Thailand
Urban population in Thailand
Urban population in Thailand: 10.4% in 1950 and 62.8% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 62.8%
- Since 1950
- +52.4 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 124 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 79.2%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 79.2% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Thailand |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.8 |
| 2024 | 61.9 |
| 2023 | 60.9 |
| 2022 | 59.7 |
| 2021 | 58.5 |
| 2020 | 57.2 |
| 2019 | 55.9 |
| 2018 | 54.6 |
| 2017 | 49.2 |
| 2016 | 47.9 |
| 2015 | 47 |
| 2014 | 46.3 |
| 2013 | 45.8 |
| 2012 | 45.4 |
| 2011 | 44.8 |
| 2010 | 44 |
| 2009 | 43 |
| 2008 | 41.9 |
| 2007 | 40.7 |
| 2006 | 39.4 |
| 2005 | 38.1 |
| 2004 | 36.8 |
| 2003 | 35.4 |
| 2002 | 34.1 |
| 2001 | 32.7 |
| 2000 | 31.5 |
| 1999 | 30.2 |
| 1998 | 28.7 |
| 1997 | 27.2 |
| 1996 | 25.6 |
| 1995 | 24.1 |
| 1994 | 22.7 |
| 1993 | 21.3 |
| 1992 | 20.2 |
| 1991 | 19.4 |
| 1990 | 18.8 |
| 1989 | 18.5 |
| 1988 | 18.3 |
| 1987 | 18.1 |
| 1986 | 18 |
| 1985 | 17.8 |
| 1984 | 17.7 |
| 1983 | 17.6 |
| 1982 | 17.4 |
| 1981 | 17.3 |
| 1980 | 17.1 |
| 1979 | 16.8 |
| 1978 | 16.5 |
| 1977 | 16.1 |
| 1976 | 15.7 |
| 1975 | 15.2 |
| 1974 | 14.8 |
| 1973 | 14.3 |
| 1972 | 13.9 |
| 1971 | 13.6 |
| 1970 | 13.3 |
| 1969 | 13.1 |
| 1968 | 12.9 |
| 1967 | 12.8 |
| 1966 | 12.6 |
| 1965 | 12.5 |
| 1964 | 12.3 |
| 1963 | 12.2 |
| 1962 | 12.1 |
| 1961 | 12 |
| 1960 | 11.8 |
| 1959 | 11.7 |
| 1958 | 11.5 |
| 1957 | 11.4 |
| 1956 | 11.2 |
| 1955 | 11.1 |
| 1954 | 11 |
| 1953 | 10.8 |
| 1952 | 10.7 |
| 1951 | 10.5 |
| 1950 | 10.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Thailand |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 63.7 |
| 2027 | 64.6 |
| 2028 | 65.6 |
| 2029 | 66.4 |
| 2030 | 67.3 |
| 2031 | 68.2 |
| 2032 | 69 |
| 2033 | 69.9 |
| 2034 | 70.7 |
| 2035 | 71.5 |
| 2036 | 72.2 |
| 2037 | 72.9 |
| 2038 | 73.6 |
| 2039 | 74.3 |
| 2040 | 75 |
| 2041 | 75.6 |
| 2042 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 76.7 |
| 2044 | 77.2 |
| 2045 | 77.6 |
| 2046 | 78 |
| 2047 | 78.4 |
| 2048 | 78.7 |
| 2049 | 78.9 |
| 2050 | 79.2 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per person$84 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel455,000 people in 2020
- National power0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports15 million TIV in 2024