Population growth rate in Thailand
Thailand: Population growth rate was -0.749 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.749
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
193rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.99
in 1965
All-time low
-0.784
in 2089
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Thailand, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Thailand is -0.749, 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, population growth rate in Thailand peaked at 2.99 in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.784, 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.
Population growth rate in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1054 | — |
| 1800 | 1.2 | +1034.6% |
| 1900 | 1.09 | -9.2% |
| 1905 | 1.28 | +18.2% |
| 1910 | 1.44 | +12.6% |
| 1915 | 1.68 | +16.2% |
| 1920 | 1.94 | +15.6% |
| 1925 | 2.34 | +20.8% |
| 1930 | 2.3 | -1.7% |
| 1935 | 2.25 | -2.5% |
| 1940 | 2.38 | +5.8% |
| 1945 | 2.56 | +7.8% |
| 1950 | 2.56 | -0.2% |
| 1951 | 2.63 | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 2.66 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 2.67 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 2.72 | +1.9% |
| 1955 | 2.75 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 2.78 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.79 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 2.74 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 2.86 | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 2.91 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 2.95 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 2.97 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 2.99 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 2.98 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 2.99 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.93 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 2.91 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 2.85 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 2.79 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 2.74 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 2.65 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 2.67 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 2.6 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.49 | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 2.39 | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 2.23 | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 2.24 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.12 | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 2.08 | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 2.05 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.97 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.94 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 1.94 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.86 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.83 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.75 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 1.72 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.69 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.61 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 1.67 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 1.59 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.59 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.5 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 1.45 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.4 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.36 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.31 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.21 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.06 | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 0.976 | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.948 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.916 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.877 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.844 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.817 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.784 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.753 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.724 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.617 | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.626 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.613 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.562 | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.498 | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.424 | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.479 | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.367 | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 0.239 | -34.9% |
| 2019 | 0.171 | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.162 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.077 | -52.5% |
| 2022 | -0.055 | -171.4% |
| 2023 | -0.037 | -32.7% |
| 2024 | -0.059 | +59.5% |
| 2025 | -0.075 | +27.1% |
| 2026 | -0.093 | +24.0% |
| 2027 | -0.107 | +15.1% |
| 2028 | -0.12 | +12.1% |
| 2029 | -0.134 | +11.7% |
| 2030 | -0.15 | +11.9% |
| 2031 | -0.162 | +8.0% |
| 2032 | -0.181 | +11.7% |
| 2033 | -0.198 | +9.4% |
| 2034 | -0.215 | +8.6% |
| 2035 | -0.24 | +11.6% |
| 2036 | -0.255 | +6.3% |
| 2037 | -0.276 | +8.2% |
| 2038 | -0.298 | +8.0% |
| 2039 | -0.318 | +6.7% |
| 2040 | -0.34 | +6.9% |
| 2041 | -0.371 | +9.1% |
| 2042 | -0.39 | +5.1% |
| 2043 | -0.415 | +6.4% |
| 2044 | -0.435 | +4.8% |
| 2045 | -0.462 | +6.2% |
| 2046 | -0.488 | +5.6% |
| 2047 | -0.511 | +4.7% |
| 2048 | -0.536 | +4.9% |
| 2049 | -0.567 | +5.8% |
| 2050 | -0.588 | +3.7% |
| 2051 | -0.613 | +4.3% |
| 2052 | -0.641 | +4.6% |
| 2053 | -0.654 | +2.0% |
| 2054 | -0.679 | +3.8% |
| 2055 | -0.694 | +2.2% |
| 2056 | -0.713 | +2.7% |
| 2057 | -0.725 | +1.7% |
| 2058 | -0.735 | +1.4% |
| 2059 | -0.743 | +1.1% |
| 2060 | -0.754 | +1.5% |
| 2061 | -0.753 | -0.1% |
| 2062 | -0.762 | +1.2% |
| 2063 | -0.76 | -0.3% |
| 2064 | -0.763 | +0.4% |
| 2065 | -0.77 | +0.9% |
| 2066 | -0.762 | -1.0% |
| 2067 | -0.767 | +0.7% |
| 2068 | -0.773 | +0.8% |
| 2069 | -0.77 | -0.4% |
| 2070 | -0.774 | +0.5% |
| 2071 | -0.768 | -0.8% |
| 2072 | -0.77 | +0.3% |
| 2073 | -0.771 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | -0.772 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | -0.766 | -0.8% |
| 2076 | -0.767 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | -0.768 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | -0.769 | +0.1% |
| 2079 | -0.774 | +0.7% |
| 2080 | -0.77 | -0.5% |
| 2081 | -0.768 | -0.3% |
| 2082 | -0.775 | +0.9% |
| 2083 | -0.776 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | -0.781 | +0.6% |
| 2085 | -0.776 | -0.6% |
| 2086 | -0.775 | -0.1% |
| 2087 | -0.775 | -0.0% |
| 2088 | -0.772 | -0.4% |
| 2089 | -0.784 | +1.6% |
| 2090 | -0.78 | -0.5% |
| 2091 | -0.777 | -0.4% |
| 2092 | -0.782 | +0.6% |
| 2093 | -0.777 | -0.6% |
| 2094 | -0.775 | -0.3% |
| 2095 | -0.772 | -0.4% |
| 2096 | -0.769 | -0.4% |
| 2097 | -0.762 | -0.9% |
| 2098 | -0.757 | -0.7% |
| 2099 | -0.751 | -0.8% |
| 2100 | -0.749 | -0.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's -0.749 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's -0.749 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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% | 0.1054 | 1.2 |
| 2022 | -171.4% | 0.077 | -0.055 |
| 2024 | -59.5% | -0.037 | -0.059 |
| 2021 | -52.5% | 0.162 | 0.077 |
| 2023 | +32.7% | -0.055 | -0.037 |
| 2018 | -34.9% | 0.367 | 0.239 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1054 | 0.1054 | 0.1054 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.18 | 1.09 | 1.28 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.56 | 1.44 | 1.68 | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.14 | 1.94 | 2.34 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.28 | 2.25 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.47 | 2.38 | 2.56 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.72 | 2.56 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.93 | 2.79 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.42 | 2.08 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 | 1.61 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 | 1.21 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8695 | 0.724 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4596 | 0.171 | 0.626 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0441 | -0.134 | 0.162 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.2293 | -0.318 | -0.15 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.4515 | -0.567 | -0.34 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.6785 | -0.743 | -0.588 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.7634 | -0.773 | -0.753 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.7699 | -0.774 | -0.766 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.7752 | -0.784 | -0.768 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.7702 | -0.782 | -0.751 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.749 | -0.749 | -0.749 | 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 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.67 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.749 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Thailand?
- Population growth rate in Thailand was -0.749 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 in 1965.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.784 in 2089.
- How does Thailand rank for population growth rate?
- Thailand ranks 193rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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