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Population Pyramid of Thailand2024

Total population
71.7M
Median age
41.1
Peak year
2022
Peak population
71.7M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 20.4M · median age 18.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 45.7M · median age 19.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 63.0M · median age 30
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 71.7M · median age 41.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 66.4M · median age 49.6
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 45.6M · median age 52.9
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Thailand presently shows a stationary pyramid typical of post-transition populations, with roughly equal cohorts at most ages below retirement. The median age in 2024 is 41.1 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 14.7% of the population; people 65 and older account for 15.4%.

Peak population

Thailand's population peaked in 2022 and has been declining since.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 20.4 million with median age 18.6. Projected 2100 values are 45.6 million and median age 52.9.

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