Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Thailand
Thailand: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 20.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Thailand, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Thailand is 20.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Thailand peaked at 84.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2022.
That places Thailand 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 84.1% | 83.9% | 84.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.3% | 65.5% | 80.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 42.6% | 69.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 26.0% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 18.2% | 24.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 66 Panama 25.3% compare
- 67 Bolivia 23.5% compare
- 68 Ukraine 20.8% compare
- 70 Montenegro 20.4% compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 20.1% compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Thailand?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Thailand was 20.7% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Thailand ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.