Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Thailand
Thailand: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people was 10.82 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share 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
In 2023, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Thailand stood at 10.82 million people.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Thailand peaked at 17.68 million people in 1979 and was at its lowest, 8.61 million people, in 1950.
Thailand ranks 41st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.89 million people | 8.61 million people | 11.46 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 13.87 million people | 11.88 million people | 15.75 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.12 million people | 16.09 million people | 17.68 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.19 million people | 16.55 million people | 17.66 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.95 million people | 15.52 million people | 16.40 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.68 million people | 14.00 million people | 15.36 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.84 million people | 11.84 million people | 13.81 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.20 million people | 10.82 million people | 11.58 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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 share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Thailand?
- Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Thailand was 10.82 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.68 million people in 1979.
- What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.61 million people in 1950.
- How does Thailand rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Thailand ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share 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 0-14.