Population growth in Thailand
Thailand: Population growth was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Thailand, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth in Thailand is -0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.9% on the previous year and down 114.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Thailand peaked at 3.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 176th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Thailand, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.9% | — |
| 1962 | 3.0% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 3.0% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 2.9% | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 2.2% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 2.0% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -28.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -90.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -511.4% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | +39.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's -0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (59 countries reporting)
- Thailand's -0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6%. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -511.4% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -90.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 2025 | -39.9% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | -32.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | -28.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| 2021 | -28.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More climate change data for Thailand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.58 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Thailand?
- Population growth in Thailand was -0.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for population growth?
- Thailand ranks 176th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 114.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.