Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Thailand
Thailand: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 13.84 million people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
13.84 million people
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
38th
of 238 countries
All-time high
45.15 million people
in 1993
All-time low
1.01 million people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Thailand, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Thailand is 13.84 million people, measured in 2050.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Thailand peaked at 45.15 million people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.01 million people, in 1000.
That places Thailand 38th out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Thailand, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.01 million people | — |
| 1100 | 1.21 million people | +20.0% |
| 1200 | 1.41 million people | +16.7% |
| 1300 | 1.62 million people | +14.3% |
| 1400 | 1.82 million people | +12.5% |
| 1500 | 2.02 million people | +11.0% |
| 1600 | 2.26 million people | +12.1% |
| 1700 | 2.48 million people | +9.9% |
| 1710 | 2.50 million people | +0.6% |
| 1720 | 2.54 million people | +1.7% |
| 1730 | 2.58 million people | +1.7% |
| 1740 | 2.62 million people | +1.6% |
| 1750 | 2.67 million people | +1.6% |
| 1760 | 2.71 million people | +1.6% |
| 1770 | 2.75 million people | +1.6% |
| 1780 | 2.79 million people | +1.5% |
| 1790 | 2.83 million people | +1.5% |
| 1800 | 2.88 million people | +1.5% |
| 1810 | 3.06 million people | +6.2% |
| 1820 | 3.23 million people | +5.8% |
| 1830 | 3.40 million people | +5.3% |
| 1840 | 3.57 million people | +5.0% |
| 1850 | 3.74 million people | +4.6% |
| 1860 | 4.27 million people | +14.2% |
| 1870 | 4.79 million people | +12.2% |
| 1880 | 5.30 million people | +10.6% |
| 1890 | 5.80 million people | +9.3% |
| 1900 | 6.28 million people | +8.3% |
| 1910 | 7.36 million people | +17.3% |
| 1920 | 8.58 million people | +16.6% |
| 1930 | 10.71 million people | +24.7% |
| 1940 | 13.20 million people | +23.3% |
| 1950 | 18.31 million people | +38.7% |
| 1951 | 18.76 million people | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 19.23 million people | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 19.72 million people | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 20.23 million people | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 20.75 million people | +2.6% |
| 1956 | 21.30 million people | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 21.86 million people | +2.7% |
| 1958 | 22.44 million people | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 23.04 million people | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 23.68 million people | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 24.34 million people | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 25.04 million people | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 25.76 million people | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 26.50 million people | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 27.27 million people | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 28.04 million people | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 28.83 million people | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 29.61 million people | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 30.40 million people | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 31.17 million people | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 31.93 million people | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 32.65 million people | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 33.37 million people | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 34.06 million people | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 34.71 million people | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 35.33 million people | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 35.95 million people | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 36.57 million people | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 37.19 million people | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 37.85 million people | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 38.53 million people | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 39.21 million people | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 39.91 million people | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 40.62 million people | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 41.31 million people | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 41.99 million people | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 42.65 million people | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 43.29 million people | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 43.88 million people | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 44.44 million people | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 44.87 million people | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 45.10 million people | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 45.15 million people | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 45.06 million people | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 44.85 million people | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 44.56 million people | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 44.21 million people | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 43.85 million people | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 43.51 million people | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 43.18 million people | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 42.81 million people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 42.37 million people | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.89 million people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 41.38 million people | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 40.84 million people | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 40.31 million people | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 39.79 million people | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 39.29 million people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 38.83 million people | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 38.40 million people | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 38.09 million people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 37.93 million people | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.83 million people | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 37.70 million people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 37.42 million people | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 36.93 million people | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 36.13 million people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 32.42 million people | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 31.52 million people | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 30.64 million people | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 29.76 million people | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 28.88 million people | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 28.01 million people | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 27.33 million people | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 26.64 million people | -2.5% |
| 2026 | 25.96 million people | -2.6% |
| 2027 | 25.28 million people | -2.6% |
| 2028 | 24.60 million people | -2.7% |
| 2029 | 23.93 million people | -2.7% |
| 2030 | 23.27 million people | -2.8% |
| 2031 | 22.62 million people | -2.8% |
| 2032 | 21.98 million people | -2.8% |
| 2033 | 21.35 million people | -2.9% |
| 2034 | 20.74 million people | -2.9% |
| 2035 | 20.14 million people | -2.9% |
| 2036 | 19.56 million people | -2.9% |
| 2037 | 18.99 million people | -2.9% |
| 2038 | 18.44 million people | -2.9% |
| 2039 | 17.92 million people | -2.8% |
| 2040 | 17.41 million people | -2.8% |
| 2041 | 16.93 million people | -2.8% |
| 2042 | 16.48 million people | -2.7% |
| 2043 | 16.05 million people | -2.6% |
| 2044 | 15.64 million people | -2.5% |
| 2045 | 15.27 million people | -2.4% |
| 2046 | 14.92 million people | -2.3% |
| 2047 | 14.60 million people | -2.1% |
| 2048 | 14.32 million people | -2.0% |
| 2049 | 14.06 million people | -1.8% |
| 2050 | 13.84 million people | -1.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 13.84 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million people, 11.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 13.84 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 306,014 people, 45.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +38.7% | 13.20 million people | 18.31 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.01 million people | 1.01 million people | 1.01 million people | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.21 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.21 million people | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.41 million people | 1.41 million people | 1.41 million people | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.62 million people | 1.62 million people | 1.62 million people | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.82 million people | 1.82 million people | 1.82 million people | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.02 million people | 2.02 million people | 2.02 million people | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.26 million people | 2.26 million people | 2.26 million people | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.48 million people | 2.48 million people | 2.48 million people | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.50 million people | 2.50 million people | 2.50 million people | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.54 million people | 2.54 million people | 2.54 million people | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.58 million people | 2.58 million people | 2.58 million people | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.62 million people | 2.62 million people | 2.62 million people | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.67 million people | 2.67 million people | 2.67 million people | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.71 million people | 2.71 million people | 2.71 million people | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.75 million people | 2.75 million people | 2.75 million people | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.79 million people | 2.79 million people | 2.79 million people | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.83 million people | 2.83 million people | 2.83 million people | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.88 million people | 2.88 million people | 2.88 million people | 1 |
| 1810s | 3.06 million people | 3.06 million people | 3.06 million people | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.23 million people | 3.23 million people | 3.23 million people | 1 |
| 1830s | 3.40 million people | 3.40 million people | 3.40 million people | 1 |
| 1840s | 3.57 million people | 3.57 million people | 3.57 million people | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.74 million people | 3.74 million people | 3.74 million people | 1 |
| 1860s | 4.27 million people | 4.27 million people | 4.27 million people | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.79 million people | 4.79 million people | 4.79 million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 5.30 million people | 5.30 million people | 5.30 million people | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.80 million people | 5.80 million people | 5.80 million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 6.28 million people | 6.28 million people | 6.28 million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 7.36 million people | 7.36 million people | 7.36 million people | 1 |
| 1920s | 8.58 million people | 8.58 million people | 8.58 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 10.71 million people | 10.71 million people | 10.71 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 13.20 million people | 13.20 million people | 13.20 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 20.57 million people | 18.31 million people | 23.04 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.95 million people | 23.68 million people | 30.40 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.29 million people | 31.17 million people | 37.19 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.92 million people | 37.85 million people | 43.88 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.56 million people | 43.51 million people | 45.15 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.07 million people | 38.83 million people | 43.18 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.44 million people | 31.52 million people | 38.40 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.10 million people | 23.93 million people | 30.64 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 20.50 million people | 17.92 million people | 23.27 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 15.57 million people | 14.06 million people | 17.41 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 13.84 million people | 13.84 million people | 13.84 million people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Thailand?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Thailand was 13.84 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 45.15 million people in 1993.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 million people in 1000.
- How does Thailand rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Thailand ranks 38th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.