Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.628 people per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Thailand, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Thailand is 0.628 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.628 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1183 people per person, in 1960.
Thailand ranks 118th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1183 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1196 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1209 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1222 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1234 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1247 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.126 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1275 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1291 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1309 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1329 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1357 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1392 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1432 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1476 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1522 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1567 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.161 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1649 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1683 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1708 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1728 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1744 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1758 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.177 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1782 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1795 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.181 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1828 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1851 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1881 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1936 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2023 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2134 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2266 people per person | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2411 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2564 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.272 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2872 people per person | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3016 people per person | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3146 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3274 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3407 people per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3543 people per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3679 people per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3813 people per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3944 people per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.407 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.419 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.43 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.44 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.448 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4537 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4583 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4631 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4695 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4788 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4923 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5458 people per person | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5593 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5724 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5851 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5974 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6093 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6187 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.628 people per person | +1.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.628 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.628 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1242 people per person | 0.1183 people per person | 0.1309 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1502 people per person | 0.1329 people per person | 0.1683 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1777 people per person | 0.1708 people per person | 0.1851 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2382 people per person | 0.1881 people per person | 0.3016 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3737 people per person | 0.3146 people per person | 0.43 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4809 people per person | 0.44 people per person | 0.5593 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6018 people per person | 0.5724 people per person | 0.628 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More population data for Thailand
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8771 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 67,880 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0154 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4671 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Thailand?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Thailand was 0.628 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.628 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1183 people per person in 1960.
- How does Thailand rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.