World population growth in Thailand
Thailand: World population growth was -0.7% in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
193rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 1965
All-time low
-0.8%
in 2089
Years of data
163
1700–2100
World population growth in Thailand, 1700–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for world population growth in Thailand is -0.7%, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, world population growth in Thailand peaked at 3.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2089.
That places Thailand 193rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
World population growth in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1% | — |
| 1800 | 1.2% | +1034.6% |
| 1900 | 1.1% | -9.2% |
| 1905 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 1910 | 1.4% | +12.6% |
| 1915 | 1.7% | +16.2% |
| 1920 | 1.9% | +15.6% |
| 1925 | 2.3% | +20.8% |
| 1930 | 2.3% | -1.7% |
| 1935 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 1940 | 2.4% | +5.8% |
| 1945 | 2.6% | +7.8% |
| 1950 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 2.6% | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 2.7% | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 2.7% | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.8% | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 2.9% | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 2.9% | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 3.0% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 2.7% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -34.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -52.5% |
| 2022 | -0.1% | -171.4% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -32.7% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | +59.5% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | +27.1% |
| 2026 | -0.1% | +24.0% |
| 2027 | -0.1% | +15.1% |
| 2028 | -0.1% | +12.1% |
| 2029 | -0.1% | +11.7% |
| 2030 | -0.1% | +11.9% |
| 2031 | -0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2032 | -0.2% | +11.7% |
| 2033 | -0.2% | +9.4% |
| 2034 | -0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2035 | -0.2% | +11.6% |
| 2036 | -0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2037 | -0.3% | +8.2% |
| 2038 | -0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2039 | -0.3% | +6.7% |
| 2040 | -0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2041 | -0.4% | +9.1% |
| 2042 | -0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2043 | -0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2044 | -0.4% | +4.8% |
| 2045 | -0.5% | +6.2% |
| 2046 | -0.5% | +5.6% |
| 2047 | -0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2048 | -0.5% | +4.9% |
| 2049 | -0.6% | +5.8% |
| 2050 | -0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2051 | -0.6% | +4.3% |
| 2052 | -0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2053 | -0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2054 | -0.7% | +3.8% |
| 2055 | -0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2056 | -0.7% | +2.7% |
| 2057 | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2058 | -0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2059 | -0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2060 | -0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2061 | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2062 | -0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2063 | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2064 | -0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2065 | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2066 | -0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2067 | -0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2068 | -0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2069 | -0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2070 | -0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2071 | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2072 | -0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2073 | -0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2074 | -0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2075 | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2076 | -0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2077 | -0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2078 | -0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2079 | -0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2080 | -0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2081 | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2082 | -0.8% | +0.9% |
| 2083 | -0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2084 | -0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2085 | -0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2086 | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2087 | -0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2088 | -0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2089 | -0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2090 | -0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2091 | -0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2092 | -0.8% | +0.6% |
| 2093 | -0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2094 | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2095 | -0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2096 | -0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2097 | -0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2098 | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2099 | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| 2100 | -0.7% | -0.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's -0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.6%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's -0.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.3%, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where World population growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +1034.6% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
| 2022 | -171.4% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | -59.5% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | -52.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 2023 | +32.7% | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -34.9% | 0.4% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.6% | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.8% | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is world population growth in Thailand?
- World population growth in Thailand was -0.7% in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest world population growth recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest world population growth recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2089.
- How does Thailand rank for world population growth?
- Thailand ranks 193rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is world population growth rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of World population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.