Urban population growth in Thailand
Thailand: Urban population growth was 1.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population growth in Thailand, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.4% for urban population growth in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Thailand peaked at 10.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2025.
Thailand ranks 99th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population growth in Thailand, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.1% | — |
| 1962 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 4.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 4.0% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.0% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 4.1% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 4.1% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 4.2% | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 4.3% | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 4.7% | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 5.5% | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 5.6% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 5.5% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 4.1% | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 2.9% | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 4.5% | +38.6% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +32.5% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +33.1% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +231.4% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -75.2% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -23.6% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 3.3% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More climate change data for Thailand
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 978.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Thailand?
- Urban population growth in Thailand was 1.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for urban population growth?
- Thailand ranks 99th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.