Thailand
Population 2026
71,559,619
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.08%
- Density
- 140 per km²
- Land area
- 510,890 km²
- Capital
- Bangkok
- Currency
- Baht (THB)
- Official languages
- TH, EN
- Urban population
- 62.8%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 566,1132026
- Deaths
- 661,8982026
- Birth rate
- 8.1per 1,000
- Death rate
- 9.0per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.20
- Life expectancy
- 76.6At birth, years
- Median age
- 41.0
- Net migration
- 27,509
Age distribution
- 0–1414.4%
- 15–6469.6%
- 65+16.0%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $577B
- GDP per capita
- $8.1K
- GDP growth
- +2.4%
- Inflation
- -0.1%
- Unemployment
- 0.8%
- Exports
- $411B
- Imports
- $388B
- Tourism receipts
- 6.0%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture8.7%
- Industry31.1%
- Manufacturing23.7%
- Services60.2%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture28.6%
- Industry22.2%
- Services49.2%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BangkokBangkok | 5,104,4762024 |
| 2 | Samut PrakanSamut Prakan | 388,9202026 |
| 3 | Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi | 254,3752026 |
| 4 | Chon BuriChon Buri | 219,1642026 |
| 5 | Phra PradaengSamut Prakan | 196,1292026 |
| 6 | Bang KhaeBangkok | 193,0022026 |
| 7 | Hat YaiSongkhla | 191,6962024 |
| 8 | Pak KretNonthaburi | 190,2722026 |
| 9 | Sai MaiBangkok | 188,1232026 |
| 10 | Si RachaChon Buri | 178,9162026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71,559,619 | 566K | 662K |
| 2020 | 71,641,484 | 630K | 546K |
| 2010 | 68,579,443 | 824K | 453K |
| 2000 | 63,007,815 | 947K | 403K |
| 1990 | 54,738,329 | 1.1M | 313K |
| 1980 | 45,650,031 | 1.2M | 354K |
| 1970 | 35,954,411 | 1.3M | 383K |
| 1960 | 26,851,751 | 1.2M | 402K |
| 1950 | 20,428,401 | 902K | 391K |