 0–100 against fixed methodology goalposts, then averages within the category with the listed weight. A weight of 1.0 marks a headline indicator; 0.5 marks a cross-validation companion. See methodology for the goalposts and aggregation rules.