Urban population in Thailand in 2025 — 44,976,800 people. Ranked 20 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,316.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Thailand
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.98M | +636,566 | +1.44% |
| 2024 | 44.34M | +648,934 | +1.49% |
| 2023 | 43.69M | +834,911 | +1.95% |
| 2022 | 42.86M | +889,604 | +2.12% |
| 2021 | 41.97M | +962,153 | +2.35% |
| 2020 | 41M | +1M | +2.51% |
| 2019 | 40M | +1.04M | +2.67% |
| 2018 | 38.96M | +3.93M | +11.21% |
| 2017 | 35.03M | +1.11M | +3.26% |
| 2016 | 33.93M | +807,382 | +2.44% |
| 2015 | 33.12M | +600,464 | +1.85% |
| 2014 | 32.52M | +508,417 | +1.59% |
| 2013 | 32.01M | +505,873 | +1.61% |
| 2012 | 31.51M | +587,043 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 30.92M | +742,349 | +2.46% |
| 2010 | 30.18M | +884,769 | +3.02% |
| 2009 | 29.29M | +961,840 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 28.33M | +1.02M | +3.72% |
| 2007 | 27.31M | +1.06M | +4.03% |
| 2006 | 26.26M | +1.08M | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 25.17M | +1.1M | +4.55% |
| 2004 | 24.08M | +1.1M | +4.77% |
| 2003 | 22.98M | +1.08M | +4.95% |
| 2002 | 21.9M | +1.06M | +5.07% |
| 2001 | 20.84M | +1.02M | +5.13% |
| 2000 | 19.82M | +1.04M | +5.52% |
| 1999 | 18.79M | +1.12M | +6.32% |
| 1998 | 17.67M | +1.15M | +6.99% |
| 1997 | 16.52M | +1.15M | +7.49% |
| 1996 | 15.36M | +1.12M | +7.83% |
| 1995 | 14.25M | +1.05M | +7.93% |
| 1994 | 13.2M | +947,247 | +7.73% |
| 1993 | 12.25M | +820,378 | +7.18% |
| 1992 | 11.43M | +663,388 | +6.16% |
| 1991 | 10.77M | +474,933 | +4.61% |
| 1990 | 10.29M | +329,621 | +3.31% |
| 1989 | 9.97M | +282,212 | +2.91% |
| 1988 | 9.68M | +258,280 | +2.74% |
| 1987 | 9.42M | +238,610 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 9.19M | +227,415 | +2.54% |
| 1985 | 8.96M | +222,664 | +2.55% |
| 1984 | 8.74M | +223,272 | +2.62% |
| 1983 | 8.51M | +227,704 | +2.75% |
| 1982 | 8.28M | +235,351 | +2.92% |
| 1981 | 8.05M | +250,555 | +3.21% |
| 1980 | 7.8M | +273,842 | +3.64% |
| 1979 | 7.53M | +302,338 | +4.19% |
| 1978 | 7.22M | +324,000 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 6.9M | +333,814 | +5.08% |
| 1976 | 6.57M | +335,689 | +5.39% |
| 1975 | 6.23M | +332,441 | +5.64% |
| 1974 | 5.9M | +319,517 | +5.73% |
| 1973 | 5.58M | +298,385 | +5.65% |
| 1972 | 5.28M | +267,697 | +5.34% |
| 1971 | 5.01M | +231,415 | +4.84% |
| 1970 | 4.78M | +203,126 | +4.44% |
| 1969 | 4.58M | +188,187 | +4.29% |
| 1968 | 4.39M | +177,517 | +4.22% |
| 1967 | 4.21M | +167,889 | +4.15% |
| 1966 | 4.04M | +159,754 | +4.11% |
| 1965 | 3.88M | +152,642 | +4.09% |
| 1964 | 3.73M | +146,019 | +4.07% |
| 1963 | 3.58M | +140,583 | +4.08% |
| 1962 | 3.44M | +136,096 | +4.11% |
| 1961 | 3.31M | +132,622 | +4.18% |
| 1960 | 3.18M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
