Urban population, aged 25-64 in Thailand

Thailand: Urban population, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.3%
in 1987
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Urban population, aged 25-64 in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.10.20.30.40.51985200320211985: 0.3 % of population aged 25-641986: 0.308 % of population aged 25-641987: 0.296 % of population aged 25-641988: 0.298 % of population aged 25-641989: 0.298 % of population aged 25-641990: 0.298 % of population aged 25-641991: 0.298 % of population aged 25-641992: 0.297 % of population aged 25-641993: 0.307 % of population aged 25-641994: 0.316 % of population aged 25-641995: 0.32 % of population aged 25-641997: 0.327 % of population aged 25-641998: 0.328 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.333 % of population aged 25-642000: 0.334 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.342 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.343 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.345 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.344 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.319 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.321 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.323 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.324 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.331 % of population aged 25-642010: 0.357 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.358 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.358 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.465 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.467 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.469 % of population aged 25-642017: 0.471 % of population aged 25-642018: 0.471 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.472 % of population aged 25-642020: 0.472 % of population aged 25-642021: 0.472 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2021, urban population, aged 25-64 in Thailand stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, aged 25-64 in Thailand peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1987.

That places Thailand 72nd out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Urban population, aged 25-64 in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1985 0.3%
1986 0.3% +2.6%
1987 0.3% -3.8%
1988 0.3% +0.5%
1989 0.3% +0.2%
1990 0.3% -0.1%
1991 0.3% -0.0%
1992 0.3% -0.4%
1993 0.3% +3.6%
1994 0.3% +3.0%
1995 0.3% +1.2%
1997 0.3% +2.0%
1998 0.3% +0.5%
1999 0.3% +1.3%
2000 0.3% +0.4%
2001 0.3% +2.4%
2002 0.3% +0.3%
2003 0.3% +0.6%
2004 0.3% -0.3%
2005 0.3% -7.3%
2006 0.3% +0.8%
2007 0.3% +0.5%
2008 0.3% +0.3%
2009 0.3% +2.1%
2010 0.4% +7.8%
2011 0.4% +0.5%
2012 0.4% -0.1%
2014 0.5% +29.9%
2015 0.5% +0.4%
2016 0.5% +0.4%
2017 0.5% +0.3%
2018 0.5% +0.1%
2019 0.5% +0.1%
2020 0.5% +0.1%
2021 0.5% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, aged 25-64 in Thailand?
Urban population, aged 25-64 in Thailand was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest urban population, aged 25-64 recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1987.
How does Thailand rank for urban population, aged 25-64?
Thailand ranks 72nd out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,373 data points, 1970–2021
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