Long term urban population region in Thailand
Thailand: Long term urban population region was 42.72 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
42.72
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
162nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
42.72
in 2025
All-time low
0.0007
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Thailand, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 42.72 for long term urban population region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Thailand peaked at 42.72 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0007, in 1000.
That places Thailand 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long term urban population region in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0007 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0022 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0067 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0202 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0607 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1822 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.5466 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1.64 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1.85 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 2.02 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 2.22 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 2.43 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 2.66 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 2.91 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 3.19 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 3.49 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 3.82 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 4.19 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 4.59 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 5.03 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 5.5 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 6.03 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 6.6 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 7.23 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 7.92 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 8.67 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 9.5 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 10.4 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 11.4 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 12.48 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 13.67 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 14.97 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 16.4 | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 16.73 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 17.07 | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 17.42 | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 17.76 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 18.11 | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 18.46 | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 18.81 | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 19.17 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 19.53 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 19.85 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 19.97 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 20.1 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 20.22 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 20.34 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 20.46 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 20.57 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 20.68 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 20.78 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 20.87 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 21.06 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 21.56 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 22.07 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 22.59 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 23.13 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 23.67 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 24.26 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 24.86 | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 25.48 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 26.11 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 26.67 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 26.98 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 27.31 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 27.63 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 27.94 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 28.21 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 28.46 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 28.68 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 28.87 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 29.06 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 29.22 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 29.51 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 29.81 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 30.08 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 30.32 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 30.52 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 30.59 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 30.61 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 30.62 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.66 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 30.74 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 31.07 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 31.39 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 31.71 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 32.03 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 32.35 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 32.68 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 33 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 33.32 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 33.64 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 33.96 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 34.55 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 35.14 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 35.73 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 36.32 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 36.91 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 37.5 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 38.09 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 38.68 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 39.27 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 39.86 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 40.44 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 41.01 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 41.58 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 42.15 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 42.72 | +1.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 42.72 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.17, 62% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 42.72 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.03, 72% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0007 | 0.0022 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0022 | 0.0067 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0067 | 0.0202 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0202 | 0.0607 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0607 | 0.1822 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1822 | 0.5466 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0022 | 0.0022 | 0.0022 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0067 | 0.0067 | 0.0067 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0202 | 0.0202 | 0.0202 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0607 | 0.0607 | 0.0607 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1822 | 0.1822 | 0.1822 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.5466 | 0.5466 | 0.5466 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1.64 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.02 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.22 | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.66 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.91 | 2.91 | 2.91 | 1 |
| 1770s | 3.19 | 3.19 | 3.19 | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.82 | 3.82 | 3.82 | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.19 | 4.19 | 4.19 | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.59 | 4.59 | 4.59 | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.03 | 5.03 | 5.03 | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1840s | 6.03 | 6.03 | 6.03 | 1 |
| 1850s | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 1860s | 7.23 | 7.23 | 7.23 | 1 |
| 1870s | 7.92 | 7.92 | 7.92 | 1 |
| 1880s | 8.67 | 8.67 | 8.67 | 1 |
| 1890s | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1 |
| 1900s | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 |
| 1910s | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 1 |
| 1920s | 12.48 | 12.48 | 12.48 | 1 |
| 1930s | 13.67 | 13.67 | 13.67 | 1 |
| 1940s | 14.97 | 14.97 | 14.97 | 1 |
| 1950s | 17.95 | 16.4 | 19.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.38 | 19.85 | 20.87 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.48 | 21.06 | 26.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.98 | 26.67 | 29.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.19 | 29.22 | 30.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.19 | 30.74 | 33.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.62 | 33.96 | 39.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.29 | 39.86 | 42.72 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Thailand?
- Long term urban population region in Thailand was 42.72 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 42.72 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 in 1000.
- How does Thailand rank for long term urban population region?
- Thailand ranks 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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