Demographics of Thailand

Population| 66,052,615 (December 2023)
Growth rate|  -0.14 (2022 est.)
Birth rate| 7.6 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate| 9.0 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy| 77.66 years
• male| 74.65 years
• female| 80.83 years
Fertility rate| 1.0 children per woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate| 6.47 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate| -0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Age structure
0–14 years| 16.87%
15–64 years| 71.20%
65 and over| 11.93%
Sex ratio
Total| 0.95 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth| 1.05 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality| Thai

The demographics of Thailand paint a statistical portrait of the national population. Demography includes such measures as population density and distribution, ethnicity, educational levels, public health metrics, fertility, economic status, religious affiliation, and other characteristics of the populace.

## Population

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Thailand's population (1951–2015). Population pyramid 2016

Thailand's population is mostly rural. It is concentrated in the rice growing areas of the central, northeastern, and northern regions. Its urban population—principally in greater Bangkok—was 45.7 percent of the total population in 2010 according to National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB). Accurate statistics are difficult to arrive at, as millions of Thai migrate from rural areas to cities, then return to their place of origin to help with seasonal field work. Officially they have rural residency, but spend most of the year in urban areas.[citation needed]

Thailand's successful government-sponsored family planning program has resulted in a decline in population growth from 3.1 percent in 1960 to around 0.4 percent in 2015.[1] The World Bank forecasts a contraction of the working-age population of about 10 percent between 2010 and 2040.[2]: 4, 6 In 1970, an average of 5.7 people lived in a Thai household. At the time of the 2010 census, the figure was down to 3.2. Even though Thailand has one of the better social security systems in Asia, the increasing population of elderly people is a challenge for the country.[2][3]

Life expectancy has risen, a reflection of Thailand's efforts to implement effective public health policies. The Thai AIDS epidemic had a major impact on the Thai population. In 2022, over 500,000 Thai were HIV or AIDS positive, approximately 1.1% of adult men and 0.9% of adult women. Every year, 30,000–50,000 Thai die from HIV or AIDS-related illnesses. Ninety percent of them are ages 20–24, the youngest range of the workforce. An aggressive public education campaign begun in the early-1990s reduced the number of new HIV infections from 150,000 to under 10,000 annually.[4] The leading cause of death among the age cohort under 15 years of age: drowning. A study by the Child Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Centre of Ramathibodi Hospital revealed that more than 1,400 youths under 15 years old died from drowning each year, or an average four deaths a day, becoming the top cause of deaths of children, even exceeding that of motorbike deaths. Thailand's Disease Control Department estimates that only 23 percent of Thai children under 15 can swim.[5] The Public Health Ministry said that from 2006 to 2015, 10,923 children drowned. Of the 8.3 million children aged 5–14 nationwide, only two million can swim, according to the Public Health Ministry.[6]

The United Nations classifies Thailand as an "aging society" (one-tenth of the population above 60), on track to become an "aged society" (one-fifth of the population above 60) by 2025. The Fiscal Policy Office projects that the number of Thais aged 60-plus will increase from 14 percent in 2016 to 17.5 percent in 2020, 21.2 percent in 2025, and 25.2 percent in 2030.[7] As of 2016[update] it is estimated that there are 94,000 employees aged 60 years or more in the workforce.[8]

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## Ethnic groups

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Further information: Ethnic groups in Thailand

Ethnological map of Thailand, 1974

Thailand's ethnic origins are diverse and continue to evolve. The nation's ethnic makeup is obscured by the pressures of Thaification, Thai nationalism, and social pressure, which is intertwined with a caste-like mentality assigning some groups higher social status than others. In its report to the United Nations for the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Thai government officially recognized 62 ethnic communities.[9]: 3 Twenty million Central Thai (together with approximately 650,000 Khorat Thai) make up approximately 20,650,000 million (34.1 percent) of the nation's population of 60,544,937[10] at the time of completion of the Mahidol University Ethnolinguistic Maps of Thailand data (1997).[11]

Thailand's report to the UN provided population numbers for mountain peoples and ethnic communities in the northeast. Thus, though over 3.288 million people in the northeast alone could not be categorised, the population and percentages of other ethnic communities c. 1997 are known and constitute minimum populations. In descending order, the largest (equal to or greater than 400,000) are:

1. Lao (15,080,000, 24.9%) consisting of the Thai Lao[12] (14 million) and other smaller Lao groups, namely the Thai Loei (400–500,000), Lao Lom (350,000), Lao Wiang/Klang (200,000), Lao Khrang (90,000), Lao Ngaew (30,000), and Lao Ti (10,000)
2. 6 million Khon Muang (9.9%, also called Northern Thais)
3. 4.5 million Pak Tai (7.5%, also called Southern Thais)
4. 1.4 million Khmer Leu (2.3%, also called Northern Khmer)
5. 900,000 Malay (1.5%)
6. 500,000 Nyaw (0.8%)
7. 470,000 Phu Thai (0.8%)
8. 400,000 Kuy/Kuay (also known as Suay) (0.7%)
9. 350,000 Karen (0.6%).[9]: 7–13

Thailand's Ministry of Social Development and Human Security's 2015 Master Plan for the Development of Ethnic Groups in Thailand 2015–2017[13] omitted the larger, ethnoregional ethnic communities, including the Central Thai majority; it therefore covers only 9.7% of the population.[13]

There is a significant number of Thai-Chinese in Thailand. However, Chinese origins as evidenced by surname were erased in the 1920s by royal decree, about one-sixth of Thais may have Chinese origins.[14] One scholar estimated that the Sino-Thai population, itself around 14 per cent of the total, was composed of around 56 percent Teochew, 16 percent Hakka, 12 percent Hainanese, 7 percent Hokkien, 7 percent Cantonese and 2 percent other.[15] Significant intermixing has taken place such that there are few pure ethnic Chinese, and those of partially mixed Chinese ancestry account for as much as a third to a half of the Thai population. Those assigned Thai ethnicity in the census process made up the vast majority of the population in 2010 (95.9 percent); two percent were Burmese, 1.3 percent other, and 0.9 percent unspecified.[16] Thus, the ethnosocial and genetic makeup situation is very different from that which is reported or self-claimed.

The vast majority of the Isan people, one-third of Thailand's population, are of ethnic Lao[12] with some belonging to the Khmer minority. They speak the Isan language. Additionally there have been more recent waves of immigration from Vietnam and Cambodia across porous borders due to wars and subsequent poverty over the last few decades, whose immigrants have tried to keep a low profile and blend in.

In more recent years the Isan people began mixing with the rest of the nation as urbanization and mobility increase. Myanmar's numerous ethnic wars between the army and tribes who speak more than 40 languages and control large fiefdoms or states, has led to waves of immigrants seeking refuge or work in Thailand. The makeup of Myanmar nationals is complex and includes, for example, people of Nepali ethnicity who escaped Nepal, entered Myanmar, and then emigrated to Thailand.

Following the 2014 Thai coup d'état, Thailand's Department of Employment released figures showing that 408,507 legal workers from Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia worked in Thailand. An additional 1,630,279 Myanmar nationals of all ethnicities, 40,546 Laotians, and 153,683 Cambodians were without legal work authorization, but also worked and resided in Thailand.[17] Some 180,000 Cambodians were said to have left Thailand post-coup due to crackdown rumors, indicating government figures were an under count.[18] These statistics are merely a single snapshot and hardly authoritative as there is constant movement and much eluding of authority.

The language of the central Thai population is the educational and administrative language. Other dialects of Thai exist, most notably the Southern Thai language. Several other small Tai (not Thai) groups include the Shan, Lue, and Phu Thai.

Malay- and Yawi-speaking Muslims of the south are another significant minority group (2.3 percent), yet there are a substantial number of ethnic Malays who speak only Thai. Other groups include the Khmer; the Mon, who are substantially assimilated with the Thai, and the Vietnamese.

Smaller mountain-dwelling tribes, such as the Hmong and Mien, as well as the Karen, number about 788,024. Some 300,000 Hmong were to have received citizenship in 2010.[citation needed]

Thailand is also home to more than 200,000 foreigners—retirees, extended tourists, and workers from, for example, Europe, North America, and elsewhere.[19]

## Languages

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Further information: Languages of Thailand and Nationality, religion, and language data for the provinces of Thailand

Thailand is dominated by languages of the Southwestern Tai family. Karen languages are spoken along the border with Burma, Khmer is spoken near Cambodia (and previously throughout central Thailand), and Malay in the south near Malaysia.

The Thai hill tribes speak numerous small languages, many Chinese retain varieties of Chinese, and there are half a dozen sign languages. Thailand has 73 living languages.[20]

The following table shows first languages in Thailand with 400,000 or more speakers according to the Royal Thai Government's 2011 Country Report to the Committee Responsible for the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.[9]

Official first languages of Thailand with 400,000 or more speakers[9] Language | Speakers | Language Family

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Central Thai | 20.0 million | Tai-Kadai
Lao | 15.2 million | Tai-Kadai
Kam Mueang | 6.0 million | Tai-Kadai
Pak Tai | 4.5 million | Tai-Kadai
Northern Khmer | 1.4 million | Austroasiatic
Yawi | 1.4 million | Austronesian
Ngaw | 0.5 million | Tai-Kadai
Phu Thai | 0.5 million | Tai-Kadai
Karen | 0.4 million | Sino-Tibetan
Kuy | 0.4 million | Austroasiatic

The following table employs 2000 census data. Caution should be exercised with Thai census data on first language. In Thai censuses, the four largest Tai-Kadai languages of Thailand (in order, Central Thai, Isan (majority Lao), Kam Mueang, Pak Tai) are not provided as options for language or ethnic group. People declaring one of these as a first language, including Lao, are assigned to "Thai".[21] This explains the disparity between the two tables. For instance, self-reporting as Lao has been prohibited, due to the prohibition of the Lao ethnonym in the context of describing Thai citizens for approximately one hundred years.[22][23] This was due to the promotion of "Thai" national identity to cement Siamese claims over the Lao city-states of what is now northern and northeast Thailand following the 1893 Franco-Siamese crisis and subsequent threats posed by French Indochina to the Lao tributary states of Siam. The birth of a homogenizing Thai ethnocentric national identity sufficient to begin transforming Siam from an absolute monarchy into a modern nation-state was achieved by assimilating the Lao with this Thai "identity", equivalent to what is now known as the Tai–Kadai languages, under a "Greater Thai Empire", and can be traced back to at least 1902.[24] This homogenization began affecting the Thai census from 1904 onwards. The 2011 UN report data is therefore more comprehensive and better differentiates between the large Tai-Kadai languages of Thailand. As a country submission to a UN convention ratified by Thailand, it is also arguably more authoritative.

Population of Thailand above the age of 5 by language (UN statistics 2000)[25] Language  | Language family  | No. of speakers

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Thai | Tai-Kadai | 52,325,037
Khmer | Austroasiatic | 1,291,024
Malay | Austronesian | 1,202,911
Karen | Sino-Tibetan | 317,968
Chinese | Sino-Tibetan | 231,350
Miao | Hmong-Mien | 112,686
Lahu | Sino-Tibetan | 70,058
Burmese | Sino-Tibetan | 67,061
Akha | Sino-Tibetan | 54,241
English | Indo-European | 48,202
Tai | Tai-Kadai | 44,004
Japanese | Japonic | 38,565
Lawa | Austroasiatic | 31,583
Lisu | Sino-Tibetan | 25,037
Vietnamese | Austroasiatic | 24,476
Yao | Hmong-Mien | 21,238
Khmu | Austroasiatic | 6,246
Indian | Sanskrit Pali | 5,598
Haw Yunnanese | Sino-Tibetan | 3,247
Htin | Austroasiatic | 2,317
Others  | 33,481
Unknown  | 325,134
Total | 56,281,538

## Religion

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Further information: Religion in Thailand

Theravada Buddhism is the official religion of Thailand. 93.5 percent are estimated to be Buddhist; 5.4 percent Muslim; 1.1 percent Christian; and 0.1 percent other or have no religion.[26]

In addition to Malay and Yawi speaking Thai and other southerners who are Muslim, the Muslim Cham of Cambodia in recent years began a large scale influx into Thailand. The government permits religious diversity, and other major religions are represented, though there is much social tension, especially in the Muslim south. Spirit worship and animism are widely practiced.

## People with disabilities

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According to Thailand's Social Development and Human Security Ministry, about 1.6 million Thais have some form of disability. That amounts to 2.4% of the population of 68 million.

[27] physically handicapped |

48%

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hearing impairment |

18%

visual impairment |

11%

mental disorder |

intellectually challenged |

autism |

0.54%

## Expatriates

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The largest foreign community are the Burmese, followed by the Cambodians and Laotians.[28]

As of March 2018[update], Thai government data showed that over 770,900 Cambodian migrants, meaning five percent of the total population of Cambodia, currently live in Thailand. Some NGOs estimate that the actual number may be up to one million.[29]

Laotians are particularly numerous considering the small size of Laos' population, about seven million, due to the lack of a language barrier. The Chinese expatriate employee population in Thailand, mostly Bangkok, has doubled from 2011 to 2016, making it the largest foreign community in Thailand not originating in a neighbouring country. Chinese hold 13.3 percent of all work permits issued in Thailand, an increase of almost one-fifth since 2015.[30] Japanese expats are on the decline, and now rank sixth, behind Chinese and British. One in every four foreigners working in Thailand formerly were Japanese, and the figure has now dropped slightly to 22.8 percent of the foreign workforce as of late-2016.[31]

Foreign residents in Thailand, according to the 2010 Census. It was found that there were 2,581,141 of foreign origins, composing around 3.87 percent of Thailand's population.[32] Migrants from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, the most prevalent, accounted for 1.8 million foreigners.[28]

Research by Kasikorn Bank estimated that in 2016, there were 68,300 foreigners over 50 years old—the minimum age for a retirement visa—holding long-stay visas living in Thailand, a 9% increase over the preceding two years. In 2018, Thailand issued almost 80,000 retirement visas, an increase of 30% from 2014, with Britons accounting for the majority of the new visas.[33]

In 2010 there were 27,357 Westerners living in the northeastern region, 90 percent living with Thai spouses, according to research by the College of Population Studies at Chulalongkorn University in 2017.[34]

As of 2016, up to 145,000 Taiwanese expatriates live in Thailand.[35]

Foreign residents by country of origin 2010[28] Nationality | Population | Percentage

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Myanmar | 1,292,686  |

50.08%

Cambodia | 281,292  |

10.90%

Laos | 222,432  |

8.62%

China | 141,553  |

5.48%

United Kingdom | 85,836  |

3.33%

Japan | 80,898  |

3.13%

India | 46,326  |

1.80%

United States | 40,230  |

1.56%

Netherlands | 25,000  |

1.34%

Germany | 24,383  |

0.94%

France | 22,486  |

0.87%

Vietnam | 17,662  |

0.68%

Philippines | 17,574  |

0.68%

Malaysia | 8,182  |

0.32%

Norway | 2,952  |

0.11%

Sweden | 2,952  |

0.11%

Others  | 174,236  |

6.75%

Stateless  | 117,315  |

4.54%

Unknown  | 2,147  |

0.08%

Total population  | 2,581,141  |

100.00%

Foreign Expats by regions 2010[28] Region  | Population  | Percentage

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Southeast Asia | 1,845,788  |

71.51%

East Asia | 249,204  |

9.65%

Europe | 200,564  |

7.77%

South Asia | 78,454  |

3.04%

Northern America | 46,279  |

1.79%

Australia and Oceania | 13,233  |

0.51%

Central and South America | 10,608  |

0.41%

Africa | 8,166  |

0.32%

Western Asia | 6,634  |

0.26%

Central Asia | 2,749  |

0.11%

Stateless  | 117,315  |

4.54%

Unknown  | 2,147  |

0.08%

Total population  | 2,581,141  |

100.00%

## Vital statistics

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Year  | Population[36] | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural change  | Crude birth rate (per 1000)  | Crude death rate (per 1000)  | Natural change (per 1000)  | Total Fertility Rate  | Source

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1957  | 24,148,000  | 777,436  | 218,124  | 559,294  | 32.2  | 9.0  | 23.2  |  |
1958  | 24,873,000  | 970,155  | 208,866  | 761,289  | 39.0  | 8.4  | 30.6  |  |
1959  | 25,619,000  | 801,380  | 206,129  | 595,254  | 31.3  | 8.0  | 23.3  |  |
1960  | 26,388,000  | 915,538  | 221,853  | 693,685  | 34.7  | 8.4  | 26.3  |  |
1961  |  | 813,805  | 210,709  | 603,096  |  |  |  |  |
1962  |  | 973,634  | 221,157  | 752,477  |  |  |  |  |
1963  |  | 1,020,051  | 233,192  | 786,859  |  |  |  |  |
1964  |  | 1,119,715  | 231,095  | 888,620  |  |  |  |  |
1965  |  | 1,117,698  | 216,830  | 900,868  |  |  |  |  |
1966  |  | 1,085,594  | 236,243  | 849,351  |  |  |  |  |
1967  |  | 1,116,424  | 230,622  | 855,802  |  |  |  |  |
1968  |  | 1,200,131  | 232,116  | 968,015  |  |  |  |  |
1969  |  | 1,133,526  | 243,444  | 890,082  |  |  |  |  |
1970  |  | 1,145,293  | 223,899  | 921,394  |  |  |  |  |
1971  |  | 1,221,228  | 227,990  | 992,238  |  |  |  |  |
1972  |  | 1,189,950  | 248,676  | 941,274  |  |  |  |  |
1973  |  | 1,167,272  | 293,151  | 874,121  |  |  |  |  |
1974  |  | 1,185,869  | 246,459  | 939,410  |  |  |  |  |
1975  |  | 1,132,416  | 234,550  | 897,966  |  |  |  |  |
1976  | 43,213,706  | 1,166,292  | 237,062  | 929,230  | 27.0  | 5.5  | 21.5  | 4.15  |
1977  | 44,272,693  | 1,079,331  | 236,854  | 842,477  | 24.3  | 5.3  | 19.0  | 3.90  |
1978  | 45,221,625  | 1,040,218  | 241,146  | 799,072  | 23.0  | 5.3  | 17.7  | 3.66  |
1979  | 46,113,756  | 1,073,436  | 214,111  | 859,325  | 23.2  | 4.6  | 18.6  | 3.51  |
1980  | 46,961,338  | 1,077,300  | 247,970  | 729,320  | 22.9  | 5.3  | 17.6  | 3.36  |
1981  | 47,875,002  | 1,062,238  | 239,423  | 822,815  | 22.2  | 5.0  | 17.2  | 3.18  |
1982  | 48,846,927  | 1,075,632  | 247,402  | 828,230  | 22.0  | 5.0  | 17.0  | 3.00  |
1983  | 49,515,074  | 1,055,802  | 252,592  | 803,210  | 21.3  | 5.1  | 16.2  | 3.02  |
1984  | 50,583,105  | 956,680  | 225,282  | 731,398  | 19.0  | 4.5  | 14.5  | 2.70  |
1985  | 51,795,651  | 973,624  | 225,088  | 748,536  | 18.8  | 4.4  | 14.4  | 2.57  |
1986  | 52,969,204  | 945,827  | 218,025  | 727,802  | 18.0  | 4.1  | 13.9  | 2.45  |
1987  | 53,873,172  | 884,043  | 232,968  | 651,075  | 16.5  | 4.3  | 12.2  | 2.35  |
1988  | 54,960,917  | 873,842  | 231,227  | 642,615  | 16.0  | 4.2  | 11.8  | 2.26  |
1989  | 55,888,393  | 905,837  | 246,570  | 659,267  | 16.3  | 4.4  | 11.9  | 2.18  |
1990  | 56,303,273  | 956,237  | 252,512  | 703,725  | 17.0  | 4.5  | 12.5  | 2.11  |
1991  | 56,961,030  | 960,556  | 264,350  | 696,206  | 17.0  | 4.7  | 12.3  | 2.06  |
1992  | 57,788,965  | 964,557  | 275,313  | 689,244  | 16.8  | 4.8  | 12.0  | 1.98  |
1993  | 58,336,072  | 957,832  | 285,731  | 672,101  | 16.5  | 4.9  | 11.6  | 1.89  |
1994  | 59,095,419  | 960,248  | 305,526  | 654,722  | 16.3  | 5.2  | 11.1  | 1.84  |
1995  | 59,460,382  | 963,678  | 324,842  | 638,836  | 16.2  | 5.5  | 10.7  | 1.81  |
1996  | 60,116,182  | 983,395  | 315,467  | 667,928  | 16.3  | 5.2  | 11.1  | 1.85  |
1997  | 60,816,227  | 880,028  | 279,090  | 600,938  | 14.5  | 4.6  | 9.9  | 1.69  |
1998  | 61,466,178  | 862,260  | 344,210  | 518,050  | 14.0  | 5.6  | 8.4  | 1.69  |
1999  | 61,661,701  | 774,349  | 315,550  | 382,271  | 12.5  | 5.1  | 7.4  | 1.51  |
2000  | 61,878,746  | 773,009  | 365,741  | 407,268  | 12.5  | 5.9  | 6.6  | 1.53  |
2001  | 62,308,887  | 790,425  | 369,493  | 420,932  | 12.7  | 6.0  | 6.7  | 1.54  |
2002  | 62,799,872  | 782,911  | 380,364  | 402,547  | 12.5  | 6.1  | 6.4  | 1.53  |
2003  | 63,079,765  | 742,183  | 384,131  | 358,052  | 11.8  | 6.1  | 5.7  | 1.47  |
2004  | 61,973,621*  | 813,069  | 393,592  | 419,477  | 13.0  | 6.3  | 6.7  | 1.55  |
2005  | 62,418,054  | 809,485  | 395,374  | 414,111  | 13.0  | 6.4  | 6.6  | 1.55  |
2006  | 62,828,706  | 793,623  | 391,126  | 402,497  | 12.7  | 6.2  | 6.5  | 1.53  |
2007  | 63,038,247  | 797,588  | 393,255  | 404,333  | 12.7  | 6.3  | 6.4  | 1.54  |
2008  | 63,389,730  | 784,256  | 397,326  | 386,930  | 12.4  | 6.3  | 6.1  | 1.51
2009  | 63,525,062  | 765,047  | 393,916  | 371,131  | 12.1  | 6.2  | 5.9  | 1.47  |
2010  | 63,878,267  | 761,689  | 411,331  | 350,358  | 12.0  | 6.5  | 5.5  | 1.49
2011  | 64,076,033  | 782,198  | 414,670  | 367,528  | 12.2  | 6.5  | 5.7  | 1.55  |
2012  | 64,456,695  | 780,975  | 415,141  | 365,834  | 12.2  | 6.5  | 5.7  | 1.56  |
2013  | 64,785,909  | 748,081  | 426,065  | 322,016  | 11.6  | 6.6  | 5.0  | 1.46  |
2014  | 65,124,716  | 711,081  | 435,624  | 275,457  | 11.0  | 6.7  | 4.3  | 1.41  |
2015  | 65,729,098  | 679,502  | 445,964  | 233,538  | 10.4  | 6.9  | 3.5  | 1.45  | [37]: 12 [38]
2016  | 65,931,550  | 666,207  | 469,085  | 197,122  | 10.2  | 7.2  | 3.0  | 1.39  |
2017  | 66,188,503  | 656,570  | 458,010  | 198,560  | 10.1  | 7.0  | 3.1  | 1.38  | [39]
2018  | 66,413,979  | 628,450  | 461,818  | 166,632  | 9.6  | 7.1  | 2.5  | 1.36  | [39]
2019  | 66,558,935  | 596,736  | 494,339  | 102,397  | 9.1  | 7.5  | 1.6  | 1.25  | [40]
2020  | 66,186,727  | 569,338  | 489,717  | 79,621  | 8.7  | 7.5  | 1.2  | 1.18
2021  | 66,171,439  | 544,570  | 563,650  | -19,080  | 8.1  | 8.4  | -0.3  | 1.16
2022  | 66,080,812  | 502,107  | 595,965  | -93,858  | 7.4  | 9.0  | -1.6  | 1.0 (e)
2023  | 66,052,615  | 517,934  | 565,992  | -48,058  | 7.8  | 8.5  | -0.7  | 1.03(e)  |

### Current vital statistics

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Period  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural increase

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January - August 2023 | 338,992  | 381,388  | −42,396
January - August 2024 | 301,286  | 388,763  | −87,477
Difference |  -37,706(-11.12%)  |  +7,375 (+1.93%)  |  -45,081

### Births and deaths

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Period  | Live births per year  | Deaths per year  | Natural change per year  | CBR1 | CDR1 | NC1 | TFR1 | IMR1

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1950–1955  | 940 000  | 344 000  | 596 000  | 42.5  | 15.6  | 27.0  | 6.14  | 130.3
1955–1960  | 1 093 000  | 348 000  | 745 000  | 43.0  | 13.7  | 29.3  | 6.14  | 108.7
1960–1965  | 1 249 000  | 353 000  | 896 000  | 42.3  | 12.0  | 30.3  | 6.13  | 90.5
1965–1970  | 1 386 000  | 362 000  | 1 025 000  | 40.4  | 10.5  | 29.8  | 5.99  | 75.5
1970–1975  | 1 371 000  | 355 000  | 1 016 000  | 34.6  | 8.9  | 25.6  | 5.05  | 63.2
1975–1980  | 1 297 000  | 338 000  | 959 000  | 28.9  | 7.5  | 21.3  | 3.92  | 50.4
1980–1985  | 1 201 000  | 300 000  | 901 000  | 24.1  | 6.0  | 18.1  | 2.95  | 38.9
1985–1990  | 1 113 000  | 266 000  | 848 000  | 20.4  | 4.9  | 15.5  | 2.30  | 29.1
1990–1995  | 1 050 000  | 313 000  | 737 000  | 18.0  | 5.4  | 12.6  | 1.99  | 22.6
1995–2000  | 955 000  | 373 000  | 582 000  | 15.6  | 6.1  | 9.5  | 1.77  | 18.6
2000–2005  |  |  |  | 13.6  | 7.0  | 6.6  | 1.60  |
2005–2010  |  |  |  | 12.3  | 7.2  | 5.1  | 1.56  |
2010–2015  |  |  |  | 11.2  | 7.3  | 3.9  | 1.53  |
2015–2020  |  |  |  | 10.5  | 7.6  | 2.9  | 1.53  |
2020–2025  |  |  |  | 9.5  | 8.3  | 1.2  | 1.46  |
2025–2030  |  |  |  | 8.9  | 9.1  | -0.2  | 1.42  |
1 CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births. Sources:[42]

#### Life expectancy at birth

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Life expectancy in Thailand since 1937 Life expectancy in Thailand since 1960 by gender

Average life expectancy at birth of the total population.[43]

Period  | Life expectancy in
Years  | Period  | Life expectancy in
Years

|
|
|

1950–1955  | 50.8  | 1985–1990  | 69.8
1955–1960  | 53.3  | 1990–1995  | 70.2
1960–1965  | 56.1  | 1995–2000  | 70.3
1965–1970  | 58.2  | 2000–2005  | 71.2
1970–1975  | 60.7  | 2005–2010  | 73.2
1975–1980  | 63.3  | 2010–2015  | 75.2
1980–1985  | 65.8  | 2015–2020  | 76.8

#### Total fertility rate

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Total fertility rate (TFR) in Thailand by region and year:[44]

Region | 2005–06 | 1995–96 | 1985–86

|
|
|

Thailand (total) | 1.471 | 2.022 | 2.730
Urban | 1.033 | 1.332 | 1.766
Rural | 1.727 | 2.285 | 2.962
Bangkok Metropolis | 0.878 | 1.261 | 1.735
Central Region[45] | 1.190 | 1.664 | 2.494
Northern Region | 1.575 | 1.894 | 2.248
Northeastern Region | 2.038 | 2.435 | 3.096
Southern Region | 1.524 | 2.851 | 4.049

Total fertility rate (TFR) in Thailand by province as of 2010:[46]

Province | Total fertility rate

|

Bangkok Metropolis | 0.89
Samut Prakan | 0.86
Nonthaburi | 1.03
Pathum Thani | 0.78
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | 1.54
Ang Thong | 1.64
Lopburi | 1.66
Sing Buri | 1.71
Chai Nat | 1.63
Saraburi | 1.87
Chonburi | 0.60
Rayong | 1.23
Chanthaburi | 1.40
Trat | 1.42
Chachoengsao | 1.34
Prachinburi | 1.48
Nakhon Nayok | 1.67
Sa Kaeo | 2.16
Nakhon Ratchasima | 1.65
Buriram | 2.07
Surin | 2.26
Sisaket | 2.09
Ubon Ratchathani | 1.65
Yasothon | 1.88
Chaiyaphum | 1.88
Amnat Charoen | 1.86
Bueng Kan | 2.06
Nong Bua Lamphu | 1.95
Khon Kaen | 1.47
Udon Thani | 1.56
Loei | 1.60
Nong Khai | 1.65
Maha Sarakham | 1.50
Roi Et | 2.06
Kalasin | 1.73
Sakon Nakhon | 1.66
Nakhon Phanom | 1.94
Mukdahan | 1.63
Chiang Mai | 1.22
Lamphun | 1.26
Lampang | 1.45
Uttaradit | 1.80
Phrae | 1.66
Nan | 1.77
Phayao | 1.45
Chiang Rai | 1.59
Mae Hong Son | 1.66
Nakhon Sawan | 1.69
Uthai Thani | 1.31
Kamphaeng Phet | 1.86
Tak | 1.94
Sukhothai | 1.83
Phitsanulok | 1.70
Phichit | 1.98
Phetchabun | 1.90
Ratchaburi | 1.37
Kanchanaburi | 1.81
Suphan Buri | 1.72
Nakhon Pathom | 1.04
Samut Sakhon | 0.98
Samut Songkhram | 1.58
Phetchaburi | 1.37
Prachuap Khiri Khan | 1.52
Nakhon Si Thammarat | 1.78
Krabi | 1.68
Phang Nga | 1.70
Phuket | 0.88
Surat Thani | 1.30
Ranong | 1.29
Chumphon | 1.40
Songkhla | 1.47
Satun | 1.92
Trang | 1.53
Phatthalung | 1.82
Pattani | 1.80
Yala | 1.84
Narathiwat | 2.00

### Population pyramids

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Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2012) (Unrevised data.)[47]

Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | %

|
|
|
|

Total  | 33 328 645  | 34 583 075  | 67 911 720  | 100
0–4  | 2 041 071  | 1 938 793  | 3 979 864  | 5.86
5–9  | 2 353 198  | 2 270 890  | 4 624 088  | 6.81
10–14  | 2 438 774  | 2 327 414  | 4 766 188  | 7.02
15–19  | 2 593 629  | 2 473 402  | 5 067 031  | 7.46
20–24  | 2 673 846  | 2 563 359  | 5 237 205  | 7.71
25–29  | 2 673 201  | 2 588 947  | 5 262 148  | 7.75
30–34  | 2 683 015  | 2 637 945  | 5 320 960  | 7.84
35–39  | 2 673 404  | 2 759 416  | 5 432 820  | 8.00
40–44  | 2 672 891  | 2 870 531  | 5 543 422  | 8.16
45–49  | 2 574 423  | 2 769 676  | 5 344 099  | 7.87
50–54  | 2 315 177  | 2 503 566  | 4 818 743  | 7.10
55–59  | 1 854 719  | 2 052 030  | 3 906 749  | 5.75
60–64  | 1 347 251  | 1 534 691  | 2 881 942  | 4.24
65–69  | 963 728  | 1 154 984  | 2 118 712  | 3.12
70–74  | 695 434  | 908 033  | 1 603 467  | 2.36
75–79  | 451 737  | 659 684  | 1 111 421  | 1.64
80+  | 323 147  | 569 714  | 892 861  | 1.31
Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | Percent
0–14  | 6 833 043  | 6 537 097  | 13 370 140  | 19.69
15–64  | 24 061 556  | 24 753 563  | 48 815 119  | 71.88
65+  | 2 434 046  | 3 292 415  | 5 726 461  | 8.43

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2020) (Data refer to national projections.): [48]

Age Group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | %

|
|
|
|

Total  | 32 128 245  | 34 406 439  | 66 534 684  | 100
0–4  | 1 820 722  | 1 738 061  | 3 558 783  | 5.35
5–9  | 1 928 856  | 1 842 729  | 3 771 584  | 5.67
10–14  | 1 994 908  | 1 899 797  | 3 894 705  | 5.85
15–19  | 2 173 180  | 2 087 943  | 4 261 123  | 6.40
20–24  | 2 318 425  | 2 248 622  | 4 567 047  | 6.86
25–29  | 2 328 514  | 2 291 449  | 4 619 964  | 6.94
30–34  | 2 195 078  | 2 192 481  | 4 387 559  | 6.59
35–39  | 2 285 522  | 2 332 154  | 4 617 676  | 6.94
40–44  | 2 519 395  | 2 633 740  | 5 153 134  | 7.75
45–49  | 2 556 501  | 2 723 677  | 5 280 178  | 7.94
50–54  | 2 605 281  | 2 844 482  | 5 449 763  | 8.19
55–59  | 2 320 628  | 2 612 319  | 4 932 947  | 7.41
60–64  | 1 879 079  | 2 222 128  | 4 101 207  | 6.16
65–69  | 1 397 242  | 1 777 088  | 3 174 330  | 4.77
70–74  | 855 143  | 1 207 640  | 2 062 783  | 3.10
75–79  | 508 729  | 825 715  | 1 334 444  | 2.01
80–84  | 269 850  | 508 932  | 778 781  | 1.17
85–89  | 126 009  | 284 038  | 410 047  | 0.62
90–94  | 37 824  | 103 801  | 141 625  | 0.21
95–99  | 6 640  | 25 425  | 32 066  | 0.05
100+  | 719  | 4 219  | 4 938  | 0.01
Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | Percent
0–14  | 5 744 486  | 5 480 587  | 11 225 073  | 16.87
15–64  | 23 181 603  | 24 188 994  | 47 370 597  | 71.20
65+  | 3 202 156  | 4 736 858  | 7 939 014  | 11.93

## Data (The World Bank)

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### Life expectancy at birth

[edit]

* total: 75 years (2017)
* male: 71 years (2017)
* female: 79 years (2017)

### Mortality rate, under-5 (deaths per 1,000 live births)

[edit]

* 12.2 deaths per 1,000 live births (2016)[49]

### Adolescent birth rate

[edit]

* 44.6 births (births per 1,000 girls aged 15–19) (2015)[49]

## CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

[edit]

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

### Population

[edit]

The population of Thailand is approximately 69.7 million people, with an annual growth rate of about 0.3 percent. In addition to Thais, it includes ethnic Chinese, Malay, Lao, Burmese, Cambodians, and Indians, among others. The 2010 decennial census revealed a population of 65,981,600 (up from 60,916,441 in 2000). Post-census adjustments are being made to lower reporting errors.

### Age spread

[edit]

* 0–14 years: 19.9 percent (male 6,779,723/female 6,466,625)
* 15–64 years: 70.9 percent (male 23,410,091/female 23,913,499)
* 65 years and over: 9.2 percent (male 2,778,012/female 3,372,203) (2011 est.)

* 0–14 years: 17.41 percent (male 6,062,868/female 5,774,631)
* 15–24 years: 14.78 percent (male 5,119,387/female 4,927,250)
* 25–54 years: 46.69 percent (male 15,675,425/female 16,061,864)
* 55–64 years: 11.26 percent (male 3,600,695/female 4,053,977)
* 65 years and over: 9.86 percent (male 2,935,703/female 3,764,605) (2015 est.)

* 0–14 years: 16.45% (male 5,812,803/female 5,533,772)
* 15–24 years: 13.02% (male 4,581,622/female 4,400,997)
* 25–54 years: 45.69% (male 15,643,583/female 15,875,353)
* 55–64 years: 13.01% (male 4,200,077/female 4,774,801)
* 65 years and over: 11.82% (male 3,553,273/female 4,601,119) (2020 est.)

According to the UN, the proportion of those over 65 will be 19.5 percent in 2030 and 25 percent by 2040.[50]

National Statistical Office (NSO) figures for 2017 show that of the Thai population of 66.18 million persons:

* 17% (11.3 million) are children under 15;
* 65.1% (43.09 million) are working age (16–59 years) adults
* 15.5% (10.22 million) are elderly (60+ years)[51]

### Population growth rate

[edit]

* 0.615% (2009 est.)
* 0.566% (2011 est.)

### Net migration rate

[edit]

0 migrants/1,000 population (2011 est.)

### Sex ratio

[edit]

At birth: 1.06 males/female

* Under 15 years: 1.05 males/female
* 15–64 years: 0.98 males/female
* 65 years and over: 0.83 males/female
* Total population: 0.98 males/female (2009 est.)

### Life expectancy at birth

[edit]

* Total population: 73.6 years
* Male: 71.24 years
* Female: 76.08 years (2011 est.)

### Ethnic groups

[edit]

Main article: Ethnic groups in Thailand

The CIA World Factbook lists Thai at 95.9 percent, Burmese 2 percent, others 1.3 percent, unspecified 0.9 percent. While 2 percent Burmese is accurate and reflects mainly illegal migrants, the Thai figure of 95.9 percent figures is not referenced and contradicts more detailed 2011 Royal Thai Government data which suggests ethnic Central Thai 34.1 percent, ethnic Lao[12] 24.9 percent, ethnic Khon Muang 9.9 percent, ethnic Pak Tai 7.4 percent, ethnic Khmer 2.3 percent, ethnic Malay 1.5 percent.[9]

### Literacy

[edit]

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Year  | Total population  | Male  | Female

|
|
|

2015 est.  |

92.9%

94.7%

91.2%

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## External links

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