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Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand and formerly known as Siam, is a country at the centre of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula composed of 76 provinces. At 513,120 km2 and over 68 million people, Thailand is the world's 50th largest country by total area and the 21st-most-populous country. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Thailand 515,013.2 km²
Population 67.8 million
Male Population 33,247,013 (49%)
Female Population 34,554,773 (51%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +60.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +8.4%
Median Age 35.2 years
Male Median Age 34.3 years
Female Median Age 36 years
Timezone Indochina Time

Map of Thailand

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 42,172,189 56,392,078 62,521,295 67,801,786
Population Density 81.9 / km² 109.5 / km² 121.4 / km² 131.7 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Thailand Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 1,967,811 1,869,566 3,837,378
5-9 2,153,046 2,026,799 4,179,845
10-14 2,557,416 2,424,999 4,982,415
15-19 2,549,415 2,516,734 5,066,150
20-24 2,449,204 2,415,574 4,864,779
25-29 2,598,164 2,628,607 5,226,772
30-34 2,737,429 2,793,501 5,530,931
35-39 2,818,724 2,933,037 5,751,762
40-44 2,823,131 2,998,059 5,821,191
45-49 2,626,031 2,794,586 5,420,618
50-54 2,272,106 2,443,509 4,715,615
55-59 1,741,896 1,920,689 3,662,585
60-64 1,341,052 1,490,487 2,831,539
65-69 925,562 1,058,454 1,984,016
70-74 743,582 911,392 1,654,974
75-79 497,665 659,915 1,157,580
80-84 282,666 400,912 683,578
85 Plus 162,114 267,953 430,067
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1200 1,420,299 n/a n/a
1300 1,622,064 1.3% 20,176
1400 1,824,988 1.2% 20,292
1500 2,027,914 1.1% 20,292
1600 2,281,932 1.2% 25,401
1700 2,535,950 1.1% 25,401
1800 3,019,006 1.8% 48,305
1900 7,035,814 8.8% 401,680
1910 8,339,561 18.5% 1,303,747
1920 9,836,080 17.9% 1,496,519
1930 12,423,459 26.3% 2,587,379
1940 15,540,415 25.1% 3,116,956
1950 20,623,650 32.7% 5,083,235
1960 27,656,091 34.1% 7,032,441
1970 36,893,077 33.4% 9,236,986
1990 56,392,078 23.6% 9,749,500
2000 62,521,295 10.9% 6,129,217
2020 69,601,342 5.5% 3,540,023
2030 71,721,590 3% 2,120,248
2040 71,957,946 0.3% 236,356
2050 70,407,474 -2.2% -1,550,472
2060 67,873,792 -3.6% -2,533,682
2070 64,541,472 -4.9% -3,332,320
2080 60,669,402 -6% -3,872,070
2090 56,579,934 -6.7% -4,089,468
2100 52,477,186 -7.3% -4,102,748
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4
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