the 2010 Census. It was found that there were 2,581,141 of foreign origins, composing around 3.87 percent of Thailand's population. Migrants from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, the most prevalent, accounted for 1.8 million foreigners. Research by Kasikorn Bank estimated that in 2016, there were 68,300 foreigners over 50 years old—the minimum age for a retirement visa—holding long-stay visas living in Thailand, a 9% increase over the preceding two years. In 2018, Thailand issued almost 80,000 retirement visas, an increase of 30% from 2014, with Britons accounting for the majority of the new visas. In 2010 there were 27,357 Westerners living in the northeastern region, 90 percent living with Thai spouses, according to research by the College of Population Studies at Chulalongkorn University in 2017. Vital statistics Current vital statistics Births and deaths Life expectancy at birth Average life expectancy at birth of the total population. Total fertility rate Total fertility rate (TFR) in Thailand by region and year: Total fertility rate (TFR) in Thailand by province as of 2010: Population pyramids Data (The World Bank) Life expectancy at birth total: 75 years (2017) male: 71 years (2017) female: 79 years (2017) Mortality rate, under-5 (deaths per 1,000 live births) 12.2 deaths per 1,000 live births (2016) Adolescent birth rate 44.6 births (births per 1,000 girls aged 15–19) (2015) CIA World Factbook demographic statistics The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated. Population The population of Thailand is approximately 69.7 million people, with an annual growth rate of about 0.3 percent. In addition to Thais, it includes ethnic Chinese, Malay, Lao, Burmese, Cambodians, and Indians, among others. The 2010 decennial census revealed a population of 65,981,600 (up from 60,916,441 in 2000). Post-census adjustments are being made to lower reporting errors. Age structure 0–14 years: 21.2 percent (male 7,104,776/female 6,781,453) 15–64 years: 70.3 percent (male 22,763,274/female 23,304,793) 65 years and over: 8.5 percent (male 2,516,721/female 3,022,281) (2008 est.) 0–14 years: 19.9 percent (male 6,779,723/female 6,466,625) 15–64 years: 70.9 percent (male 23,410,091/female 23,913,499) 65 years and over: 9.2 percent (male 2,778,012/female 3,372,203) (2011 est.) 0-14 years: 17.41 percent (male 6,062,868/female 5,774,631) 15-24 years: 14.78 percent (male 5,119,387/female 4,927,250) 25-54 years: 46.69 percent (male 15,675,425/female 16,061,864) 55-64 years: 11.26 percent (male 3,600,695/female 4,053,977) 65 years and over: 9.86 percent (male 2,935,703/female 3,764,605) (2015 est.) According to the UN, the proportion of those over 65 will be 19.5 percent in