Demographics of Thailand

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date	20 Mar 2026

As of 2026, Thailand's population is projected at 71.56 million, compared to 71.62 million in 2025. It ranks 21st in the world by population and 11th in Asia, accounting for 0.86% of the global population and 1.47% of Asia's population. The population growth rate for 2026 is projected at -0.09%, placing Thailand 180th among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 34.77 million males and 36.79 million females in Thailand. The male population accounts for 48.59%, compared to 51.41% for females. Thailand has 2.01 million more females than males, the ninth largest female surplus in the world. The sex ratio in 2026 is projected at 94.53 males per 100 females. Thailand ranks 53rd globally in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

In Thailand, 566k are born each year, the 50th highest number of births worldwide, accounting for about 0.43% of global births—roughly 1,551 per day, or 65 per hour, or 1 every minute. Meanwhile, around 662k people die annually, the 20th highest death toll in the world, representing nearly 1.04% of global deaths—about 1,813 per day, or 76 per hour, or 1 every minute.

In 2026, Thailand's life expectancy at birth is projected to reach 77.06 years, approximately 3.29 years higher than the global average. This places the country 104th worldwide and 24th in Asia. Its life expectancy is comparable to that of Tunisia, Malaysia, and Algeria.

In 2026, Thailand's total fertility rate (TFR) is projected at 1.19 children per woman, far below the global average. This ranks Thailand as the 16th lowest globally and the 7th lowest in Asia, placing it alongside countries such as Mauritius, the United Arab Emirates, and San Marino in terms of fertility levels.

Thailand population

Year	Population			Growth (%)	M per 100 F
Year	Male	Female	Total	Growth (%)	M per 100 F
1950	10,254,838	10,173,564	20,428,402	2.56	100.799
1955	11,751,585	11,591,596	23,343,181	2.75	101.380
1960	13,542,208	13,309,539	26,851,747	2.91	101.748
1965	15,714,855	15,434,481	31,149,337	2.99	101.817
1970	18,135,107	17,819,302	35,954,408	2.74	101.772
1975	20,636,010	20,303,995	40,940,005	2.39	101.635
1980	22,968,380	22,681,641	45,650,022	2.05	101.264
1985	25,243,933	25,026,819	50,270,753	1.83	100.868
1990	27,437,670	27,300,659	54,738,329	1.67	100.502
1995	29,459,636	29,638,596	59,098,232	1.40	99.396
2000	31,222,288	31,785,526	63,007,815	1.06	98.228
2005	32,645,486	33,371,933	66,017,420	0.84	97.823
2010	33,856,529	34,722,918	68,579,447	0.62	97.505
2015	34,684,565	35,856,230	70,540,795	0.42	96.732
2020	35,040,395	36,601,088	71,641,484	0.16	95.736
2021	35,041,134	36,686,198	71,727,332	0.08	95.516
2022	35,005,295	36,730,034	71,735,329	-0.06	95.304
2023	34,950,007	36,752,429	71,702,435	-0.04	95.096
2024	34,895,390	36,772,621	71,668,011	-0.06	94.895
2025	34,836,601	36,783,262	71,619,863	-0.07	94.708
2026	34,773,069	36,786,546	71,559,614	-0.09	94.527

Life expectancy
Median age
Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

Year	Life expectancy	Median age	Fertility rate
1950	45.189	17.538	6.359
1955	48.134	17.385	6.391
1960	50.608	16.927	6.325
1965	53.131	16.243	6.258
1970	56.470	16.341	5.452
1975	59.713	17.319	4.364
1980	62.186	18.852	3.293
1985	66.543	20.853	2.450
1990	68.924	23.240	2.065
1995	69.757	26.164	1.888
2000	71.205	29.020	1.734
2005	72.894	31.209	1.644
2010	75.012	33.511	1.562
2015	76.563	35.781	1.451
2020	77.331	38.212	1.259
2021	77.606	38.711	1.234
2022	75.291	39.194	1.221
2023	76.412	39.658	1.212
2024	76.564	40.114	1.204
2025	76.825	40.551	1.195
2026	77.061	40.978	1.191

Total
Crude

Thailand death and birth rate

Year	Total		Crude(per 1000)
Year	Death	Birth	Crude death	Crude birth
1950	390,988	902,318	19.139	44.170
1955	396,182	1,045,401	16.972	44.784
1960	402,000	1,176,198	14.971	43.803
1965	406,394	1,315,399	13.047	42.229
1970	383,458	1,320,585	10.665	36.729
1975	361,059	1,273,013	8.819	31.095
1980	354,066	1,199,653	7.756	26.279
1985	311,468	1,088,418	6.196	21.651
1990	313,290	1,074,077	5.723	19.622
1995	361,947	1,044,592	6.124	17.676
2000	402,911	946,821	6.395	15.027
2005	434,062	890,476	6.575	13.488
2010	453,109	823,589	6.607	12.009
2015	480,953	747,300	6.818	10.594
2020	545,792	629,882	7.618	8.792
2021	555,450	612,870	7.744	8.544
2022	662,160	601,151	9.231	8.380
2023	637,306	591,200	8.888	8.245
2024	647,349	581,635	9.033	8.116
2025	653,785	572,371	9.129	7.992
2026	661,907	566,113	9.250	7.911

Population
Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Thailand

Year	Population		Urban (%)
Year	Urban	Rural	Urban (%)
1950	2,116,446	18,311,956	10.360
1955	2,590,126	20,753,055	11.096
1960	3,175,462	23,676,285	11.826
1965	3,883,424	27,265,913	12.467
1970	4,779,897	31,174,511	13.294
1975	6,229,352	34,710,653	15.216
1980	7,799,035	37,850,987	17.084
1985	8,958,581	41,312,172	17.821
1990	10,294,719	44,443,610	18.807
1995	14,247,984	44,850,248	24.109
2000	19,823,910	43,183,905	31.463
2005	25,172,548	40,844,872	38.130
2010	30,176,242	38,403,205	44.002
2015	33,120,388	37,420,407	46.952
2020	41,004,632	30,636,852	57.236
2021	41,966,785	29,760,547	58.509
2022	42,856,389	28,878,940	59.742
2023	43,691,300	28,011,135	60.934
2024	44,340,234	27,327,777	61.869
2025	44,976,800	26,643,063	62.799
2026	45,600,307	25,959,307	63.724

Population pyramid
Gender ratio

Thailand population by Age Group (2026)

Age group	Male	Female	Total		M per 100 F
Age group	Male	Female	Persons	Share (%)	M per 100 F
00-04	1,504,583	1,415,349	2,919,932	4.08	106.305
05-09	1,692,401	1,593,491	3,285,892	4.59	106.207
10-14	1,990,770	1,877,455	3,868,224	5.41	106.036
15-19	2,158,200	2,047,556	4,205,757	5.88	105.404
20-24	2,378,257	2,281,339	4,659,596	6.51	104.248
25-29	2,481,216	2,369,293	4,850,510	6.78	104.724
30-34	2,545,240	2,504,323	5,049,563	7.06	101.634
35-39	2,487,488	2,484,628	4,972,116	6.95	100.115
40-44	2,532,128	2,589,653	5,121,780	7.16	97.779
45-49	2,563,749	2,693,451	5,257,200	7.35	95.185
50-54	2,508,285	2,748,594	5,256,878	7.35	91.257
55-59	2,494,932	2,810,742	5,305,673	7.41	88.764
60-64	2,264,510	2,604,113	4,868,623	6.80	86.959
65-69	1,897,321	2,243,009	4,140,329	5.79	84.588
70-74	1,386,514	1,741,791	3,128,304	4.37	79.603
75-79	920,153	1,237,271	2,157,423	3.01	74.370
80-84	516,417	762,651	1,279,068	1.79	67.713
85-89	288,628	473,793	762,422	1.07	60.919
90-94	122,781	228,101	350,881	0.49	53.827
95-99	33,910	67,778	101,688	0.14	50.031
100+	5,588	12,166	17,755	0.02	45.931
Total	34,773,071	36,786,547	71,559,614		94.527