Rural population in Thailand in 2025 — 26,643,063 people. Ranked 20 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 12.5%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.64M | −684,714 | −2.51% |
| 2024 | 27.33M | −683,358 | −2.44% |
| 2023 | 28.01M | −867,805 | −3% |
| 2022 | 28.88M | −881,607 | −2.96% |
| 2021 | 29.76M | −876,305 | −2.86% |
| 2020 | 30.64M | −885,433 | −2.81% |
| 2019 | 31.52M | −893,608 | −2.76% |
| 2018 | 32.42M | −3.71M | −10.27% |
| 2017 | 36.13M | −804,896 | −2.18% |
| 2016 | 36.93M | −488,336 | −1.3% |
| 2015 | 37.42M | −276,036 | −0.73% |
| 2014 | 37.7M | −137,164 | −0.36% |
| 2013 | 37.83M | −96,857 | −0.26% |
| 2012 | 37.93M | −158,153 | −0.42% |
| 2011 | 38.09M | −314,588 | −0.82% |
| 2010 | 38.4M | −426,402 | −1.1% |
| 2009 | 38.83M | −460,590 | −1.17% |
| 2008 | 39.29M | −499,048 | −1.25% |
| 2007 | 39.79M | −522,546 | −1.3% |
| 2006 | 40.31M | −533,081 | −1.31% |
| 2005 | 40.84M | −530,302 | −1.28% |
| 2004 | 41.38M | −512,124 | −1.22% |
| 2003 | 41.89M | −481,457 | −1.14% |
| 2002 | 42.37M | −441,217 | −1.03% |
| 2001 | 42.81M | −373,933 | −0.87% |
| 2000 | 43.18M | −327,731 | −0.75% |
| 1999 | 43.51M | −340,680 | −0.78% |
| 1998 | 43.85M | −356,684 | −0.81% |
| 1997 | 44.21M | −346,908 | −0.78% |
| 1996 | 44.56M | −294,340 | −0.66% |
| 1995 | 44.85M | −209,941 | −0.47% |
| 1994 | 45.06M | −94,591 | −0.21% |
| 1993 | 45.15M | +58,986 | +0.13% |
| 1992 | 45.1M | +228,012 | +0.51% |
| 1991 | 44.87M | +424,172 | +0.95% |
| 1990 | 44.44M | +559,752 | +1.28% |
| 1989 | 43.88M | +597,149 | +1.38% |
| 1988 | 43.29M | +637,210 | +1.49% |
| 1987 | 42.65M | +657,661 | +1.57% |
| 1986 | 41.99M | +679,666 | +1.65% |
| 1985 | 41.31M | +696,381 | +1.71% |
| 1984 | 40.62M | +705,127 | +1.77% |
| 1983 | 39.91M | +701,028 | +1.79% |
| 1982 | 39.21M | +683,371 | +1.77% |
| 1981 | 38.53M | +675,278 | +1.78% |
| 1980 | 37.85M | +657,746 | +1.77% |
| 1979 | 37.19M | +627,120 | +1.72% |
| 1978 | 36.57M | +621,002 | +1.73% |
| 1977 | 35.95M | +613,656 | +1.74% |
| 1976 | 35.33M | +620,810 | +1.79% |
| 1975 | 34.71M | +654,673 | +1.92% |
| 1974 | 34.06M | +685,587 | +2.05% |
| 1973 | 33.37M | +715,473 | +2.19% |
| 1972 | 32.65M | +728,845 | +2.28% |
| 1971 | 31.93M | +751,564 | +2.41% |
| 1970 | 31.17M | +777,500 | +2.56% |
| 1969 | 30.4M | +783,035 | +2.64% |
| 1968 | 29.61M | +787,242 | +2.73% |
| 1967 | 28.83M | +783,841 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 28.04M | +776,980 | +2.85% |
| 1965 | 27.27M | +764,554 | +2.88% |
| 1964 | 26.5M | +743,800 | +2.89% |
| 1963 | 25.76M | +720,699 | +2.88% |
| 1962 | 25.04M | +694,610 | +2.85% |
| 1961 | 24.34M | +665,965 | +2.81% |
| 1960 | 23.68M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
