Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Thailand

Share of population under 15 in Thailand in 2025 — 14.4%. Ranked 189 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 29.8 pp.

2025 14.4% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 189of 217
Period maximum 45.4%1966
Period minimum 14.4%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Thailand, 1960–2025020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 44.3%1962: 44.8%1964: 45.3%1966: 45.4%1968: 45.2%1970: 44.8%1972: 44%1974: 43%1976: 41.8%1978: 40.3%1980: 38.7%1982: 37%1984: 35.1%1986: 33.2%1988: 31.5%1990: 30%1992: 28.5%1994: 27.4%1996: 26.4%1998: 25.4%2000: 24.4%2002: 23.4%2004: 22.6%2006: 21.7%2008: 20.9%2010: 20.1%2012: 19.2%2014: 18.5%2016: 17.7%2018: 16.9%2020: 16.2%2022: 15.4%2024: 14.7%2025: 14.4%
Change over the period: −29.8 pp Annual average: -0.46 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Thailand 14.4%
World 24.4%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.5%
Share of population under 15 — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.4 −0.3 pp
2024 14.7 −0.3 pp
2023 15.1 −0.3 pp
2022 15.4 −0.4 pp
2021 15.8 −0.4 pp
2020 16.2 −0.4 pp
2019 16.6 −0.4 pp
2018 16.9 −0.4 pp
2017 17.3 −0.4 pp
2016 17.7 −0.4 pp
2015 18.1 −0.3 pp
2014 18.5 −0.4 pp
2013 18.8 −0.4 pp
2012 19.2 −0.5 pp
2011 19.7 −0.5 pp
2010 20.1 −0.4 pp
2009 20.6 −0.4 pp
2008 20.9 −0.4 pp
2007 21.3 −0.4 pp
2006 21.7 −0.4 pp
2005 22.2 −0.4 pp
2004 22.6 −0.4 pp
2003 23 −0.4 pp
2002 23.4 −0.5 pp
2001 23.9 −0.5 pp
2000 24.4 −0.5 pp
1999 24.9 −0.5 pp
1998 25.4 −0.5 pp
1997 25.9 −0.5 pp
1996 26.4 −0.5 pp
1995 26.9 −0.5 pp
1994 27.4 −0.5 pp
1993 28 −0.6 pp
1992 28.5 −0.7 pp
1991 29.2 −0.8 pp
1990 30 −0.8 pp
1989 30.7 −0.8 pp
1988 31.5 −0.8 pp
1987 32.4 −0.9 pp
1986 33.2 −0.9 pp
1985 34.1 −0.9 pp
1984 35.1 −1 pp
1983 36 −0.9 pp
1982 37 −0.9 pp
1981 37.8 −0.9 pp
1980 38.7 −0.8 pp
1979 39.5 −0.8 pp
1978 40.3 −0.8 pp
1977 41.1 −0.7 pp
1976 41.8 −0.6 pp
1975 42.4 −0.6 pp
1974 43 −0.5 pp
1973 43.5 −0.5 pp
1972 44 −0.4 pp
1971 44.4 −0.3 pp
1970 44.8 −0.3 pp
1969 45 −0.2 pp
1968 45.2 −0.1 pp
1967 45.3 −0 pp
1966 45.4 +0 pp
1965 45.4 +0.1 pp
1964 45.3 +0.2 pp
1963 45.1 +0.3 pp
1962 44.8 +0.3 pp
1961 44.6 +0.3 pp
1960 44.3

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.