People using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand
Thailand: People using improved sanitation facilities was 71.59 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
71.59 million people
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
18th
of 232 countries
All-time high
71.60 million people
in 2023
All-time low
61.61 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
People using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 71.59 million people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand peaked at 71.60 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.61 million people, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 18th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.61 million people | — |
| 2001 | 62.31 million people | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 62.98 million people | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 63.64 million people | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 64.28 million people | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 64.91 million people | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 65.52 million people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.11 million people | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 66.69 million people | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 67.25 million people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 67.76 million people | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 68.25 million people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 68.73 million people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 69.20 million people | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 69.62 million people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 70.00 million people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 70.38 million people | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.73 million people | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.00 million people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.20 million people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.38 million people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.52 million people | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.58 million people | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.60 million people | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.59 million people | -0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 71.59 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.75 million people, 10.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 71.59 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.22 million people, 58.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.53 million people | 61.61 million people | 67.25 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.69 million people | 67.76 million people | 71.20 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.53 million people | 71.38 million people | 71.60 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More population data for Thailand
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8771 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7473 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.67 million people (2100)
- Population density 89.17 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.0154 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Thailand was 71.59 million people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 71.60 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.61 million people in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Thailand ranks 18th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.