Urban population, male in Thailand

Thailand: Urban population, male was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.3%
in 1987
Years of data
35
1985–2021

Urban population, male in Thailand, 1985–2021

00.10.20.30.41985200320211985: 0.279 % of male population1986: 0.288 % of male population1987: 0.274 % of male population1988: 0.274 % of male population1989: 0.275 % of male population1990: 0.275 % of male population1991: 0.276 % of male population1992: 0.274 % of male population1993: 0.286 % of male population1994: 0.292 % of male population1995: 0.3 % of male population1997: 0.304 % of male population1998: 0.305 % of male population1999: 0.309 % of male population2000: 0.309 % of male population2001: 0.318 % of male population2002: 0.319 % of male population2003: 0.32 % of male population2004: 0.319 % of male population2005: 0.294 % of male population2006: 0.296 % of male population2007: 0.297 % of male population2008: 0.3 % of male population2009: 0.308 % of male population2010: 0.335 % of male population2011: 0.336 % of male population2012: 0.337 % of male population2014: 0.44 % of male population2015: 0.441 % of male population2016: 0.442 % of male population2017: 0.442 % of male population2018: 0.443 % of male population2019: 0.444 % of male population2020: 0.444 % of male population2021: 0.445 % of male population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, male in Thailand is 0.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, male in Thailand peaked at 0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1987.

Thailand ranks 72nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Urban population, male in Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, male (% of male population) in Thailand, 1985 to 2021.
Year % of male population Change
1985 0.3%
1986 0.3% +3.5%
1987 0.3% -5.1%
1988 0.3% +0.2%
1989 0.3% +0.2%
1990 0.3% +0.2%
1991 0.3% +0.1%
1992 0.3% -0.6%
1993 0.3% +4.4%
1994 0.3% +2.2%
1995 0.3% +2.8%
1997 0.3% +1.1%
1998 0.3% +0.6%
1999 0.3% +1.2%
2000 0.3% -0.1%
2001 0.3% +2.9%
2002 0.3% +0.3%
2003 0.3% +0.3%
2004 0.3% -0.3%
2005 0.3% -7.8%
2006 0.3% +0.5%
2007 0.3% +0.4%
2008 0.3% +1.1%
2009 0.3% +2.5%
2010 0.3% +8.8%
2011 0.3% +0.5%
2012 0.3% +0.0%
2014 0.4% +30.7%
2015 0.4% +0.2%
2016 0.4% +0.2%
2017 0.4% +0.1%
2018 0.4% +0.2%
2019 0.4% +0.1%
2020 0.4% +0.1%
2021 0.4% +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% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 69 Namibia 0.5% compare
  2. 70 Senegal 0.5% compare
  3. 71 Belize 0.4% compare
  4. 73 Philippines 0.4% compare
  5. 74 Lithuania 0.4% compare
  6. 75 Egypt 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, male in Thailand?
Urban population, male in Thailand was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1987.
How does Thailand rank for urban population, male?
Thailand ranks 72nd out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, male rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, male (% of male population)
Unit
% of male population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,378 data points, 1970–2021
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