Population density — all countries

Population density — Thailand

Population density in Thailand in 2023 — 140.3 per km². Ranked 82 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 159.3%.

2023 140.3 per km² −0.05% vs 2022
World rank 82of 215
Period maximum 140.4 per km²2022
Period minimum 54.1 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Thailand, 1961–2023507510012515019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 54.1 per km²1963: 57.4 per km²1965: 61 per km²1967: 64.7 per km²1969: 68.5 per km²1971: 72.3 per km²1973: 76.2 per km²1975: 80.1 per km²1977: 83.9 per km²1979: 87.5 per km²1981: 91.2 per km²1983: 94.8 per km²1985: 98.4 per km²1987: 101.9 per km²1989: 105.4 per km²1991: 108.9 per km²1993: 112.4 per km²1995: 115.7 per km²1997: 118.9 per km²1999: 121.9 per km²2001: 124.6 per km²2003: 127 per km²2005: 129.2 per km²2007: 131.3 per km²2009: 133.3 per km²2011: 135.1 per km²2013: 136.7 per km²2015: 138.1 per km²2017: 139.3 per km²2019: 140 per km²2021: 140.4 per km²2023: 140.3 per km²
Change over the period: +86.2 (+159.32%) Average annual rate: 1.55 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand

Thailand 140.3 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
East Asia & Pacific 97.5 per km²
South-Eastern Asia computed 156 per km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 65.7 per km²
Population density — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 140.3 −0.1 −0.05%
2022 140.4 +0 +0.01%
2021 140.4 +0.2 +0.12%
2020 140.2 +0.2 +0.17%
2019 140 +0.3 +0.2%
2018 139.7 +0.4 +0.3%
2017 139.3 +0.6 +0.42%
2016 138.7 +0.6 +0.45%
2015 138.1 +0.6 +0.46%
2014 137.4 +0.7 +0.53%
2013 136.7 +0.8 +0.59%
2012 135.9 +0.8 +0.62%
2011 135.1 +0.8 +0.62%
2010 134.2 +0.9 +0.67%
2009 133.3 +1 +0.74%
2008 132.4 +1 +0.77%
2007 131.3 +1 +0.8%
2006 130.3 +1.1 +0.83%
2005 129.2 +1.1 +0.86%
2004 128.1 +1.1 +0.9%
2003 127 +1.2 +0.94%
2002 125.8 +1.2 +0.97%
2001 124.6 +1.3 +1.02%
2000 123.3 +1.4 +1.14%
1999 121.9 +1.5 +1.26%
1998 120.4 +1.6 +1.31%
1997 118.9 +1.6 +1.34%
1996 117.3 +1.6 +1.39%
1995 115.7 +1.6 +1.44%
1994 114 +1.7 +1.49%
1993 112.4 +1.7 +1.56%
1992 110.6 +1.7 +1.6%
1991 108.9 +1.8 +1.64%
1990 107.1 +1.7 +1.65%
1989 105.4 +1.7 +1.66%
1988 103.7 +1.8 +1.72%
1987 101.9 +1.8 +1.75%
1986 100.2 +1.8 +1.8%
1985 98.4 +1.8 +1.86%
1984 96.6 +1.8 +1.92%
1983 94.8 +1.8 +1.96%
1982 93 +1.8 +1.97%
1981 91.2 +1.8 +2.03%
1980 89.4 +1.8 +2.08%
1979 87.5 +1.8 +2.12%
1978 85.7 +1.8 +2.21%
1977 83.9 +1.9 +2.26%
1976 82 +1.9 +2.34%
1975 80.1 +1.9 +2.47%
1974 78.2 +2 +2.58%
1973 76.2 +2 +2.67%
1972 74.3 +2 +2.7%
1971 72.3 +1.9 +2.73%
1970 70.4 +1.9 +2.8%
1969 68.5 +1.9 +2.86%
1968 66.6 +1.9 +2.92%
1967 64.7 +1.9 +2.97%
1966 62.8 +1.8 +3.01%
1965 61 +1.8 +3.03%
1964 59.2 +1.7 +3.03%
1963 57.4 +1.7 +3.02%
1962 55.7 +1.6 +3%
1961 54.1

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.