Population aged 14 years or younger in Thailand
Thailand: Population aged 14 years or younger was 10,446 thousands in 2025. βΌ Falling
Population aged 14 years or younger in Thailand, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
In 2025, population aged 14 years or younger in Thailand stood at 10,446 thousands. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 14 years or younger in Thailand peaked at 17,679 thousands in 1979 and was at its lowest, 10,446 thousands, in 2025.
That places Thailand 41st out of 230 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,032 thousands | 15,927 thousands | 17,679 thousands | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,248 thousands | 16,622 thousands | 17,675 thousands | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,999 thousands | 15,587 thousands | 16,481 thousands | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,759 thousands | 14,083 thousands | 15,450 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,955 thousands | 11,966 thousands | 13,922 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,075 thousands | 10,446 thousands | 11,709 thousands | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More population data for Thailand
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.749 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.67 million (2100)
- Population density 89.17 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.749 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.2 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 84,421 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.2 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.2 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.0643 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.21 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 14 years or younger in Thailand?
- Population aged 14 years or younger in Thailand was 10,446 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 17,679 thousands in 1979.
- What is the lowest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,446 thousands in 2025.
- How does Thailand rank for population aged 14 years or younger?
- Thailand ranks 41st out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 14 years or younger rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 56 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release