Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Thailand
Thailand: Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 was 18 per 1,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Thailand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 population.
Analysis
In 2022, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Thailand stood at 18 per 1,000 population. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Thailand peaked at 53.4 per 1,000 population in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18 per 1,000 population, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 129th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.06 per 1,000 population | 31.1 per 1,000 population | 50.1 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.72 per 1,000 population | 27.53 per 1,000 population | 53.4 per 1,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.58 per 1,000 population | 18 per 1,000 population | 25.18 per 1,000 population | 3 |
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More population data for Thailand
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Population density 89.17 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.67 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 84,421 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.19 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Thailand?
- Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 in Thailand was 18 per 1,000 population in 2022, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4 per 1,000 population in 2011.
- What is the lowest birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 per 1,000 population in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19?
- Thailand ranks 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2022.
- Is birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescent birth rate (per 1,000 women aged 15-19 and 10-14 years)