Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Thailand
Thailand: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.19 children per women in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.19 children per women
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
219th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.28 children per women
in 1964
All-time low
1.19 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Thailand, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Thailand stood at 1.19 children per women. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Thailand peaked at 5.28 children per women in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.19 children per women, in 2023.
That places Thailand 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Thailand, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.69 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 4.76 children per women | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 4.82 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 4.88 children per women | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 4.92 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 4.96 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 4.99 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 5.02 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 5.05 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 5.09 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 5.13 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 5.17 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 5.22 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 5.26 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 5.28 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 5.27 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.24 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 5.19 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 5.09 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 4.93 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 4.74 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 4.59 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 4.46 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 4.28 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1974 | 4.08 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 3.9 children per women | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 3.7 children per women | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 3.49 children per women | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 3.29 children per women | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 3.15 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 3.03 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 2.89 children per women | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 2.73 children per women | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 2.57 children per women | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 2.41 children per women | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 2.3 children per women | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 2.22 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 2.12 children per women | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 2.05 children per women | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 2.02 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.96 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 1.93 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.91 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.88 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.84 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.81 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.79 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.77 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.74 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.7 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.67 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.65 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.63 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.62 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.61 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.59 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.58 children per women | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.57 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.54 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.52 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.52 children per women | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.53 children per women | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.52 children per women | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.49 children per women | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.45 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.42 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.37 children per women | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.33 children per women | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.29 children per women | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.26 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.23 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.21 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.19 children per women | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.92 children per women | 4.69 children per women | 5.09 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.18 children per women | 4.93 children per women | 5.28 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.97 children per women | 3.15 children per women | 4.74 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.43 children per women | 2.02 children per women | 3.03 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 children per women | 1.7 children per women | 1.96 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 children per women | 1.52 children per women | 1.67 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 children per women | 1.26 children per women | 1.53 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 children per women | 1.19 children per women | 1.23 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Thailand?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Thailand was 1.19 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.28 children per women in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 children per women in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Thailand ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).