Population · Asia · 2025 data
Thailand Population
Thailand had a population of 71.62 million in 2025, ranking #20 of 216 countries and territories (0.87% of the world). The population grew by 1.5% over the past ten years and peaked in 2022 at 71.74 million.
Population of Thailand, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71,619,863 | -0.07% |
| 2024 | 71,668,011 | -0.05% |
| 2023 | 71,702,435 | -0.05% |
| 2022 | 71,735,329 | +0.01% |
| 2021 | 71,727,332 | +0.12% |
| 2020 | 71,641,484 | +0.17% |
| 2019 | 71,522,271 | +0.20% |
| 2018 | 71,376,079 | +0.30% |
| 2017 | 71,160,187 | +0.42% |
| 2016 | 70,859,841 | +0.45% |
| 2015 | 70,540,795 | +0.46% |
| 2014 | 70,216,367 | +0.53% |
| 2013 | 69,845,114 | +0.59% |
| 2012 | 69,436,098 | +0.62% |
| 2011 | 69,007,208 | +0.62% |
| 2010 | 68,579,447 | +0.67% |
| 2009 | 68,121,080 | +0.74% |
| 2008 | 67,619,830 | +0.77% |
| 2007 | 67,102,394 | +0.80% |
| 2006 | 66,567,687 | +0.83% |
| 2005 | 66,017,420 | +0.86% |
| 2004 | 65,452,047 | +0.90% |
| 2003 | 64,868,166 | +0.94% |
| 2002 | 64,266,437 | +0.97% |
| 2001 | 63,651,141 | +1.02% |
| 2000 | 63,007,815 | +1.14% |
| 1999 | 62,299,043 | +1.26% |
| 1998 | 61,522,630 | +1.31% |
| 1997 | 60,724,584 | +1.34% |
| 1996 | 59,920,064 | +1.39% |
| 1995 | 59,098,232 | +1.44% |
| 1994 | 58,260,854 | +1.49% |
| 1993 | 57,408,198 | +1.56% |
| 1992 | 56,528,834 | +1.60% |
| 1991 | 55,637,434 | +1.64% |
| 1990 | 54,738,329 | +1.65% |
| 1989 | 53,848,956 | +1.66% |
| 1988 | 52,969,595 | +1.72% |
| 1987 | 52,074,105 | +1.75% |
| 1986 | 51,177,834 | +1.80% |
| 1985 | 50,270,753 | +1.86% |
| 1984 | 49,351,708 | +1.92% |
| 1983 | 48,423,309 | +1.96% |
| 1982 | 47,494,577 | +1.97% |
| 1981 | 46,575,855 | +2.03% |
| 1980 | 45,650,022 | +2.08% |
| 1979 | 44,718,434 | +2.12% |
| 1978 | 43,788,976 | +2.21% |
| 1977 | 42,843,974 | +2.26% |
| 1976 | 41,896,504 | +2.34% |
| 1975 | 40,940,005 | +2.47% |
| 1974 | 39,952,891 | +2.58% |
| 1973 | 38,947,787 | +2.67% |
| 1972 | 37,933,929 | +2.70% |
| 1971 | 36,937,387 | +2.73% |
| 1970 | 35,954,408 | +2.80% |
| 1969 | 34,973,782 | +2.86% |
| 1968 | 34,002,560 | +2.92% |
| 1967 | 33,037,801 | +2.97% |
| 1966 | 32,086,071 | +3.01% |
| 1965 | 31,149,337 | +3.03% |
| 1964 | 30,232,141 | +3.03% |
| 1963 | 29,342,322 | +3.02% |
| 1962 | 28,481,040 | +3.00% |
| 1961 | 27,650,334 | +2.97% |
| 1960 | 26,851,747 | — |
Demographics of Thailand
Ethnic groups
Thai 97.5%, Burmese 1.3%, other 1.1%, unspecified <0.1% (2015 est.)
Languages
Thai (official) only 90.7%, Thai and other languages 6.4%, only other languages 2.9% (includes Malay, Burmese); English is a secondary language among the elite (2010 est.)
Religions
Buddhist 92.5%, Muslim 5.4%, Christian 1.2%, other 0.9% (includes animist, Confucian, Hindu, Jewish, Sikh, and Taoist) (2021 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 53.6% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).