How does Thailand rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?

Thailand ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious rising or falling in Thailand?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Thailand data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Thailand

Name: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Thailand
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Thailand: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious was 1.21 live births per woman in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

1.21 live births per woman

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

215th

of 236 countries

All-time high

6.42 live births per woman

in 1953

All-time low

1.21 live births per woman

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious in Thailand, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

In 2023, fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Thailand stood at 1.21 live births per woman. 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 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Thailand peaked at 6.42 live births per woman in 1953 and was at its lowest, 1.21 live births per woman, in 2023.

That places Thailand 215th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	6.38 live births per woman	6.33 live births per woman	6.42 live births per woman	10
1960s	6.18 live births per woman	5.7 live births per woman	6.34 live births per woman	10
1970s	4.46 live births per woman	3.45 live births per woman	5.45 live births per woman	10
1980s	2.61 live births per woman	2.14 live births per woman	3.29 live births per woman	10
1990s	1.92 live births per woman	1.77 live births per woman	2.06 live births per woman	10
2000s	1.65 live births per woman	1.56 live births per woman	1.73 live births per woman	10
2010s	1.45 live births per woman	1.28 live births per woman	1.57 live births per woman	10
2020s	1.23 live births per woman	1.21 live births per woman	1.26 live births per woman	4

Countries ranked near Thailand

212 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.27 live births per woman compare
213 Mauritius 1.24 live births per woman compare
214 Spain 1.21 live births per woman compare
216 Belarus 1.21 live births per woman compare
216 Japan 1.21 live births per woman compare
218 Lithuania 1.2 live births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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 accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.19 children per women (2023)
Birth rate by women's age group 26.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)

All data for Thailand →

Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Thailand?: Fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious in Thailand was 1.21 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Thailand?: The highest recorded value was 6.42 live births per woman in 1953.
What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious recorded in Thailand?: The lowest recorded value was 1.21 live births per woman in 2023.
How does Thailand rank for fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious?: Thailand ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate vs. share of people who are religious rising or falling in Thailand?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Thailand data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious
Unit: live births per woman
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.