Fertility rate: births per woman in Thailand
Thailand: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.21 live births per woman in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fertility rate: births per woman 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: births per woman in Thailand stood at 1.21 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman 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
More population data for Thailand
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.67 million people (2100)
- Population density 89.17 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 84,421 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Thailand?
- Fertility rate: births per woman 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: births per woman recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.42 live births per woman in 1953.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Thailand ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman 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: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.