Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Thailand
Thailand: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 10.54 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Thailand, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 10.54 million people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Thailand peaked at 10.54 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 653,806 people, in 1950.
Thailand ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 692,855 people | 653,806 people | 739,295 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 870,243 people | 756,244 people | 1.00 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.24 million people | 1.04 million people | 1.45 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 million people | 1.50 million people | 2.07 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 million people | 2.16 million people | 3.63 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.80 million people | 3.85 million people | 5.68 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.20 million people | 5.88 million people | 8.81 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.88 million people | 9.23 million people | 10.54 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Thailand
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 84,421 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.2 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Thailand?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Thailand was 10.54 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.54 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 653,806 people in 1950.
- How does Thailand rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Thailand ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.